Degree Semester Hour Requirement
A minimum of 120 semester hours
Residency Requirement
A minimum of 30 semester hours must be completed at Trident.
Upper Division Semester Hour Requirement
A minimum of 32 upper division semester hours
Course Requirements
General Education
A minimum of 36 semester hours are required to meet degree requirements, these can be met through a combination of specific General Education coursework and Core requirements that also meet General Education competencies.
The Leadership General Education requirements are:
Arts and Humanities |
1 course / 4 SH
competency met by ETH 301 in program core
|
English Composition |
2 courses / 8 SH |
College Mathematics |
1 course /4 SH*
|
Physical and Biological Sciences |
2 courses /8 SH |
Social and Behavioral Sciences |
1 course /4 SH
|
Information and Technology Literacy |
1 course /4 SH |
See General Education requirements for a list of courses that are available to meet these requirements. Students seeking a Bachelor of Science in Leadership may satisfy the GE math and science requirements with 8 semester hours of math and 4 semester hours of science.
* For the Concentration in Management, College Mathematics is satisfied by concentration coursework.
Program Core Courses (40 Semester Hours)
BUS 303 | Business Communication | 4 |
ETH 301 | Business Ethics | 4 |
MGT 280 | Principles of Management | 4 |
MGT 302 | Organization Behavior and Teamwork | 4 |
MGT 407 | Principles of Human Resource Management | 4 |
MGT 401 | Leadership and Change | 4 |
MGT 420 | Power, Influence, and Persuasion | 4 |
MGT 422 | Decision Making for Leaders | 4 |
LED 402 | Leadership Training and Development | 4 |
MGT 423 | Organizational Development and Change | 4 |
Core Special Instructions
MGT 423 Organizational Development and Change may not be taken until all other concentration courses have been successfully completed. A minimum grade of “C” is required in MGT 423 to meet graduation requirements.
Concentration Options
Students
must complete all requirements in one of the below concentrations
Interdisciplinary Studies Concentration
Concentration Elective Courses (32 Semester Hours)
To be taken from: Social Science, Behavioral Science, Health Science, Technology, and/or Humanities upon approval of Associate Dean
Management Concentration
Lower Division Concentration Requirements (4 Semester Hours)
Concentration Core Courses (20 Semester Hours)
MKT 301 | Principles of Marketing | 4 |
ITM 301 | Principles of Information Systems in Business and Organization | 4 |
BUS 401 | International Business | 4 |
CMG 302 | Negotiation, Pricing, and Conflict Resolution | 4 |
PRM 301 | Introduction to Project Management | 4 |
Concentration Elective Courses (8 Semester Hours)
Select two courses from the following options:
MGT 412 | Human Resource Management and Law | 4 |
LOG 302 | Operations Management Control | 4 |
| Or non-equivalent University electives | |
Non-equivalent, Upper Division University electives with approval of Associate Dean.
General Electives
Students who select the Interdisciplinary Studies concentration will complete 20 semester hours of general elective courses to bring totals up to 120 semester hours. Students who select the Management concentration will complete 24 semester hours of general elective courses to bring totals up to 120 semester hours.