Graduate Certificate

Nonprofit Leadership, Global Cultures, and Social Enterprise - Graduate Certificate

Program:
Nonprofit Leadership, Global Cultures, and Social Enterprise - Graduate Certificate
Plan Code:
NLGCS_GRC2
Program Level:
Graduate Certification
Award Type:
Graduate Certificate Program
College:
College of Arts and Letters
Department:
Religious Studies


Excerpt from the official Academic Programs Catalog:

Listed below are the approved requirements for the program from the official Academic Programs Catalog.
Students must consult their advisors to learn which specific requirements apply to their degree programs.


College of Arts and Letters

Department of Religious Studies

Graduate Study
Nonprofit Leadership, Global Cultures, and Social Enterprise - Graduate Certificate

The Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership, Global Cultures, and Social Enterprise is a transdisciplinary graduate certificate administered by the Department of Religious Studies in the College of Arts and Letters. Students will develop expertise in the national and international nonprofit, NGO, or philanthropic sectors in the context of global cultural knowledge, with an emphasis on leadership, ethics, values, and human and ecological flourishing in civil society, particularly in a religious context. There are four areas of primary focus: (1) nonprofit organizations and leadership; (2) global cultural and religious knowledge, ethics and values; (3) individual and cultural renewal and flourishing; and (4) social entrepreneurship. Practical application and social engagement is emphasized.
 
Admission
 
Students will be admitted for fall semester and on an ongoing basis. A student will be able to complete the program in four to five semesters. Students must:
  1. have an undergraduate degree from or be a current advanced undergraduate student at a recognized institution; and
  2. have demonstrated familiarity with and work experience in the non-profit sector.
In addition to meeting the requirements of the university and the College of Arts and Letters, students must meet the requirements specified below. The graduate certificate is available only online.
 
Requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership, Global Cultures, and Social Enterprise

Students must complete 10 credits from the following:
1. The following course (2 credits):
REL 817 Religion, Cultural Knowledge, and Nonprofits 2
2. Complete four courses from the following (8 credits):
GNL  821 Values and Ethics in Applied Leadership  2
GNL  822 Cross Cultural Dialogue and Collaboration 2
GNL  823 Social Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Religion  2
GNL  824 Social Entrepreneurship and Religion: Case Studies  2
GNL  825 Creativity in Organizations  2
GNL  826 Flourishing Under Stress  2
GNL  827 Nonprofit Institutions and Civil Society in a Global Context  2
GNL  828 Nonprofit Governance  2
GNL  829 Nonprofits and the Legal Environment  2
GNL  830 Nonprofit and NGO Marketing and Fundraising  2
GNL  831 Grant-writing for Nonprofits 2
REL  818 Global Religions, NGOs, and Social Change  2
REL  819 Religious Organizations and Civil Society in Asia  2
REL  820 Secularisms, Publics, and Religions in Asia  2