Admission

Undergraduate students in all schools except the College of Arts and Sciences may earn this minor in addition to the baccalaureate degree.  Students considering this minor may visit Dr. Rasul Mowatt for academic advising.

Rasul Mowatt
Director, Leadership Minor Program
Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Studies
School of HPER
HPER 133
1025 E. 7th St.
Bloomington, IN  47405-7109
(812) 855-3089
ramowatt [at] indiana [dot] edu

Students who decide to pursue this minor should visit their school's academic records office to have this minor officially added to their academic objective.

Requirements

This undergraduate minor program is intended for students in degree programs who wish to add a leadership specialty to their studies. This minor requires:

• successful completion of 15 credit hours prescribed below.
• a minimum cumulative minor GPA of 2.0.

Note: No course in this minor may be taken under the Pass/Fail Option.

Leadership Core Courses (7 cr.):
Complete each of the following courses:

• HPER-R 180 Participant Leadership Development (1 cr.) or HPER-R 181 Organizational Leadership Development (1 cr.)
• HPER-R 272 Recreation Activities and Leadership Methods (3 cr.)
• HPER-R 282 Leadership Strategies & Diversity Applications (3 cr.)

Diversity Courses (2-3 cr.)
Complete at least one of the following courses:

• ANTH-E 210 Human Diversity across Space & Time (3 cr)
• ANTH-E 230 American Ethnic Diversity (3 cr)
• ANTH-E 372 Racism and the Anthropology of Prejudice (2 cr)
• EDUC-U 495 Diversity Issues (2 cr)
• HPER-R 270 Inclusive Recreation (3 cr)
• SOC-S 217 Social Inequality (3 cr)

Community Engagement or Global Awareness Course (1-3 cr.)
Complete at least one course from the following:

• COLL-S 103 Leadership: Mind, Body and Spirit-Lessons from the Aspen Idea (3 cr)
• EDUC-U 210 Survival Skills at IU (1 cr)
• EDUC-U 495 Leadership and Society (2 cr)
• LESA-L 105 Beyond the Sample Gates (3 cr)
• POL-Y 204 Institutional Analysis and Governance (3 cr)
• POL-Y 351 Political Simulations: Model UN (1-3 cr)
• SPEA-V 362 Nonprofit Management and Leadership (3 cr)
• SPEA-V 473 Management, Leadership, and Policy (3 cr)

Leadership Development Course (1-6 cr.)
Complete at least one course from the following:

• BUS-J 306 Strategic Management and Leadership (3 cr.)
• BUS-Z 442 Leading and Motivating Individuals and Teams (3 cr.)
• EDUC-U 206 Orientation to College Life (2 cr.)
• EDUC-U 207 Leadership Training (2 cr.)
• EDUC-U 307 Leadership Training (3 cr.)
• EDUC-U 495 Leadership Ethics (2 cr.)
• HPER-C 505 Public Health Foundations and Leadership (3 cr.)
• HPER-R 100 Leadership and Life Skills (2 cr.)
• HPER-R 180 Participant Leadership Development (1 cr.) or HPER-R 181 Organizational Leadership Development (1 cr.)
• HPER-R 231 Careers in Leisure Services (3 cr.)
• HPER-R 370 Wilderness First Responder (3 cr.)
• HPER-R 380 Outdoor Experiential Education: Instructional Techniques and Methods (3 cr.)
• HPER-R 385 Wilderness in the American Mind (3 cr.)
• HPER-R 413 Outdoor Adventure Programming, Organization and Leadership (3 cr.)
• MIL-G 102 Foundations in Leadership: Basic Leadership (2 cr.)