Minor in Interdisciplinary Leadership
About This Program
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.
Competencies
- Upon completion, students will examine how their positionalities, identities, and experiences impact leadership.
- Upon completion, students will demonstrate a basic understanding of leading in different communities and contexts.
- Upon completion, students will recognize leadership skills and strategies within various historical, organizational, political, or societal contexts and perspectives.
- Upon completion, students will develop an ongoing commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion advocacy work, interventions, or both within their leadership approaches.
Admissions Criteria
Interested students should contact College of Education undergraduate advisors at UAECeducsocw@uta.edu.
Curriculum
| Foundations | ||
| EDAD 1330 | INTRODUCTION TO LEADERSHIP & DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION | 3 |
| EDAD 2330 | THEORIES IN LEADERSHIP | 3 |
| EDAD 4330 | CAPSTONE IN LEADERSHIP STUDIES | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Select 1 course in each area: | ||
| Ethics | 3 | |
| Global Issues | 3 | |
| Field Experience (Service Learning) | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 18 | |