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Master of Science in Management: Nonprofit and Association Management

Nonprofit and Association Management Specialization Description

The Nonprofit and Association Management specialization is designed for current and potential managers of organizations in the independent sector, including associations, development organizations, foundations, and political organizations.

A thorough understanding of the sector is provided with a special emphasis on:

  • Civil society
  • Nonprofit organizations
  • Financial management
  • Revenue generation
  • Cost control issues
  • Legal foundations
  • Recruitment and management of volunteers
  • Approaches to promotion, marketing and fundraising

Contemporary concerns such as organizational quality, diversity, and ethics also are examined.

Career Path

The MSM program prepares graduates for a number of entry-, mid-, and high- level positions, as determined by a student’s work experience.

Depending on a student’s background and an employer’s criteria, graduates of the Nonprofit and Association Management specialization may qualify for these positions:

  • Board Member or Director
  • Executive positions such as: Executive Director, Executive Vice President
  • CEO
  • Professional Staff such as: Policy Analyst, Government Liaison
  • Director of Marketing and Development
  • Program Director
  • Membership Director
  • Technical Expert
  • Social entrepreneur (those desiring to found their own nonprofits)
  • Volunteering (skills, knowledge, and services to nonprofits or association)

Requirements

Recommendations

Students who wish to improve their graduate writing skills may take COMM 600, Academic Writing for Graduate Students (3).

Core Required Courses

UCSP 611 Introduction to Graduate Library Research Skills (0), to be taken within the first 6 credits of study

  • MGMT 610 The Manager in a Technological Society (3)
  • MGMT 615 Intercultural Communication and Leadership (3)
  • MGMT 640 Financial Decision Making for Managers (3)
  • MGMT 650 Research Methods for Managers (3)

Capstone Course: MGMT 670 Strategic Management Capstone (3)

Clustered Course Option

MGMT 630 Organizational Theory and Behavior in a Global Environment (6) is a six-credit course. Students who receive credit for MGMT 630 may not receive credit for MGMT 610 or MGMT 615.

Core Rules

  1. Students must complete 24 credits, including other core requirements, before enrolling in MGMT 670.
  2. MGMT 640 and MGMT 650 should not be completed simultaneously.
  3. MGMT 640 is prerequisite to FIN 610 in the Financial Management specialization.

Nonprofit and Association Management (NPMN) Specialization Required Courses

  • NPMN 600 Nonprofit and Association Organizations and Issues (3)
  • NPMN 610 Nonprofit and Association Law and Governance (3)
  • NPMN 620 Nonprofit and Association Financial Management (3)
  • NPMN 640 Marketing, Development, and Public Relations in Nonprofit Organizations and Associations (3)
  • NPMN 650 Fundamentals of Association Management (3)
  • NPMN 655 Outcome and Process Evaluation Management (3)
  • NPMN 660 Strategic Management in Nonprofit Organizations and Associations (3)

Specialization Rules

NPMN 600 must be taken as the first specialization course.

Note: Some course names and numbers were updated beginning with the fall 2007 semester. If you began the program prior to fall 2007 and have chosen to follow your original, pre-fall 2007 requirements, you should use the pre-fall 2007 Study Plan for this degree.