mpa degree requirements checklist

MPA Degree Requirements Checklist Students are responsible for confirming they have met all requirements to earn their MPA degree. The following checklist is a resource to help you review your degree progress. MPA Degree Requirements

72 total credits* At least 60 (of the total 72) must be PBAF or PUBPOL credits Evans School core** courses all completed or waived (must be taken for a numerical grade) Values elective: (must be taken for a numerical grade) Internship requirement:

o If you met the requirement after starting at the Evans School, confirm receipt of an email from Career Development denoting you’ve completed the 400-hour internship requirement (subject line with read “internship Requirement Complete”)

o If you met the requirement prior to enrollment at the Evans School, through previous work experience or through completion of the PCMI program, confirm receipt of an email from Career Development denoting completion of the requirement (subject line will read “Internship Requirement Status” and will denote that you did not need to complete a 400-hour internship)

Capstone: Capstone project (including capstones completed through the Public Service Clinics) Thesis, if in a concurrent degree program with a thesis requirement (Evans School faculty

member on thesis committee: ) *Notes:

400-level courses must be pre-approved (courses below 400-level cannot count toward the MPA)

Up to 6 Skills Workshops (PBAF/PUBPOL 598 1-credit courses) can count

Up to 15 total ungraded (S/NS and CR/NC) credits can count

Up to 8 independent study credits can count

Grade must be 2.7+ for a course to count **Core Courses (9 courses for a total of 36 credits):

PBAF/PUBPOL 511: Managing Politics & the Policy Process

PBAF/PUBPOL 512: Managing Organizational Performance

PBAF/PUBPOL 513: Public Policy Analysis

PBAF/PUBPOL 516: Economics for Policy Analysis & Management I

PBAF/PUBPOL 517: Economics for Policy Analysis & Management II

PBAF/PUBPOL 522: Public Budgeting & Financial Management

PBAF/PUBPOL 526: Program Evaluation

PBAF/PUBPOL 527: Quantitative Analysis I

PBAF/PUBPOL 528: Quantitative Analysis II

For detailed degree requirements, please see the Student Handbook for your entering year. You may also find it useful to use our degree planning forms. Concurrent and PCMI students should consult the handbook for their requirements.

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http://evans.uw.edu/myevans/students/student-handbooks

https://evans.uw.edu/myevans/students/planning-forms

Capstone Projects Overview The capstone project integrates knowledge and skills gained in the MPA program. The team-based project serves as an opportunity to further develop a student’s specialization, to expand networks in the community, and to create a significant sample of work. All projects include a written report; however, the length, format, and content of the projects vary tremendously depending on the type and scope of the work. Through their team project, students demonstrate their abilities to apply the skills from their coursework to real-world problems. Team size will vary, generally between 3 to 6 students, dependent upon the project scope. For students completing their capstones in the 2017-18 academic year, students must complete one of the following two options:

1. Enroll in an 8-credit Capstone Project Seminar (4 credits in Winter Quarter and 4 credits in Spring Quarter) and participate in a team-based project through the Public Service Clinics. OR

2. Enroll in an 8-credit Capstone Project Seminar (4 credits in Winter Quarter and 4 credits in Spring Quarter) and generate their own topic, which must be team-based.

Early in Autumn Quarter 2017, students will receive specific information regarding the Public Service Clinics application process and how to set up team-based, student-generated topics. Examples of recent projects include:

Under One Roof: Analysis of City-Level Affordable Housing Commitments and Actions to Meet Housing Needs in King County

First Steps in Improving the Sustainability of Water Access Now (WAN) Projects in the Northern Regions of Ghana: Defining and Evaluating Conditions for Sustainability

Prevent Waste in the First Place: Measuring Waste Prevention in the City of Seattle

Special Situations

PCMI students can complete one of the options above or an independent capstone project with a faculty member on a self-generated topic.

