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Leadership Studies Sequence
The Leadership Studies Sequence is a multi-disciplinary program focusing on the nature of leadership and followership. It is coordinated with the co-curricular activities of sponsored by the Kravis Leadership Institute at Claremont McKenna College (CMC). The sequence is designed for CMC students interested in pursuing a career involving the scholarly study and/or practice of leadership, who feel that an understanding of leadership would be helpful to them in another career, or who have a causal interest in the subject. Completion of the Sequence will be noted on student transcripts. A total of five courses from the following categories and choices are required to complete the Sequence.

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The version below is for students graduating in 2014 and after.

Students must complete at least one course from Government and one course from Psychology.

 
Foundations of Leadership Studies (Required)
LEAD 10                                   Foundations of Leadership Studies
 
Ethics Requirement (Choose 1)
Econ 109                                  Ethics, Economics and Public Policy
Gov 129                                    Ethics and American Political Leadership
Phil 34                                      Moral and Political Issues
Phil 101B/C/D                         Classical Ethical Theory: Plato/Aristotle/Stoics etc.
Phil 158                                    Ethical Theory
Phil 186                                    Bioethics
 

Breadth Requirement (Choose 1)
Gov 50                                     Introduction to Public Administration

Gov 102                                   The American Presidency
Gov 105                                   Organization of Health Care and Public Policy
Gov 113                                   Inequality, Politics and Public Policy
Gov 118/Econ 118                 The Environmental Decision Processes
Gov 121                                   Organization and Management
Gov 124                                   Cases in American Political Leadership
Gov 141e                                 Comparative Elites
His 162c                                  Warring States to the First Emperor
His 164                                    Mao’s China
Lit 114                                      Politics, Violence, and Early Modern Literature
Lit 124                                      War in Modern Literature and Film
Lit 161                                      Leadership & Diversity in Literature
Lit 163                                      Leadership in Literature and Film
Psyc 37                                    Organizational Psychology
Psyc 93                                    Political Psychology
RLST 166b                              Religion, Politics, and Global Violence
RLST 174                                Religion and the American Presidency

 
Experiential Requirement (Choose 1)
Gov 30                                      Internship in Politics (Off-Campus)
INT/Psyc 199                          Summer Internship in Leadership
MSL 103a,b                             Leadership and Management I (two semesters)
MSL 104a,b                             Advanced Leadership and Management I (two semesters)
Psyc 187                                  Practicum in Organizational Intervention
ID 40                                         Practicum in Event Management (half credit)
 
Leadership Capstone Requirement (Choose 1)
Gov 122                                    Leadership In Management
Gov 160                                    Statesmanship and Leadership
Psyc 140                                  Leadership Seminar
Psyc 141                                  Leading Entrepreneurial Ventures
Psyc 177                                  Organizational Communication and Leadership         
Psyc 186                                  Seminar in Organizational Development

 

 

The version below is for students graduating in 2011, 2012, 2013.

Ethics Requirement (Choose 1)
Econ 109                                 Ethics, Economics and Public Policy
Econ 153                                 Corporate Governance Systems (Accounting)
Gov 129                                   Ethics and American Political Leadership
Phil 34                                     Moral and Political Issues
Phil 101B/C/D                        Classical Ethical Theory: Plato/Aristotle/Stoics etc.
Phil 158                                   Ethical Theory
Phil 186                                   Bioethics
RLST 174                                Religion and the American Presidency
 

Core Requirement (Choose 2 – one from Gov., one from Psyc.)
Gov 50                                      Introduction to Public Administration
Gov 121                                   Organization and Management
Gov 122                                   Leadership In Management
Gov 160                                   Statesmanship and Leadership
Psyc 37                                   Organizational Psychology
Psyc 140                                 Leadership Seminar

 

Breadth Requirement (Choose 1)
Gov 102                                  The American Presidency

Gov 105                                  Organization of Health Care and Public Policy
Gov 113                                  Inequality, Politics and Public Policy
Gov 118/Econ 118                The Environmental Decision Processes
Gov 131                                  Heroes, Villains, and Clowns
Gov 141e                                Comparative Elites
Econ 114                                Development of the American Economy
His 101                                   Mao’s China
His 162c                                 Warring States to the First Emperor
Lit 161                                     Leadership & Diversity in Literature
Lit 163                                     Leadership in Literature and Film
Lit 166                                     Feminist Theory
Psyc 93                                   Political Psychology
Psyc 177                                 Organizational Communication and Leadership
RLST 135                               Jerusalem, the Holy City
RLST 166b                             Religion, Politics, and Global Violence

 

Experiential Requirement (Choose 1)
Psyc 103a,b                           Mentoring (two semesters)

Psyc 141                                 Leading Entrepreneurial Ventures
Psyc 186                                 Seminar in Organizational Development
Psyc 187                                 Practicum in Organizational Intervention
Gov 30                                     Internship in Politics (Off-Campus)
MSL 103a,b                            Leadership and Management I (two semesters)
MSL 104a,b                            Advanced Leadership and Management I (two semesters)
INT/Psyc 199                          Summer Internship in Leadership
ID 40                                        Practicum in Event Management (half credit)

 

As of 11/22/10