Leadership Studies Minor

The minor in Leadership Studies is designed to provide students with in-depth knowledge of leadership theory, skills, and practical experience through a rigorous, multi-disciplinary program of study.

There are three tracks in the program:

Business, offered through the Institute for Leadership and Social Impact at the Scheller College of Business
Global Engineering, offered through the College of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Public Policy, offered through the School of Public Policy at the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts

For more information on the other tracks, please click here.

The business track is administered by the ILSI and is open to all majors. The track is designed to provide students with in-depth knowledge of leadership theory, skills, and practical experience through a rigorous, multi-disciplinary program of study. It requires 15 hours of coursework.

Included in the coursework for the business track is a capstone course where students working in small interdisciplinary teams apply their knowledge and skills toward designing a business solution for an organization.

Business Track Information

To be enrolled in the Leadership Minor program, you must have:

Completed 30 credit hours;
A cumulative GPA of 2.5 or greater;
Completed a formal application to the program and have been admitted to the program

Capstone Cluster ¹

Course Number	Course Name	Pre-Requisites
MGT 4189	Social Impact: In-depth Exploration & Design	None
MGT 4369	Sustainable Business Consulting Practicum	Restricted to juniors/seniors
MGT 4611	Integrative Management Analysis	None

Elective Cluster ²

Course Number	Course Name	Pre-Requisites
MGT 3103	Leadership in a Changing Environment	MGT 3101 - Organizational Behavior OR MGT 3102 - Management of Human Resources OR MGT 3150 - Principles of Management
MGT 3118	Cross-cultural management	None
MGT 3607	Business Ethics	MGT 2106 - Law and junior/senior restriction
MGT 3662	Management in the Healthcare Sector	None
MGT 4072	Entrepreneurial Finance	MGT 3062 - Financial Management OR MGT 3078 - Finance and Investments
MGT 4102	Management Consulting	MGT 3101 - Organizational Behavior OR MGT 3150 - Principles of Management
MGT 4116	The Role of Gender, Race and Ethnicity in Organizational Behavior	None
MGT 4119	Leading Teams in Organizations	MGT 3101- Organizational Behavior or MGT 3150 – Principles of Management
PUBP 4140	Foundations of Leadership	None
MGT 4191 or MGT 4192	Entrepreneurship Forum IMPACT Forum	None None
MGT 4193	Servant Leadership, Values and Systems	None
MGT 4194	Social Enterprise and Entrepreneurship	None
MGT 4670	Entrepreneurship	MGT 3101 - Organizational Behavior or MGT 3150 - Principles of Management
MGT 4803	Special Topics in Management ³	May Vary

1 - Select at least 1 and at most 2 courses from the options listed.
2 - Select one of two options: (1) Select 4 courses (2) Select 3 courses if you selected 2 from the Capstone Cluster.
3 - See below for list of approved Special Topic courses.

Approved Special Topics Courses

Course Number	Course Name	Pre-Requisites
MGT 4803	Business Fundamentals for Social Entrepreneurs	Currently only offered in the Summer as part of LSG Study Abroad Program
MGT 4803	Leadership Development	Currently only offered in the Summer as part of LSG Study Abroad Program
MGT 4803	Negotiations	None
MGT 4803	Strategic Entrepreneurship	MGT 3659 Foundations of Strategy
MGT 4803	Work, Equity, and Wellness	MGT 3101 or MGT 3102 or MGT 3150

A maximum of 6 credit hours of Special Topics courses may be included in a minor program or the student may complete 3 credit hours of Special Topics and 3 credit hours of either Special Problems or Undergraduate Research. Students may not use 6 credit hours of either Special Problems or Undergraduate Research for a minor.
A maximum of 3 credit hours of transfer credit may be used to satisfy the course requirements for a minor. This includes courses taken at another institution or credit earned through the AP or IB program, assuming the scores meet Georgia Tech minimum standards.
It is the major advisor’s responsibility to verify that students are using only courses from the designated block(s) from the student’s major field of study that are allowed to satisfy a minor program, that they are not using any Core Area A-E courses (including humanities and social sciences), and that they are not using any courses for more than one minor or certificate. Any free elective course used to satisfy the course requirements of the student’s major degree program may also be used to satisfy the course requirements for a minor.

Required Courses

PUBP 4140 - Foundations of Leadership (3 credit hours)

Capstone Cluster ¹

Course Number	Course Name	Pre-Requisites
MGT 4189	Social Impact: In-depth Exploration & Design	None
MGT 4369	Sustainable Business Consulting Practicum	Restricted to juniors/seniors
MGT 4611	Integrative Management Analysis	None

Elective Cluster ²

Course Number	Course Name	Pre-Requisites
MGT 3101 or MGT 3150	Organizational Behavior Principles of Management	None None
MGT 3102	Managing Human Resources within a Regulatory Enviroment	None
MGT 3103	Leadership in a Changing Environment	MGT 3101 - Organizational Behavior OR MGT 3102 - Management of Human Resources OR MGT 3150 - Principles of Management
MGT 3118	Cross-cultural management	None
MGT 3607	Business Ethics	MGT 2106 - Law and junior/senior restriction
MGT 3662	Management in the Healthcare Sector	None
MGT 4072	Entrepreneurial Finance	MGT 3062 - Financial Management OR MGT 3078 - Finance and Investments
MGT 4102	Management Consulting	MGT 3101 - Organizational Behavior OR MGT 3150 - Principles of Management
MGT 4116	The Role of Gender, Race and Ethnicity in Organizational Behavior	None
MGT 4119	Leading Teams in Organizations	MGT 3101- Organizational Behavior or MGT 3150 – Principles of Management
MGT 4191 or MGT 4192	Entrepreneurship Forum IMPACT Forum	None None
MGT 4193	Servant Leadership, Values, and Systems	None
MGT 4194	Social Enterprise and Entrepreneurship	None
MGT 4670	Entrepreneurship	MGT 3101 - Organizational Behavior or MGT 3150 - Principles of Management
MGT 4803	Special Topics in Management ³	May Vary

Approved Special Topics Courses

Course Number	Course Name	Pre-Requisites
MGT 4803	Business Fundamentals for Social Entrepreneurs	Currently only offered in the Summer as part of LSG Study Abroad Program
MGT 4803	Leadership Development	Currently only offered in the Summer as part of LSG Study Abroad Program
MGT 4803	Negotiations	None
MGT 4803	Strategic Entrepreneurship	MGT 3659 Foundations of Strategy
MGT 4803	Work, Equity, and Wellness	MGT 3101 or MGT 3102 or MGT 3150

A maximum of 6 credit hours of Special Topics courses may be included in a minor program or the student may complete 3 credit hours of Special Topics and 3 credit hours of either Special Problems or Undergraduate Research. Students may not use 6 credit hours of either Special Problems or Undergraduate Research for a minor.

A maximum of 3 credit hours of transfer credit may be used to satisfy the course requirements for a minor. This includes courses taken at another institution or credit earned through the AP or IB program, assuming the scores meet Georgia Tech minimum standards.
It is the major advisor’s responsibility to verify that students are using only courses from the designated block(s) from the student’s major field of study that are allowed to satisfy a minor program, that they are not using any Core Area A-E courses (including humanities and social sciences), and that they are not using any courses for more than one minor or certificate. Any free elective course used to satisfy the course requirements of the student’s major degree program may also be used to satisfy the course requirements for a minor.

Students must earn a grade of C or higher for any course that is applied to the completion of the requirements for the minor. Overall, a student's GPA for all the minor courses averaged together must be 2.75 or higher.