Major and Minor Requirements
Graduates of the Jepson School are awarded a bachelor of arts degree with a major in leadership studies. For an explanation of courses and the full course list, see the undergraduate catalog.
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 11 units, including:
LDST 101 Leadership and the Humanities
LDST 102 Leadership and the Social Sciences
LDST 205 Justice and Civil Society
LDST 250 Critical Thinking and Methods of Inquiry
LDST 300 Theories and Models of Leadership
LDST 450 Leadership Ethics
LDST 488 Internship (taken as two .5 unit courses—one in the spring of junior year and one in the fall of senior year)
Four additional units of advanced courses numbered above 300, not including LDST 450 and LDST 488
Ethical Area Courses
LDST 307 Leadership in International ContextsLDST 355 Competition, Cooperation, and ChoiceLDST 361 Sex, Power, and PoliticsLDST 368 Leadership on Stage and ScreenLDST 371 Moral Limits of the Criminal LawLDST 374 Contemporary Debates in Democratic TheoryLDST 377 Ethical Decision Making - Health Care
Historical Area Courses
LDST 303 Leadership in Political ContextsLDST 304 Social MovementsLDST 308 The Creation of the American RepublicLDST 340 Early Modern Crises in LeadershipLDST 345 Civil War LeadershipLDST 352 Presidential LeadershipLDST 378 StatesmanshipLDST 379 Reason, Rhetoric and LeadershipLDST 387 Leadership and Religious Values
Social/Organizational Area Courses
LDST 302 Leadership in OrganizationsLDST 306 Sex, Leadership, and the Evolution of Human SocietiesLDST 320 Good and EvilLDST 325 Leading Socially Active BusinessesLDST 351 Group DynamicsLDST 354 Conflict ResolutionLDST 356 Leading ChangeLDST 359 Gender and LeadershipLDST 386 Leadership in a Diverse Society
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.
The Leadership Studies Minor
Note: The grade point average of the coursework comprising the minor must be no less than 2.0, with no course grade below a C- (1.7).
A minimum of 8 units, including:
LDST 101 Leadership and the Humanities
LDST 102 Leadership and the Social Sciences
LDST 205 Justice and Civil Society
LDST 250 Critical Thinking and Methods of Inquiry
LDST 300 Theories and Models of Leadership
LDST 450 Leadership Ethics
Two additional units of advanced courses numbered above 300, not including LDST 450, collaborative study, independent study, or thesis work.
Ethical Area Courses
LDST 307 Leadership in International ContextsLDST 355 Competition, Cooperation, and ChoiceLDST 361 Sex, Power, and PoliticsLDST 368 Leadership on Stage and ScreenLDST 371 Moral Limits of the Criminal LawLDST 374 Contemporary Debates in Democratic TheoryLDST 377 Ethical Decision Making - Health Care
Historical Area Courses
LDST 303 Leadership in Political ContextsLDST 304 Social MovementsLDST 308 The Creation of the American RepublicLDST 340 Early Modern Crises in LeadershipLDST 345 Civil War LeadershipLDST 352 Presidential LeadershipLDST 378 StatesmanshipLDST 379 Reason, Rhetoric and LeadershipLDST 387 Leadership and Religious Values
Social/Organizational Area Courses
LDST 302 Leadership in OrganizationsLDST 306 Sex, Leadership, and the Evolution of Human SocietiesLDST 320 Good and EvilLDST 325 Leading Socially Active BusinessesLDST 351 Group DynamicsLDST 354 Conflict ResolutionLDST 356 Leading ChangeLDST 359 Gender and LeadershipLDST 386 Leadership in a Diverse Society
