NGO Education Survey

Capstone Course

A three-credit internship in a qualifying nonprofit organization is required. The internship must be developed under the guidance of the Director of Nonprofit Leadership.

GWS 600 Collective Action

Emphasis is on analytical skills and group dynamics as well as subject content including collective action strategies.

GWS 698 Community Internship

Placement in a community or university-based internship provides the student with experience and practical skills in a particular field of work or service and/or provides an opportunity to pursue a specific research interest.

NPL 560 Administering Cultural Organizations

Theoretical and practical aspects of administering arts organizations. Examines the management, budgeting, marketing, and administration or cultural organizations in the postmodern era.

NPL 586 Fundraising for Nonprofits

Designed as an overview to fundraising and development for nonprofit organizations, this course addresses the development of a fundraising plan and attracting donors. There will be an emphasis on organizational outreach using both traditional and new media.

NPL 588 Financial Management for Nonprofits

Designed as an overview of financial management for nonprofit organizations, this course addresses the integration of mission-driven planning and financial management with an emphasis on tax exemption, accounting systems, financial statements, budgets, and regulatory reporting.

NPL 673 Nonprofit Management and Leadership

This is a survey course of the nonprofit sector, covering the history and philosophy of the sector, ethics, board and staff relations, operations and fundraising, fiscal management, and human resource development.

NPL 697 Internship: Nonprofit Leadership

The internship in nonprofit leadership is designed to provide an opportunity to applycoursework, to refine and enhance key skills in the nonprofit sector, to broaden professional exposure, and to inform further career development. The internship must be completed within a nonprofit organization. Prerequisites: NPL 673

RPLS 565 Event Management

This course introduces students to special event planning, development, budgeting, promotion, and evaluation. The use, recruitment, evaluation, and recognition of volunteers as well as fund-raising strategies, are discussed and employed.

RPLS 573 Recreation Management II-Fiscal Resources

This course investigates basic economic principles behind managing finances and budgets in recreation, sport and tourism settings. Particular attention will be applied to revenue generation, specifically via grant writing, and creating and managing budgets.

RPLS 583 Recreation Management III: Human Resources

This course consists of an overview of legislation that directly or indirectly affects recreation, parks, and leisure services past and present, public and private. Students will become participants in the process at several points during the semester.

RPLS 697 Internship

Field experience focused on the development of competencies in recreation, parks, and leisure service settings. For majors only.

SOC 517

Implications of sociological knowledge for the administration of Human Services programs. Theoretical and practical aspects of administration with the social service systems.

SOC 566 Program Planning and Evaluation

This course will address the theoretical and practical aspects of the planning and evaluation process within social service systems. Evidence-based methods of developing programs and measuring their effectiveness in human services will be addressed.

SOC 695 Internship: Human Services

SOC 697 Internship: Sociology

The internship is designed to provide opportunities to apply classroom learning, to practice and enhance skills, to experience professional socialization, and to explore a career. It also serves as a vehicle for the student to become more aware of personal strengths and identify areas in which further growth is needed.

SOWK 697 Internship: Social Work

Internship in approved social agency.

URBS 513

Reviews processes and techniques related to the evaluation of public programs.

URBS 553 Grants Administration

Raising resources for public and nonprofit organizations from needs assessment through obtaining funding to managing the grant after it is awarded.