NGO Education Survey

Department: Masters of Public Administration

Courses:

Elective

Elective

Elective

Elective

PUB AFRS 6500: (skills) Written and Oral Communication

PUBAFRS 6000: Public Policy Formulation and Implementation

PUBAFRS 6010: Legal Environment of Public Organizations

PUBAFRS 6030: Public Sector Economics

PUBAFRS 6040: Public Budgeting and Finance

PUBAFRS 6050: Managing Public Sector Organizations

PUBAFRS 6060: Managerial Leadership in Public and Nonprofit Organizations

PUBAFRS 6070: Public Affairs Statistics

PUBAFRS 6080: Public Affairs Program Evaluation

PUBAFRS 79__: Capstone course

Public Affairs 5120: Social Change Advocacy: Organization, Mobilization, and Activism

This course engages students in the process of becoming a social change advocate. Students will learn how social change has occurred in society, particularly the United States. The course covers a range of advocacy approaches including insider and outsider strategies engaged by nonprofit organizations as well as individuals. The class has a dual focus on scholarly and practical understandings of effective advocacy. Students will complete assignments to learn about the social issue of their choice and prepare themselves to become an efficacious advocate on that issue.

Public Affairs 5515: Conversing with Confidence Across Differences

Building on the ways in which our own intersectional identities impact us emotionally, socially, intellectually, and morally and an examination of past difficult conversations (what worked, what didn’t work, and key takeaways), the course will present frameworks and strategies to support students in developing and sharpening the skills necessary to engage in safe, authentic, and effective conversations across difference including interrupting bias that manifests as microaggressions (based on minoritized group status – religion, sexual orientation, religion, gender, age, disability, race/ethnicity, etc.). Using a self-reflective and case-based approaches, students will practice the application of skills taught throughout the course with the goal of being more courageous, confident, and effective when engaging in courageous conversations across difference in public/and or nonprofit management, public policy, and other sectors.

Public Affairs 6530: Negotiation for the Public Sector

Negotiation skills have been identified as critical for effective, successful public management and leadership. This course explores the major concepts and theories of negotiation to improve negotiation skills. Through readings, role play exercises and class discussion, students develop an understanding of individual negotiation styles, core approaches to negotiation and dispute resolution, how to negotiate with multiple parties and to increase confidence in individual negotiation skills.

Public Affairs 7533: Nonprofit Financial Management

Management of financial resources is paramount to a nonprofit’s success. Designed for students interested in careers or volunteer roles in nonprofit management and current professionals in this area, this course covers financial statements, budgeting, and audits, and explores the stakeholders invested in nonprofits’ financial health. Throughout the course, we will be reviewing case studies, conducting our own financial analyses of nonprofit organizations, and preparing materials to share with internal and external stakeholders of nonprofits to inform them of the financial health of an organization. The goal of this course is to prepare students for future leadership roles within nonprofit organizations.

Public Affairs 7553: Nonprofit Management and Governance

This advanced survey course provides students with theoretical knowledge and practical tools needed to manage nonprofit organizations. A broad range of topics is covered in this course. After an overview of the nonprofit sector, we will explore various aspects of nonprofit management such as organizational creation, strategic planning, performance evaluation, board governance, executive leadership, human resources, finance, marketing, advocacy, and collaboration. We will use multiple learning methods such as case studies, presentations, and discussions to better understand options for addressing managerial challenges experienced by nonprofits.

Skills course(s)

Skills course(s)

Skills course(s)