Admission

Undergraduate students in all schools except the College of Arts and Sciences may earn this minor in addition to the baccalaureate degree. A student who decides to pursue this minor should visit the records office of his or her degree-granting school/unit to have this minor officially added as an academic objective. Students are responsible for checking with their degree-granting schools/units to determine whether or not this minor may be officially recorded on their transcripts.

Students considering this minor may seek advising from the academic advisors for the Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Studies, Janet Donley, jdonley [at] indiana [dot] edu; and Barbara Grinder, bgrinder [at] indiana [dot] edu.

Ordinarily minors may be discussed and approved during drop-in advising hours. For drop-in advising hours and instructions for making an appointment, if desired, see the SPH Academic Advising website: http://www.publichealth.indiana.edu/current-students/advising/advisors.shtml.

The faculty director for this minor is Dr. Rasul Mowatt, ramowatt [at] indiana [dot] edu.

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 Minor Core Courses (6 cr.):
Complete each of the following courses:

• SPH-R 210 Inclusion in Recreation, Parks, and Tourism (3 cr.)
• SPH-R 315 Leadership Strategies and Diversity Applications (3 cr.)

Leadership Minor Elective Courses (9 cr.)
Complete 9 credits from any of the following courses:

Leadership and Management:

• BUS-J 306 Strategic Management and Leadership (3 cr.)
• EDUC-U 207 Leadership Training (2 cr.)
• EDUC-U 495 Seminar in Leadership Training (1-3 cr.)
• LSTU-L 260 Leadership and Representation (3 cr.)
• LSTU-L 314 Ethical Dilemmas in the Workplace (3 cr.)
• PACE-C 210 Public Leadership (3 cr.)
• PACE-C 250 Leadership and Public Policy (3 cr.)
• POLS-Y 204 Institutional Analysis and Governance (3 cr.) +S&H
• SPEA-V 362 Nonprofit Management and Leadership (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 473 Management, Leadership, and Policy (3 cr.)
• SPH-L 102 Participant Leadership Development (1 cr.)
• SPH-L 103 Organizational Leadership Development (1 cr.)
• SPH-O 310 Ecosystem Management (3 cr.)
• SPH-O 412 Ecotourism: Administration and Management (3 cr.)
• SPH-O 427 Policy Studies in Outdoor Recreation and Environmental Management (3 cr.)
• SPH-R 426 Human Resource Management in Leisure Services (3 cr.)

Community Engagement and Diversity:

• AAAD-A 154 History of Race in the Americas (3 cr.)
• AMST-A 200 Comparative American Identities (3 cr.)
• AMST-A 201 U.S. Movements and Institutions (3 cr.)
• ANTH-E 230 American Ethnic Diversity (3 cr.) +S&H
• ANTH-E 372 Racism and Anthropology of Prejudice (3 cr.)
• GNDR-G 225 Gender, Sexuality and Pop Culture (3 cr.)
• GNDR-G 290 History of Feminist Thought and Practice (3 cr.)
• LSTU-L 210 Workplace Discrimination/Fair Employment (3 cr.)
• SOC-S 201 Social Problems (3 cr.)
• SOC-S 215 Social Change (3 cr.)
• SOC-S 217 Social Inequality (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 462 Community Development (3 cr.)
• SPH-B 310 Health Care in Diverse Communities (3 cr.)
• SPH-B 366 Community Health (3 cr.)
• SPH-R 431 Youth Sport Management (3 cr.)
• SPH-Y 470 Contemporary Issues in Recreational Therapy (3 cr.)

Advocacy in Global Awareness and Sustainability:

• AAAD-A 354 Transnational Americas (3 cr.)
• AMST-A 351 American Studies in Transnational Contexts (3 cr.)
• COLL-C 103 Critical Approaches to Arts and Sciences, TOPIC: Pleasure, Pain, and Peak Oil (3 cr.)
• COLL-P 366 Environmental Justice (3 cr.)
• COLL-R 404 International Textiles and Apparel Trade (3 cr.)
• GNDR-G 215 Sex and Gender in Cross Cultural Perspectives (3 cr.)
• INTL-I 204 Human Rights and Social Movements: International Perspectives (3 cr.)
• REL-D 350 Religion, Ethics, and the Environment (3 cr.)
• SOC-S 308 Global Society (3 cr.)
• SPH-H 172 International Health and Social Issues (3 cr.)
• SPH-O 331 Wilderness First Responder (3 cr.)
• SPH-O 322 Outdoor Experiential Education: Instructional Techniques (3 cr.)
• SPH-O 340 Wilderness and Protected Lands (3 cr.)
• SPH-O 430 Outdoor Adventure Programming: Foundations/Theories (3 cr.)
• SPH-T 431 Green Operations in Hospitality (3 cr.)
• SPH-T 211 International Tourism (3 cr.)
• SPH-W 115 Leave No Trace (2 cr.)

Complete additional courses from above, if required, to reach the minimum of 15 credits required for this minor. (0-4 cr.)