The Department of Business and Ecclesial Management is founded on a dual conviction: the Church can benefit from the strongest managerial theories and practices developed in the business world, while businesses and nonprofit organizations can draw profound insight from the wisdom of the Church, especially Catholic Social Teaching.
We equip clergy, religious, lay leaders, and Catholic professionals to steward people, finances, facilities, and organizations with transparency, effectiveness, and integrity, strengthening the administrative foundations that support evangelization and pastoral life.
We inspire businesses and nonprofit institutions to integrate human dignity, solidarity, subsidiarity, and the common good into organizational culture, leadership, and strategic decision-making.
Our programs unite practical managerial competence with Catholic ethical principles so that students can lead organizations effectively without separating professional excellence from mission.
Our programs bridge practical managerial competence with Catholic Social Teaching, equipping leaders at every stage—from undergraduate minors to graduate degree candidates—to drive organizational excellence without compromising mission.
Focused four-course credentials drawn from the MEAM curriculum for Church administrators and nonprofit leaders who need targeted preparation without immediately pursuing a full master’s degree.
Focused four-course credentials drawn from the MEAM curriculum for Church administrators and nonprofit leaders who need targeted preparation without immediately pursuing a full master’s degree.
The Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts allows students to explore integrated disciplines through the Catholic Intellectual Tradition while concentrating or minoring in an area of interest.
This program offers a comprehensive, collegiate-level understanding of the Catholic faith, fostering both competency and confidence in the Church’s essential teachings.
Our Accelerated MA Track allows high-achieving undergraduate students to begin their graduate studies while completing their bachelor’s degree—saving time, money, and making the transition to advanced studies seamless.
This certificate equips students with introductory knowledge to lead organizations and connect them effectively with their markets.
This certificate provides fundamental skills for managing organizations and financial resources.
Graduate and undergraduate courses that allow students to develop a specific competency or explore the program before committing to a credential.
Mission needs more than good intentions. It needs leaders who can translate purpose into responsible decisions, healthy organizations, sustainable resources, and measurable service. Students study Business and Ecclesial Management to become confident stewards: people capable of managing the practical realities of an organization while protecting its identity, values, and reason for being.
Apply learning immediately to budgets, personnel, fundraising, marketing, governance, facilities, operations, and strategic planning.
Lead with a distinctly Catholic understanding of the human person, work, authority, stewardship, and the common good
Increase professional confidence and credibility when assuming administrative or executive responsibility.
Strengthen the sustainability and impact of a parish, diocese, school, ministry, nonprofit, or mission-driven enterprise.
Prepare for expanded leadership roles without requiring a traditional business background.
“I truly loved it and miss it!”
“I truly loved it and miss it! The courses were online but I experienced support from my professors, peers and anyone I had contact with in CIU.”
— Catholic International University Alumni
MA in Ecclesial Administration and Management
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Dr. Roberto Dandi holds a PhD in Organizational Behavior from Università degli Studi del Molise (Italy) and a Master of Science in Business Administration from LUISS Guido Carli University in Rome. He currently coordinates Church Management initiatives at the Markets, Culture & Ethics Research Center at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome. His academic career includes roles as Assistant Professor and Lecturer at LUISS Guido Carli University’s Department of Business and Management, Scientific Coordinator of educational programs at LUISS Business School, and Post-doctoral Research Scholar at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. As Assurance of Learning Coordinator, he contributed to LUISS Business School’s successful AACSB accreditation by designing and implementing a comprehensive assessment system. Dr. Dandi’s research spans Church Management, Organizational Behavior, and Health Care Management.
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