Concurrent degree students can count their master's thesis in lieu of a capstone project when the thesis has a substantial policy/management component and an Evans School faculty member is on the thesis committee.

In rare cases, the Graduate Program Coordinator may approve individual, research-oriented capstone projects supervised by individual faculty. This option is primarily intended for students who have an interest in subsequent doctoral studies.

Resources

Capstone Projects Overview: https://evans.uw.edu/myevans/students/capstone-projects-overview

Public Service Clinics: http://evans.uw.edu/myevans/students/public-service-clinics

Capstone Project Archive: http://evans.uw.edu/myevans/students/capstone-project-archive

http://evans.uw.edu/myevans/students/public-service-clinics

https://evans.uw.edu/myevans/students/capstone-projects-overview

http://evans.uw.edu/myevans/students/public-service-clinics

http://evans.uw.edu/myevans/students/capstone-project-archive

of 3 Last updated: April 19, 2017 While every effort is made to offer courses as outlined, this Planning Guide is subject to change without notice.

Curriculum Planning Guide

2017-18 Academic Year

Master of Public Administration students

Required core courses noted in bold.

PUBPOL Course Title Autumn Winter Spring Values Elective

501 Legislative Relations 503 Executive Leadership 507 Mediation and Negotiation as Instruments of

Public Management and Policy Making 509 Managing People in Public and Nonprofit Agencies

510 Foundations of American Democracy 511 Managing Politics and the Policy Process 512 Managing Organizational Performance 513 Public Policy Analysis 514 Psychology for Policy Analysis 516 Economics for Policy Analysis and Management I 517 Economics for Policy Analysis and Management II 518 Applied Cost Benefit Analysis 519 Law and Economics

522 Financial Management and Budgeting 523 Advanced Budgeting in the Public Sector 524 Public Sector Financing 525 Qualitative Field Methods and Analysis 526 Program Evaluation 527 Quantitative Analysis I 528 Quantitative Analysis II 529 Advanced Multivariate Analysis



531 Development Management in the 21st Century 533 Economics of International Development 534 Food and Agricultural Policy in Developing Countries 535 Seminar in American Foreign Policy 537 Topics in International Affairs

Development Practice: Financial Inclusion and Poverty Reduction

Diagnosing and Reforming Corrupt Systems

539 Values in International Development

550 Management of Nonprofit Organizations 551 Measuring Social Impact: Advanced

Program Design and Evaluation

552 Philanthropy and Society 553 Nonprofit Financial Management 555 Topics in Nonprofit Management

Funding the Social Sector Grant writing Marketing Social Innovation

556 Public-Private Partnerships 557 Management and Public Capital Markets 559 Quadruple Bottom Line Performance

561 Urban Economics and Public Policy 565 Topics in Urban Affairs

Municipal Management I Municipal Management II

566 Community Economic Development 567 Community Engagement and Urban Governance 569 Race and Public Policy



571 Education, the Workforce, and Public Policy 573 Topics in Education and Social Policy

Crime and Punishment Policy Equity in Employment Income Inequality Policy and Governance of K-12 Education Public Policy, Law, and Equity

576 Poverty and Anti-Poverty in the US 579 Child Well-being and Public Policy

582 Communicating Climate Change 583 Science, Technology, and Public Policy 587 Water and Sanitation Policy in Economically

Developing Countries 589 Risk Assessment for Environmental Health Hazards

590 Environmental Policy Processes 592 Resource Policy and Administration 594 Economic Approaches to Environmental Management 595 Topics in Environmental Policy and Management

Energy and Climate Policy Ethics and Values in Environmental and

Natural Resource Policy

Native Nations, Lands, and Waters Renewable Natural Resources

597 Role of Scientific Information in Environmental Decisions 598 Administrative and Policy Skills Workshops

Several will be offered each quarter 599 Special Topics

Advanced Policy Analysis Campaign Management and Political Communications Computational Thinking for Governance Analytics Managing Public Grants and Contracts Policy Implementation and the Law Psychology for Public Management

