O'Neill School Of Public and Environmental Affairs
Graduate
Degree Programs
Master Public Affairs-MA in Philanthropic Studies
Master of Public Affairs- MA in Philanthropic Studies
MPA Core Requirements (27 credit hours)
- SPEA-V 506 Statistical Analysis for Effective Decision Making (3 cr)
- SPEA-V 522 Human Resource Management in Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr)
- SPEA-V 525 Management in the Nonprofit Sector (3 cr)
- SPEA-V 526 Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr)
- SPEA-V 540 Law and Public Affairs (3 cr)
- SPEA-V 562 Public Program Evaluation (3 cr)
- SPEA-V 598 Governing and Leading in a Global Society (3 cr)
- SPEA-V 600 Capstone in Public and Environmental Affairs (3 cr)
- SPEA-V XXX One O'Neill elective course (3 cr)
NOTE: V600 cannot be taken until all MPA core courses are completed. V600 is only offered as an in-person class and cannot be substituted or transferred in from another university. Plan your schedule accordingly!
MA course requirements (27 credit hours)
- PHST-P 521 Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector (3 cr)
- PHST-P 524 Civil Society in Comparative Perspective (3 cr)
- PHST-P 535 Law of Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr)
- PHST-P 556 Grantmaking and the Role of Foundations (3 cr)
- PHST-P 558 Principles and Practices of Fundraising (3 cr)
- PHST-P XXX One PHST elective course (3 cr)
- HIST-H 516 History of Philanthropy (3 cr) OR PHST-P 515 History of Philanthropy (3 cr)
- ECON-E 514 Nonprofit Economy and Public Policy (3 cr) OR PHST-P 530 Nonprofit Economy and Public Policy (3 cr)
- PHIL-P 542 Ethics and Values of Philanthropy (3 cr) OR PHST-P 532 Applying Ethics in Philanthropy (3 cr)
Development for Nonprofits SPEA-V558. For this dual degree, students will instead take PHST-P 521 and
P558 as listed in the MA course requirements.
