Accord Network Partnership

• Earn a master’s degree while continuing to serve in the field.
• Receive a tuition discount as an active employee of an Accord Network member organization through this partnership.
• Integrate coursework with your current professional context, allowing learning to strengthen your day-to-day work.
• Study within a Christ-centered learning community that reflects Accord’s commitment to serving the most vulnerable in Jesus’ name.
• Focus on a distinct area based on your interests:
  • M.A. in Humanitarian & Disaster Leadership
    Learn from faculty with both academic expertise and field experience in international development, disaster risk reduction, trauma care, and related areas.
  • M.A. in Nonprofit Leadership
    Learn from scholar-practitioners with experience founding and leading nonprofits and social enterprises, serving on philanthropic and nonprofit boards, conducting research, and training nonprofit leaders.

A cohort is a group of learners who move through the program together, creating space for meaningful connection, shared learning, and lasting professional relationships. Rather than completing the program independently, cohort members learn alongside one another over time, strengthening both their leadership and their sense of community.

M.A. in Humanitarian & Disaster Leadership - 36 credit hours
BITH 565 – Christian Theology  
HDI 614 – Transformational Development
HDI 504 – Foundations of Disaster & Humanitarian Assistance
HDI 544 – Humanitarian Assistance
HDI 594 – Monitoring, Evaluation, & Program Design
HDI 564 – Disaster Management
HDI 574 – NGO Leadership
HDI 584 – Anti-Human Trafficking & Gender-based Violence
HDI 624 – Refugee & Forced Migration Issues
HDI 564 – Disaster, Crisis, & Trauma Intervention
HDI 687 – Vocation & Professional Development
HDI 697 – Crisis Leadership in Action

Learn More About the M.A. in HDL Curriculum

M.A. in Nonprofit Leadership – 36 credit hours
BITH 565 – Christian Theology
HDI 614 – Transformational Development
HDI 506 – Foundations of Nonprofit Leadership
HDI 594 – Monitoring, Evaluation, & Program Design
HDI 574 – NGO Leadership
HDI 636 – Strategic Leadership for Change
HDI 646 – Financial and Project Management
HDI 676 – Fundraising in Nonprofit Organizations
HDI 687 – Vocation & Professional Development
HDI 697 – Crisis Leadership in Action
Learn More About the M.A. in Non-Profit Leadership Curriculum

These programs are designed to fit the realities of working professionals while offering meaningful connection with faculty and peers.

M.A. in Humanitarian & Disaster Leadership

• 10 months, full-time on campus
• 2–3 years, part-time hybrid

M.A. in Nonprofit Leadership

• 2–3 years, part-time hybrid

The part-time hybrid format allows learners to complete most coursework online while attending two 4–5 day on-campus intensives: one at the beginning of the program and one at the end. These intensives provide valuable opportunities to engage in person with faculty, fellow cohort members, and Accord Network leaders.

No. The hybrid format allows you to remain in your community and continue in your current role while earning your degree.

Most courses are offered online in 7- or 15-week terms and can be completed from anywhere. This structure allows you to apply what you are learning directly to your professional context as you progress through the program.

If a full cohort of employees from Accord member organizations enrolls in the program together, each participant will receive a group-rate scholarship toward tuition. If members choose to complete the program alongside other Wheaton learners rather than with a full Accord cohort, a self-paced discount rate is still available for Accord members. Employers may also contribute to the cost as part of continuing education support.

Visit the Financial Aid Office for more details on tuition and aid.