Leadership (Minor)

This program was approved for students entering the university in the Summer 2024–Spring 2025 catalog year. For more information about catalog year, go to Catalog Year Information.

Minor in Leadership
Unit: College of Arts and Sciences (AS)
Department: Military Science 
Academic Plan Code(s): MILSMINOR, MIL2MINOR

Program Requirements

The Leadership minor is offered with two different tracks—for students with or without prior military service.

For either track, at least three (3) semester hours of the requirements for a minor must be successfully completed while enrolled in the University of Louisville.

Track I (MILSMINOR)

For students with no prior military service

MILS 101Leadership and Adventure I1
MILS 102Leadership and Adventure II1
MILS 201Intermediate Leadership Skill Development I2
MILS 202Intermediate Leadership Skill Development II2
MILS 301Leadership and Management3
MILS 302Theory and Dynamics of the Military Team3
MILS 401Mission Command and the Army Profession3
MILS 402Mission Command and the Company Grade Officer3
Select one of the following:3
American and U.S. Military History to 1877
American and U.S. Military History Since 1877
Survey of American Military History
Physical Training
Select two of the following: 2
Army Physical Fitness I
Army Physical Fitness II
Army Physical Fitness III
Army Physical Fitness IV
Minimum Total Hours23

Track II (MIL2MINOR)

For students with two or more years prior military service or completion of basic training.

Students in this track are exempt from MILS 101, MILS 102, MILS 201, and MILS 202.

MILS 301Leadership and Management3
MILS 302Theory and Dynamics of the Military Team3
MILS 401Mission Command and the Army Profession3
MILS 402Mission Command and the Company Grade Officer3
Select one of the following:3
American and U.S. Military History to 1877
American and U.S. Military History Since 1877
Survey of American Military History
Physical Training
Select two of the following: 2
Army Physical Fitness I
Army Physical Fitness II
Army Physical Fitness III
Army Physical Fitness IV
Select three hours from the following: 3
History of US Foreign Relations II
The United States and the Middle East
War in the Modern Middle East - WR
Modern Germany, 1848-1945: The Struggle for Unity
The American Revolution and the Confederation - CUE, WR
International Relations
American Foreign Policy
National and International Security: Issues and Policies
Minimum Total Hours20