Social Sector Management

Master of Business Administration (Online)

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Prepare yourself for a career leading cross-cultural social service teams

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

    Meet the Program Chair

    Clinton Parker, III., PhD
    cparker@pillar.edu
    Dean of the School of Humanities and Culture
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