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PgCert/MVA
Voluntary Administration
Location
Southwark
Duration
2 years (part-time, plus dissertation)
Start date
September
Simple timetable information
Part-time, afternoon/evening – 1 day per week
Course Contact
Professor Alex Murdock
Email:
murdocaj@lsbu.ac.uk – 020 7815 7886
Course Units
Year 1
– Charity Accounting and Finance
– Operationalising Marketing for Charities and Not-for-Profits
– Law for Charities and Not-for-Profit Organisations
– Human Resource Management and Quality Management
Year 2
– Strategy in the Not-for-Profit Sector
– Voluntary Sector Policy
– Elective Unit
– Research Methods
– Dissertation
Non-standard entry requirements
Applicants for this course must also meet the following additional entry requirements. Ideally applicants will have a relevant first degree/professional qualification and experience. However, managerial experience and responsibility alone in the relevant field may also be considered. Applicants are usually interviewed before being offered a place.
We welcome applications from ALL those interested in furthering their education, particularly mature students. So if you do not meet our entry requirements but can demonstrate that your life/work skills would make you suitable, you should still consider applying. If you are not accepted onto your chosen course we can discuss additional study options with you.
Course description
The programme has been designed for the specific learning needs of senior managers in non-profit and voluntary organisations and social enterprises. The course utilises expert practitioner involvement supported by contemporary research. LSBU is part of the ESRC Social Enterprise Cluster with Middlesex and Durham Universities. The MVA programme, recognising the advantages and limitations of existing MBA and MPA courses, builds on combining relevant business applied subjects with an understanding of the strategic environment and policy context in which the modern voluntary sector operates.
Year One comprises units from the Charity offer. Applicants with a trained finance or fundraising background will be exempt from appropriate Year One units. Year Two encompasses core units together with a research methods unit. An elective is also chosen from available units, e.g. fundraising or voluntary sector financial management. The final component of the MVA programme is the dissertation. This is a major piece of work, linking academic theory with practical reality. It will involve the collection, analysis and interpretation of data, and market relevant forces and facts, and a realistic workable solution.
Career opportunities
Opportunities are available in a vast range of charitable and not-for-profit organisations. Approximately 11% of the workforce of London is employed in this sector. Students are typically already employed in the sector - the course enables them to move onwards in their chosen career. Salaries are becoming increasingly competitive with CEO and senior posts attracting £100,000 pa or more.
Typical background of applicant
Students will typically have 3-5 years of sector experience (often more). Most students are occupying a managerial role.
Professional contacts/industry links
This course has strong links with sector bodies. Currently there is not a specific accrediting body for Voluntary Sector Managers. The HR and Management department has accreditation with the Chartered Institute of Management.
Recent guest lecturers
– Stuart Etherington, CEO of NCVO
– Stephen Bubb, CEO of ACEVO
– Debra Tyler, Director of Social Change
– Brian Lamb, RNID
Additional notes
It is possible to transfer between the MVA and MSc in Charity Accounting and Financial Management and Masters in Charity Marketing and Fundraising at the end of the year one. Students taking the Certificate in Charity Management (ICSA) may be exempt up to three units.
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