Organizational Leadership Minor
One of the critical elements for any person who hopes to succeed in a formal organization is leadership. While some people come by their organizational leadership abilities instinctively or by learning from others at an early age, many others come late to their leadership talents and still others never realize their leadership abilities. It is the purpose of the Department of Management's Organizational Leadership minor to provide students with the theoretical underpinnings of leadership and, in keeping with a WPI education, the knowledge of how that theory applies to practice. Thus, through this minor students will be able to understand and apply leadership theories to their lives and, in the process, make themselves more marketable upon graduation.
The minor in Organizational Leadership consists of three primary components. These components are a choice of Management courses, a choice among three Social Science & Policy Studies courses, and a capstone course in Leadership.
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Select four of the following:
BUS 1900 Introduction to Business in an International Environment
OBC 2300 Organizational Science - Foundation
BUS 2950 Business Law & Ethics
OBC 3351 Organizational Science - Management of Change
OBC 4364 Human Resource Management -
Select one of the following:
PSY 1401 Cognitive Psychology
PSY 1402 Social Psychology
PSY 2406 Cross-Cultural Psychology: Human Behavior in Global Perspective -
Required Capstone Experience
OBC 4365 Leadership in Groups and Organizations
Note: The minor in Organizational Leadership may not be taken by students majoring in MG, MGE, or MIS. These students may take the courses as part of their major or as Breadth or Free Electives, as appropriate.
For general policy on the Minor, see the description on Degree Options.
