| MASTER OF NONPROFIT STUDIES (MNpS)
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Required
Core Classes
NLM 510 Foundations in Nonprofit Management (3) This course provides students with a grounding in nonprofit management
and the historical and philosophical foundations of the nonprofit
sector in American society. Students identify and study issues
and trends related to governance and delivery systems of the nonprofit
sector.
NLM 520 Financial Management in Nonprofit Organizations (3) Reviews fiscal-management accounting procedures, understand financial
tools used by nonprofit managers, and provides basic framework
for evaluating financial performance of a nonprofit organization.
NLM 530 Program Evaluation & Information
Management (3)
This course provides the tools to design and conduct practical
program evaluation research in today's nonprofit organizations.
In addition, it provides an extensive overview of information technology
resources (e.g., excel, access, & SPSS) to manage and analyze
information. Students will select an individualized project and
design a program evaluation specific to their organization.
NLM 540 Volunteer & Human Resource Management
for Nonprofit Organizations (3)
This course addresses the challenges of supervising both paid
and unpaid staff in nonprofit organizations. Students will gain
an understanding of human resource theories and tools to determine
roles, evaluate responsibilities, and lead staff toward optimal
performance. It will improve supervisory, management, and leadership
skills.
NLM 550 Philanthropy: Theory and Practice in Nonprofit Organizations
(3) This course examines issues confronting nonprofit organizations
related to fundraising and philanthropic purposes in society. Students
will learn fund raising strategies such as conducting annual campaigns
and developing individual donors.
NLM 620 Capstone: Critical Issues in Nonprofit Management (3) Students identify and review key issues confronting the nonprofit
sector, while integrating learning from the entire program. This
course will allow students to synthesize, analyze and prepare for
entry/reentry into the nonprofit sector.
Elective Courses
- NLM 560 Leadership & Ethics
- NLM 562 Social Entrepreneurship
- NLM 565 Grant Writing for Nonprofit Organizations
- NLM 570 International Nongovernmental Organizations (NGO's)
- NLM 610 Executive Leadership and Governance
- PAF 508 Organizational Behavior
- PAF 529 Organization Change and Development
- PAF 541 Program Evaluation
- PAF 591 Fiscal Management in Nonprofit
- ARA 591 Art & Public Policy
- REC 500 Research Methods
- REC 502 Statistics and Data Analysis
- SWG 531 Social Policy and Services
- SWG 580 Community & Organizational
Change
- SWG 682 Community Participation strategies (Prereq. or approval)
- SWG 686 Developing Grants and Fundraising
Up to 2 other courses as pre-approved by faculty advisor
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