Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit/NGO Leadership

This graduate certificate is an interdisciplinary, collaborative effort between the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) programs.

Graduates will be prepared to organize, create, and manage organizations, or programs and projects, working to inspire and lead social change for the common good.

The certificate is 15 semester hours, which is typically five 3-credit hour courses; these are selected in consultation with the certificate advisor to meet each student’s interests or specific needs, and to form a cohesive package that equips leaders to effectively manage and lead nonprofit and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

*Students should plan their curriculum with at least three MBA courses and at least one PAX course:

Required courses:

  • OLS 510: Leadership and Management for the Common Good
  • PAX 564: Developing Healthy Organizations or OLS 530 Organizational Behavior
  • MBA 660: Stewardship, Innovation, and Social Entrepreneurship

Elective courses* (select two):

  • OLS 520: Comparative Perspectives on Business and Society
  • MBA 555: Legal Aspects of Human Resources
  • OLS 610: Strategic Marketing Management
  • MBA 665: Project Management and Grantwriting
  • MBA 650: Sustainable Organizations for the Common Good (open only to CJP masters students)
  • PAX 533: Analysis: Understanding Conflict
  • PAX 600: Three Dimensional Negotiation
  • PAX 601: Mediation and Negotiation
  • PAX 610: Facilitation: Process Design & Skills for Dialogue, Deliberation and Decision Making
  • PAX 624: Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
  • PAX 654: Conflict Coaching

*Other graduate courses may be proposed to the certificate advisor for consideration.

Unique features of the certificate program:

  • Allows working professionals to earn this certificate while continuing to work
  • Complement an existing graduate degree, or build on an undergraduate degree
  • Obtain this certificate as part of the 45-credit hour MA in Conflict Transformation
  • Gain skills in managing people and finances and leading healthy organizations
  • The certificate is issued by the MBA program and presented at commencement

Apply online: www.emu.edu/mba

Contact the MBA Program for more information:
mba@emu.edu
(540) 432-4150
(866) 574-0023

www.emu.edu/mba/nonprofit-certificate