The Interdisciplinary Leadership Minor

About the Program

The Interdisciplinary Leadership Minor (ILM) program is ideal for those seeking to address diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) issues and enact social change through leadership.

Central to the minor is increasing students’ competencies for individual and collective social reflection, analysis, skill development, and action. Within the ILM curriculum, theory and practice are bridged together by drawing on various disciplines, including education, critical theory, social movement history and theory, community organizing, organizational and human relations, and much more.

Regardless of a student’s academic major, this minor seeks to engage career readiness strategies to prepare students for relational, ethical, and global leadership across multiple disciplines, workplaces, and communities.

Why Choose Us?

The Interdisciplinary Leadership Minor program at UTA is among a handful of universities offering a minor in leadership, focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Our interdisciplinary approach to leadership education has been designed to provide students with knowledge and skills to transform society from various fields. Faculty from the College of Education and the Division of Student Affairs staff serve as instructors for ILM core courses, whose focus is to provide students with experiential learning opportunities to integrate the art and science of DEI-focused leadership.

Admissions Requirements:

The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies offers one undergraduate interdisciplinary minor (18 hours) and one interdisciplinary certificate (9 hours) in Leadership.

For additional program requirements and admission requirements, please visit the Follett Student Leadership Center.

INTERDISCIPLINARY LEADERSHIP MINOR (18 CREDIT HOURS)

Required Courses:

EDAD 1330 Introduction to Leadership & Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 3 Hours
EDAD 2330 Theories in Leadership 3 Hours
EDAD 4330 Capstone in Leadership Studies 3 Hours
Elective Courses Total 9 Hours

Select a course in each area:

Ethics 3 Hours
Global Issues 3 Hours
Field Experience 3 Hours
Total Program Requirements 18 Hours

INTERDISCIPLINARY LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATE (9 SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS)

The 9-hour Interdisciplinary Leadership Certificate is available to degree students enrolled at UTA.

EDAD 1330 INTRODUCTION TO LEADERSHIP & DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION 3 Hours
EDAD 2330 THEORIES IN LEADERSHIP 3 Hours
Elective Course 3 Hours
Total 9 Hours

Students interested in pursuing the Interdisciplinary Leadership Minor must complete Leadership Minor Approval Form that is to be signed by your academic major advisor. Next, students need to schedule a meeting with an ILM advisor to discuss their minor degree plan.

For questions regarding the Leadership Minor, please contact Dr. Joyce Myers, the Interdisciplinary Leadership Minor co-coordinator.