General information:
The program imparts education and advanced training in managing non-profit institutions and community organizations in various fields.
The program’s aims
Head of the program in Non-Profit and Community Organizations Management: Prof. Mona Khoury-Kassabri
Coordinator of MA studies: Ms. Shuly Levy
Program secretariat: room 518, tel: 02-5880452 extension 2, e-mail: swm@savion.huji.ac.il
Office hours at the secretariat: Sunday-Thursday, 10:00-15:00.
The acceptance committee will discuss each request according to the candidate’s qualifications and according to the program’s intake possibilities. Those candidates with the highest rankings of those meeting the acceptance requirements will be selected. In extraordinary cases, the acceptance committee will discuss special requests.
Supplementary studies
Supplementary studies, set by the acceptance committee after checking previous academic studies, are meant to provide all students with a common knowledge-base that is an essential condition for acceptance to the program. These studies will include the following undergraduate courses or their equivalents, according to the candidate’s previous studies:
Anyone required to take three or more supplementary courses will be accepted to the program as a regular student only after completing these studies and achieving an average of at least 80 therein. Completing the supplementary studies in the first year of study is a condition for continuing in the program. The supplementary studies are not considered part of the degree course.
At the end of the summer before the beginning of the academic year, concentrated supplementary workshops will be offered, that can replace some of the abovementioned courses. Details at the secretariat.
Exemption (“ptor”) in English
In accordance with the procedures of the Hebrew University, receiving an exemption at university level is a necessary condition of acceptance to the MA in Non-Profit Management program. An exemption in English must be presented by the end of September before the beginning of the intended academic year.
A candidate who is not a graduate of the Hebrew University shall present an exemption from his/her undergraduate studies at one of the institutions recognized for this by the Hebrew University (List of the institutions recognized for the exemption in English)
A candidate whose undergraduate studies were not at an institution in the above list must present an alternative exemption based on the psychometric exam, AMIR/AMIRM test, or English as a Foreign Language studies at the Hebrew University.
For further details on the registration process, see the Guide for Candidates
The candidacy of anyone who does not carry out these two stages will not be brought before the acceptance committee. Anyone paying registration fees and not uploading documents to EKMD will be rejected on the grounds of lack of documentation at the end of the registration period.
Since the 2014/15 academic year, the school has permitted outstanding students to complete the MA program in Non-Profit and Community Organizations Management in a single year (the accelerated track is non-research track only).
Within the framework of this track, students complete the degree in a single academic year of three semesters (including summer semester). Study in the accelerated track takes place on two concentrated days (Mondays and Wednesdays).
Students accepted to this track pay 200% tuition at the outset (full tuition for MA degrees at the Hebrew University – for details contact the Student Tuition office, 02-5882342).
Conditions for acceptance to the accelerated track:
List of classes in the accelerated track, 2016/17
Since the 2014/15 academic year, the school has permitted outstanding students to complete the MA program in Non-Profit and Community Organizations Management in a single year (the accelerated track is non-research track only).
Within the framework of this track, students complete the degree in a single academic year of three semesters (including summer semester). Study in the accelerated track takes place on two concentrated days (Mondays and Wednesdays).
Students accepted to this track pay 200% tuition at the outset (full tuition for MA degrees at the Hebrew University – for details contact the Student Tuition office, 02-5882342).
Conditions for acceptance to the accelerated track:
List of classes in the accelerated track, 2016/17
The MA program encourages students to study in the research track, that includes writing a final paper (thesis). In this track, 32 credits of coursework are required. Moving to the research track occurs in the second year only.
Conditions for acceptance to the research track:
Students meeting the following requirements may submit their candidacy for the research track:
A student who received special permission to repeat one of these courses is not eligible for the research track.
Requirements of the research track:
Instructions for writing a research proposal and a thesis (In Hebrew(
Student with the status of “supplementary to research”
A student may submit a request to write a thesis after completing studies in the MSW program in the non-research track.
Such a request to write a thesis will be considered only if the candidate meets the following requirements:
Meeting these requirement does not give the student the right to write a thesis. The school will discuss each request according to the candidate’s abilities and the capacity of the MSW program.
A candidate who is permitted to write a thesis must register at the Hebrew University as a “supplementary research student” and will be required to pay tuition according to the University’s procedures for tuition payment.
A student who completed his studies at the Hebrew University within 5 years before applying to write a thesis may be exempted from participating in the thesis seminar, at the discretion of the head of the program. In that case, the research proposal will be read and discussed by the supervisor and another faculty member.
