> Articulate core leadership principles for organizations consistent with biblical teaching.
> Demonstrate proficiency in personal leadership skills.
> Identify personal areas of spiritual, relational, and emotional growth in self-leadership.
> Apply transformational leadership within a range of cultural contexts.
> Frame transformational leadership within a Gospel worldview and ethic.
> Integrate their leadership studies into their chosen specialization/concentration.
Program Concentrations
Ministry Leadership (Rocklin campus only)
Global Leadership (Rocklin campus only)
Youth Ministry (Rocklin campus only)
Program Specializations
Business Leadership
Interdisciplinary
Program Courses (Courses for on-campus and online modalities are identical).
- Core Courses (24 units)
- LDRS105 | Introduction to Leadership
- LDRS210 | Self-Leadership
- LDRS320 | Leading Others
- LDRS342 | Leading in Organizations
- LDRS470 | Innovation and Leadership
- LDRS475 | Mentorship
- LDRS498 | Leadership Capstone
- ORLD430 | Leadership in Global Society
Specializations and Concentrations: Choose one of the following specializations or concentrations below.
- Ministry Concentration (18 units)(Rocklin campus only)
- YMIN100 | Foundations of Youth Ministry
- LDRS360 | Nonprofit Leadership
- PMIN411 | New Models of Church
- PMIN423 | Pastoral Care and Counseling
- Electives | Choose 2 from the following:
- ICS103 | Leading with a Mission
- ICS315 | Orphans & Vulnerable Children
- BIBL350 | New Testament Exposition
- LDRS303 | Leadership & Justice
- Global Leadership Concentration (18 units)(Rocklin campus only)
- ICS103 | Leading with a Mission
- ICS310 | Intercultural Communication
- ICS320 | World Religions
- LDRS303 | Leadership and Justice
- Electives | Choose 2 from the following:
- ICS315 | Orphans & Vulnerable Children
- LDRS360 | Nonprofit Leadership
- PMIN411 | New Models of Church
- ICS300 | Poverty & Development
- Youth Ministry Specialization (18 units)(Rocklin campus only)
- YMIN100 | Foundations of Youth Ministry
- YMIN175 | Youth Ministry Skills
- YMIN391 | Teaching and Speaking to Youth
- YMIN426 | Counseling Youth
- Electives | Choose 2 from the following:
- CEDU321 | Spiritual Development of Children
- CEDU337 | Family Ministry
- LDRS303 | Leadership and Justice
- YMIN283 | Youth Culture Trends and Issues
- Business Leadership Specialization (18 units)
- BUS140 | Management and Organizational Behavior
- BUS195 | Foundations for Business Decisions
- BUS242 | Personal Finance
- BUS351 | Project Management Tools & Techniques
- Electives | Choose 2 from the following:
- BUS320 | Marketing
- BUS382 | Human Resources Management
- LDRS303 | Leadership & Justice
- LDRS360 | Nonprofit Leadership
- Interdisciplinary Specialization (18 units): Arrange with BAL Lead Faculty. Specialization may include courses from 1 or more interdisciplinary fields of study.
To view all courses and course descriptions, please see our current Academic Catalog.
Leadership Minor Courses (18 units)
- LDRS105 | Introduction to Leadership
- LDRS210 | Self-Leadership
- LDRS320 | Leading Others
- LDRS342 | Leading in Organizations
- LDRS470 | Innovation & Leadership
- ORLD430 | Leadership in Global Society
Youth Ministry Minor Courses (18 units)
- YMIN100 | Foundations of Youth Ministry
- YMIN175 | Youth Ministry Skills
- YMIN283 | Youth Culture, Trends, and Issues
- YMIN391 | Teaching and Speaking to Youth
- YMIN426 | Counseling Youth
- LDRS210 | Self-Leadership
To view all courses and course descriptions, please see our current Academic Catalog.
Considering the Jessup Online experience? Please take a look below to explore some of the differences between this program on-campus and online.
On-Campus
- 15 week classes
- Organically build face-to-face community in a central location
- Finance your education through grants, loans, and Jessup aid
- Participate in spontaneous events, study groups, and activities
- Drop in during faculty office hours
- Peruse our two-story collection of Library print resources and conveniently access equipment
- Explore local job and internship opportunities
- Meet side-by-side with peer tutors
- Enjoy dedicated study time and spaces outside the home (like the Shack coffee house and our award-winning Bon Appetit Café)
Online
- 7 week classes (Full-time is 2 courses per session and 4 courses per semester)
- 6 start dates per year
- Study from the comfort of home, on your own schedule
- Participate in a flexible, 100% online learning environment
- Finance your education with grants, loans, and limited Jessup aid
- Engage in class discussions
- Connect personally with faculty
- Learn and grow alongside classmates with similar goals and dreams
- Access the Library’s vast archive of books, journals, and audiovisual materials
- Explore the Academic Achievement Center’s online resources, including tutoring, success coaching, and appointments with the Writing Center and Office of Career & Life Planning