Master of Arts in Community Leadership
and Certificate in Community Leadership

Are you looking to move into leadership roles in your organization? Would you like to reach out more effectively to communities? Would you like to understand how to impact governmental decisions?

Then the Master of Arts in Community Leadership degree and certificate program may be just what you are looking for. This program prepares graduates in three key areas:

Management and leadership
Community organizing and advocacy
Communications
 

This program prepares you for a leadership role in settings such as:

          • Non-profit organizations
          • Advocacy groups
          • Community organizing and outreach
          • Government public affairs and ethnic affairs programs
          • Corporate foundations and philanthropy
          • Social service agencies
          • Public education, public health
          • Environmental organizations
          • Economic development
          • Arts organizations
          • Religious communities
          • Elected offices and community planning

Democracy is strongest when informed citizens participate actively in decision-making in their communities. The MACL program helps you strengthen and develop skills to be even more effective in your work to help people meet their basic needs, to inform citizens on issues, and to involve people in decision-making through advocacy and organizing. The MACL degree and certificate programs will prepare you for leadership positions in a variety of community organizations that work to strengthen communities and democratic processes. 

 We would like to thank American Express Philanthropy for its generous support of this program.

Why Westminster's Community Leadership degree?

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