The Minor:
The Leadership & Social Change minor is based on the Social Change model.
For general information please visit this link:
http://www.rlc.aee.vt.edu/LeadershipMinor/index.html

The Leadership & Social Change minor requires 19 total hours across Leadership courses, and elective courses on social change from various other departments.
For more information please look at the requirements at this link: http://www.rlc.aee.vt.edu/LeadershipMinor/ILRM_2013_Checksheet.pdf

Courses:
LDRS 1015- Explores traditional and contemporary leadership theory and competencies by comparing cultural contexts of leadership.  This class gave an overview of the different leadership theories.  Please see additional post for an Action Plan Reflection from this class.

LDRS 1016-  Introduces leadership praxis (action and reflection) as a method of research and service designed to continually refine leadership theory, competencies, and values.  This class focused on Historical Leaders, such as Presidents.  Please see additional post for a paper of Joan of Arc written for this class.

LDRS 3104- This course focused on the dynamics of leadership.  We spent a lot of time discussing modern leaders, and their leadership methods.  Organizational leadership was of great import.  We analyzed whether modern day organizational leaders were considered to be good leaders under academic settings rather than public opinion.  We analyzed large organizations, such as Apple, and local organizations, such as Big Event.

LDRS 3304- The focus of this course is to enable students to develop effectiveness in leading, delegating, and communicating within a team environment. An emphasis will be placed on emotional intelligence in teams, team management, and effective team processes.  This class focused on using a team-based method to learn the material and set up the weight of each assignment due.

PHIL 2304- Ethical issues in international context. Application of the principles of moral theory to such issues as the obligations of richer nations toward poorer ones, cultural and other forms of relativism, emigration and immigration, nationalism, war, deterrence, intervention, environmental degradation, preservation of natural diversity, and responsibilities toward future generations.  This class focused on using readings of theory to catalyze in-class discussions.

PSCI 3264- Formation, structure, activities, and regulation of interest groups; comparison of American interest groups with those in other countries; evaluation of interest groups as participants in the political process.  I am taking this class right now.

WGS 2254- Explores the history of individual and collective action geared toward gaining women's rights and improving women's positions in society. Course covers tensions and shifts in feminist movements, as well as the perspectives, agendas, and actions of specific subgroups of women whose perspectives sometimes conflict. Service-learning is a required component of the course.  This course was heavily revolved around in-class discussions.  The discussion were coupled with hands on experience that we attained by doing individual volunteer/service projects.  Please see an additional post for my final paper for this class.

LDRS 4974/4044- I used the capstone class as my one hour of Independent Study. Culmination of comprehensive knowledge gained about leadership and social change throughout a student's undergraduate career. Involves reflection on collegiate leadership experiences and coursework in the leadership and social change minor. Results in student development of an electronic portfolio (i.e., ePortfolio). I am taking this class right now.