Program Overview

Leadership and Learning Innovation: Leadership for Equity, Access and Success in Education Emphasis

Overview

Graduates of the Leadership and Learning Innovation Major are prepared to lead in a variety of educational settings where multiple literacies and holistic conceptions of learning are valued and enacted. They use justice-oriented principles that draw out and build on the funds of knowledge and resources of learners from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds. Leadership and Learning Innovation graduates create visionary plans that inspire, support, and guide group and organizational goals.

Learning Outcomes

• LEADERSHIP: Students will analyze and compare their own leadership style with established leadership approaches and evaluate innovative leadership practices that positively impact real-life, educational settings.
• LEARNING: Students will evaluate formal and informal learning environments and propose innovative strategies that promote equitable educational experiences for all learners.
• ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY: Students will analyze how social systems influence educational access and outcomes and propose responsive strategies to promote fairness across learning environments.

Program Details

Coursework Location(s)

• Main/Tucson
• Online - Arizona Online

Areas of Interest

• Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship
• Interdisciplinary Studies
• Law, Policy & Social Justice
• Psychology & Human Behavior

Level of Math

• General Knowledge

This strand involves the general understanding and appreciation of how mathematics is used to solve problems in everyday life. The G-strand does not prepare a student for any further work grounded in mathematics and assumes the student will not proceed beyond the basic Foundations level noted above. Thus only those students whose major requires the most general knowledge of mathematics should take this strand.

Level of Second Language

• 2nd Semester Proficiency

Second-semester skill level in a second language is required. Non-B.A. degree students may fulfill this requirement with one of the following options:

• Scoring the equivalent of second-semester skill level on an entrance or placement examination administered by The University of Arizona.
• Completion with a C or better of a second semester course at the post-secondary level.
• An AP (Advanced Placement), IB (International Baccalaureate) or CLEP (College Level Entrance Program) language score determined by the individual language department.
• In the College of Engineering by a method determined within the College; however, all students in the college must also take a language placement examination on entrance to the University.

Pre-major Required?

• No

Additional Admissions Requirements

• Prospective students must complete a General Information Session prior to declaring the major

This Major's College

• College of Education

Degree

• Bachelor of Science

Sample Plans

2025, Leadership and Learning Innovation: Leadership for Equity, Access and Success in Education Emphasis

• 4-Year Sample Plan
• Map Transfer Coursework
• Plan Ahead with a Transfer Pathway

First Year

1st Semester

• ENGL 101 Foundation Composition (3)
• GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections (3)
• GE General Math Strand (3)
• Second Language (4)
• TLS 197 (recommended) (1)
• Introduction to the General Education Experience (Entry Course) (1)

2nd Semester

• ENGL 102 Foundation Composition (3)
• Second Language (4)
• GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections (3)
• GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections (3)
• GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections (3)

Second Year

3rd Semester

• GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections (3)
• GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections (3)
• Major Core Requirements (3)
• Major Core Requirements (3)
• Leadership for Equity, Access and Success in Edu Emphasis Courses (3)

4th Semester

• GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections (3)
• Major Core Requirements (3)
• Leadership for Equity, Access and Success in Edu Emphasis Courses (3)

Third Year

5th Semester

• Major Core Requirements (3)
• Major Core Electives (3)
• Leadership for Equity, Access and Success in Edu Emphasis Courses (3)
• Minor (3)
• Minor (3)

6th Semester

• Major Core Electives (3)
• Major Core Electives (3)
• Leadership for Equity, Access and Success in Edu Emphasis Courses (3)
• Minor (3)
• Minor (3)

Fourth Year

7th Semester

• Leadership for Equity, Access and Success in Edu Emphasis Courses (3)
• Leadership for Equity, Access and Success in Edu Emphasis Courses (3)
• Elective (3)
• Minor (3)
• Minor (3)

8th Semester

• Leadership for Equity, Access and Success in Edu Emphasis Courses (3)
• Leadership for Equity, Access and Success in Edu Emphasis Courses (3)
• Elective (3)
• Elective (3)
• Elective (3)