Sample Curricula

This page provide examples of what a curriculum may look like for a student working in a particular specialization or pathway. 

Please note that these are only models and that students may overlap up to 9 credit hours with another major.

Students who wish to pursue the Leadership major alongside another major may count as many as 9 credit hours for both majors. 

Please see your advisor for details.

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Politics and Law

Core

  • HISTORY 3676: Leadership in History
  • PHILOS 2390: Ethics and Leadership in A Diverse World
  • WGSS 4403: Gender, Race, and Leadership
  • POLITSC 3912: Political Leadership
     

Skills

  • COMM 4635: Communication Dynamics in Groups
  • ASC 3192: Leadership Experiential Learning
  • POLITSC 4784E: Complexity Science & the Study of Politics
     

Content

  • HISTORY 3011: The American Revolution and the New Nation
  • PHILOS 5400: Advanced Political and Social Philosophy
  • AFAMAST 3083: Civil Rights and Black Power Movements
     

Capstone

  • ASC 4676: Leadership Major Capstone 

Leadership in Society

Core

  • HISTORY 3676: Leadership in History
  • PHILOS 2390: Ethics and Leadership in A Diverse World
  • WGSS 4403: Gender, Race, and Leadership
  • PSYCH 4522: Organizational Psychology
     

Skills

  • COMM 2110: Principles of Effective Public Speaking
  • ENG 2276: Arts of Persuasion
  • PSYCH 2376: Interpersonal Relationships
     

Content

  • SOC 3464: Work, Employment, and Society
  • HISTORY 3030: History of Ohio
  • GEOG 2400: Economic and Social Geography
     

Capstone

  • ASC 4676: Leadership Major Capstone 

Core

  • HISTORY 3676: Leadership in History
  • PHILOS 2390: Ethics and Leadership in A Diverse World
  • WGSS 4403: Gender, Race, and Leadership
  • PSYCH 4522: Organizational Psychology
     

Skills

  • COMM 2367: Persuasive Communication
  • FRIT 3054: The 21-Century Skill: Intercultural Competence for Global Citizenship
  • ASC 3192: Leadership Experiential Learning
     

Content

  • GEOG 2500: Cities and their Global Spaces
  • POLISC 3115: Introduction to the Policy Process
  • SOC 2367.02: Urban Social Problems
     

Capstone

  • ASC 4676: Leadership Major Capstone 

Core

  • HISTORY 3676: Leadership in History
  • PHILOS 2390: Ethics and Leadership in A Diverse World
  • WGSS 4403: Gender, Race, and Leadership
  • ARTEDUC 5671: Organizational Leadership in the Nonprofit Arts
     

Skills

  • COMM 3325: Introduction to Organizational Communication
  • DESIGN 3105: Exploring Design Thinking
  • THEATRE 2811: The Craft of Acting
     

Content 

  • ART 3008: Artists as Leaders and Engaged Citizens
  • ARTEDUC 5670: Public Policy and the Arts
  • DESIGN 2700: Introduction to Design Practice
     

Capstone

  • ASC 4676: Leadership Major Capstone 

Core

  • HISTORY 3676: Leadership in History
  • PHILOS 2390: Ethics and Leadership in A Diverse World
  • WGSS 4403: Gender, Race, and Leadership
  • PSYCH 4522: Organizational Psychology
     

Skills

  • COMM 3325: Introduction to Organizational Communication
  • PSYCH 2500: Applied Psychology: Human Behavior in the Wild
  • PUBHEHS 3320: Fundamentals of Environmental Health Risk Assessment
     

Content

  • ANTHROP 5602: Women’s Health in Global Perspective
  • HISTORY 3701: History of American Medicine
  • MICROBIO/HISTORY 3704: HIV from Microbiology to Macrohistory
     

Capstone

  • ASC 4676: Leadership Major Capstone 

Core

  • HISTORY 3676: Leadership in History
  • PHILOS 2390: Ethics and Leadership in A Diverse World
  • WGSS 4403: Gender, Race, and Leadership
  • PSYCH 4522: Organizational Psychology
     

Skills

  • COMM 2367: Persuasive Communication
  • PSYCH 2376: Interpersonal Relationships
  • ASC 3192: Leadership Experiential Learning
     

Content

  • COMM 3415: Sports, Mass Media, and Society
  • SOC 4655: Sociology of Sport
  • KNSISM 5630: Recreational Sport Leadership
     

