Master of Arts in Arts & Nonprofit Leadership/MBA Curriculum

The joint degree of Master of Arts in Arts & Nonprofit Leadership/MBA serves our students who are interested in combining creative passions alongside business acumen.

This refined curriculum - and partnership between the Meadows School of the Arts and the Cox School of Business - serves the student who aims to step into Non-profit or the Arts with the education to lift others and organizations beyond the imagined scope.

Year 1

Year 1 - Fall Term - 24 Credit Hours

Module A Courses

  • AMAE 6201 - Foundations of Arts and Nonprofit Leadership
  • ACCT 6201 - Financial Accounting I
  • BUSE 6202 - Managerial Economics
  • FINA 6201 - Managerial Finance
  • MAST 6478 - Data Analytics
  • MNGT 6020 - First-Year Foundations
  • MNGT 6001 - Managing Your Career
  • MNO 6201 - Organizational Behavior

Module B Courses

  • AMAE 6205 - Nonprofit and Financial Management and Accountability
  • ACCT 6202 - Financial Accounting II or ACCT 6205 - Managerial Accounting
  • ITOM 6202 - Management Decision Analysis
  • MAST 6478 - Data Analytics (continued)
  • MKTG 6201 - Marketing Management
  • MNGT 6020 - First-Year Foundations (continued)
  • MNGT 6001 - Managing Your Career (continued)
  • MNGT 6203 - Business Communications

Note:

  • Students select the second accounting course based on their interest and anticipated concentration: either ACCT 6202 - Financial Accounting II or ACCT 6205 - Strategic Cost Analysis.
  • MNGT 6020 - First-Year Foundations is a requirement of the M.A./M.B.A. program. The successful completion of this degree requirement earns a grade of P (pass). Students participate in various required activities to enhance professional development.

Year 1 - Spring Term - 18-24 Credit Hours

AMAE 6051 - Practicum (10 hours per week over BOTH Modules A and B)

Module A Courses

  • AMAE 6224 - Resource Development for Nonprofit Leaders
  • ITOM 6203 - Operations Management
  • STRA 6201 - Strategic Management
  • MNGT 6230 - The Unbridled Venture Project
  • Elective - one or two courses (2-4 credit hours)

Module B Courses

  • AMAE 6222 - Earned Revenue and Program Development
  • BUSE 6203 - Macroeconomics or FINA 6222 - Financial Markets and Monetary Policy
  • MNGT 6210 - Global Leadership Program
  • MNO 6202 - Leading Teams and Organizations
  • Elective - one or two courses (2-4 credit hours)

Notes: 

  • Students concentrating in Finance should enroll in FINA 6222 - Financial Markets and Monetary Policy instead of BUSE 6203 - Macroeconomics.

Year 1 - Summer Term - 3 Credit Hours

  • AMAE 6204 Arts Administration Internship
  • AMAE 6104 Leadership Intensive 

Year 2

Year 2 - Fall Term - 18 Credit Hours

International Study - Optional
Courses at Bocconi University in Milan, Italy -- student can opt to study abroad or not

  • Arts and nonprofit leadership electives at Meadows: four courses (12 credit hours)
  • Business electives at Cox: 2 courses (4 credit hours)

Year 2 - Spring Term - 18-20 Credit Hours

AMAE 6054 - Practicum (10 hours per week over BOTH Modules A and B)

Module A Course

  • AMAE 6203 - Strategic Internal and External Communication 

Module B Course

  • AMAE 6202 - Nonprofit Strategic Planning and Change Management
  • MKTG 6233 - Nonprofit Marketing Strategy (offered every other year)

Module A and B Courses

  • Business electives: seven or eight courses (14-16 credit hours)

Cox Credit Hours Summary for M.A./Full-Time M.B.A. Program

  • 34 credit hours of required Cox courses
  • 18 credit hours of elective Cox courses

52 credit hours total from Cox toward M.A./M.B.A. degree

Note: For the 18 credit hours of elective courses, students complete one concentration. Each concentration requires 12–16 specific credit hours.

Credit Hours Summary by School

Year Meadows School of the Arts Cox School of Business
 1  11 34
 2 16 18
 Total 27 52