Nonprofit Management Concentration
The Nonprofit Management concentration is intended for students who work with or desire to work with nonprofit organizations locally, nationally, or internationally. Working alongside faculty and other students, you will develop the understanding and skills needed to effectively and ethically lead and manage nonprofit institutions in a democratic and diverse society.
MPA Core Courses (24 credits)
- PA 8050 | Foundations in Public Service
- PA 8090 | Organization Theory & Behavior
- PA 8100 | Advanced Public & Nonprofit Management and Leadership
- PA 8120 | Research Methods for Public Administration
- PA 8300 | Policy Design and Implementation
- PA 8400 | Public Budgeting
- PA 8530 | Planning and Evaluation
- PA 8990 | Capstone Project in Public Administration
Required Concentration Course (3 credits)
Nonprofit Management Focus Courses & Electives (12 credits)
Students will select two (2) focus courses based on areas of interest and in consultation of the MPA Advisor. Students work with their advisor to select two (2) electives that best match their career and academic goals.
- PA 8010 | The Public Economy
- PA 8030 | Internship
- PA 8110 | Managing Information in the Public Sector
- EMGT 8060 | Planning, Preparedness & Mitigation
- PA 8320 | Public Policy Evaluation
- PA 8330 | Seminar in Policy Analysis
- PA 8350 | Social Policy & Inequality
- PA 8410 | Public Human Resource Management
- EMGT 8430 | Response, Recovery & Resilience
- PA 8436 | Municipal Administration
- PA 8470 | Administrative Ethics and Leadership
- PA 8480 | Seminar in Public Financial Administration
- PA 8520 | Seminar in Grant Writing
- PA 8540 | Nonprofits & Public Policy
- PA 8566 | Intergovernmental Management
- PA 8600 | Administrative Law
- PA 8710 | Fundraising for Nonprofit Organizations
- PA 8730 | Administration of Healthcare Systems
- PA 8740 | Health Care Policy
- PA 8750 | Social Determinants of Health
- PA 8760 | The U.S. Health Care System
- PA 8930 | Negotiation Skills Management
- UBNS 8000 | Seminar in Urban Studies
- UBNS 8020 | Race, Ethnicity & American Urban Culture
- UBNS/PA | 8826 Environmental Law