Capstone

  • ASC 4676: Leadership Major Capstone 

Business and Markets

Core

  • HISTORY 3676: Leadership in History
  • PHILOS 2390: Ethics and Leadership in A Diverse World
  • WGSS 4403: Gender, Race, and Leadership
  • PSYCH 4522: Organizational Psychology
     

Skills

  • COMM 2110: Principles of Effective Public Speaking
  • COMM 4635: Communication Dynamics in Groups
  • PSYCH 2311: Psychology of Motivation
     

Content

  • ECON 2001.01/2001.03H: Principles of Microeconomics
  • HISTORY 2010: History of American Capitalism
  • INT STUDIES 3850: Introduction to Globalization
     

Capstone

  • ASC 4676: Leadership Major Capstone 

Military and Security Studies

Core

  • HISTORY 3676: Leadership in History
  • PHILOS 2390: Ethics and Leadership in A Diverse World
  • WGSS 4403: Gender, Race, and Leadership
  • POLITSC 3912: Political Leadership
     

Skills

  • COMM 3325: Introduction to Organizational Communication
  • COMM 3333: Crisis Communication
  • ASC 3192: Leadership Experiential Learning
     

Content

  • HISTORY 3561: Citizenship and American Military History, 1902 to the Present
  • POLITSC 4320: Strategies for War and Peace
  • INTSTDS 4700: Terror and Terrorism
     

Capstone

  • ASC 4676: Leadership Major Capstone 

Social Justice and Civil Rights

Core

  • HISTORY 3676: Leadership in History
  • PHILOS 2390: Ethics and Leadership in A Diverse World
  • WGSS 4403: Gender, Race, and Leadership
  • POLITSC 3912: Political Leadership
     

Skills

  • COMM 2110: Principles of Effective Public Speaking
  • COMM 2367: Persuasive Communication
  • FRIT 3054: The 21-Century Skill: Intercultural Competence for Global Citizenship
     

Content

  • AFAMAST 4610: African Americans and the Law
  • HISTORY 2752: Social Reform Movements in U.S. History
  • SOC 3380: Racial and Ethnic Relations in America
     

Capstone

  • ASC 4676: Leadership Major Capstone 

Science and Innovation

Core

  • HISTORY 3676: Leadership in History
  • PHILOS 2390: Ethics and Leadership in A Diverse World
  • WGSS 4403: Gender, Race, and Leadership
  • PSYCH 4522: Organizational Psychology
     

Skills

  • ANTHROP/EEOB 5505: Wicked Science
  • COMM 3325: Introduction to Organizational Communication
  • ENGLISH 3305: Technical Writing
     

Content

  • COMP STUDIES 2341: Technology, Science, and Society
  • EARTH SCIENCES 2210: Energy, Mineral Resources, and Society
  • PHILOS 2340: The Future of Humanity
     

Capstone

  • ASC 4676: Leadership Major Capstone 

Core

  • HISTORY 3676: Leadership in History
  • PHILOS 2390: Ethics and Leadership in A Diverse World
  • WGSS 4403: Gender, Race, and Leadership
  • PSYCH 4522: Organizational Psychology
     

Skills

  • COMM 2367: Persuasive Communication
  • COMM 3333: Crisis Communication
  • ANTHRO/EEOB 5510: Interdisciplinary Team Science
     

Content

  • GEOG 3800: Geographical Perspectives on Environment and Society
  • EEOB/EARTH SCIENCES/HISTORY 2911: The Climate Crisis: Mechanisms, Impacts, and Mitigation
  • PHILOS 2342: Environmental Ethics
     

Capstone

  • ASC 4676: Leadership Major Capstone 

Core

  • HISTORY 3676: Leadership in History
  • PHILOS 2390: Ethics and Leadership in A Diverse World
  • WGSS 4403: Gender, Race, and Leadership
  • PSYCH 4522: Organizational Psychology
     

Skills

  • ANTHROP/EEOB/FABE 5505: Wicked Science
  • COMM 3325: Introduction to Organization Communication
  • COMM 4635: Communication Dynamics in Groups
     

Content

  • ANTHROP/EEOB 5505: Wicked Science
  • PHILOS 2340: The Future of Humanity
  • COMPSTD 2367.04: Science & Technology in American Culture
     

Capstone

  • ASC 4676: Leadership Major Capstone