Master of Arts Degree in Nonprofit Organizations (MNPO)
The Master of Arts Degree in Nonprofit Organizations
The Master of Arts in Nonprofit Organizations is an advanced professional degree for those desiring careers as leaders of nonprofit organizations. The curriculum for this program includes core courses in key aspects of this field, supplemented by supervised internships and electives for specialization.
The primary objective of the Master of Arts in Nonprofit Organizations is to educate graduate students for careers in the nonprofit sector. To this end, the curriculum provides- Essential background knowledge of the scope, dynamics, and distinctiveness of the nonprofit sector.
- Key skills in the administration and leadership of nonprofit organizations, such as working effectively with staff and volunteers, fund raising, program evaluation, and ethical judgment.
- Practice and application in actual nonprofit organizations through internship opportunities.
Graduate students in the UGA Master of Arts program in Nonprofit Organizations will be expected to develop and demonstrate their mastery of content and skills through a variety of core courses, internships, electives, and supervised research projects. Monitoring progress will draw upon course performance, individual self-assessments, the views and reactions of others (students, faculty, professionals), and coded assessment instruments and exercises. The curriculum is designed to be completed over three semesters and one summer. This allows sufficient time to educate generalists in nonprofit organizations and at the same time permit some degree of further specialization (for example, in human resources management or financial management). Part-time students are welcome. The scope of the curriculum and the areas of emphasis reflect our discussions with faculty and managers of nonprofit organizations as well as comparative analyses of other leading universities' programs in this field. Some courses are offered at the Gwinnett campus, though most are in Athens. For information about the Gwinnett campus, click here. For information about applying to the UGA Graduate School, click here
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PROGRAM OF STUDY FOR THE MA IN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
REQUIRED COURSES
The specific structure and content of the curriculum include three major components:
1. Five core courses (3 hours each = 15 semester hours. You are required to take the following three courses:
MNPO 7123 – Theory and Management of Nonprofit Organizations
MNPO 7106 – Program Evaluation
MNPO 7060 – Fundraising
The two remaining courses may be chosen from the Core Courses listing (see below) .
2. Two semesters of an internship, including an independent research project, 3 hrs. each = 6 semester hours (MNPO 7055)OR
One semester of an internship, including an independent research project = 6 hrs. This option requires prior approval by the program director.
3. Four related elective courses for specialization (3 hrs. each = 12 hours)
TOTAL NUMBER OF HOURS REQUIRED FOR THE DEGREE = 33
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CORE COURSES
Two (2) of the following core courses are required for your program of study. In addition, you may choose from this list of core courses for your electives.
MNPO 6023 - Nonprofit Human Resources
MNPO 6162 - Ethical Issues in Professional Practice
MNPO 7153 - Community Assessment and Empowerment
MNPO 7377 - Managing Volunteers
MNPO 7423 - Innovation and Change
in Nonprofit Organizations
MNPO (# TBA) - Grant Writing for
Nonprofit Organizations
ALDR 7200 - Leadership
ALDR 7350 - Group, Team, and
Organizational Development
EADU 8190 - Human Resources
Development
EADU 8200 - Theory
and Practice of Educational Change
JURI 7920 - Taxation of Exempt Organizations
POLS 6490 - Administrative Law
WFED 7110 - Strategic Human
Resource & Organization Development