The thesis in the supplementary research track must be submitted at the latest one year after studies commence – October of the year studies commence to December of the following year. A student who does not abide by this schedule will not be permitted to continue writing the thesis.
The diploma and final grade for the MSW will not be changed due to writing a thesis. A student completing this track successfully will receive separate certification of this.
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Specialization in Volunteer Management
The overarching concept of the specialization rests on an integrative perspective, which emphasizes a theoretical and practical connection between perceptions and theories in the field of managing volunteer organizations. Students studying in the internship will receive skills and professional knowledge in managing a network of volunteers, to enable experience in the planning and management of volunteer projects, as well as in the management of civic participation systems.
Specialization in Management in Institutions of Higher Education
The superstition of the specialization rests on an integrative point of view, which emphasizes a theoretical and practical connection between perceptions and theories in the field of management in institutions of higher education. The students studying in the internship will receive knowledge and tools that will assist them in planning, budgeting and managing the personnel of the institutions of higher education, along with experience in planning and managing organizational projects in the field.
Specialization in Social Entrepreneurship
The overarching concept of the specialization rests on an integrative perspective, which emphasizes a theoretical and practical connection between perceptions and theories in the field of civil society roles and social change, and business and technological aspects for formulating new ideas and developing ventures. Students studying in the internship will receive knowledge and tools that will assist them in social entrepreneurship and in the development of business-social enterprises. They will be trained to work with models and practices tailored to a measurable and results-oriented process, the client from the social and business world. Interns studying will learn to develop collaborations with other factors in the community and will be able to expand the choice and opportunities of the people and groups they work with.
Specialization in the Field of Disabilities, Rehabilitation and Mental Health
The overarching concept of the specialization rests on an integrative perspective, which emphasizes a theoretical and practical connection between social policy, social, medical and functional aspects and their application in ways of intervention, treatment and rehabilitation with people with disabilities and their families. The interdepartmental collaboration makes it possible to develop a broad multidisciplinary vision for the purpose of assessing the needs of people with disabilities and developing appropriate responses to their needs. Within this superstition, specific areas of specialization and knowledge will be presented that school faculty members trust.
All students of the Schwartz Non-Profit Management Program may choose to specialize in social policy. This specialization is shared by graduate students in social work and students in the non-profit program at the school.
Since the 1990s, the phenomenon of social entrepreneurship has been spreading worldwide, particularly in Israel. Social entrepreneurs are agents of change in civil society who aim to achieve sustainable social change using new and creative methods. Social entrepreneurs evince high commitment both toward the populations that they serve and toward the economic, social and environmental outcomes of their activity.
The aim of social entrepreneurship is to succeed in providing grassroots and creative long-term solutions to social problems like inequality, poverty, social exclusion, environmental justice, etc. Social entrepreneurs are people with vision who develop innovative ideas through many various tools, among them purely social ones, but also via business and technology.
Social entrepreneurship is an important practice adopted by managers of organizations in civil society who are active in competitive organizational environments and who require creative solutions to advance the target populations that their organizations serve. Accordingly, alongside traditional social entrepreneurship, in recent years, business social entrepreneurship and technological social entrepreneurship have developed.
The great importance of business social entrepreneurship is in shattering the traditional division between sectors regarding social responsibility, so that the business sector also works to advance social goals. This means developing business/social projects, using market forces to advance social goals. Such projects do not rely only on philanthropy, but also yield income. The projects can take place in the framework of existing associations and help them advance their social goal or as a development of services and new associations in the form of social businesses. Technological social entrepreneurship attempts to make use of advanced technologies to develop and promote solutions for social problems. These are groundbreaking technological ideas and situations in which technology is harnessed to achieving positive social change.
Description of the specialization
Specialization in the field of social entrepreneurship is a necessity today, and is aimed at training the social leadership of tomorrow. The School of Social Work and Social Welfare at the Hebrew University, by means of the Schwartz Program for Non-Profit and Community Organizations Management, is the natural place to develop a specialization in social entrepreneurship. The program combines theoretical and practical knowledge, promotes values of developing civil society as an open public sphere in a democratic society and social capital, and trains students for management positions in social organizations in order to improve the welfare of individuals in their environment, while developing civil society. In the program, students study theories and methods of action in civil society; various aspects of social policy and social theories in areas of social problems such as poverty and exclusion; organizational theories and current management practices; models of management; inter-sector relations; models and practices of community organization and social change. The knowledge and experience of the researchers and faculty of the program form a rich academic substrate for the growth in both theoretical and practical aspects of the specialization in social entrepreneurship.
