Take the Reins and Lead Humanitarian, Faith-Based, or Community Organizations with an MBA Degree in Social Sector Management.
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Social Sector Management provides students with the tools to lead and manage a broad range of organizations addressing unique 21st-century societal problems. This innovative 39-credit, fully-online program helps fill the need for personnel with the unique skill-set to serve organizations involved with social entrepreneurship, international humanitarian relief, church leadership, chaplains, multicultural work, environmental, healthcare, faith-based, emergency, and disaster relief. The MBA in Social Sector Management uniquely integrates an interdisciplinary specialization with components in management, humanitarian relief, trauma counseling, psychology, and organizational leadership.
Core Curriculum Courses
- ACCTW560 Managerial Accounting for Nonprofits
- BUSMW505 Professional Assessment & Seminar I
- BUSMW520 Managing Human Service Agencies
- BUSMW540 Social Entrepreneurship  (Cross Listed for MINL)
- BUSMW560 Global Business and Management Operations
- BUSMW605 Professional Assessment & Seminar II
- BUSMW670 Integrated Project-Based Capstone III
- CHHSW511 Special Topics in the Church and Social Justice
- IBUSW601 Intercultural and Social Competence
- MGMTW541 Human Resource Strategy and Organizational Structure
- MGMTW545 Online Technology and Management
- MGMTW560 Ethics for Social Services
- MGMTW620 Strategic and Tactical Planning in the Social Sector
Program and Enrollment Information
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Social Sector Management program is designed as a 14-month program for the full-time student and up to two years for a part-time student. It’s formatted for accelerated learning, including an intercultural assessment, and customized training for social engagement. The entire program will be delivered fully online, through 8-week course modules. Students move through the program within a cohort learning community, taught by seasoned faculty with on-the-ground social sector industry experience. To help ensure that graduates of the program will advance to the next level in their professional careers, the program leverages an immersion-based project learning format.
The MBA in Social Sector Management Program is designed to prepare graduates for careers in a variety of settings including, but not limited to:
- Hospitality Management
- Humanitarian-Aid
- Resettlement Services
- Community and Economic Development
- Human Resource Management
- Workforce Development
- Healthcare
- Varying positions in For-Profit and Not-for-Profit Social Sector Entities
- Competitive Non-Profit
- Agency and Business Arenas
- Rescue Missions
- Service Corps
- Faith-Based Charities
- Mission Agencies
- National and International Emergency Management Agencies
