Minor in Leadership Studies

There are three tracks in the program: Business, offered through the Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship at the Scheller College of Business, Global Engineering, offered through the College of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Public Policy, offered through the School of Public Policy at the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.

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The Business track is administered by the ILE and is open to all majors and 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 course work.

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

Eligibility and Requirements

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

Questions? Please contact our Minor in Leadership Studies staff at or 404-385-0854.

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Program Structure and Coursework (BusinessTrack)

Note that this page describes the requirements for the Business track of the Leadership Minor. Students interested in the Public Policy track should go to this page instead.

Required Courses

PUBP 4140 - Foundations of Leadership, 3 credit hours.

MGT 4611 - Integrative Management Analysis, 3 credit hours.

Elective Courses

You will need to take at least three elective courses from the list below, for a total of at least nine credits.

Course Number	Course Name	Pre-Requisites
MGT 3101	Organizational Behavior*	None
MGT 3103	Leadership - Changing Environments**	MGT 3101 - Organizational Behavior OR MGT 3102 - Management of Human Resources OR MGT 3150 - Principles of Management
MGT 3150	Principles of Management*	None
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	Gender & Ethnicity	None
MGT 4117	Global Workforce Management	MGT 3102 – Management of Human Resources or MGT 3150 – Principles of Management
MGT 4119	Leading Teams**	MGT 3101- Organizational Behavior or MGT 3150 – Principles of Management
MGT 4191	Entrepreneurship Forum*	None
MGT 4192	IMPACT Forum*	None
MGT 4193	Servant Leadership, Values, and Systems	None
MGT 4194	Social Entrepreneurship	None
MGT 4670	Entrepreneurship**	MGT 3101 - Organizational Behavior or MGT 3150 - Principles of Management
MGT 4803	Motivation and Rewards**	MGT 3101 - Organizational Behavior OR MGT 3102 - Management of Human Resources
MGT 4803	Corporate Governance**	MGT 2106 - Legal Aspects of Business
MGT 4803	Business Fundamentals for Social Entrepreneurs***	Currently available only to participants of the Eastern Europe Study Abroad Program

* Students electing the Management Track can use either MGT 4191 or 4192, but not both.

* Students electing the Management Track can use either MGT 3101 or 3150, but not both.

** These courses require the completion of pre-requisites. Please check OSCAR for up to date information.

*** Students enrolled in the Eastern Europe Summer Study Abroad Program will receive credit towards the management track of the minor for the 9 credit hours that they complete as part of that program.

Required Leadership Capstone Course

Each student in the Management track must complete the Capstone course, MGT 4611 – Integrative Management Analysis (3 hours), which includes a project assigned to him/her by the course faculty.

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Grade Requirements

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.

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