This minor provides students with opportunities to develop leadership principles, values, practices and processes through a combination of academic and experiential learning.
Whether you’re interested in working in the legal system, politics, social services, education or the humanities, the interdisciplinary community leadership minor will give you a fundamental understanding of leadership philosophies, career competencies and social justice thought. You’ll build leadership skills in critical thinking, professionalism, communication and teamwork, while also examining social justice topics like social identities, privilege and power.
The community leadership minor provides students with opportunities to develop leadership principles, values, practices and processes through a combination of academic and experiential learning. Coursework emphasizes hands-on student involvement and learning in a variety of settings to build professional and civic competencies. Community leadership minors will be able to demonstrate the career and leadership skills to be effective leaders and community members, and will be able to apply concepts of social justice topics, including social identities, privilege and power, into current and future leadership roles.
https://manchester.unh.edu/program/minor/community-leadership
The Community Leadership Minor provides students with opportunities to develop leadership principles, values, practices, and processes with a combination of academic and experiential learning. Coursework emphasizes hands-on student involvement and learning in a variety of settings to build professional and civic competencies.
Upon the completion of the Community Leadership Minor, students will be able to:
The Community Leadership Minor consists of 20 credits from the courses below. The minimum grade requirement for each course is C-.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| PS 425 | Exploring Leadership | 2 |
| PS 426 | Social Justice & Leadership | 2 |
| PS 731 | Community Leadership - Capstone | 4 |
| Elective Courses 1 | 12 | |
PS 430 | The Mindful Leader | |
PS 501 | Social and Political-Economic Theory | |
or PHIL 436 | Social and Political Philosophy | |
PS #502 | Political Psychology | |
PS 506 | Civil Society and Public Policy | |
PS 507 | Justice, Law and Politics | |
PS 515 | New Hampshire Politics in Action | |
PS 595 | Research for Political and Policy Action | |
PS 750 | Poverty & Inequality Past and Present | |
PHIL 430 | Ethics and Society | |
BUS 400 | Introduction to Business | |
BUS 453 | Leadership for Managers | |
BUS 620 | Organizational Behavior | |
BUS 635 | Entrepreneurial Application through Enactus | |
CA 508 | Conflict in Relational Communication | |
CMN 457 | Introduction to Language and Social Interaction | |
UMST 599 | Special Topics (Peer Educator Development) | |
INCO 505A | Semester in the City Becoming a Problem Solver | |
INCO 505B | Social Innovator's Toolbox | |
INCO 505I | Semester in the City: Boston and SITC @ UNH Internship | |
| Total Credits | 20 | |
| 1 | Must take a total of 12 credits. Courses from any discipline that have a significant service-learning component may also count as electives, at the discretion and with the permission of the Minor Advisor/Supervisor. |
For more information, contact program coordinator and minor supervisor, Stephen Pimpare at Stephen.Pimpare@unh.edu
