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B.A. Ethics & Leadership

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If you’re passionate about social justice, committed to service, and ready to turn advocacy into a meaningful career, the BA in Ethics & Leadership may be the right path for you.

This interdisciplinary program brings together Religious Studies, Philosophy, and Business to explore the values that shape ethical leadership in today’s complex world. Students engage with important questions about human dignity, justice, and global responsibility while developing practical skills in leadership, management, organizational behavior, and data-informed decision-making.

By combining ethical reflection with real-world application, the program prepares you to lead with integrity, cultural awareness, and purpose in a wide range of professional settings, including business, tech, nonprofit organizations, education, government and the community.

Upon completion of the undergraduate B.A. program in Ethics and Leadership, students will be able to:

  1. Interpret ethical and religious traditions in relation to leadership and organizational life.
  2. Apply buisness and management principales ot create ethichal and sustainable solutions.
  3. Demonstrate cross-cultureal and interreligious competence in leadership context.
  4. Integrate values-based decision-making with strategic and operational leadership skills.
  5. Engage in applied projects and internships that link ethical therory with leaderhsip pracctice.

View a sample 4-year plan: BA in Ethics and Leadership (coming soon)

In addition to the general education requirements, these are the pre-major and major requirements below:

Pre-Major Requirements:

  • RE 103 Religions that Shape the World
  • RE 205 The Christian God and Human Experience or 211 The Bible as Controversy

Major Requirements:

  • RE 308 Christian Ethics
  • PH/RE 338 Religion, Philosophy, and Social Ethics
  • RE 347 Justice, Devleopment, and Human Rights
  • RE 431 Environmental Ethics
  • RE 390 Senior Seminar (Transformational Leadership)
  • AC 204 Foundations of Financial and Managerial Accounting
  • MKT 301 The Marketing Mindset
  • MGT 312 Management and Organizational Leadership
  • FIN 301 Principales of Finance
  • BU 362 Legal and Ethical Issues in Business
  • RE 486 Ethics and Leadership Internship
  • PH 380 Special Topics in Ethics
  • PH 480 Special Topics in Leadership

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