Leadership Studies Program

Partnership with FranklinCovey®

Lamar University is proud to partner with FranklinCovey, the world’s most trusted leadership development company, which works with Fortune 500 companies and global clients. Together, we have designed a Leadership Studies Program to give you the in-demand skills employers are looking for, and the leadership mindset, skills, and tools for your personal and career success.

This program will also give you opportunities to lead, network, and gain valuable experiences through community service.

Courses You Make Take in Leadership Studies

MGMT 3311 Leadership Essentials

Leadership Essentials is a comprehensive course based on Stephen R. Covey's "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People". This course explores fundamental principles of personal and professional effectiveness while developing essential leadership skills for managing teams. Students learn to transition from individual contributors to effective leaders through practical applications of character ethics, proactive behavior, and interpersonal relationship building.

LEAD 3330 Creating Thinking

This course explores the nature of unconscious bias and its impact on decision-making while developing creative thinking and problem-solving skills. Students learn to identify and mitigate bias in the workplace and utilize various creative thinking techniques. The course emphasizes practical applications across business, design, and technology fields, incorporating design thinking, prototyping, and innovation methodologies while promoting entrepreneurial spirit.

LEAD 4310 Personal Brand Reputation and Trust

This course focuses on developing personal credibility and building high-trust relationships within organizations through the application of Stephen M.R. Covey's "13 Behaviors of High Trust." Students learn to identify and mitigate trust-eroding behaviors while developing their unique personal brand. The course emphasizes practical applications of trust-building principles in professional settings, strategic personal marketing, and alignment of personal brand with career goals. Students develop comprehensive trust-building action plans and personal branding strategies while learning to navigate professional relationships in both traditional and digital environments.

LEAD 4330 Leader Coaching

The Leader Coaching course provides a framework for achieving strategic goals by teaching participants how to prioritize "wildly important" objectives, actively monitor leading indicators, utilize a compelling scoreboard to track progress, and establish a consistent cadence of accountability to ensure focused execution amidst daily distractions. The course encompasses the four key disciplines: Focus on the Wildly Important, Act on Lead Measures, Keep a Compelling Scoreboard, and Create a Cadence of Accountability.

Bachelor of Science to Masters of Business Administration 

After completing MGMT 3311 Leadership Essentials, you will formally be accepted into the Leadership studies major.

If your GPA is 2.5 or above, you will be invited to participate in the early start five-year BS Leadership Studies/MBA Program.

If you're invited, you may be eligible to receive scholarship funds, if your GPA is 3.25 or higher and you elect the on-campus Lamar MBA.

After completing the two required prerequisite courses, (ACCT 5315 and FINC 5300) and potentially one additional MBA course, you would need to complete nine (27 credit hours) of additional graduate courses.

The remaining nine courses could be taken in one year (3 courses each fall/spring semester and three courses in the summer).