Introduction
The mission of the Leadership Studies Minor is to create leaders capable of leading change. We develop student leaders who can work collaboratively with others by honoring differing leadership values, styles, and perspectives, which can result in more equitable solutions and communities.
The Leadership Studies Minor provides a focused course of study and reflective practice in leadership that enables students to combine formal learning of leadership foundations with the development of leadership skills. The minor enables students to develop knowledge, skills, and experience in leadership that are transferable to a wide range of civic and career settings.
While the Institute provides a minor in Leadership Studies, students from any major or program may take many LDST courses. Advisors in the program will work with students to find electives or connections with majors to make the LDST minor more accessible to complete.
Why Consider a Leadership Studies Minor?
Minoring in Leadership Studies provides students with a variety of support mechanisms and opportunities to develop as leaders. These include a broad spectrum of leadership studies courses that tend to have a low faculty-student ratio, provides applied and (occasionally) global leadership opportunities, and could include community engagement, and peer and professional mentoring. The Institute also provides scholarships and ‘gap’ emergency funding to qualifying LDST minors, as well as personal and financial support for student participation in academic conferences and professional development opportunities.
Student Resources
Institute website: Morse Leadership Institute
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Degree Works: Current students should also log on to Degree Works to check student-specific program progress.
Career Services Center: Connect major to a career
Sample Careers: Minoring in Leadership Studies is helpful to students across all majors and career choices, as all aspects of our professional, social, and civic lives benefit from learning about leadership processes and systems, which often results in advanced job placement post-graduation. Students pursuing this minor often have goals of leadership or change within their chosen fields or communities and often pursue graduate study for continued leadership development and learning.
How to Declare (Admission and Declaration Process):
Dependent upon completion of LDST 101 with a grade of B- or greater and completion of the Leadership Minor Plan of Study form, usually done with the help of the Institute’s Peer Advisors. Students are encouraged to email Morse.Institute@wwu.edu to set up an advising appointmenet for assistance in completing this form and to ask questions about minor requirements or possible electives.
Grade Requirements
A grade of C- or better is required for a student’s minor courses, and supporting courses for the minor with the exception of LDST 101 which has a requirement of a grade of B- or better.
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