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MPA/Nonprofit Management:

The MPA/Nonprofit Management concentration meets career interests for those in the field of nonprofit agency management.  The curriculum covers the field of public administration with special attention given to the additional intricacies of

Nine (9) MPA Required Core Courses (27 Credits)
• P.AD 711 - Foundations of Public Organizational Administration
• P.AD 712 - Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation
• P.AD 713 - Budgeting and Financial Management
• P.AD 714 - Legal Basis of Public Management;
• P.AD 715 - Quantitative Analysis
• P.AD 716 - Public Service Human Resource Management
• P.AD 717 - Organizational Effectiveness in Government
• P.AD 718 - Leadership Strategies for an Interconnected World
• P.AD 890 - Strategic Management in Public Service  (Capstone course)

Four (4) Required Nonprofit Management Courses (12 credits)

• P.AD 815 - Nonprofit Organizations in the Community
• P.AD 8471 - Nonprofit Financial Management
• P.AD 845 - The Entrepreneurial Nonprofit
• P.AD 835 - Nonprofit Marketing OR
• P.AD 849 - Revenue Strategies for Nonprofit Organizations
• P.AD 8482 - Nonprofit Law and Ethics

1    ACCT - 871  Non-for-Profit Accounting and Control may be 
    substituted for this requirement.
2    This course is required for this specialization.  It can be used 
    to fulfill one of the nine MPA core courses with an additional 
    elective chosen.

Three (3) of the following Nonprofit Management Elective
Courses (9 Credits)

• P.AD 818 - Public Sector Labor-Management Relations
• P.AD 819 - Grants-in-Aid and Grants Management
• P.AD 821 - Human Services Integration
• P.AD 822 - Management Services Integration
• P.AD 823 - The U.S. Health System
• P.AD 830 - Public Liaison Strategies
• P.AD 832 - Health Policy
• P.AD 834 - Disability and Public Policy
• P.AD 835 - Nonprofit Marketing & Communications
• P.AD 839 - Leadership and Decision Making
• P.AD 840 - Comparative Public Policy
• P.AD 846 - Community and Citizen Empowerment
• P.AD 849 - Revenue Strategies for Nonprofits
• P.AD 900 - Special Topics (if related to nonprofit management)
• P.AD 910 - Directed Individual Study

*  Preprofessional students are required to take PAD 859 
    (Internship) at admission, and will count as one of 
    3 electives.