Nonprofit Leadership, Global Cultures, and Social Enterprise (Master's) at Michigan State University

Programme overview

The Master of Arts in Nonprofit Leadership, Global Cultures, and Social Enterprise is a transdisciplinary, online-only degree administered by the Department of Religious Studies. Students build expertise in national and international nonprofit, NGO and philanthropic sectors in the context of global cultural knowledge, with emphasis on leadership, ethics and social entrepreneurship.

Faculty: College of Arts and Letters | Department: Department of Religious Studies | Duration: At least 30 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: East Lansing, MI, United States

What you will study

Students complete at least 26 credits across cultural knowledge (e.g. REL 818 Global Religions, NGOs, and Social Change), skills and competencies (e.g. GNL 821 Values and Ethics in Applied Leadership, GNL 823 Social Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Religion) and structural knowledge (e.g. GNL 828 Nonprofit Governance, GNL 830 Nonprofit and NGO Marketing and Fundraising, GNL 831 Grant-writing for Nonprofits). Plan A includes a 4-credit master's thesis; Plan B adds 4 credits of coursework and a final oral examination or evaluation.

Career pathways

Leadership in nonprofit, non-governmental and philanthropic organizations.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Four-year bachelor's degree from a regionally or nationally accredited institution; cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 in the last two years of undergraduate study; admissions portfolio with personal statement, academic statement, resume/CV, three letters of recommendation and official transcripts; international applicants need a minimum TOEFL score of 90. Applicants with deficiencies may be admitted provisionally.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applicants can start in fall (late August), spring (January) or summer (May) in the MPH programme; intake terms for other graduate programmes are set by each department or program.

The graduate application fee is $75 for domestic and international applicants, with one fee per application; applicants may submit up to two applications to different graduate majors per semester. Applications are reviewed by the department or program, which sets its own deadlines.

MPH application deadlines (SOPHAS completion): fall May 18, spring October 18, summer February 15; MSU supplemental application: fall June 1, spring November 1, summer March 1.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.msu.edu/apply/graduate-students

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