608 Capstone Project Seminars

Updated 4/10/17

MPA Specializations

Evans School MPA students may take electives across an array of substantive and skill areas that build on the core curriculum to strengthen the foundations of a career in public service. Pursuing one specific specialization area is optional. You are welcome to select electives across different specializations that are of interest to you. This handout includes a list of courses anticipated to be offered in 2017-18 for each Evans School specialization. Please note that courses may relate to certain areas of specialization even if they do not appear on this list. While every effort is made to offer courses as outlined, the course schedule is subject to change; see the MPA Course Planning Guide at http://evans.uw.edu/academic-programs/course-listings for updates. Students interested in pursuing one of the Evans School’s transcriptable program options (Environmental Policy & Management; International Development; and Nonprofit Management & Social Innovation) should consult the program option webpages or handouts for requirements specific to these options.

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Environmental Policy and Management The Environmental Policy and Management specialization provides students with the opportunity to acquire the tools, methodologies, interdisciplinary perspectives, and substantive topical knowledge necessary to be successful analysts, managers, and leaders in public, nonprofit, and private organizations that cover a broad spectrum of environmental and natural resources issues. Particular methodological strengths of the specialization are in policy analysis, environmental economics, the role of scientific knowledge in decision-making, and the design and management of governance systems. Topical areas vary from year to year but often include water resources, environmental risk and health, natural resources, air and water pollution, and climate and energy policy. Many Evans School students interested in Environmental Policy and Management will choose to pursue the Environmental Policy Program Option, which outlines a specific set of required and recommended courses and provides students an opportunity to have “Environmental Policy” noted directly on their transcript. 2017-18 courses include:*

Course Number

Course Title Autumn Winter Spring Values Elective

582 Communicating Climate Change

587 Water and Sanitation Policy in Economically Developing Countries

589 Risk Assessment for Environmental Health Hazards 590 Environmental Policy Processes 592 Resource Policy and Administration 594 Economic Approaches to Environmental

Management

595 Topics in Environmental Policy and Management Energy and Climate Policy Ethics and Values in Environmental and

Natural Resource Policy

Native Nations, Lands, and Waters

Competition & Collaboration in the Management of Renewable Natural Resources

597 Role of Scientific Information in Environmental Decisions

*These courses are a sampling; many other Evans School and other UW graduate courses may be relevant, depending on your particular interests.

http://evans.uw.edu/academic-programs/non-degree/environmental-policy-program-option

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International Development In an increasingly interconnected world, the field of international development requires leaders and managers to possess strong analytic skills, an understanding of the importance of local context and culture, and the ability to connect local issues to national and global developments. The challenges of global sustainable development include poverty, the burden of disease, building stable social and political institutions, and, increasingly, climate change and ecosystem vulnerability. Addressing these challenges requires training that is analytically rigorous, but cross-disciplinary and attentive to specific contexts. The Evans School concentration in international development prepares students to work as development managers and analysts to address issues of global poverty, economic development, environmental policy and management, and human rights and civil society development. The concentration includes classes in development management, rural development, environmental and water/sanitation economics, development finance, and monitoring and evaluation. Many Evans School students interested in International Development will choose to pursue the International Development Program Option, which outlines a specific set of required and recommended courses and provides students an opportunity to have “International Development” noted directly on their transcript.

