Undergraduate Catalog 2020-2021

Leadership Studies, B.A.

The Bachelor of Arts degree in Leadership Studies is the only online undergraduate program offered at Piedmont College. This program is structured for students who may have already earned a two-year degree or have completed some courses toward a four-year degree. This program features a six course (18 credit hours) core centered on content directly related to leadership. To complement this leadership core, Leadership Studies majors complete the program of study by choosing seven additional content courses from a wide range of areas including accounting, business administration, criminal justice, math, mass communications, political science, psychology, and sociology. Students may shape the program to best serve their interests, needs, and career goals.

Leadership Studies Curriculum Outline

Bachelor of Arts Degree

Leadership Studies Major

Total Credit Hours:39

Leadership Studies Core

BUSA 4550Organizational Behavior and Leadership Theories

3

ENGL 3335Technical Writing

3

IDIS 4499Interdisciplinary Capstone Course

3

IDIS 2210Lessons for Great Leaders: An Introduction to Leadership and Leadership Studies

3

PHIL 3305/RELG 3305Ethics

3

BUSA 3010Management

3

Total Credit Hours:18
Elective Courses
Choose seven electives (21 hours)
ACCT 2010Accounting I

3

ACCT 2020Accounting II

3

BUSA 3700Project Management

3

CRJU 3330Police and Society

3

CRJU 3390Criminology

3

IDIS 4475Special Topics (in Leadership)

3

IDIS 4930Internship in Interdisciplinary Studies

1-3

MATH 1300Elementary Statistics

3

MCOM 2110Professional Communication & Effective Decision-Making

3

MCOM 3300Media, Society, and Technology

3

MCOM 3800Media Management

3

MCOM 3850Mass Communication Theory and Research

3

POSC 3350Governmental Institutions

3

PSYC 2290Human Growth and Development

3

PSYC 3303Social Psychology

3

PSYC 4415Abnormal Psychology

3

SOCI 2210Social and Cultural Problems

3

SOCI 3375Social and Cultural Change

3

Total Credit Hours:21

General Electives

Total Credit Hours:37

General Education

Total Credit Hours:46

Piedmont College Requirement

PDMT 1101Intro to College Life and Liberal Arts Tradition

1

Total Credit Hours:1

Students who have not completed a minimum of 24 semester credit hours of college-level coursework upon admission to Piedmont College must meet this college requirement.

Total Credit Hours: 120

MATH 2100, PSYC 2290, SOCI 2210: These courses also satisfy general education requirements and appear in the number of hours for both general education and the major; in reality, leadership studies majors may have up to 40 additional hours to use for electives. Students may use elective hours to earn a minor or another major, as well as to develop additional marketable skills. The number of elective hours students may take will depend on the courses taken to satisfy general education requirements.