Master of Nonprofit Leadership (not currently accepting applications)
The Master of Nonprofit Leadership is designed to meet the needs of working professionals in the nonprofit sector and is thus offered in an accommodating format (mirroring the MPA program)—allowing students to apply and matriculate in fall, winter, and spring quarters, and proceed through the program in either full-time or part-time status.
The program is comprised of 54 credits.
Coursework will include a core area of knowledge (35 credits) which includes the following: Foundational Knowledge (12 credits); Fundamentals of Nonprofit Management (12 credits); and, Analytic Skills (11 credits).
Core: Foundational Knowledge
| PA 528 | Public and Nonprofit Leadership | 3 |
| PA 521 | History and Foundations of the Nonprofit Sector | 3 |
| PA 513 | Public Service Ethics | 3 |
Choose one:
| PA 547 | Culture, Values and Leadership | 3 |
| PA 549 | Communicating and Managing Across Difference | 3 |
| PA 593 | Civil Rights in Public Service | 3 |
| SW 539 | Social Justice in Social Work | 3 |
Core: Fundamentals of Nonprofit Management
| PA 522 | Governance of Nonprofit Organizations | 3 |
| PA 540 | Organization Management and Behavior | 3 |
| PA 526 | Fundamentals of Fundraising in Nonprofit Organizations | 3 |
| PA 524 | Financial Management in Nonprofit Organizations | 3 |
Core: Analytic Skills
| PA 551 | Qualitative Methods for Public and Nonprofit Managers | 4 |
| PA 552 | Quantitative Methods for Public and Nonprofit Managers | 4 |
| PA 555 | Program Evaluation and Management | 3 |
Advocacy, Policymaking, and Community Change
Required course
| PA 538 | Advocacy and Political Participation by Nonprofit Organizations | 3 |
Choose one elective from the following:
| PA 543 | Creating Collaborative Communities | 3 |
| PA 519 | Civic Capacity | 3 |
| PA 533 | Public Policy Development and Implementation | 3 |
| PA 534 | Administrative Law | 3 |
| PS 524 | Law, Politics, and Society | 4 |
| PS 517 | Interest Groups | 4 |
| PS 559/USP 636 | Political and Economic Decision-making | 3 |
| USP 528 | Concepts of Community Development | 3 |
| USP 584 | Negotiation in the Public Sector | 2-4 |
| CR 515 | Negotiation | 4 |
| CR 523 | Dialogue Across Differences | 4 |
Total credits, Advocacy, Policymaking, and Community Change requirement: 6-7
Elective Courses
(Students choose 3 courses from PA or another academic unit as approved by their faculty advisor. Recommended concentrations will be provided.)
Organizational Experience
| PA 509 | Public Service Capstone | 4 |
Total Credit Hours: 54