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Leadership and Global Understanding

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Requirements

The LGU program is interdisciplinary—students from all majors are accepted to complete the minor. Students practice deep collaboration and understanding their own roles in local, regional, national, and international communities. Learning happens through service projects, portfolio development, digital sharing, and travel-study.

Students take six courses to complete the minor (See Course Descriptions).

  • LGU 200 Introduction to Leadership and Global Understanding
  • LGU 400 Studies in Leadership and Global Understanding: Capstone Course
  • COM 320 Communication and Culture (designated sections)
  • Three LGU Travel Study Courses: courses with international and domestic travel components appropriate to the aims of the minor (understanding different cultural perspectives, leadership, service learning)
    OR
    Two LGU Travel Study Courses and one of the following three options:

    • Cultural Studies Option:
      ENG 438 World Literatures: the non-Western Tradition
    • Religion Option:
      REL 251 Peace and Social Justice
      REL 353 Social Justice and Community Service
    • Language Option:
      A course from the Cultural Studies option or the Religion option as the elective and the selection of Foreign Language in the Patterns of Meaning to fulfill the core curriculum requirements

Students may choose to substitute a different interdisciplinary course if approved by a program director. Travel study courses offered by the School of Business and School of Nursing and Health Sciences are also accepted courses for the LGU minor.

Students applying for the minor must have a minimum 2.5 GPA at the time of application.

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