Leadership for Social Impact (Minor)

Leadership is a discipline that Simmons students develop across a whole array of courses including, the PLAN curriculum. This minor builds on the leadership skills in the PLAN curriculum and focuses on the behavioral side of management offering a set of courses that together, build a student’s knowledge, abilities and skill-set of leadership, of self and others. The role of business practices is highlighted and made applicable to for-profit, non-profit, entrepreneurial and social enterprise settings. This minor will provide students with an opportunity to identify and describe exemplary and personal leadership with a relational, inclusive and equitable lens.

Minor Requirements:

Required Courses:

BUS 137	Entrepreneurial Mindset	4
BUS 224	Social Action Leaders	4
BUS 291	Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Organizations	4

Electives (choose two):

BUS 100	Introduction to Business and Management	4
BUS 213	Nonprofit Management Study	3
BUS 218	HR for Everyone	2
BUS 219	HR for Managers	2
BUS 221	Project Management	4
BUS 229	Corporate Social Responsibility: Managing People, Planet, & Profit	4
BUS 234	Organizational Communication & Behavior	4
BUS 320	Negotiations	4