Programmes
Many European universities and institutions offer programmes focused on different aspects of civil society. The courses offered range from entire Batchelors programmes to individual modules within MBA programmes. Click on a programme link to find out more.
You can also find a number of Non-European programmes as well as summer schools
If a programme or course is missing from the listing, please let us know.
The list is sorted by country by default but can re-ordered by clicking on any of the other column headings.
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| Programme | Institution | Country | Link | |||||||
| Management of Associations | Johannes Kepler University Linz | Austria | → | |||||||
| BA in Nonprofit, Social and Healthcare Mgmt | Management Centre Innsbruck | Austria | → | |||||||
| MA in Int. Health Care Mgmt | Management Centre Innsbruck | Austria | → | |||||||
| MA in Social Work, Social Policy & Mgmt | Management Centre Innsbruck | Austria | → | |||||||
| BA in Social Work | Management Centre Innsbruck | Austria | → | |||||||
| Third sector economics (social economy) and... | University of Liège | Belgium | → | |||||||
| Int. Masters in Comparative Social Policy Analysis | Various | Belg./ Lux. | → | |||||||
| Masters in Social Management | Varna Free University | Bulgaria | → | |||||||
| Nonprofit Marketing | Aalborg University | Danmark | → | |||||||
| MISP | University of Bologna | Italy | → | |||||||
| Management of Social Enterprises | University of Trento | Italy | → | |||||||
| Social companies’ management | University of Trento | Italy | → | |||||||
| Mgmt of Social Enterprises, NPOs and Coop | Bocconi | Italy | → | |||||||
| Master in Social Economy and Non Profit | Università di Milano Bicocca | Italy | → | |||||||
| Economics of Co-op. Co.'s & Non-profit Org.s | University of Bologna | Italy | → | |||||||
| Master in Fundraising | University of Bologna | Italy | → | |||||||
| Non Profit Management and Governance | Westfälische Wilhelms | Germany | → | |||||||
| Master of Nonprofit Mgmt & Governance | Heidelberg University | Germany | → | |||||||
| International Management in Non-Profit-Org.s | Catholic Uni. of App. Sci. Freiburg | Germany | → | |||||||
| Mentoring im Sozial- und Gesundheitswesen | Diaconia-Uni. of App. Sci. Bielefeld | Germany | → | |||||||
| Masters in Social Management | Evangeliche Uni. of App. Sci. Freiburg | Germany | → | |||||||
| Bachelors in Social Economy | University of Erlangen-Nürnberg | Germany | → | |||||||
| Wirtschaftswissenschaften Sozialökon. Profil | University of Hohenheim | Germany | → | |||||||
| Nonprofit Management | Uni. of App. Sci. Harz in Wernigerode | Germany | → | |||||||
| Management of Social Corporations | Uni. of App. Sci. Landshut | Germany | → | |||||||
| Batchelors in Social Economy | University of Applied Sci. Kempten | Germany | → | |||||||
| Batchelors in Social Management | Uni. of App. Sci. Nordhausen | Germany | → | |||||||
| Masters in Management in Nonprofit-Organisations | Uni. of App. Sci. Osnabrück | Germany | → | |||||||
| Masters in Non profit Management and Governance | University of Muenster | Germany | → | |||||||
| Executive MBA in Nonprofit-Org.-Management | Universität Freiburg | Switzerland | → | |||||||
| Diplom-Lehrgang Verbands-/NPO-Management | Universität Freiburg | Switzerland | → | |||||||
| Sozio-kulturelle Code im sozial- & Nonprofit-Mgmt | Uni. of App. Sci. Nordwestschweiz | Switzerland | → | |||||||
| MAS Betriebswirtschaft für Nonprofit-Org. | Uni.of App. Sci. Nordwestschweiz | Switzerland | → | |||||||
| CAS Führen in Nonprofit-Organisationen | Uni. of App. Sci. Nordwestschweiz | Switzerland | → | |||||||
| Komplexität im Nonprofit-Management | Uni.of App. Sci. Nordwestschweiz | Switzerland | → | |||||||
| CAS Betriebswirtschaft in Nonprofit-Org. | Uni. of App. Sci. Zürich | Switzerland | → | |||||||
