Leadership Option

The Leadership Option is available at the Brantford and Waterloo campuses, and online. The Leadership Option consists of 4.0 credits. Students must complete all required courses (2.0 credits) plus a minimum of 2.0 credits from the list of elective courses. Minimum GPA required to graduate with the option is a cumulative GPA of 7.00 in Leadership Option courses.

Required courses: (2.0 credits)
OL200/MB200 - Communication Skills for Leadership
OL140 - Leadership Foundations
OL224/PD224
One of: OL401 - Leadership Skills: Practice and Application OR OL485 - Expanding Leadership Potential

Electives courses: (2.0 credits)
OL101 - Leadership and Personal Development
OL201 - Applying Leadership Experience
OL202 - Designing Leadership Experience
OL233/CC233/HS233 - Introduction to Social Science Research Methods
OL251/HR251 - Workplace Diversity in the 21st Century
OL270 - Leadership: Understanding Followers and Leaders
OL298 - Entrepreneurship
OL300 - Leadership Ethics Or MB300 - Ethics, Technology and Organizations
HR301/OL301 - Development Theories, Approaches, and Issues
OL314 - Nonverbal Communication and Listening Skills
HR322/OL322 - Non-Profits and NGOs
OL340 - Leadership, Culture and Change
OL365 - Influence, Persuasion and Negotiation
OL370 - Power and Governance in Organizations
OL380 - Directed Studies
OL401 - Leadership Skills: Practice and Application (if not taken as requirement above)
OL430 - Advanced Topics in Leadership
OL481 - Project Management
OL485 - Expanding Leadership Potential (if not taken as requirement above)
WS209 - Women and Leadership