The overarching conception of the specialization relies on an integrative perspective, that emphasizes the theoretical and practical connection between conceptions and theories relating to the roles of civil society and social change, and business and technological aspects for formulating new ideas and developing projects. Students in this specialization will receive knowledge and tools that will help them with social entrepreneurship and developing social business projects. They will be trained to work with models and practices adapted to a measurable and result-oriented process, taken from the social and business worlds. Students in this specialization will learn to develop partnerships with other factors in the community and will be capable of expanding the choices and opportunities of the people and groups with which they work.
The specialization is based on academic courses such as theories of civil society, organizational theory, management and leadership, philanthropy, inter-sector partnerships, etc.; on practical courses such as economic and financial management, legal aspects, branding and marketing, fundraising, etc.; and also on practical experience in starting a social project—with a social, business or technological emphasis (or the combination of any of the above), according to the project’s character.
In part of the practical experience of this specialization, the students will be accompanied by mentors—people with extensive proven experience in social entrepreneurship. Students will also have the opportunity to participate in a lab run by the Center for Entrepreneurship at the Hebrew University in order to strengthen and promote a project with high potential. In the lab, students can experience starting a project, as well as getting advice and collaborating with professionals and students from other fields and disciplines.
The specialization is open to students in the Schwartz Program for Non-Profit and Community Organizations Management. The intake of the specialization is up to 20 students. These students may take the specialization courses (12 credits) as part of their MA studies.
The overarching conception of this specialization relies on an integrative perspective, that emphasizes the theoretical and practical connection between social policy, and organizational and social aspects of the field of disabilities, rehabilitation, and mental health.
The specialization aims to allow students to develop a broad view of these fields, in order to evaluate the situation of people with disabilities and their families and to develop appropriate responses to their needs. Within this overarching conception, the specific fields of knowledge and specialization in which the school’s faculty are expert will be presented.
The specialization is open to students in the Schwartz Programs, in both research and non-research tracks. These students may take the specialization courses (12 credits) as part of their MA studies.
In recent years, civil society organizations have become major players in processes of setting social policy, shaping it and executing it. In Israel today, thousands of civil society organizations are active in the fields of social policy, including welfare, health, education and housing. Today more than ever, there is a real need in these organizations for experts in social policy who will promote their aims.
The Paul Baerwald School for Social Work and Social Welfare specializes in studying various aspects of social policy. The study of social policy is a central part of the research and teaching of many of the school’s faculty. This expertise of senior faculty members, together with the increasing demand from civil society organizations, form a solid base for the existence of a specialization in social policy within the Schwartz programs.
The specialization allows students to deepen their knowledge in fields of social policy, and their shaping and execution by civil society organizations. During the specialization students will gain knowledge and tools about influencing policymaking, advocacy and lobbying, and will carry out projects that will enable them to take an active part in changing policy in social issues that interest them and that are on the current social agenda.
Additionally, students in this specialization will be able to develop research on social policy topics. Those interested will be able to join the extensive research activity on social policy topics currently going on at the school by writing a thesis, active participation at the Center for Studying Civil Society and Philanthropy in Israel, joining the research group on social policy and working with faculty members who research this topic.
The specialization includes courses and seminars that focus on various aspects of social policy and topics such as disabilities, health, multi-cultural groups and more, as well as advanced knowledge of the research methods unique to this field and courses on organization and management of non-profits and social services.
Students who complete studies in this specialization may have the specialization noted on their diploma.
A student who fulfils all his academic and financial requirements, including successful completion of the final paper/final exam at the date set by the University will be awarded the degree of MA in Non-Profit and Community Organization Management.
Components of the final grade:
For further details regarding the entitlement to a degree, the final calculation and verbal definition of the final grade, see Teaching and study procedures at the University website.(In Hebrew)
A first-year student in the MA in Non-Profit Management program is required receive a grade of at least 60 in the following relevant courses, in order to progress to the second year.
03802 Scientific thought and research design
03804 Data processing and data analysis
03833 Organizational theory
03884 Civil society and the third sector: introduction
03590 Leadership and change in non-profit human service
03113 Social policy toward third sector organizations
A student who fulfils all his academic and financial requirements, including successful completion of the final paper/final exam at the date set by the University will be awarded the degree of MA in Non-Profit and Community Organization Management.
Components of the final grade:
For further details regarding the entitlement to a degree, the final calculation and verbal definition of the final grade, see Teaching and study procedures at the University website.(In Hebrew)