PNP - Management - Checksheet

MPA-PNP: MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP

I. DEGREE CORE REQUIREMENTS [15 CREDITS]

Students must complete or waive the following courses:

✔ Course Number Course Name Prerequisites Typically offered credits
CORE-GP.1011 Statistical Methods None Fall, Spring, Summer 3
CORE-GP.1018 Microeconomics None Fall, Spring 3
CORE-GP.1020 Management and Leadership None Fall, Spring, Summer 3
CORE-GP.1021 Financial Management None Fall, Spring, Summer 3
CORE-GP.1022 Introduction to Public Policy None Fall, Spring 3

 

II. SPECIALIZATION REQUIREMENTS [9 credits]

Students must complete the following courses:

✔ Course Number Course Name Prerequisites Typically offered credits
PADM-GP.2110 Strategic Management and Leadership CORE-GP.1020 Fall, Spring, Summer 3
PADM-GP.2135 Human Resources: Leading Talent Development CORE-GP.1020 Fall, Spring 3
PADM-GP.2170 Performance Measurement and Management CORE-GP.1020 Fall, Spring 3

 

III. CAPSTONE [3 credits]

To be eligible for Capstone, all students must have: earned at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA, declared a specialization, fulfilled the Professional Experience Requirement, and completed the course prerequisite listed for their choice of Capstone (see below).

Students must complete ONE of the two following pairs:

✔ Course Number Course Name Prerequisites credits
  CAP-GP 3401 (Fall)
AND
CAP-GP 3402 (Spring)		 Capstone: Advanced Projects in Policy, Management, Finance, and Advocacy I & II CORE-GP: 1011, 1018, 1020, 1021, 1022;
AND
2 of 3 required specialization courses: PADM-GP 2110*, 2135, 2170* (*2110 and 2170 strongly recommended as the 2 courses to take prior to capstone)		 1.5 credits (Fall)
AND
1.5 credits (Spring)
  CAP-GP 3148 (Fall)
AND
CAP-GP 3149 (Spring)		 Capstone: Advanced Research Projects in Quantitative Analysis I & II PREREQUISITES (taken PRIOR to Capstone year):
CORE-GP: 1011, 1018, 1020, 1021, 1022
AND
PADM-GP 2902;
AND
CO-REQUISITES (taken no later than fall of Capstone year):
Choose ONE Adv. Econ course; PADM-GP 2140, HPAM-GP 4830, URPL-GP 2608, PADM-GP 2203, PADM-GP 2441;
AND
PADM-GP 2171		 1.5 credits (Fall)
AND
1.5 credits (Spring)

 

IV. ELECTIVE COURSES [18 credits] 

Focus Areas

Focus Areas are optional groupings of courses to help you choose electives. You can go deeper in your specialization and develop more advanced skills by choosing electives within the specialization-related focus areas below. To pursue depth in a focus area we suggest completing 9 credits. To pursue breadth, you may also choose electives across focus areas. 

Relationships Across Differences

The courses in this area address varied aspects of creating relationships and working together across varied interests and a range of differences. Some of the courses focus on particular social identities, like race, gender and disability, and how to jointly address systemic inequities based on those identities. Others focus more on the processes that enable collaboration across differences, like negotiation, partnerships and participation. Focusing in this area will enable students to connect more authentically with people different from themselves, and also strengthen their capacity to build more equitable organizations and create collaborations among groups with varied interests.

✔ Course Number Course Name Prerequisites Typically offered credits
PADM-GP.2106 Community Organizing None Fall, January, Spring, Summer 3
PADM-GP.2112 Gender in the Workplace None Spring, Summer 3
PADM-GP.2113 Building Effective Teams - Advanced Strategies January, Summer 3
PADM-GP.2129 Race, Identity, and Inclusion in Organizations CORE-GP.1020 Fall 3
PADM-GP.2139 Behavioral Economics and Public Policy Design CORE-GP.1011 and CORE-GP.1018 Fall 3
PADM-GP.2430 Cross-Sector Collaborations CORE-GP.1020 or CORE-GP.1022 Spring 3
PADM-GP.4101 Conflict Management and Negotiation None Fall, January, Spring, Summer 1.5
PADM-GP.4112 Building Effective Teams None Spring 1.5

 

Organizational Performance

Learn to plan and manage the day-to-day work of organizations by building appropriate infrastructures and systems to ensure their success. Gain the skills to manage operations, measure performance, analyze data, and report outcomes for all stages in the production process.

✔ Course Number Course Name Prerequisites Typically offered credits
PADM-GP.2171 Evaluating Programs and Policies CORE-GP.1011 Fall, Spring, Summer 3
PADM-GP.2173 Operations Management CORE-GP.1020, CORE-GP.1011 Fall 3
HPAM-GP.2825 Continuous Quality Improvement CORE-GP.1011, HPAM-GP.1833, and computer proficiency. Spring 3
PADM-GP.4110 Project Management None Fall, Spring, Summer 1.5
PADM-GP.4126 Leading Values-Based Culture in Nonprofit Organizations CORE-GP 1020 January 1.5

 

Strategy and Leadership

Through these courses, you'll develop an understanding of the multiple stakeholders for which organizations are responsible and the collaborative and competitive dynamics in fields and sectors. You will learn to design organizations, systems, and strategies that anticipate and respond effectively to dynamic and complex environments.

✔ Course Number Course Name Prerequisites Typically offered credits
PADM-GP.2119 Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations CORE-GP.1020 Fall, Summer 3
PADM-GP.2132 Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation None Fall, Spring 3
PADM-GP.2145 Design Thinking: A Creative Approach to Problem Solving and Creating Impact None Fall, Spring, Summer 3
PADM-GP.2186 Leadership and Social Transformation CORE-GP.1020 or PADM-GP.2106 Fall 3
PADM-GP.2413 Strategic Philanthropy None Spring 3
PADM-GP.4126 Leading Values-Based Culture in Nonprofit Organizations CORE-GP 1020 January 1.5
PADM-GP.4137 Communications and Branding for Nonprofits None Spring 1.5
PADM-GP.4154 Management Consulting for Public Service Organizations CORE-GP.1020 Spring 1.5
PADM-GP.4311 Lean Approaches to Social Innovation None January 1.5

School-wide Focus Areas

In addition to the courses in the specialization-related elective focus areas above, to gain a breadth of knowledge and skills you may also wish to choose electives from across course offerings, including from the school-wide focus areas or a different specialization. Relevant school-wide focus areas for you to consider as an Management and Leadership student include, Data Science and Management; Program and Policy Evaluation; Social Justice, Equity, and Democracy; and more. 

TOTAL CREDITS IN DEGREE: 45

Last Updated: October 2020

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