Major and Minor Requirements

The Leadership Studies Major

Note: The grade point average of the coursework comprising the major must be no less than 2.0, with no course grade below a C- (1.7).

Students wishing to major or minor in leadership studies must apply for admission to the Jepson School of Leadership Studies during the fall semester of their second year.

A minimum of 12 units, including:

LDST 101 Leadership and the Humanities 

LDST 102 Leadership and the Social Sciences 

LDST 210 Justice and Civil Society 

1 course chosen from

LDST 249 Quantitative Social Science

BUAD 202 Statistics for Business and Economics

HS 250 Epidemiology and Health Resources Methods

MATH 289 Introduction to Data Science

PLSC 270 Social Science Inquiry

PSYC 200 Methods and Analyses

SOC 211 Sociological Research Methods and Data Analysis

LDST 250 Critical Thinking and Methods of Inquiry 

LDST 300 Theories and Models of Leadership 

LDST 450 Leadership Ethics 

LDST 488 Internship

LDST 489 Internship

Four additional units of advanced courses numbered above 300, not including LDST 450 and LDST 488

Advanced coursework may include one unit of collaborative study, one unit of independent study, one unit of honors thesis work, or one unit of senior thesis work.