Interdisciplinary Leadership Minor and Certificate
The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies offers one undergraduate interdisciplinary minor (18 hours) and one interdisciplinary certificate (15 hours) in Leadership. The Interdisciplinary Leadership Minor (ILM) program is ideal for those seeking to address diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) issues and enact social change through leadership. The courses are designed to increase students’ competencies for individual and collective social reflection, analysis, skill development, and action.
Regardless of a student’s academic major, this minor seeks to engage career readiness strategies to prepare students for relational, ethical, and global leadership across multiple disciplines, workplaces, and communities.
The 18-hour interdisciplinary leadership minor is open to all degree-seeking students. The 15-hour interdisciplinary leadership certificate is available to degree students enrolled at UTA and requires one less elective course. Students seeking the certificate can choose 2 courses from 2 of the 3 elective areas listed below.
| Required Courses | ||
| EDAD 1330 | INTRODUCTION TO LEADERSHIP & DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION | 3 |
| EDAD 2330 | THEORIES IN LEADERSHIP | 3 |
| EDAD 4330 | CAPSTONE IN LEADERSHIP STUDIES | 3 |
| Elective Course | 6-9 | |
| Select a course in each area: | ||
Ethics | ||
Global Issues | ||
Field Experience (Service Learning course) | ||
Admission Requirements
The interdisciplinary Leadership Minor and Certificate program is a joint initiative between the Department of Educational Leadership and The Follett Student Leadership Center in the Division of Student Affairs. Program management and oversight will be shared by the Chair and Director of these two areas. Interested students should initiate a request for the preparation of their program by sending an email to the following contacts:
Dr. Marilee Bresciani Ludvik, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
College of Education, 105B Trimble Hall
817-272-0149 - marilee.ludvik@uta.edu
Dr. Paul Kittle, Senior Associate Vice President for Student Affairs,
E.H. Hereford University Center, Lower Level - Suite 180
817.272.9220 - paul.kittle@uta.edu
For information on graduate programs offered in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, see the Graduate Catalog.