MPA : Nonprofits and Local Government

The Nonprofits and Local Government concentration provides knowledge and skills for students seeking careers in nonprofit organizations or local government agencies.

Students develop a set of managerial skills including organization and financial management. They learn about target population needs and service delivery systems, particularly in the human and health-related services, and the role of nonprofits and local government in community life.

The concentration offers a variety of opportunities for real-world experience through meetings with agency management and with elected and appointed government officials, through participation in field internships, and through course-related projects provided by nonprofit and local government agencies.

Students must select their concentration courses from the following list. Other courses must be approved by their advisor and the department.

• PA 502 Public Management Information Systems
• PA 512 Local Government
• PA 513 Government and the Nonprofit Sector
• PA 514 Analytic Methods of Planning and Strategic Management
• PA 521 Community Services Policy
• PA 528 Topics in Public and Nonprofit Financial Management
• PLN 597R Grant Writing (1 credit)
• POL 573 Government and Economic Well-Being
• SOC 510 Political Sociology
• SWG 531* Social Policy I
• SWG 580* Initiating Change in Social Organization
• SWG 632* Social Policy II
    
  *Offered through Arizona State University School of Social Work, Tucson
    

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