About the Program

The Global Leadership Minor is a collaborative program through NC State's Shelton Leadership Center and the NC State European Center in Prague.

In order to successfully complete the Global Leadership minor, all students are expected to participate in a cohort-style study abroad program. The Spring 2022 GLM Cohort consisted of 16 students from a variety of disciplines.

During the program, we visited and took classes in Prague in the Czech Republic, Reutlingen and Munich in Germany, and Innsbruck, Austria. We were taught by seven different professors from a variety of American and European universities.

Although the trip was not a full semester, we earned 12 credits because we took a total of four classes, completing each class two weeks at a time. The accelerated pace of the program meant we were often in-class or doing class-related excursions Monday-Friday from 9 in the morning until 4 or 5 in the afternoon.

The goal of the coursework is to facilitate a greater understanding of leadership and team decision-making in a global context. Students will learn about important theories, inquiries and applications to become cross-disciplinary, global-minded leaders and work effectively in multicultural teams. .

Below is a breakdown of the classes we took and where. Each of these classes counted towards the Global Leadership Minor. Students must complete SLC 250: Critical and Creative Decision-Making prior to the study abroad experience.

Partner Universities
Czech University of Life Sciences - Prague
Hochschule Reutlingen/Reutlingen University - Reutlingen
Technical University of Munich (TUM) - Munich
Leopold-Franzens University - Innsbruck, Austria

Core Competencies

Global Mindset

As our world becomes more and more connected, organizations need employees who are adept at working with people who are different from them. Developing attributes that assist to influence others that are from different backgrounds is critical to a globalized workforce

Three components of a global mindset is one's:

Intellectual Capital
Psychological Capital
Social Capital

Students are expected to apply these attributes through experience, practice, evaluation and assessment within the context of course work and exploration while living and traveling throughout the program.

Cross-Cultural Values & Ethics

During the program, students identify and examine how their personal values influence the way they make decisions and interact with others on a daily basis, while also considering SLC's five values

These values are:

Honesty
Integrity
Diversity
Social Responsibility
Compassion

As students consider their values and personal ethics, they are expected to analyze and articulate how they intend to incorporate these concepts on a global and cross-cultural perspective in the future.

Theory to Practice

From a cross-discipline perspective, exemplary faculty from North Carolina State University, Czech University of Life Sciences, and Reutlingen University in Germany provide course experiences that:

Enable students to compare and contrast leadership practices and strategies across disciplines
Relate leadership theories and practices to real-life situations
Articulate the most appropriate team decision making strategies to implement in different situations.

Students are expected to evaluate and apply frameworks through a variety of assessments, including reflective papers, presentations and a virtual portfolio that articulates and demonstrates their study abroad experience and how the experience is influencing the way in which they desire to lead and work in a global society.