Leadership Studies Minor Curriculum

Requirements

This minor is open to any major. Requirements may be satisfied by completing 18 or more credits related to leadership, offered by more than one department. A minimum grade point average of 2.00 must be earned in the minor courses, and at least 12 of the 18 credits must be at the 200 level or above. At least eight of the credits required for the minor must be earned at the University of Rhode Island. Courses used to fulfill general education requirements may also be used for the minor. Up to two courses (6 credits) required in a major program may be used to apply to both the major and minor fields of study. Course details are available for courses listed in the table below, and electives taught by CSLD staff. Contact any CSLD staff member to schedule an advising appointment and to enroll.

View Curriculum Sheet (Updated for Spring 2025)

Core Requirements (9 credits needed)

(Curriculum effective Fall 2021)

RequiredClass OptionsNotes
Introductory Course
3 credits		LDR (HDF) 190: Introduction to Leadership Issues
or
LDR (HDF) 290: Modern Leadership Issues		LDR 190 offered in spring for first-year students

LDR 290 offered fall and spring for sophomores and juniors
Internship
3 credits		LDR (HDF) 417: Leadership Internship
or
Internship from an academic department
or
Experience through Center for Career and Experiential Education		Requires 40 hours/credit with a min. of 80 hours & a max. of 120 hours of documented internship experience for graded credit
Capstone
3 credits		LDR (HDF) 412: Historical, Multi-ethnic & Alternative Leadership*
or
COM 402: Leadership & Motivation
or
MGT 441: Leadership Skills Development
or
HPR 401/402: Honors Project		LDR 412 offered only in the fall with preference given to seniors




MGT 441 offered in the fall and spring


HPR 401/412 requires permission of the Director of the Honors Program and GPA of 3.40+
Portfolio
1 credit		LDR (HDF) 492: Leadership Minor PortfolioTaken last spring semester of enrollment (some exceptions)

Additional Approved Electives (9 credits needed)

(Curriculum effective Fall 2021)

*also counts as Gen. Ed.

A – C

  • AAF / SOC 240: Race & Ethnic Relations
  • AAF / SOC 336: Social Inequality
  • AAF / HIS 366: 20th Century Black Politics & Protest*
  • AAF / PSC 380: Civil Rights Movement
  • AAF / PSY 399: Introduction to Multicultural Psychology
  • AAF / SOC 428: Institutional Racism
  • APG 203: Cultural Anthropology*
  • ART 465: Seminar in Cultural Heritage
  • CCJ 476: Policy Issues in Criminal Justice
  • COM 100: Communication Fundamentals*
  • COM 202: Public Speaking
  • COM 208: Argumentation & Debate
  • COM 210: Persuasion
  • COM 221: Interpersonal Communication
  • COM 251: Small Group Communication
  • COM 302: Advanced Public Speaking
  • COM 308: Advanced Argumentation & Debate
  • COM 310: Topics in Communication
  • COM 322: Gender & Communication
  • COM 325: Communication and Interviewing
  • COM 326: Family Communication
  • COM 346: Cultural & Social Aspects of Communication
  • COM 351: Organizational Communication Skills
  • COM 361: Intercultural Communication
  • COM 383: Rhetorical Communication
  • COM 402: Leadership & Motivation (capstone option)
  • COM 411: Advanced Rhetorical Communication
  • COM 415: Ethics of Persuasion
  • COM 421: Advanced Interpersonal Communication
  • COM 441: Race, Class & Gender in Media
  • COM 450: Organizational Communication Theory
  • COM 461: Managing Cultural Difference in Organizations
  • COM 462: Communication & the Global Society
  • CSV 302: URI Community Service

E-G

  • ECN 381: Radical Critiques of Contemporary Political Economy
  • ECN / GWS 386: Economics of Race, Gender & Class
  • EDC 103G: Education & Social Justice*
  • EGR 316: Engineering Ethics
  • ENG 248: African American Literature 1900-present*
  • GCH 104: Grand Challenge in Social Science
  • GWS 150: Intro to Gender & Women’s Studies*
  • GWS 301: Women’s Professional Development & Leadership
  • GWS 305: Current Issues
  • GWS 310: Race, Class & Sexuality
  • GWS 315: Introduction to Feminist Theories and Methodologies
  • GWS 320: Feminist Thought into Action
  • GWS 360: Men & Masculinities
  • GWS 365: Sexual Violence
  • GWS / ECN 386: Economics of Race, Class & Gender
  • GWS 430: Women & Human Rights Policy
  • GWS 441: Women & Politics