2017-18 courses include:*

Course Number


531 Development Management in the 21st Century

533 Economics of International Development

534 Food and Agricultural Policy in Developing Countries

535 Seminar in U.S. Foreign Policy

537 Topics in International Affairs

Development Finance


539 Values in International Development

587 Water and Sanitation Policy in Economically Developing Countries

595 Topics in Environmental Policy and Management Competition & Collaboration in the

Management of Renewable Natural Resources




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Metropolitan and Urban Policy The Metropolitan and Urban Policy concentration is appropriate for students who are interested in policy, planning, management, and service delivery issues at the urban, suburban, and rural levels within metropolitan regions. This concentration is intended to provide students with a foundation for careers within regional and city government, as well as within nonprofit organizations concerned with urban and regional problems and solutions. Coursework in this area focuses on crosscutting concerns where both the impact of the problem and the solutions may vary across urban, suburban, and rural places within the region and involve multiple jurisdictions. An emphasis on equitable solutions to problems and problems of metropolitan governance are emphasized. Topics may include regional development, transportation, housing, growth management, residential segregation, education policy, workforce development, community development, economic development, immigration, poverty, intergovernmental relations, sustainable development, and urban environmental resource management. 2017-18 courses include:*

Course Number


561 Urban Economics and Public Policy

565 Topics in Urban Affairs

Municipal Management I

Municipal Management II

566 Community Economic Development

569 Race and Public Policy

573 Topics in Education and Social Policy

Crime & Punishment Policy

Income Inequality


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Nonprofit Management and Philanthropy As the lines between the nonprofit, public, and private sectors blur, nonprofit and philanthropic managers are required to have expertise in an ever wider range of specialized skills that include financial management and fundraising, board governance, volunteer management, social marketing, grant making, community collaboration, and more. Nonprofit and philanthropic leaders must also track an increasing number of policy and public sector developments that affect the core activities of the sector. The concentration in Nonprofit Management and Philanthropy provides students with training in these specialized leadership and management skills as well as developing students’ ability to track and analyze policy affecting the sector. Many Evans School students interested in Nonprofit Management and Philanthropy will choose to pursue the Nonprofit Management and Social Innovation Program Option, which outlines a specific set of required and recommended courses and provides students an opportunity to have “Nonprofit Management” noted directly on their transcript.

2017-18 courses include:*

Course Number


509 Managing People in Public and Nonprofit Agencies

550 Management of Nonprofit Organizations

551 Measuring Social Impact: Advanced Program Design & Evaluation

552 Philanthropy and Society

553 Nonprofit Financial Management

555 Topics in Nonprofit Management

Funding the Social Sector

Grant writing

Marketing Social Innovation

556 Public-Private Partnerships

559 Quadruple Bottom Line Performance



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Public Finance and Budgeting The Public Finance and Budgeting concentration is appropriate for students who are interested in how the allocation, control, and management of financial resources shape public policy and management. This area is intended to provide students with a foundation for positions in state and local budget offices, credit rating agencies, state and local performance auditing, legislative fiscal research, as well as within the financial management function of nonprofit organizations. Students interested in the financial aspects of a particular policy or service are encouraged to consider the area. Coursework in this area focuses on the specialized analytic tools used by financial management professionals, stylized knowledge of resource allocation and control processes, and effective communication of this esoteric knowledge to the non-financial audience. Topics may include capital budgeting and finance; debt management; budget process, politics, and strategies; tax structures and their implications; financial risk management tools; advanced accounting and auditing; financing pensions and other post-employment benefits; cash management; financial condition analysis; debt management; project finance concepts; and cost allocation methods, among others. 2017-18 courses include:*

Course Number


518 Applied Cost Benefit Analysis

523 Advanced Budgeting in the Public Sector

524 Public Sector Financing

553 Nonprofit Financial Management



556 Public-Private Partnerships

557 Management and Public Capital Markets

599 Special Topics

Managing Public Grants & Contracts


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Public Leadership, Management, and Decision-Making The Public Leadership, Management, and Decision-Making concentration prepares students to understand and manage their environment, take the initiative, and decide and act with integrity and care to effect change in a world of cooperating and competing people, institutions, and sectors. This approach equips individuals to lead from any position in society or organization. The interdisciplinary course of study draws from all of the disciplines represented in the Evans School and trains students in topics and skills ranging from individual leadership and decision-making to stakeholder engagement, collaborative partnerships, and performance management. The concentration prepares students to: Better understand personal values, characteristics, and goals including the normative foundations of

leading; Appreciate the wide array of leadership and management approaches and refine their leadership and

management styles; Understand the frames of judgment and skills needed to effect positive change in a wide array of settings

and to transform cultures, organizations, and institutions through effective leading; Understand the psychological and institutional realities of public leadership; and Integrate management, analysis, and decision-making in a self-aware manner to think and act strategically. 2017-18 courses include:*

