Nonprofit Administration, MA

30-36 credit hours

The Master of Arts in nonprofit administration is offered online.

The graduate degree in nonprofit administration is designed to prepare students for leadership positions in youth and community service and nonprofit management fields. In recent years, the demands on nonprofit organizations have created a need for managers and leaders with very specialized training and education. Nonprofit agencies, whether in the public, tax-supported domain or in the private volunteer sector, require skilled and knowledgeable managers at all levels. The graduate program in nonprofit administration provides education in those areas of competency deemed necessary for effective agency leadership and fosters the career advancement of those already in the field. In addition to the core curriculum requirements, students will have the opportunity to develop an area of emphasis by supervised selection of elective course work, a directed internship, and capstone project.

Requirements

Foundation Coursework

0-6 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

Foundational courses may be required for students who have not had sufficient academic coursework in English composition from a regionally accredited institution. Students must have received a grade of B or better in order to waive this requirement. Alternatively, students wishing to waive the English composition requirement may attempt to do so by achieving a score of 70 percent or better on a diagnostic exam prior to the start of the business program. To schedule an appointment to take this exam, contact the Plaster College of Business & Entrepreneurship. The Academic and Professional Writing for Business Students I and II may be required for any international student whose first language is not English dependent on the results of their academic writing placement exam taken prior to the start of the business program. The writing prerequisite course(s) must be taken during the student’s first term of the program.

EPB 50101Academic & Professional Writing for Business Students I

3

EPB 50102Academic & Professional Writing for Business Students II

3

Major Coursework

24 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

NPA 50010Fundraising and Revenue Generation

3

NPA 53500Strategic Governance and Volunteer Management

3

NPA 56010Leadership Trends and Issues in Nonprofit Organizations

3

NPA 56510Starting and Managing a Nonprofit Organization

3

NPA 57110Grantwriting and Proposal Preparation

3

NPA 58000Nonprofit Budgeting and Financial Management

3

NPA 58100Strategic Planning & Performance Measurement for Nonprofit Management

3

NPA 58800Nonprofit Organization Capstone Project

3

Notes: (1) NPA 58800 must be taken in the final semester of the program.

Elective Coursework

6 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

HRM 56510Strategic Human Resource Management

3

MGMT 56035Organizational Behavior

3

MPA 52000Public Administration: Principles, Applications and Ethics

3

MPA 52500Government Institutions: Performance and Accountability

3

MPA 53000Program-Implementation and Evaluation

3

MPA 53500Policy Design and Analysis

3

MPA 53700Data Collection and Evaluation

3

MPA 54000Governmental Budgeting

3

MPA 55000Economic Analysis for Policy Makers

3

MPA 56000Public Finance and Taxation

3

MPA 57000Business-Government Environment

3

NPA 50200Advanced Fundraising Techniques

3

NPA 57600Nonprofit Leadership Institute and Conference

2

NPA 58500Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations

3

NPA 58700Nonprofit Administration Internship

1-3

NPA 59000-59999Special Topics in Nonprofit Administration

1-3