Nov 21, 2024  
University Catalog 2024-2025 
    
University Catalog 2024-2025

Nonprofit Management, MA


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MA in Nonprofit Management
Location:
 AU Online
Credits for Degree: 33 semester credits
Standard Mode of Instruction: Distance
Standard time to completion: 22 months

Program Overview

The mission of the Master of Arts in Nonprofit Management (MANM) program is to prepare individuals for exemplary professional leadership in nonprofit organizations through a curriculum informed by best practice standards in the discipline. In pursuit of this mission, MANM students gain the skills and knowledge necessary to attain the following abilities: 

  1. Develop and manage programs to advance an organization’s mission, 
  2. Design and execute effective development strategies for enhanced organizational sustainability, 
  3. Manage an organization’s operations and infrastructure for optimal effectiveness,
  4. Ground management practice in an understanding of the theories that interpret the history of the nonprofit sector,
  5. Define and develop the leadership qualities necessary for exemplary management and governance.

The structure of the program consists of two main components:

  • A core curriculum of eight courses which focuses on the major functions involved in nonprofit leadership.
  • Three elective courses which allow the student to pursue special interests.

Current Tuition and Fees

University Tuition and Fees  

 

A sample sequence is illustrated in the table below.

Sample MANM Program Course Sequence


Year 1, Fall

Courses Year 2, Fall Courses
A Democracy, Capitalism, and the Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector A Organizational Leadership & Governance
B Program Planning & Evaluation B Leading High Performance Teams
Year 1, Spring Courses Year 2, Spring Courses
A Marketing & Communications Strategy A Elective
B Development & Fundraising B Elective
Year 1, Summer Courses Year 2, Summer Courses
A Financial Analysis for Nonprofits A Elective
B Human Resources Management B  

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