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Nonprofit & Community Services Management

The Master of Public Affairs degree with the Nonprofit & Community Services Management concentration provides preparation primarily for careers in organizations providing services to alleviate individual family and community needs and problems. This concentration also prepares for meaningful contribution to the community through service on boards and in various leadership and advocacy roles.

Students who complete this emphasis will be prepared to:

  • Distinguish among the nonprofit/philanthropic organizations and government and business organizations in terms of legal definitions, mission, social purpose, and impact, and define the relationship between these sectors.
  • Demonstrate a knowledge and awareness of the role of philanthropy and voluntary action in the nonprofit sector.
  • Define and have the ability to exercise the fundamental management practices in nonprofit organizations and the functions of governing boards and executive leadership.
  • Evaluate the role of individual responsibility and community mobilization in addressing social needs in terms of American democracy and from a comparative international perspective.
  • Critically analyze past and current social policy, such as social welfare, health, mental health, employment, advocacy, community development, and civil rights, in order to improve future social policy.

 

MPA Curriculum (2009-2010 Catalog)
Hours
Core Courses
18
PA 501* Public Affairs Concepts and Theory
3
PA 502* Public Affairs Methodology
3
PA 508 Research and Analysis
3
PA 509 Leadership Development and Organizations
3
PA 600 Ethical Foundations of Authority and Responsibility
3
PA 602* Seminar in Public Affairs
3
Nonprofit & Community Services Management Concentration Courses
15
Theory Courses
9
PA 542 Social Policy
3
PA 543 The Nonprofit and Nongovernmental Sectors
3
PA 545 Management of Nonprofit, and Nongovernmental Organizations
3
Theory/Practice Integration Courses (select three)
6
PA 591 Planning Nonprofit/Community Services
2
PA 593 Financing Nonprofit/Community Services
2
PA 594 Financial Management for Nonprofit/Community Organizations
2
PA 595 Communications and Marketing for Nonprofit/Community Organizations
2
Cross-Sector Courses
3
Total
36

* Course is offered in the 16-week format only

Nonprofit & Community Services Management Area Coordinator: Kay Barnes

Hauptmann School for Public Affairs
911 Main, Suite 900
Kansas City, MO 64105
Tel.: (816) 559-5651
E-mail: awise@park.edu

 

Link to Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership

 

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