COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT (ONLINE)
merrimack.edu/communityengagement
DEADLINES
Fellowships
Rolling Deadline: Applications for 2023-2024 will be reviewed until all spots are filled.
Begins: May 22, 2023
Summer I 2023
Application Deadline: May 8, 2023 (April 10, 2023 for international applicants)
Begins: May 22, 2023
Summer II 2023
Application Deadline: June 26, 2023 (May 26, 2023 for international applicants)
Begins: July 10, 2023
Fall 2023
Application Deadline:
August 14, 2023 (July 14, 2023 for international applicants)
Begins: August 2023
Are you driven to make a difference through community organizing, leading social change, or non-profit work? Rooted in rich academic and field-based experiences, our Community Engagement program prepares you to pursue a successful career that makes an impact. With an emphasis on social justice, our program will prepare you to address society’s most pressing issues. Students in our program are passionate about addressing important problems and needs through community organizing and partnerships.
Tailored For You
• Complete your degree in as little as 12 months with online and evening classes.+
• Learn from high caliber faculty who are expert practitioners in the field
• Build your portfolio through a fellowship experience
• Network with classmates who have a range of experiences
• Benefit from the Dean Scholarship; GRE not required
+Note the online program requires synchronous class sessions.
PRESIDENTIAL FELLOWSHIP
Earn your Master of Education tuition free!
This fellowship covers 100% of tuition while linking graduate study with onsite field experience to help build your professional skills. Learn more at www.merrimack.edu/cefellowships.
TUITION AND SCHOLARSHIPS
$708 per credit hour*
The M.Ed. in Community Engagement is 36 credit hours ($25,488)
Applicants for full and part-time study (excluding fellowships) are eligible for the Dean Scholarship, which is awarded based on merit and need. This generous scholarship, in addition to our already low tuition, can help you save significantly on tuition costs.
*2022-2023 tuition. Rates subject to change.
“Everyone in the Community Engagement program has a different background and a different passion, and it is so interesting to see how everyone lights up when they are talking about the work they are doing. I was constantly learning new things about how to navigate the professional world.”
JESSICA DEALMEIDA M’18Shape Values and Promote Change
Merrimack’s community engagement graduate program attracts individuals who want to help communities, transform organizations and create a more just, equitable society. The program is committed to core values of inclusion, change and social justice, and it offers robust training for promoting these values through local activism and global citizenship.
Merrimack faculty and students apply the principles of community engagement to affect change on a number of fronts. You’ll have the opportunity to conduct research, gain field experience, forge partnerships and pursue careers related to community issues such as:
• Economic justice
• Public health
• Educational access
• Cultural diversity
• LGBTQIA+ issues
Degree Requirements
• Environmental justice
• International development
• Immigration
• Housing
In this 36-credit program you will take a set of foundational courses, and select electives to build a program that meets your personal and professional goals.
Sampling of Courses
CME 5100: Community Engagement Theory and Practice
CME 6200: Management and Leadership in NonProfits
CME 6410: Mentoring Urban Youth: Becoming an Inclusive Leader & Impacting Social Change
Program information subject to change. Visit the website for up-to-date program information.