B.S. in Humane Leadership

The Humane Leadership major combines a foundation in non-profit management with a grounding in the history, philosophies, and issues related to animals. The program provides targeted, specific knowledge that will support career goals in shelter management, animal control, or animal advocacy.

The learning outcomes of the major are to enable students to:

• Understand the role of non-profits in humane leadership.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the main aspects of non-profit management, including financial management, human resource and volunteer management, strategic management, leadership, and fundraising.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the organizations in the animal care and protection fields.
• Develop programs to educate, assist, and advocate for animals.

The major seeks to accomplish these objectives through a series of courses and a variety of disciplinary lenses. 120 credit hours are required to complete a baccalaureate degree with HSU, 39 of these credits should be completed within the course work for the Humane Leadership major, including:

• Core courses (27 credits)
• Capstone course (6 credits)
• Elective courses in the major (6 credits)

Core Courses: (27 credits)

Humane Content courses (all required)
HL300 Humane Education
HL316 Animal Cruelty and Interpersonal Violence
AP300 Research Methods for Humane Change
AP301 Animal Protection As A Social Movement
AS305 Animals and Ethics

Non-profit management courses (select four):
HL331 Human Resource and Volunteer Management
HL332 Organizational Culture and Leadership
HL333 Fundraising for Animal Care and Protection Organizations
HL434 The Media and Public Education
HL437 Finance for Managers
HL438 Measuring Organizational Performance and Impact for Animals

Capstone Course (6 credits)
HL500 Humane Leadership Capstone

Major Electives (6 credits)
HL310 Animal Health And Behavior in the Sheltering Environment
HL311 Wildlife and Shelters
HL312 Compassion Fatigue
HL332 Organizational Culture and Leadership
HL333 Fundraising for Animal Care and Protection Organizations
HL410 Animal Assisted Interventions for Youth At Risk
HL434 The Media and Public Education
HL437 Finance for Managers
HL438 Measuring Organizational Performance and Impact for Animals
HL450 Independent Study
AP302 Animals and Public Policy
AP402 Farm Animal Policy
AP403 Wildlife Policy
AP404 Research Animal Policy
AP407 Special Issues in Companion Animal Policy: Dangerous Dogs
AS416 Animal Behavior, Animal Minds, and Animal Protection