Bachelor of Arts (BA), Leadership

Your Future in Leadership

The leadership program at Charleston Southern University is for any student who wants to learn how to effectively lead and manage people in any environment. Excellent leaders communicate, inspire, empower, collaborate, and motivate their people. This program will show you how to become the kind of leader you would willingly follow. As a Christian university, CSU is committed to providing students with a faith-based community, so that they might learn in a safe, productive environment. Our focus on servant leadership is certain to provide the student with the building blocks of a successful career.

Examine and tackle real-life projects in the classroom, learn from faculty with experiential knowledge and gain internship experience — all which will prepare you to graduate well-equipped to be a world changer in corporations, nonprofit organizations and government. See what to courses to expect in your Bachelor of Science in Leadership (Online) or Bachelor of Arts in Leadership (Hybrid program for Residential Students). 

The Leadership degree is a joint effort of the Strack Center – Student Leadership University and the Hans A. Nielsen College of Business. 

The Nielsen College of Business leadership team and faculty continuously strive to fulfill the university’s vision of learning, leading and serving by integrating time-proven Christian principles with current business theory and practice. Each course allows you to apply what you’re learning immediately, including foundation courses that guide you through a life plan.

Charleston Southern University’s accreditation can be found here.

CSU has specialized accreditation for its Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Business Administration degrees through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE).