Programs

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Doctoral Minors

Ph.D. Minor in Nonprofits and Civil Society

(12 credit hours) The nonprofits and civil society minor enables students to broaden their field of study by enhancing their knowledge of manage­ment and governance issues in the nonprofit sector. Students pursuing the minor in nonprofit management are able to develop and address research agendas incorporating questions related to nonprofit organization and their management.

Course Requirements
  1. Doctoral students from other programs must secure an advisor from the faculty of the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs. The faculty advisor will serve as the representative of O’Neill in all examinations and other requirements of the student’s Ph.D. program that pertain to the minor.
  2. The minor in Nonprofit and Civil Society requires 12 credit hours of courses approved by the advisor. Three of the four courses must be SPEA courses. The additional courses may come from O'Neill or from any of a variety of disciplines relevant to nonprofit management. Some examples of courses appropriate for the O'Neill minor in nonprofit management are listed below. 
  3. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (B) must be attained in all courses used for the minor.
Course Options (not an inclusive list):
SPEA-F 526 Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)
SPEA-M 602 Strategic Management of Public and Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)
SPEA-M 772 Public Organization and Management II (3 cr.)
SPEA-N 521 The Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector (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 525 Management in the Nonprofit Sector (3 cr.)
SPEA-N 558 Fund Development for Nonprofits (3 cr.)
SPEA-N 720 Research and Theory of Nonprofit Management (3 cr.)
SPEA-P 762 Public Program Evaluation (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 785 Research Seminar in Public Affairs (3 cr.)
Special requirement for 500-level courses. Students taking a 500-level course (and SPEA-M 602) are required to show that they have completed doctoral-level work in conjunction with the course in order to count the course for the minor. Students must alert the instructor to their doctoral status and request additional/alternative assignments. If the instructor is unwilling to do this, the student should select a different course in conjunction with the candidate’s advisor.

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