Nonprofit Management Education

Murray State University

105A Carr Health Building
Murray, KY  42071
Region: South

Contact Information

Peter C. Weber, Ph.D.
Director of Nonprofit Leadership Studies
murraystate.edu/nls
pweber@murraystate.edu

Graduate Program

Graduate courses offered Yes
Graduate course titles
  • NLS 600 The Nonprofit Sector and Civil Society
  • NLS 601 Seminar on Nonprofit Organizations
  • NLS 602 Financial Resource Management and Development for Nonprofit Organizations
  • NLS 625 Nonprofit Organization Development, Management, and Leadership
  • NLS 665 Policy, Legal Issues, and Advocacy for Social Change in Nonprofit Organizations
  • NLS 675 Social Entrepreneurship
  • NLS 685 Seminar on Leadership Development
Part of certificate program Yes
Certificate name(s)
  • Certificate: Nonprofit Leadership Studies
Offers 3+ graduate courses in NPO management Yes
Graduate concentration offered Yes
Year concentration established
Concentration name(s)
  • Nonprofit Leadership
Program/department name
  • Department of Community Leadership and Human Services
School/college
  • Other
School/college
  • College of Education and Human Services
Degree name
  • Master of Science in Nonprofit Leadership Studies
Doctoral degree name
Services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Internships
  • Practicums
  • Consultant Services
  • Workshops
Mechanisms used to inform nonprofit practitioners of this program's developments
  • Workshops
  • Technical Assistance

Undergraduate Program

Undergraduate courses offered Yes
Undergraduate course titles
  • NLS 100T Transitions
  • NLS 290 Introduction to the Role of Service and the Nonprofit Secto
  • NLS 350 Program Development in Nonprofit Organizations
  • NLS 351 Leadership and Support Systems in Nonprofit Organizations
  • NLS 352 Volunteerism and Volunteer Development
  • NLS 400 Nonprofit Leadership Internship
  • NLS 450 Senior Seminar
  • NLS 465 Legal Issues within Nonprofit Leadership
  • NLS 475 Social Entrepreneurship
  • NLS 480 Special Problems in Nonprofit Organizations
  • NLS 485 Seminar on Leadership Development
  • NLS 502 Financial Resource Management and Development
Part of certificate program Yes
Offers 3+ undergraduate courses in NPO management Yes
Undergraduate concentration offered No
Program/department name
  • Department of Community Leadership and Human Services
School/college
  • Other
School/college
  • College of Education and Human Services
Degree name
  • Bachelor of Science
Services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Internships
  • Practicums
  • Consultant Services
  • Workshops
  • Other
Mechanisms used to inform nonprofit practitioners of this program's developments
  • Workshops
  • Seminars
  • Technical Assistance

Joint Degree Program

Joint Program Offered No

Noncredit Program

Noncredit courses offered No

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Continuing Education Units offered No

Online Program

Online courses offered Yes
Online course titles
  • NLS 350 Program Development in Nonprofit Organizations
  • NLS 351 Leadership and Support Systems in Nonprofit Organizations
  • NLS 465 Legal Issues within Nonprofit Leadership
  • NLS 475 Social Entrepreneurship
  • NLS 600 The Nonprofit Sector and Civil Society
  • NLS 601 Seminar on Nonprofit Organizations
  • NLS 602 Financial Resource Management and Development for Nonprofit Organizations
  • NLS 625 Nonprofit Organization Development, Management, and Leadership
  • NLS 665 Policy, Legal Issues, and Advocacy for Social Change in Nonprofit Organizations
  • NLS 675 Social Entrepreneurship
Program URL
  • murraystate.edu/nls
Part of degree program Yes
Degree name
  • Bachelor of Science in Nonprofit Leadership Studies
  • Master of Science in Nonprofit Leadership Studies
Part of certificate program Yes
Certificate name(s)
  • Certificate: Nonprofit Leadership Studies
Last updated: 11 May 2022