Course Number


503 Executive Leadership

507 Mediation and Negotiation as Instruments of Public Management & Policy Making

509 Managing People in Public and Nonprofit Agencies

531 Development Management in the 21st Century

537 Topics in International Affairs


550 Management of Nonprofit Organizations

559 Quadruple Bottom Line Performance

565 Topics in Urban Affairs

Municipal Management I

Municipal Management II

599 Special Topics

Campaign Management and Political Communications

Managing Public Grants and Contracts

Psychology for Public Management


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Public Policy Analysis and Evaluation Today, data, evaluation, and analysis are omnipresent in public and nonprofit organizations as managers and analysts work to craft cost-effective interventions, funders demand high quality evidence of efficacy, and the public requires transparency in outcomes. Graduates need skills and experience in applying frameworks developed in the core curriculum to policy analysis and program evaluation to meet these new demands. The Public Policy Analysis and Evaluation concentration deepens students’ skills in analysis and evaluation beyond the skills learned in our core courses. Courses in this concentration are designed to help students develop the knowledge and skills needed to implement analysis and evaluation in a broad set of institutional contexts, thereby preparing students for careers in which these skills can be applied to a wide variety of policy areas. Some of the courses in this concentration are specifically focused on generalizable methods (e.g., applied cost-benefit analysis, advanced multivariate analysis, qualitative methods), while others are courses that are cross-listed with specific policy area concentrations (e.g., environmental risk analysis). 2017-18 courses include:*

Course Number


514 Psychology for Policy Analysis 518 Applied Cost Benefit Analysis 519 Law and Economics 525 Qualitative Analysis 529 Advanced Multivariate Analysis 533 Economics of International Development 534 Food and Agricultural Policy in Developing

Countries

561 Urban Economics & Public Policy 573 Topics in Education and Social Policy

Crime and Punishment Policy

594 Economic Approaches to Environmental Management

599 Special Topics Advanced Policy Analysis Policy Implementation and the Law


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Social Policy: Poverty, Education, & Social Welfare

Social policies foster individuals’ and families’ well-being by educating children and youth; cushioning temporary or permanent losses of income; assuring minimum levels of income and essential goods and services such as food, housing, and health care; providing employment services and job training; and meeting the special needs of particularly vulnerable populations. Public programs with these objectives account for about two-thirds of the federal budget and about half of state and local government budgets. The social policy concentration prepares students for careers leading to high-level managerial and policymaking positions in government and in nonprofit organizations involved in the design, implementation, management, and evaluation of education and social policies. Coursework in this area develops students’ ability to bring policy analysis and management tools to bear on issues in education and social policy, and helps students understand how public education and social policies affect and are affected by the family, the market economy, and voluntary and nonprofit institutions. It is recommended that students pursue coursework that builds their expertise in one major area of education and social policy. Those areas include (but are not limited to): education and workforce development policy, health care policy and management, poverty and inequality, labor market policy, and income support policy. 2017-18 courses include:*

Course Number




569 Race and Public Policy

571 Education, Workforce, and Public Policy

573 Topics in Education and Social Policy

Crime & Punishment Policy

Equity in Employment

Income Inequality

Public Policy, Law, and Equity

Policy and Governance of K-12 Education

576 Poverty and Anti-Poverty Policy

579 Child Well-being and Public Policy


Environmental Policy Program Option

PROGRAM OVERVIEW The Environmental Policy program option provides MPA students the opportunity to acquire the tools, methodologies, interdisciplinary perspectives, and substantive topic knowledge necessary to be successful analysts, managers, and leaders in public, nonprofit, and private organizations that cover a broad spectrum of environmental and natural resource issues.