H-J

  • HDF / NUR 150: Human Sexuality*
  • LDR (HDF) 190: Introduction to Leadership Issues (introductory course option)
  • LDR (HDF) 290: Modern Leadership Issues (introductory course option)
  • LDR (HDF) 291: Rose Butler Browne Program Peer Mentoring Program
  • HDF 318G: Health & Wealth*
  • HDF 352G: Adulting in the 21st Century*
  • HDF 357: Family & Community Health
  • LDR (HDF) 412: Historical, Multi‐Ethnic, & Alternative Leadership (capstone option)*
  • LDR (HDF) 413: Advanced Facilitation and Consulting Skills
  • LDR (HDF) 414: Leadership for Activism and Social Change*
  • LDR (HDF) 415: Peer Leadership
  • LDR (HDF) 416: Leadership in Organizations
  • LDR (HDF) 417: Leadership Minor Internship
  • HDF 418: Personal Finance
  • HDF 430: Family Interaction
  • HDF / SOC 431: Families and Aging
  • HDF 433: Family Life Education
  • HDF 437: Law & Families in the US
  • HDF 450: Intro to Counseling
  • HIS 146: Women in the US*
  • HIS 178: History of the Modern Middle East*
  • HIS 346: Immigration, Ethnicity & Race in America*
  • HIS 352: History of Women & Gender
  • HIS 354: US Diplomacy in the 20th Century
  • HIS 355: Black Women in the US
  • HIS 357: History of Religion in the US*
  • HIS / AAF 366: 20th Century Black Politics & Protest*
  • HIS 370: Environmental Justice
  • HLT 312: Intersecting Social Identity & Health
  • HPR 183G: Art of Activism
  • HPR 316G
  • HPR 344G
  • HPR 401/402: Honors Project (capstone option)
  • HPR 411/412: Honors Seminar
  • INE 316: Legal and Ethical Environment of Business II
  • JOR 215: Free Speech & American Society
  • JOR 313: Alternative News Media in the US

K-M

  • KIN 278: Physical Activity, Cultural Diversity & Society
  • KIN 475: Gender Issues in Sport and Physical Culture*
  • KIN 478: Sport, Cultural Politics, and Media
  • LDR (HDF) 190: Introduction to Leadership Issues (introductory course option)
  • LDR (HDF) 290: Modern Leadership Issues (introductory course option)
  • LDR (HDF) 291: Rose Butler Browne Program Peer Mentoring Program
  • LDR (HDF) 412: Historical, Multi‐Ethnic, & Alternative Leadership (capstone option)*
  • LDR (HDF) 413: Advanced Facilitation and Consulting Skills
  • LDR (HDF) 414: Leadership for Activism and Social Change*
  • LDR (HDF) 415: Peer Leadership
  • LDR (HDF) 416: Leadership in Organizations
  • LDR (HDF) 417: Leadership Minor Internship
  • MAF 373 (370): Environmental Injustice
  • MGT 341: Organizational Behavior
  • MGT 342: Human Resources Management
  • MGT 345: Business in Society
  • MGT 346: Gender in Organizations
  • MGT 441: Leadership Skills Development (capstone option)
  • MGT 443: Organizational Design and Change
  • MGT 446G: Special Topics in Management
  • MGT 448: International Dimensions of Business
  • MSL 101/102: Introduction to Leadership
  • MSL 201: Leadership and Military History
  • MSL 202: Leadership and Team Building
  • MSL 301: Advanced Leadership Management

N-P

  • NRS 300: Introduction to Global Issues in Sustainable Development
  • NUR / HDF 150: Human Sexuality*
  • PHL 212: Ethics*
  • PHL 314: Ethical Problems in Society and Medicine
  • PHP 340/350: Service Learning
  • PHP 464: Pharmacy Leadership and Political Advocacy
  • PRS 200: Introduction to Event Management
  • PSC 116G: Introduction to International Politics*
  • PSC 369: Legislative Process and Public Policy
  • PSC / AAF 380: Civil Rights Movement
  • PSC 421G: Secularism and Islamism in the Modern World*
  • PSC 435: Theories of International Conflict
  • PSC / GWS 441 : Women in Politics
  • PSC 466: Urban Politics
  • PSC 472: Civil Liberties*
  • PSY / AAF 399: Introduction to Multicultural Psychology
  • PSY 425: Peace Psychology
  • PSY 442: Psychology of Exceptionality

S-W

  • SOC 212: Sociology of the Family*
  • SOC / AAF 240: Race and Ethnic Relations
  • SOC 242: Sex and Gender*
  • SOC / AAF 336: Social Inequality
  • SOC 413: Gender Inequality
  • SOC / AAF 428: Institutional Racism
  • SOC / HDF 431: Families and Aging
  • SOC 452: Class and Power
  • SPC 201: Introduction to Professional Leadership Studies
  • SPC 207: Planning and Analysis for Professional Leaders
  • SPC 315: Technology and Social Media in the Workplace
  • SPC 319G: Negotiating Difference: Diversity and Inclusion in America’s Narrative*
  • SPC 401: Policy Development Across Professional Sectors
  • SPC 420: Facilitating Leadership Development
  • SPC 450: Leading through Change
  • THE 221: Stage Management
  • THE 341: Theater Management
  • WRT 306: Writing Health and Disability