Programs
Nonprofit Management
(15 credit hours) The nonprofit management concentration prepares persons for leadership positions in not-for-profit organizations. The core requirements for the M.P.A. degree provide a strong management and policy base. The concentration offers students the opportunity to develop this base through not-for-profit applications. Most courses in the concentration address the unique features and practices of not-for-profit organizations or the policies affecting them. Supplementary courses available in the concentration offer management techniques helpful to nonprofit leaders.
Required Courses (6 credit hours)
| SPEA-N 521 | The Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-N 525 | Management in the Nonprofit Sector | (3 cr.) |
Electives (9 credit hours)
Elective Group I:
At least 1 - 3 nonprofit management courses may count toward the three electives.
| SPEA-F 526 | Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-M 504 | Public Organizations | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-M 602 | Strategic Management of Public and Nonprofit Organizations | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-N 522 | Human Resource Management in Nonprofit Organizations | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-N 523 | Civil Society and Public Policy | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-N 524 | Civil Society in Comparative Perspective | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-N 534 | NGO Management for International Development | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-N 557 | Proposal Development and Grant Administration | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-N 558 | Fund Development for Nonprofits | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 530 | Communications for Public and Nonprofit Affairs | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 559 | Principles and Practices of Social Entrepreneurship | (3 cr.) |
| LAW-B 569 | Nonprofit Organizations | (3 cr.) |
| LAW-B 761 | Law and Philanthropy | (3 cr.) |
Elective Group II:
In consultation with a concentration advisor, up to two additional management skills courses may count toward the three electives. Substitutions can be made with a faculty advisor's approval.
| SPEA-I 516 | Public Management Information Systems | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-M 547 | Negotiation and Dispute Resolution for Public Affairs | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-M 569 | Managing Interpersonal Relations | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-M 652 | Managing Work Force Diversity in Public Organizations | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-M 654 | Public Program Management and Contracting | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-M 662 | Seminar in Accountability and Performance | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-P 541 | Benefit Cost Analysis | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-P 562 | Public Program Evaluation | (3 cr.) |
Elective Group III:
In consultation with a concentration advisor, one course in a nonprofit area may count toward the three electives.
| AADM-Y 511 | Performing Arts Center Management | (3 cr.) |
| AADM-Y 525 | Museum Management | (3 cr.) |
| AADM-Y 559 | Public Policy and the Arts | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-D 573 | Development Economics | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-D 576 | Approaches to Development | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-D 577 | International Economics Strategies and Trade Policies | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-D 669 | Economic Development, Globalization and Entrepreneurship | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-L 568 | Management of Local Government Services | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-L 622 | Seminar in Urban Economic Development | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-S 515 | Sustainable Communities | (3 cr.) |