University of Nebraska at Omaha
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nonprofit concentration - mpa degree plan
Advisor: Angela Eikenberry
Thirteen courses (39 graduate credit hours) are required for the MPA degree. Students complete the program by first taking the beginning core courses, then taking specialization courses. As students complete their concentration courses, they complete the ending core courses.
Beginning Core
- PA 8050 Public Administration & Democracy
- PA 8010 The Public Economy
- PA 8090 Seminar in Organization Theory & Individual Behavior in the Public Sector
- PA 8120 Research Methods for Public Administration
Ending Core
- PA 8300 Policy Design and Implementation
- PA 8440 Organizational Development and Change in the Public Sector or PA 8530 Strategic Planning and Management in Public and Nonprofit Organizations
- PA 8320 Public Policy Evaluation or PA 8450 Advanced Management Analysis or PA 8330 Policy Analysis
- PA 8990 Capstone (Students admitted Fall 2011 and beyond will complete the capstone project or thesis)
Concentration
Required courses (6 credits)
PA 8550 Introduction to the Non-Profi t Sector
PA 8896 Nonprofi t Budgeting and Financial Management or
PA 8480 Public Finance Administration
Elective courses (12 credits)
PA 8106 Marketing for Aviation, Public and Nonprofi t Organizations
PA 8710 Fundraising for Nonprofi t Organizations
PA 8580 Management and Administration of Nonprofi t Organizations
PA 8596 Techniques and Topics in Nonprofi t Management*
PA 8930 Negotiation Skills Management
PA 8206 Community Organizing and Social Change
PA 8520 Grantwriting
PA 8110 Management Information Systems
PA 8990 Capstone Project (Students admitted Fall 2011 and beyond will complete the Capstone Project as an ending core course.)
*Note: PA 8596, Techniques and Topics in Nonprofi t Management, may be taken twice for credit (3 credits each time) if the content of the two semesters is different.
Other courses from other fields of study where nonprofit organizations are active may be included for elective credits. Examples include health specialization courses, courses in fine arts administration, museum studies, and social work. Check with your advisor to determine if a class offered outside the department can be included in your degree program.
Career Path
- Join the Nonprofit Association of the Midlands (it's only $25 to join as a student partner) or your state association of nonprofit organizations (http://www.councilofnonprofits.org/salocator) for professional education and networking opportunities. The Association of Fundraising Professionals is also a good option if you can afford it.
- If you're not already working in a nonprofit organization, consider doing an internship in an nonprofit organization in an area of interest.
- Stay up to speed on what is going on in the philahthropic and nonprofit world through the Chronicle of Philanthropy or other media outlets (http://news.gilbert.org/features/featureReader$4692). Many can be accessed for free through the UNO library.