Programs
Nonprofit Management
(15 credit hours) The nonprofit management concentration equips students with the skills to effectively manage and lead nonprofit organizations through a local grounding in the legal structure and functions of nonprofits, and to apply the analytic and managerial tools that support effective nonprofit operation. Students may not use MPA core courses to fulfill concentration requirements.
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.) |
In consultation with a concentration advisor, select three courses (9 credit hours) from the following lists. At least 1 course must come from Group I (nonprofit management). Up to 3 courses may come from Group I (nonprofit management). Up to 2 courses may come from Group II (additional management skills). Only 1 course may come from Group III (nonprofit areas). Relevant substitutions may be made in Groups II and III with a faculty advisor’s approval.
Electives (9 credit hours)
Elective Group I - Nonprofit Management: 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 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 - Additional Management Skills: 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 515 | Data Science for Public and Environmental Affairs | (3 cr.) |
| 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 - Nonprofit Areas: In consultation with a concentration advisor, one course in a nonprofit area may count toward the three electives.
| AADM-Y 500 | Cultural Districts and Local Arts Policy | (3 cr.) |
| 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 Economic Strategies and Trade Policy | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-D 669 | Economic Development, Globalization and Entrepreneurship | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-H 549 | Health Policy | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-L 568 | Management of Local Government Services | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-L 622 | Local Economic Development | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-R 563 | Sustainability in a Tri-sectoral World | ( 3 cr.) |
| SPEA-S 515 | Sustainable Communities | (3 cr.) |