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Degree Requirements


Students are required to complete 40 semester credits for the M.P.N.A. degree. There are two tracks -public administration and nonprofit management.

The public administration and nonprofit management tracks have three separate courses and eight shared courses. Three of the shared courses--Practical Research Methods for Managers, Marketing Management--include M.B.A. students as well as M.P.N.A. students, a great opportunity to share insights and experiences.

Students can join the program in the fall, spring or summer semesters.

All M.P.N.A. students take (18 credits):

Public Administration Track
(16 credits)
Nonprofit Track
(16 credits)
PADM 600: Public Administration Foundations
-- 4 credits
NPM 600: Nonprofit Management Foundations
-- 4 credits
ECON 635: Economics of Social Issues
-- 4 credits
ECON 635: Economics of Social Issues
-- 4 credits
PADM 650: Policy Analysis and Planning
-- 4 credits
NPM 672: Nonprofits and Social Change
-- 4 credits
PADM 672: Public Finance
-- 4 credits
NPM 671: Financial Decision Making in Nonprofit Organizations
-- 4 credits
6 credits of electives from any M.P.N.A. or other College of Management graduate level course
6 credits of electives from any M.P.N.A. or other College of Management graduate level course

Tentative Two Year Schedule for MPNA Online Courses (pdf)


 

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