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Leadership for Business and Organizations (Minor)

The Minor in Leadership for Business and Organizations is a new minor offered by the Asper School of Business to non-business students interested in developing their leadership knowledge and capabilities to apply in their careers in any field.

Leadership involves a well developed set of cross-functional skills that can serve students’ careers as organizations increasingly call for effective leadership in teams, decision-making, conflict resolution, understanding how to lead and contribute to innovation and change, and other areas.

At the end of the minor, students work on interdisciplinary leadership projects that are directly transferrable to knowledge needed in the workplace.

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    Faculty

    • Asper School of Business

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    Expected duration

    • 18 credit hours

  • Offered by the Asper School of Business, the Leadership for Business and Organizations minor is for non-business students interested in developing their leadership knowledge and capabilities.

    The course load was designed for students who want to gain or nurture the qualities and knowledge required to be a good leader in the community and workplace. 

Preparing you for leadership

A minor in Leadership for Business and Organizations will help prepare you to:

  • Motivate and engage a diverse team
  • Contribute to leading innovation and change
  • Negotiate, resolve conflicts, and make decisions effectively
  • Practice leadership for sustainable, responsible and ethical organizations

 

World class professors

Students who study entrepreneurship/small business at the University of Manitoba will be taught by excellent professors - many of which have won prestigious teaching awards. Our full-time professors are also active researchers, who have written textbooks, received national research grants, and had their articles published in top journals. 

Read what current and past student had to say about Asper School of Business professors on World Teacher's Day. 

AACSB accreditation

The Asper School of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International, one of the highest standards of achievement for business schools worldwide. Only five per cent of business schools achieve this distinguished recognition.

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Program details

The Leadership for Business and Organizations minor consists of 18 credit hours of courses offered by the Asper School of Business.

Expected duration: 18 credit hours

To qualify for and declare the Leadership for Business and Organizations minor, you must achieve a grade of “C” or better in:

  • GMGT 1010: Business and Society (3 credit hours)
  • GMGT 2060: Management and Organizational Theory (3 credit hours)

After entry to the minor, students must complete the following 6 credit hours:

  • GMGT 2070: Introduction to Organizational Behaviour (3 credit hours)
  • LEAD 4010: Leading Change (3 credit hours)

And, any 6 credit hours from the following courses:

  • GMGT 3010: Management Decision-Making (3 credit hours)
  • LEAD 3010: Negotiation and Conflict Management (3 credit hours)
  • LEAD 3030: Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility (3 credit hours)
  • LEAD 4020: Leadership, Power and Politics in Organizations (3 credit hours)
  • PSYC 2540: Social Psychology (3 credit hours) [Prerequisite: PSYC 1200(C) or written consent of department head.
  • INDG 3350: Aboriginal Organizations (3 credit hours) [Prerequisite INDG 1200 (C) or [INDG1200 (C) and INDG 1240 (C)] or written consent of department head.]
  • INDG 4320: Aboriginal Economic Leadership (3 credit hours) [Prerequisite INDG 1200 (C) or [INDG 1200 (C) and INDG 1240 (C)] or written consent of department head

For full course descriptions, please visit the Academic Calendar.

Admission requirements

In the 2021/22 academic year the Leadership for Business and Organizations minor has 35 spots available for first-, second-, and third-year students from the following faculties:

  • Faculty of Arts
  • Faculty of Science
  • Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management
  • The Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources

Please check with an academic advisor from your faculty for details on how to declare Leadership for Business and Organizations as your minor program of study.

To qualify for and declare a minor in Leadership for Business and Organizations, you must achieve a grade of “C” or better in:

  • GMGT 1010: Business and Society (3 credit hours)
  • GMGT 2060: Management and Organizational Theory (3 credit hours)

How to apply

The Leadership for Business and Organizations minor is open to any student eligible to declare a minor. Please speak with your academic advisor for more information.

It is not necessary to apply for the Minor. Rather, you may declare the Minor at any time in your program once you have completed the two prerequisite courses. If you require more information please contact your academic advisor.

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Asper School of Business - Undergraduate Program Office
Room 268 Drake Centre
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University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V4 Canada

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Fax: 204-474-7529

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Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V4
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