Tribal Leadership

Bachelor of Applied Science

Leadership is more than a title – it is an immersive and empowering process. Learn to manage and lead successfully within public, private, government, and nonprofit organizations. The Bachelor of Applied Science degree provides an opportunity to develop and apply skills to advance individuals both professionally and personally. The curriculum offers practical and active learning strategies needed to encourage growth in individuals and teams.

Tribal Leadership is a degree option of the Organizational Management and Leadership Bachelor of Applied Science degree.

Tribal Leadership Courses

COURSE PREFIX	TRIBAL LEADERSHIP OPTION	CR
NAIS 3300	Federal Indian Law	3
NAIS 4100	Tribal Government	3
NAIS 4110	Educational Foundations in American Indian Education	3
NAIS 4340	Natural Resource Management on Western Reservations	3
NAIS 4400	Tribal Leadership Practicum	3
	Program Electives: The student must obtain approval from the faculty advisor for any courses taken to complete the requirements in this section.	15
	Total Tribal Leadership Option with electives	30

Lower Level & Upper-Level Requirements

Lower-Level Requirements

Course Number	Course	Credits
IMGT 2400	Intro to Information Management	3 credits
MDIA 3050	New Media Ethics	3 credits
MGT 3410	Human Resources Management	3 credits
PSYC 1000	General Psychology	4 credits
STAT 2000	Statistics and the World	3 credits
	General Electives	14 credits

*General Electives: Students must obtain approval from the faculty advisor for any courses taken to complete the requirements in this section.

Upper-Level Requirements

Course Number	Course	Credits
COMM 4050	Communication and Conflict	3 credits
MGT 3000	Financial Analysis Budgeting	3 credits
MGT 3005	Foundations of Leadership	3 credits
MGT 3010	Personal Leadership	3 credits
MGT 3110	Business Ethics	3 credits
MGT 3210	Management and Organization	3 credits
MGT 4005	Leading Others	3 credits
MGT 4020	Innovation Management	3 credits
MGT 4390	Management and Leadership Capstone	3 credits
PSYC 3110	Cross-Cultural Psychology	3 credits
PSYC 3200	Industrial-Organizational Psychology	3 credits

General Education Requirements

Students must complete general education requirements that will provide students a general knowledge to help them complete a degree at CWC.

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS	CR	GEN ED
ART/HUM/IT/LSCI	3	3
MATH/APPM	3	3
ORAL	6	6
POLS – American & Wyoming Government	3	3
SOC (in the program)	3	3

UNST	1	1
Writing Level I	3	3
Writing Level II	3	3
GEN ED Electives: With approval by the faculty advisor, a student may choose a combination of courses with a general education designator to complete the requirements in this section.	5	5
Total General Education Requirements	30	30

Total Credit Hours: 120

More Information

Three ways to take classes:

A minimum of 120 credit hours is required for completion of the BAS degree.
A minimum of 30 general education credit hours is required for completion of the BAS degree.
A minimum of 40 credit hours of upper-division (3000-4000 level) coursework is required for the BAS degree.