The Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership and Philanthropy is collaboratively administered by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship.
The Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership & Philanthropy meets the needs of students who have a desire to prepare for a career in a nonprofit role and/or who may impact the nonprofit sector through volunteering on a board, committee, or project.
Online Curriculum
To earn the ONLINE Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership and Philanthropy, students must successfully complete 21 semester hours (s.h.) and maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA in all course work.
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COURSES:
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Course Number Course Name and Credits Frequently Offered Online
Offered on Campus
Foundation courses (9 SEMESTER HOURS): All of these: JMC:3710 / MUSM:3710 Funding Fundamentals (3 s.h.) X
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Nonprofit Organizational Effectiveness I (3 s.h.) X
MGMT:4600 / MUSM:4600 Nonprofit Ethics and Governance (3 s.h.) X
At least one of these: JMC:2001 Emploring Nonprofits: Communities, Communication, and Changemakers (3 s.h.) X
JMC:3720 / MUSM:3720 Nonprofit Communication ( Prerequisite JMC:3710) (3 s.h.) X
MGMT:3600 / NURS:3600 / RELS:3701 / SSW:3600 Nonprofit Organizational Effectiveness II (3 s.h.) X
Nonprofit Internship: Students must complete at least 9 s.h. from the Foundation Courses list above before taking the nonprofit internship course. JMC:3700 Nonprofit Internship (3 s.h.) X
Focused Electives: Students select elective coursework to total at least 21 s.h. for the certificate. ACCT:2100 Introduction to Financial Accounting CCCC:2220 Foundations of Critical Cultural Competence COMM:2819 Organizational Leadership (3 s.h.) X
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CPH:3700 Methods for Program Implementation and Evaluation EALL:4130 / MUSM:4150 Introduction to Grant Writing (3 s.h.) X
ENTR:2000 Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ENTR:1350 must be taken as co-requisite or prerequisite) (3 s.h.) X
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ENTR:3500 Social Entrepreneurship (3 s.h.) X
EVNT:2200 Foundations of Event Management (3 s.h.) X
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EVNT:3260 Event Management Workshop (3 s.h.) X
GHS:2000 / ANTH:2103 Introduction to Global Health Studies (3 s.h.) X
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INTD:3500 / CLAS:3500 Fundamentals of Project Management Leadership 3 IS:2009 World Travel: Cross-Cultural Skills for International Business, Education, and Service 3 IS:3012 Service Learning in International Studies IS:3910 / HRTS:3910 Approaches to Advocacy: From Theory to Practice JMC:2001 Exploring Nonprofits: Communities, Communication, and Changemakers (if not taken as a foundation course) X
JMC:2500 Community Media JMC:3123 Advocacy Communication JMC:3142 / IS:3142 Media and Social Change X
JMC:3530 Social Media Marketing X
JMC:3700 Nonprofit Internship (if not taken as a foundation course) JMC:3720 / MUSM:3720 Nonprofit Communications (if not taken as a foundation course) (3 s.h.) X
MGMT:3600 / NURS:3600 / RELS:3701 / SSW:3600 Nonprofit Organizational Effectiveness II (if not taken as a foundation course) (3 s.h.) X
MUSM:2001 / ANTH:2010 Introduction to Museum Studies (3 s.h.) X
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SSW:2700 / PSQF:2700 Introduction to Understanding Trauma and Resilience THTR:3510 / INTD:3510 Introduction to Arts Management (3 s.h.) X
WRIT:2100 Writing and Community Outreach (3 s.h.) X
How to add the certificate to your program of study
Students may add a certificate program to their plan of study at any time. Declaring a certificate will allow you to request a degree audit for the certificate requirements in MyUI. There is no penalty to remove a certificate from a plan of study and one may be removed at any time.
Current BAS/BLS students can add a certificate program to their plan of study at any time by sending an email to their assigned academic advisor asking to formally declare the certificate. Once added, a separate degree audit will be produced.
How to remove the certificate from your program of study
Current BAS/BLS students can email their assigned academic advisor to ask to remove the certificate from their plan of study. There is no penalty to remove a certificate program from a plan of study and one may be removed at any time.