M.A. in Leadership in Diversity & Inclusion Degree Requirements

Students must complete a minimum of 30 graduate-level credit hours in approved courses with Leadership and Diversity and Inclusion content.  Coursework can be completed fully online or in a hybrid (online and in-person) format. 

Core Courses

LDST 705: Professionalization Seminar in Leadership Studies

LDST 710: History and Theory of Leadership Studies

LDST 715: Leadership, Equity, and Inclusion

LDST 720: Leadership Ethics

LDST 850: Leadership in Diversity and Inclusion Capstone

This course is required of all admitted students in the final semester of their degree program and provides students with the opportunity to integrate and synthesize the interdisciplinary knowledge they have gained. Students will be required to submit a final capstone project as part of the course that will be evaluated by the instructor.

Elective Courses

Leadership Skills/Methods/Theory Electives – 6 to 9 hours

2-3 courses that provide additional study in the area of leadership skills, methods, or theory. 

Leadership Contexts Electives – 6 to 9 hours

2-3 courses that offer students the opportunity to explore or extend existing investigation of populations, identities, contexts, movements, and issues common to the work of leadership in DEIB spaces. 

A list of graduate elective options can be found on the program website. All elective courses should be chosen in consultation with an advisor. 

Supplemental Coursework 

LDST 700: Introduction to Graduate Studies in Leadership in Diversity and Inclusion  

This course may be required for students who the admissions committee determines would benefit from additional preparation for graduate study.  It is an optional course to all admitted students.