| CAS Leiten in Nonprofit-Organisationen | Uni. of App. Sci. Zürich | Switzerland | → | |||||||
| MAS Sozialmanagement | Uni. of App. Sciences Zürich | Switzerland | → | |||||||
| MSc Major in Public & Nonprofit Mgmt | Multiple | Switzerland | → | |||||||
| International Organizations MBA (IOMBA) | Université de Genève | Switzerland | → | |||||||
| Third Sector | Åbo Akademi | Finland | → | |||||||
| SIDA Projects and Programmes | SIDA Civil Society Center | Sweden | → | |||||||
| Social Economy and Social Enterprise | Södertorn University | Sweden | → | |||||||
| Globalverkstan | Göteborg University | Sweden | → | |||||||
| Master in Civil Sector Studies | Charles University | Czech Republic | → | |||||||
| BSc in Non-Profit Management | Budapest College of Mgmt | Hungary | → | |||||||
| Voluntary Sector Management | University of Cambridge | UK | → | |||||||
| Working With Voluntary Org's | University of Cambridge | UK | → | |||||||
| Cross-Sector Partnership | University of Cambridge | UK | → | |||||||
| MSt in Social Enterprise & Community Dev. | University of Cambridge | UK | → | |||||||
| Voluntary Sector Management | London City University | UK | → | |||||||
| Charity Accounting and Financial Mgmt | London City University | UK | → | |||||||
| Charity Marketing and Fundraising | London City University | UK | → | |||||||
| Grantmaking, Philanthropy and Social Investment | London City University | UK | → | |||||||
| Charity Accounting | London City University | UK | → | |||||||
| International Social Policy & Organised Civil Society | University of Kent | UK | → | |||||||
| Achievement in the Vol. Sector & Volunteering | Derby University | UK | → | |||||||
| Managing Vol. & Community Org's | University of Leicester | UK | → | |||||||
| Voluntary Sector and Volunteering | University of Derby | UK | → | |||||||
| Managing Community Practice | Durham University | UK | → | |||||||
| Charity Management | London South Bank University | UK | → | |||||||
| Charity Accounting and Financial Mgmt | London South Bank University | UK | → | |||||||
| Charity Marketing and Fundraising | London South Bank University | UK | → | |||||||
| Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Mgmt | London South Bank University | UK | → | |||||||
| Charity Finance and Accounting | London South Bank University | UK | → | |||||||
| Community Sector Management | London Metropolitan University | UK | → | |||||||
| Community Leadership | University of London | UK | → | |||||||
| Volunteering | University of London | UK | → | |||||||
| Introduction to NGOs | University of London | UK | → | |||||||
| Community Development and Public Policy | University of London | UK | → | |||||||
| Community Development and Civil Renewal | University of London | UK | → | |||||||
| MSc NGOs and Development | London School of Economics | UK | → | |||||||
| BA in Social and Community Development | University of Northampton | UK | → | |||||||
| Community Studies (Development and Youth Work) | Penwith College | UK | → | |||||||
| Management of Volunteers | Truro and Penwith College | UK | → | |||||||
| MA in Activism and Social Change | University of Leeds | UK | → | |||||||
| Voluntary Action Management | Roehampton University | UK | → | |||||||
| Charity Resource Management | Sheffield Hallam University | UK | → | |||||||
| Charity Management | St. Mary's University College | UK | → | |||||||
| NGOs and Sustainable Development | Staffordshire University | UK | → | |||||||
| MA in Community Practice | Staffordshire University | UK | → | |||||||
| Community Development | University of Sussex | UK | → | |||||||
| Community Youth Work | University of Ulster | UK | → | |||||||
| Community Development | University of Ulster | UK | → | |||||||
| Community Development | University of Warwick | UK | → | |||||||
| Community and Public Services | York College | UK | → | |||||||
