Interdisciplinary Leadership Minor

The Interdisciplinary Leadership Minor aims to equip you with an integrated understanding of leadership theory and practice. The minor focuses on training the best leaders through teaching, research, and service in order to acquire the skills necessary to generate, disseminate, integrate, and apply knowledge in practical settings while engaging in collaborative activities across departments at UNG.

For more information or questions, email leadershipminor@ung.edu

Campus Availability

Coordinators

Number of Credit Hours

15 Credit Hours

Around 5 Courses

Courses You Could Take

PSYC 1002 - Introduction to Leading

This course is designed for students interested in developing greater self-awareness of their own personal approach to communicating, decision-making, and working with group dynamics as a leader. This course introduces the foundational elements of leadership theory. Students will develop an awareness of themselves as a leader and understand when to adapt their leadership practices among different individuals, situations, or cultures.

Hours:
3

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PSYC 4000 - Psychology of Leading

Thorough study of core leadership courses, theories, and models, students develop an understanding of service in leadership group and systemic process, conflict resolution, reflective personal awareness as applied to leadership dynamics.

Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisite: PSYC 1002, PSYC 1101, or PSYC 1101H with a grade of C or higher

Hours:
3

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Our Leadership Values

Teamwork: Our students are supportive of each others work and are loyal to one another
Excellence: We believe that leaders should continually attempt to improve in all aspects of their professional and personal selves.
Integrity: We believe that our honesty and authenticity as leaders sets us apart and is critical to our success as a program.

Explore our three leadership tracks and how those tracks can be applied to different majors.

Leadership Tracks

Organizational Leadership Track

The Organizational Leadership track consists of courses that focus on organizational structure, organizational success, and management in organizational settings. Course options are from the Business, Psychology, Communications, and Sociology departments.

Students who pursue this track gain leadership competencies necessary for leading within organizations.

This track is appropriate for those interested in complementing their major with skills and knowledge to lead in the workplace.

Leadership in Society Track

The Leadership in Society track consists of courses that focus on understanding your community, communication, and interacting with your community. Course options are from the Communications, Human Services Delivery and Administration, and Sociology departments.

Students who pursue this track gain leadership competencies necessary for leading within their community.

This track is appropriate for those interested in complementing their major with skills and knowledge related to becoming a community leader.

Global Leadership Track

The Global Leadership track consists of courses that focus on leadership from an international perspective. Course options are from the Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, and Military Science departments.

Students who pursue this track gain leadership competencies that emphasize leading in a globalized society.

This track is appropriate for those interested in complementing their major with skills and knowledge to lead across cultures.