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 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)