| MA Social Enterprise Management | Liverpool John Moores University | UK | → | |||||||
| Applied Community and Social Studies | Liverpool John Moores University | UK | → | |||||||
| Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship MBA | University of Oxford | UK | → | |||||||
| Managing Voluntary & Community Org's | University of Leicester | UK | → | |||||||
| MBA Social Entrepreneurship | University of Wales Institute | UK | → | |||||||
| Voluntary Sector Studies | University of Wales Lampeter | UK | → | |||||||
| Community Development | University Centre Hastings | UK | → | |||||||
| Voluntary Sector Studies | University of East London | UK | → | |||||||
| BA Social Enterprise | University of East London | UK | → | |||||||
| MA Voluntary Sector Studies | University of East London | UK | → | |||||||
| MSC NGO and Development Management | University of East London | UK | → | |||||||
| MA Social Enterprise: Development and Mgmt | University of East London | UK | → | |||||||
| Public and Community Service | University of East London | UK | → | |||||||
| Voluntary Administration | London South Bank University | UK | → | |||||||
| Mgmt and Leadership in the Pub. & Third Sec's | Newman Uni. College Birmingham | UK | → | |||||||
| Youth and Community Work | Newman Uni. College Birmingham | UK | → | |||||||
| Mgn Org's in the Vol. & Community Sector | National College of Ireland | Ireland | → | |||||||
| Managing Nonprofit Organisations | Trinity College | Ireland | → | |||||||
| Centre for Nonprofit Mgmt Summer School | Trinity College | Ireland | → | |||||||
| MBS in Co-operative and Social Enterprise | University College Cork | Ireland | → | |||||||
| Diploma in Social Integration & Enterprise... | University College Cork | Ireland | → | |||||||
| Mgmt of Social Ecomomy and Charitable Org. | Rennes University 2 | France | → | |||||||
| Licence Prof. Economie sociale et solidaire | Université de Valenciennes... | France | → | |||||||
| Master Développement local et économie solidaire | Université de Valenciennes... | France | → | |||||||
| Chaire Économie sociale & solidaire | ESSCA | France | → | |||||||
| Diplôme de Gestionnaire d'org. à voc. soc. et cult. | Cnam | France | → | |||||||
| Social Entrepreneurship Programme | INSEAD | France | → | |||||||
| Master in International Organizations | Sciences PO Grenoble | France | → | |||||||
| Mgmt of Social Economy Org.s and Associations | Université de Bretagne Occidentale | France | → | |||||||
| Master prof. droit et économie sociale et solidaire | Université de Poitiers | France | → | |||||||
| Management of nonprofit organisations | Uni. Paul Cezanne Aix – Marseille | France | → | |||||||
| Master in dev. & expertise in social economy | Université Pierre Mendès | France | → | |||||||
| Masters in Social Economy | Virtual University of Barcelona | Spain | → | |||||||
| Masters in Social Banking | University of Plymouth etc. | UK/ Switzerland | → | |||||||
| Summer School on Soc. Banking & Soc. Finance | Institute for Social Banking | Italy | → | |||||||
| Philanthropy and volunteering in a ‘civil society’ | Vrije University | Netherlands | → | |||||||
| Exec. Master in Public and Non-Profit Mgmt (MPM) | Tilburg University | Netherlands | → | |||||||
| Strategic management in the non profit sector | Universiteit Utrecht | Netherlands | → | |||||||
| Mangement of non-profit organisations | University of Bucharest | Romania | → | |||||||
| Master in social work and NPO management | Ramon Llull University | Spain | → | |||||||
| Master en... Entidades no Lucrativas | Universidad Autonoma Madrid | Spain | → | |||||||
| Social economy and management of NPOs | Universidad de Barcelona | Spain | → | |||||||
| Dip. en... coop. de crédito y... la Econ. Soc. | Universitat de València | Spain | → | |||||||
| Master en admin. y direccsión... no lucraticas... | Universitat de València | Spain | → | |||||||