Leading Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Organizations (LDEI) Co-Major

Department of Management and Entrepreneurship

Leading Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Organizations (LDEI) Co-Major Requirements (12 credits)

Required Grades and GPA

Major GPA of 2.0 – GPA includes all courses counting toward the LDEI co-major. 

Other Policies

LDEI is a co-major only. It must be declared in conjunction with a primary Kelley major.

Required courses (9 credit hours):

  • BUS-Z 447: Leadership, Teamwork and Diversity (3 credits) P: BUS-Z 370 or BUS-J 304 with a grade of C or higher
  • BUS-Z 448: Inclusive Leadership (3 credits) P: BUS-Z 370 or BUS-J 304 with a grade of C or higher
    • Offered spring semester only
  • BUS-Z 449: Strategic Human Resources (3 credits) P: BUS-Z 370 or BUS-J 304 with a grade of C or higher
    • Offered fall semester only

Elective Courses (3 credits):

  • BUS-D 312: Building Managerial Cross Cultural Competencies (3 credits) P: BUS-271 or BUS-272 with a grade of C or higher
  • BUS-F 402: Corporate Financial Strategy and Governance (3 credits) P: BUS-F 303 and BUS-F 305 with grades of C- or higher
  • BUS-G 456: Non-Market Risk Consulting (3 credits) P: BUS-G202 with grade of C or higher
  • BUS-J 355: Topics in Strategic Management: Structured Problem Solving for Managers (3 credits) P: None
  • BUS-L 406: Law and Ethics at Work (3 credits) P: BUS-L201 or BUS-L293 with a C or higher
  • BUS-M 360: Sales for Social Impact (3 credits) P: Application & acceptance to course 
  • BUS-M 405: Consumer Behavior (3 credits) P: Must be a current Kelley School of Business major
  • BUS-M 415: Advertising & Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) (3 credits) P: BUS-M 370 or BUS-M 304 with grade of C or higher
  • BUS-P 320: Supply Chain Management: Global Sourcing (3 credits) P: BUS-K 201 or BUS-K 204 with a grade of C or higher
  • BUS-W 235: Idea Validation & Business Model Development (3 credits) P: P/C: BUS-W 212
    • BUS-W 232/233 (BUS-BE 232) is no longer offered but fulfills this requirement.
  • BUS-W 355: TOPIC: Women & the Entrepreneurial Challenge (3 credits) P: Sophomore standing 
    • Not offered in 2023-24 academic year
  • BUS-Z 390: Leading Diverse, Equitable & Inclusive Organizations Topics Abroad (1 - 5 credits) P: Varies by program
    • Students can count one course and/or up to 3 credits (whichever is in the student's best interest) of BUS-Z 390 toward the LDEI co-major.
  • BUS-Z 404: Effective Negotiations (3 credits) P: BUS-Z 370 or BUS-J 304 with a grade of C or higher