Leadership Skills Concentration

The Leadership Skills concentration within the Management and Global Business department aims to help students master some of the critical “soft skills” necessary to progress through a successful career. With its focus on courses such as Executive Leadership, Effective Leadership Communications, and Negotiations, students should emerge with a greater understanding of themselves and have built a toolkit for effectively interacting with others. 

The department will also offer course options for this concentration that focus on teamwork, diversity, and issues involved with cross-cultural management. This concentration is especially valuable for students who choose a major in a functional field (e.g., Finance, Supply Chain Management, Marketing, etc.) and then pursue a second concentration in Leadership Skills to help round out their skill sets as they move into internships and jobs. 

Learning Goals 

• Students will build their understanding of leadership concepts, processes and behaviors, as well as develop and strengthen their leadership, communication, and negotiation capabilities. 
• Students will have an understanding of the basic skills involved in leading and influencing others, whether that be from above, laterally, or even the need to lead those in positions of greater power, in order to meet organizational goals. 
• Students will improve their communication skills, including understanding (and practicing) the need for streamlined communication in both spoken and written language. 
• Students will round out their technical skills with a better understanding of how to most effectively work with other people across settings. 

The Concentration's Structure 

RBS students pursuing the Leadership Skills concentration will take 3 courses (9 credits). The courses include one requirement (3 credits), one elective that must be chosen from a list of two (3 credits or 6 credits if both are taken), and if needed, one extra elective from a list of courses offered by the department (0-3 credits). 

Notes: 

• Students interested in this concentration must submit a concentration declaration form before enrolling in concentration courses.  
• You may not declare a Leadership Skills concentration if you have a Leadership & Management major. 
• Courses may not be double-counted between RBS majors and RBS concentrations. All concentration courses must be completed in addition to the courses required for an RBS major. Please note: Degree Navigator does not identify or remove courses that are double-counted. Students are responsible for ensuring that concentration courses do not overlap with the major requirements. 
• Upon graduation, successful completion of the concentration will be recorded on the student’s final transcript as a certificate. The concentration will not appear on the transcript prior to graduation.  

Required Courses 

Electives 

Select at least one of the following two (may select both): 

If needed, select one of the following: