NGO Education Survey

Department: Masters of Public Administration

Courses:

Certification- 5 Required Courses

Students must take any five of the following current courses, and are encouraged to meet with an advisor to plan a suitable complement of courses to meet their individual interests and professional development needs. Substitutions may be made with permission of the academic advisor. As indicated below, courses may be drawn from any of six content/skill areas. All courses listed are 3 graduate credit hours. Through these courses, students will achieve outcomes that correspond to the specific objectives listed above. General Management PA 513 - Administrative Ethics and Values PA 520 - Introduction to Nonprofit Organizations PA 522 - Governance of Nonprofit Organizations PA 536 - Strategic Planning Finance & Budgeting PA 524 - Financial Management in Nonprofit Organizations PA 525 - Grantwriting for Nonprofit Organizations PA 526 - Fundamentals of Fundraising in Nonprofit Organizations PA 582 - Public Budgeting PA 583 - Advanced Budgeting Concepts and Techniques PA 585 - Financial Management in the Public Sector Leadership & Human Resource Management PA 514 - Global Leadership and Management PA 517 - Leadership Development for Public Organizations PA 528 - Organizational Leadership and Decision-Making in Nonprofit Organizations PA 570 - Environmental and Natural Resource Leadership PA 590 - Human Resource Management in the Public Sector PA 592 - Volunteerism and Volunteer Management PA 594 - Affirmative Action Planning PA 598 - Values-Based Management Community Building & Communication PA 527 - New/Emerging Nonprofits: Development and Management PA 541 - Social Entrepreneurship PA 543 - Creating Collaborative Communities PA 545 - Organizational Development PA 549 - Crosscultural Communication in the Public Sector Public & Nonprofit Sector PA 521 - History and Foundations of the Nonprofit Sector PA 523 - NGOs: Nonprofits on a World Stage PA 533 - Public Policy: Origins and Processes PA 534 - Administrative Law and Policy Implementation Specific Management Skills PA 538 - Advocacy and Political Participation by Nonprofit Organizations PA 550 - Managing Information Resources PA 555 - Program Evaluation and Management PA 558 - Public Productivity Analysis

PA 509 Organizational Experience

PA 511 Public Administration

PA 511- Public Administration

PA 513 Administrative Ethics and Values

(Prerequisite: PA 511)

PA 524 Financial Management in Nonprofit Organizations

PA 525 Grantwriting

PA 526 Fundamentals of Fundraising in Nonprofit Organizations

PA 527 Governance of Nonprofit Organizations

PA 528 Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations

PA 533 Public Policy: Origins and Processes

PA 534 Administrative Law and Policy Implementation

PA 536 Strategic Planning

PA 540 - Administrative Theory and Behavior

PA 540 Administrative Theory and Behavior

(Prerequisite: PA 511)

PA 549 Crosscultural Communications in the Public Sector

PA 551 Analytic Methods in Public Administration I

PA 552 Analytic Methods in Public Administration II

(Prerequisite: PA 551)

PA 554 Policy Analysis Research

PA 555 Program Evaluation and Management

PA 556 Public Contract Management

PA 582 Public Budgeting

PA 585 Financial Management in the Public Sector

(PA 524 or Econ course w/ advisor approval)

PA 590 Human Resources Management in the Public Sector

(Prerequisite: PA 511)