Master of Arts
Candidates for the Masters degree are required to successfully complete the 36-hour program as described below and in the terms defined by the Graduate Studies Office of John Carroll University. All courses listed here are three-credit courses.

Required Courses All courses listed and their prerequisites must be taken. (24 hours)

       AC 572 Accounting for Nonprofit Organizations
       EC 501 Economics for Nonprofit Managers
       MN 550 Leadership & Managerial Skills*
       MN 591 Ethics and Business Environmental Issues: Section on Nonprofits
       NP 501 Overview of Nonprofit Administration
       NP 520 Advocacy for Nonprofit Organizations
       NP 530 Professional Communications for Nonprofit Administrators
       NP 595 Integrative Capstone Project

Elective Courses Students select four courses from the following nine.  (12 Hours)
               
       MK 521 Principles of Marketing
       MN 588 Strategic Human Resource Management* or
       MN 589 Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management
       NP 510 Internship in Nonprofit Administration†
       NP 540 Grant Writing and Fund Raising for Nonprofits
       NP 550 Policy Analysis for Nonprofits
       NP 555 Cultural Diversity Training
       NP 560 Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis for Nonprofit Administrators
       NP 570 Organizational Assessment, Evaluation and Design††

Required Capstone Project - A one-semester case study in a field setting requiring student participants to identify, analyze and address an issue, problem or objective in a client nonprofit organization.  Students will utilize a team approach and present their findings and recommendations to both the client and a review board of faculty.
                 
Certificate Program
Candidates for the Certificate (CNM) are required to take NP 501 (Overview of Nonprofit Administration) and NP 595 (Integrative Capstone Project) and choose electives from the following nonprofit courses:  AC 572, EC 501, MN 550, MN 591, NP 501, NP 520, NP 530, MK 521, MN 588, NP 510, NP 540, NP 550, NP 555, NP 570.  To be eligible to enter the certificate program, students must have earned an MBA or equivalent and have at least three years of management or nonprofit work experience.

*    Prerequisite:  one undergraduate course in organizational behavior, organizational psychology, or social psychology.
†    Not required, but strongly encouraged for students with little experience working in nonprofit organizations.
††  Prerequisite:  previous coursework in research methodology, including computer applications and statistical data analysis.

Faculty

Nonprofit Advisory Board

Admission Requirements

Course Programs

Sample Course Plan

Course Descriptions

Download the Graduate Bulletin Version of NPA