Interested first-year MPA students will be eligible to complete the program option in their second year of study. Students who complete all of the required coursework will have the following listed on their transcript upon graduation: “Master of Public Administration (Environmental Policy).”

REQUIREMENTS

1. Completion of all MPA program core requirements, as outlined in the MPA Student Handbook, including 36 core credits, one values elective, fulfillment of the Evans School’s capstone requirement (preferably on an environmental topic), and completion of a total of 72 credits (of which at least 60 must be PUBPOL credits) to earn the MPA degree.

2. Completion of PUBPOL 590: Environmental Policy Processes. The course is planned for Winter Quarter 2018 (but may be in Autumn or Spring in subsequent academic years). Must be taken for a numerical grade.

3. Completion of at least three of the following elective courses (not every course will be offered every year):

PUBPOL 538 International Organizations & Ocean Management

PUBPOL 547 Water Resource Economics

PUBPOL 565 GIS & Public Policy

PUBPOL 582 Communicating Climate Change

PUBPOL 587 Water & Sanitation Policy in Developing Countries

PUBPOL 589 Risk Assessment for Environmental Health Hazards

PUBPOL 592 Resource Policy & Administration

PUBPOL 594 Economics Approaches to Environmental Management

PUBPOL 595 Ethics & Values in Environmental & Natural Resource Policy

PUBPOL 595 Native Nations, Lands, & Waters

PUBPOL 595 Energy & Climate Policy

PUBPOL 595 Competition & Collaboration in the Management of Renewable Natural Resources

PUBPOL 597 Role of Scientific Information in Environmental Decisions

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Environmental Policy Program Option In 2017-2018, the following approved electives will be offered, along with the required PUBPOL 590 course. (Please note that the schedule is subject to change.)

Course Number & Title Autumn Winter Spring Values

PUBPOL 590 Environmental Policy Processes (Required)

PUBPOL 582 Communicating Climate Change


PUBPOL 589 Risk Assessment for Environmental Health Hazards

PUBPOL 592 Resource Policy & Administration PUBPOL 594 Economics Approaches to Environmental Management

PUBPOL 595 Energy and Climate Policy

PUBPOL 595 Ethics & Values in Environmental & Natural Resource Policy

PUBPOL 595 Native Nations, Lands & Waters


PUBPOL 597 Role of Scientific Information in Environmental Decisions

International Development Program Option

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The International Development program option offers students a foundation for addressing complex questions of poverty and development. The goal of the program option within is threefold: to understand the main debates, players, policies and values within international development; to be familiar with a common set of skills and applied approaches; and to appreciate the perspectives and methods that other disciplines bring to address current development challenges.

Interested first-year MPA students will be eligible to complete the program option in their second year of study. Students who complete all of the required coursework will have the following listed on their transcript upon graduation: “Master of Public Administration (International Development).”

REQUIREMENTS

1. Completion of all MPA program requirements, as outlined in the MPA Student Handbook, including 36 core credits, one values elective, fulfillment of the Evans School’s capstone requirement (recommended, but not required, to be on a topic related to international development), and completion of a total of 72 credits (of which at least 60 must be PUBPOL credits) to earn the MPA degree.

2. Completion of two required courses:

1. PUBPOL 531 Development Management in the 21st Century (typically offered in Autumn Quarter) examines the characteristics of development policy and aid institutions and explores the ethical and practical considerations of managing development projects at the national and local levels.

2. PUBPOL 533 Economics of International Development (typically offered in Winter Quarter) critically examines the most common economic development indicators of poverty, growth and inequality, and provides an overview of, and basic literacy around, international macroeconomic topics including debt, aid, trade, and financial markets.

