Leadership, Minor

A curriculum spanning across academic schools; providing students with a focused leadership instruction and making St. Bonaventure students sought after for their competence and professionalism.  The program stems from the Bonaventure Mission of bringing out the best in every individual, preparing students for the challenges faced in their upcoming professional careers, and manifesting their values in becoming good citizens.  The scope of the leadership minor is to provide the tools for students to allow them to ethically influence people though purpose, 方向, 和动力.

Minor Requirements: 

学生 map out a program of study that includes 9 credits of Leadership Theory, 6 credits of Leadership Development, and 3 credits of a Capstone experience totaling 18 credits.

The Leadership minor is open to all undergraduate degree-seeking students regardless of 他们的主要s.

项目目标:

  1. Provide students a curricular outcome of their leadership theory and experiences on campus.
  2. Empower students to connect leadership to their personal and professional growth, 他们的主要, and to a community of practice. 
  3. Prepare students to serve effectively in formal and informal leadership roles on campus and in their lifelong pursuits.
  4. To showcase individual student interests and goals through mentorship, personal development strategies, and internship placements.

Student Learning outcomes: 

  1. 学生 将 describe, apply and criticize major leadership theories, and assess their own leadership qualities in relation to theoretical principles.
  2. Students 将 understand leadership ethics and service to others and assess leadership behaviors in an ethical context.
  3. 学生 将 understand the methods and skills needed for critical thinking and decision-making and be prepared to interpret situations and cases beyond simple scenarios.
  4. 学生 将 understand the importance of civic engagement and community activism as measured through volunteerism, community and campus service, team projects and class assignments.
  5. Students 将 understand, synthesize, and evaluate self-leadership preparation by effective communication as measured by a final portfolio.
Leadership Theory:Principles Electives (choose one)3
MS-101
FOUNDATIONS OF 军官
or MS-102
 BASIC 领导
or 四氢呋喃- 340
 ETHICAL 领导:FRANCISCAN VALUES
or 本- 301
 管理 & ORGANIZA.行为
or 心理学- 212
 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Leadership Theory:Skills Electives (choose two)6
MS-301
领导/问题.解决
or MS-302
 领导 AND ETHICS
or 菲尔- 111
 INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL THINKING
or SC-301
 STRATEGIC WRITING & PROFESSIONAL COMM
or com - 102
 EFFECTIVE SPEAKING & 演讲
or eng - 230
 公众演讲
or soc - 205
 SOCIOLOGY OF INEQUALITY
or eng - 260
 PROFESSIONAL 沟通
or eng - 250
 阿德口腔 & 写通讯.
Leadership Development Electives (choose two)6
SC-320
PRINC & PRACT OF PUB RELATIONS
or pols - 204
 POLITICAL THOUGHT
or ML-300
 INTRO INTERCULTURAL 沟通
or 本- 322
 INTRO TO BUSINESS ANALYTICS
or 本- 401
 PERSONNEL/HUMAN RESOURCE
or ph值- 310
 PHIL/PRINC INTERSCHOLASTIC ATH
or SC-210
 SOCIAL MEDIA IN SOCIETY/BUSINESS
or SC-302
 GLOBAL 市场营销 & 沟通
or phb - 202
 市场营销 & 沟通 IN PUBLIC HEALTH
Leadership Experience Electives (choose one)3
MS-401
领导 & 管理
or MS-402
 军官
or 单位- 103
 GENERAL EDUCATION INTERNSHIP
or 单位- 104
 GENERAL EDUCATION SERVICE LEARNING
总学分18

A leadership portfolio is to be provided as a part of the Leadership Experience