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Leadership Studies Minor

Empowering Leaders for All Fields
  • All

    Majors are Eligible for the LED Program

  • 18

    Credit Hours, Includes 3 Core Courses and 3 Elective Courses

  • 500

    Students Enrolled in Classes in the Program

UNCW’s minor in Leadership Studies is a multi-disciplinary program that provides learning opportunities to develop your leadership potential.

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Offers

Courses taught by faculty with expertise in leadership and student engagement

Program that provides students with real world experience

Availability to UNCW students in any field of study

Courses as early as freshman year

“ UNCW’s Leadership Studies minor taught me the difference between managers and leaders. Managers create predictability and order, while leaders create change and have impact. I would recommend the minor to students in any field. The program will challenge you to be the leader, not the manager. ”
Michael, Marketing and Supply Chain Management Cameron School of Business ’21
Michael, Marketing and Supply Chain Management, Cameron School of Business ’21
Leadership Studies Minor Program Overview

Empowering Leaders

Effective leadership is vital to growth and success in a democratic society. The minor in Leadership Studies is a multi-disciplinary program available to students in all majors that focuses on the study of leadership from various perspectives and contexts. It is designed to provide students with learning opportunities to develop leadership potential that can be applied to careers in all fields.

Training and Experience

Students experience the challenges and consequences of leading through classroom participation and collaborative projects that emphasize self-structured growth, including the study of leadership theory and practice from multidimensional perspectives.

Opportunities to engage in leadership experiences and challenges in a variety of contexts are also provided. Students complete elective requirements with courses in a variety of different disciplines.

Learning Outcomes

  • Understanding leadership theory and practice from multidimensional perspectives
  • Engagement in leadership experiences and challenges in a variety of contexts
  • Understanding the consequences of leadership decisions
  • Participation that emphasizes structured self-growth through personal challenge exercises
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Partnership with the Food Bank

One example of community engagement is partnership with UNCW’s Office of Student Leadership and Engagement and the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina on programs to help fight local hunger. Partnerships like this provide valuable applied learning experiences for LED students.

YouTube Video for Campus Food Drive.

Campus Food Drive (LED-211)

Each year, students in UNCW’s leadership course participate in a community project. As an example, they held a volunteer day at the Wilmington branch of the Food Bank, and organized a food drive to collect food to provide meals for local families.

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Networking with Non-Profit Leaders (LED- 311)

Presentations, interviews and conversations with Food Bank leaders provide students enrolled in the communication and leadership course with valuable insights on goals, strategies and tactics employed by the local non-profit organization.

Students at the Yam Jam for local food pantries.

Yam Jam (LED- 411)

Students in the contemporary leadership applications course partnered with OSLE to organize UNCW’s first Yam Jam. The event brought faculty, staff and students together to sort and bag sweet potatoes for local food pantries.

CORE COURSES

sample courses
LED 211 Principles of Leadership
LED 311 Communication & Leadership
LED 411 Contemporary Leadership Applications
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How Do I Apply?

UNCW students in any field of study are eligible for the Leadership Studies minor. To declare the LED minor:

  1. Consult with your advisor.
  2. Log onto MySeaport and click on the Academics tab at the top of the screen.
  3. Select the "Major Declaration/Curricular Updates" link, located under the Student Services menu on the left side of the screen.
  4. Read and follow instructions to declare a minor.
  5. Click "Add minor/ cluster" link. Make selections from the drop-down menu.
  6. Click "Submit Changes" button.

Program Coordinator

Dr. Amy Garrett Dikkers
garrettdikkersa@uncw.edu 
910.962.2915

 

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