2. Completion of at least two of the following elective courses (not every course will be offered every year):

PUBPOL 534 Food and Agricultural Policy in Developing Countries

PUBPOL 535 Seminar in U.S. Foreign Policy

PUBPOL 537 Development Practice: Financial Inclusion and Poverty Reduction

PUBPOL 537 Diagnosing and Reforming Corrupt Systems

PUBPOL 538 International Organizations & Ocean Management

PUBPOL 539 Values in International Development

PUBPOL 541 Role of NGOs in International Development

PUBPOL 587 Water and Sanitation Policy in Economically Developing Countries


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International Development Program Option In 2017-2018, the following approved electives will be offered, along with the two required courses. (Please note that the schedule is subject to change.)

Course Number & Title Autumn Winter Spring Values

PUBPOL 531 Development Management in the 21st Century (Required)

PUBPOL 533 Economics of International Development (Required)

PUBPOL 534 Food and Agricultural Policy in Developing Countries

PUBPOL 535 Seminar in U.S. Foreign Policy

PUBPOL 537 Development Practice: Financial Inclusion and Poverty Reduction

PUBPOL 537 Diagnosing and Reforming Corrupt Systems

PUBPOL 539 Values in International Development



Nonprofit Management and Social Innovation Program Option

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The Nonprofit Management and Social Innovation program option provides MPA students the opportunity to develop the management and leadership skills and substantive topic knowledge necessary to be successful managers and leaders in nonprofit, philanthropic and social sector organizations.

Interested first-year MPA students will be eligible to complete the program option in their second year of study. Students who complete all of the required coursework will have the following listed on their transcript upon graduation: “Master of Public Administration (Nonprofit Management).”

REQUIREMENTS

1. Completion of all MPA program requirements, as outlined in the MPA Student Handbook, including 36 core credits, one values elective, fulfillment of the Evans School’s capstone requirement, and completion of a total of 72 credits (of which at least 60 must be PUBPOL credits) to earn the MPA degree.

2. Completion of PUBPOL 550 Management of Nonprofit Organizations (two sections will be offered in Autumn 2017). Focuses upon the roles played by nonprofit organizations in meeting the public good. Examines internal management issues such as structure, budget, and operations; and external issues such as board functions, legal status, marketing, media relations, and fundraising.

3. Completion of at least three of the following elective courses (not every course will be offered every year):

PUBPOL 503 Executive Leadership

PUBPOL 509 Managing People in Public and Nonprofit Organizations

PUBPOL 541 Role of NGOs in International Development

PUBPOL 551 Measuring Social Impact: Advanced Program Design and Evaluation

PUBPOL 552 Philanthropy & Society

PUBPOL 553 Nonprofit Financial Management (highly recommended)

PUBPOL 555 Fundraising

PUBPOL 555 Grant Writing

PUBPOL 555 Marketing Social Innovation

PUBPOL 555 Social Enterprise

PUBPOL 555 Funding the Social Sector

PUBPOL 558 Collaboration and Management Across Sectors

PUBPOL 559 Quadruple Bottom Line Performance (continued on reverse)


Nonprofit Management & Social Innovation Program Option In 2017-2018, the following approved electives will be offered, along with the required PUBOL 550 course. (Please note that the schedule is subject to change.)

Course Number & Title Summer Autumn Winter Spring Values

PUBPOL 550 Management of Nonprofit Organizations (Required)

PUBPOL 503 Executive Leadership

PUBPOL 509 Managing People in Public & Nonprofit Agencies

PUBPOL 551 Measuring Social Impact: Advanced Program Design & Evaluation

PUBPOL 552 Philanthropy & Society

PUBPOL 553 Nonprofit Financial Management

PUBPOL 555 Marketing Social Innovation

PUBPOL 555 Grant Writing

PUBPOL 555 Funding the Social Sector

PUBPOL 559 Quadruple Bottom Line Performance

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