Elective Courses
Recommended
Tailor your degree with electives from the courses below, or from the school-wide elective courses.
Sample of elective courses for the Fall term on Saturdays:
Leveraging Nonprofit Boards for Organizational Success
Performance Measurement and Management
Conflict Management and Negotiation
Strategic Communications for Nonprofit and Public Managers
Design Thinking: A Creative Approach to Problem Solving and Creating Impact
The Intersection of Operations and Policy: A Multimedia Learning Experience in the New York City Family Homeless Shelter System
Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations
Sample of elective courses for the Fall term in the evening:
Leadership and Social Transformation
Control & Accountability in Organizations: Executive Decision Making
Principles of Human Resources Management for Health Care
Institutions, Governance, and Public Sector Reform (meets mid-day)
Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation By Design
Sample of elective courses for the Spring term on Saturdays:
Multi-Sector Partnerships: A Comparative Perspective
Advanced Negotiation and Mediation Skills for Managers
Tools for Managing Nonprofits: Compliance, Internal Controls and Ethics
Sample of elective courses for the Spring term in the evening:
Governance of Public/Private Finance: Policy, Law & Business
The Legal Context for Policy and Public Management
Systems Thinking & Information Management
Understanding Social Enterprise
Corporate Philanthropy and Engagement
Sample of elective courses in the Summer term:
Online Engagement Strategy: Leveraging the Web and Social Media for Good
Women and Men in the Workplace
Contracts: What the Non-Lawyer Should Know
ADditional options
You may also choose electives from a wide array of Wagner courses.
Cities
Education
Environment, Infrastructure, and Sustainability
Finance
Government
Health
Housing
Inequality, Race, and Poverty
International Development
Leadership
Nonprofits
Social Innovation