Community-Based Leadership Minor
Students will explore leadership as it is practiced in communities, organizations, and public institutions. Explorations of leadership as a critical activity for contemporary public life in a democratic society.
Minimum 3.00 cumulative GPA in minor classes required to receive minor degree.
Education Studies majors taking the minor may share up to 6 credit hours of program requirements which already count towards the CBL minor.
Program Requirements
(18 semester hours)
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
Required Leadership Courses | ||
EDL 232 | Introduction to Community-Based Leadership | 3 |
EDL 351 | Leadership Ethics in Community Contexts | 3 |
Required Communications Course | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Writing with Purpose: Interdisciplinary Inquiry and Communication | ||
Communication in Conflict Management | ||
Journalism and American Life | ||
Principles of Public Speaking | ||
Introduction to Interpersonal Communication | ||
Intercultural Communication | ||
Foundations of Campaign Design | ||
Persuading Audiences | ||
Electives | ||
Select six hours of the following: | 6 | |
Introduction to American Cultures | ||
America: Global and Intercultural Perspectives | ||
Identity, Race, Gender, Class | ||
Critical Inquiry: Penny Lecture Series | ||
Race and Ethnic Relations | ||
(Dis)Ability Allies: To be or not to be? Developing Identity and Pride from Practice | ||
Family School and Community Connections | ||
Team Building Development - Facilitation & Group Dynamics | ||
Introduction to Critical Youth Studies | ||
Sociocultural Studies in Education | ||
The Nature of Group Leadership | ||
Youth, Media & Pop Culture | ||
Transnational Youth Cultures | ||
Sexuality, Youth, Education | ||
Community-Based Research & Learning in Education | ||
Children and Families: Ages Conception - 12 | ||
Adolescent Development in Diverse Families: Ages 13-25 | ||
Geography of Urban Diversity | ||
Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Conservation | ||
Women, Gender, and the Environment | ||
Urban and Regional Planning | ||
Introduction to Public History | ||
Strength Through Cultural Diversity | ||
Games and Learning | ||
Latin American Diaspora: Communities, Conditions and Issues | ||
Revolution in Latin America | ||
Theories of Civic Leadership and Democracy | ||
Introduction to Nonprofits and NGOs | ||
Introduction to Ethics | ||
Contemporary Moral Problems | ||
Creating Global Peace | ||
EMPOWER I: Educational and Economic Justice and Service-Learning | ||
EMPOWER II: The Intersections of Race, Class, and Education | ||
Sociology in a Global Context | ||
Sociology of Gender | ||
Self and Society | ||
Media, Advocacy & Social Change | ||
Special Techniques for the Actor | ||
Introduction to Women's Studies | ||
The following upper level courses may also be selected as electives but require prerequisites: | ||
Family Poverty | ||
Disability in Global and Local Contexts | ||
Family Policy and Law | ||
Citizenship and the City | ||
Social Justice and Change | ||
Systems of Justice | ||
Social/Political Activism | ||
Women and Difference: Intersections of Race, Class, and Sexuality | ||
Engaged Learning Practicum | ||
The department strongly supports student participation in immersive learning opportunities. Elective credits can also be earned through participation of the following (credit cannot be granted retroactively): | ||
Internship | ||
EDL Independent Study Course | ||
EDL Independent Study Research Course | ||
Required Culminating Course | ||
EDL 464 | Community-Based Leadership and Change | 3 |
Total Credit Hours | 18 |
For more information: Contact the Department of Educational Leadership at EDL@miamiOH.edu