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Non-Profit Leadership Major

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The Non-Profit Leadership major is an interdisciplinary area of study focused on providing a comprehensive educational background to prepare graduates for the variety of opportunities and demands in the nonprofit field. Nonprofits serve a multitude of societal needs, and the degree will provide a robust academic foundation for the financial, programmatic, outreach, and development demands of working in the field.

The Non-Profit Leadership major requires 45 credit hours of coursework.

Required Courses (24 hrs.)

  • NPFT 201 Understanding the Nonprofit Sector (3 hrs.)
  • COMM 285 Communication and Ethics (3 hrs.)
  • ACCT 209 Principles of Accounting (3 hrs.)
  • NPFT 301 Nonprofit Funding, Development & Grant Writing (3 hrs.)
  • MGMT 300 Principles of Management (3 hrs.)
  • COMM 397 Internship (3 hrs.)
  • COMM 443 Communication and Civic Engagement (3 hrs.)
  • COMM 493 Senior Seminar (3 hrs.)

Required Track- Choose One (1) (6-10 hrs.)

Finance/Management Track (6-7 hrs.)

  • BADM 105 Introduction to Excel (1 hr.)
  • ACCT 210 Accounting for Management (3 hrs.)

Choose One (1):

OR

  • FINC 310 Risk Management and Insurance (3 hrs.)

Communication Track (6 hrs.)

  • COMM 435 Organizational Crisis and Change (3 hrs.)
  • MKTG 337 Marketing (3 hrs.)

Development Track (9 hrs.)

  • NPFT 351 Donor Motivations & Engagement (3 hrs.)
  • COMM 211 Presentational Speaking (3 hrs.)
  • COMM 351 Principles of Persuasion & Influence (3 hrs.)

General Track (10 hrs.)

  • BADM 105 Introduction to Excel (1 hr.)
  • ACCT 210 Accounting for Management (3 hrs.)
  • MKTG 337 Marketing (3 hrs.)
  • NPFT 351 Donor Motivations & Engagement (3 hrs.)

Electives (15 hrs.)

Choose at least five (5) courses:

  • BSCI 200 Research Methods in Behavioral Science (3 hrs.)
  • CISQ 263 Introduction to Data Analytics (3 hrs.)
  • COMM 211 Presentational Speaking (3 hrs.)
  • COMM 216 Multi-Media Storytelling (3 hrs.)
  • COMM 332 Intercultural Communication (3 hrs.)
  • COMM 351 Principles of Persuasion & Influence (3 hrs.)
  • COMM 413 Campaigns (3 hrs.)
  • COMM 435 Organizational Crisis and Change (3 hrs.)
  • MGMT 330 Leading People in Organizations (3 hrs.)
  • MGMT 340 Project Management (3 hrs.)
  • PLSC 340 Civic Leadership in Political Action (3 hrs.)
  • PSYC 101 Introduction to Psychology (3 hrs.)
  • SOCI 302 Poverty and Inequality (3 hrs.)
  • SOCI 316 Race and Ethnic Relations (3 hrs.)