This course examines the managerial challenges posed by nonprofit organizations and techniques and practices used by nonprofit managers to help their organizations succeed.

This course introduces a process for systematically thinking about decisions and valuable techniques for analyzing decisions. Students learn how to construct models for decision making and how to use these models to analyze decisions.

How do concepts learned in the classroom translate into real-world practice? The Carolina MPA Immersion Experience offers both online and on-campus students the opportunity to make this connection and learn from MPA faculty with expertise in government and non-profit administration. Held at the UNC School of Government, the course allows students and faculty to come together for three days to focus on a relevant topic in the field of public administration.

Graduate and professional students from varied backgrounds will learn key revitalization techniques and put them into practice by working directly on community economic development projects in North Carolina.

Interdisciplinary teams of students in this workshop-style course will engage in intensive experiential learning while assisting North Carolina communities to achieve their community and economic development goals.

This course teaches the principles of accounting and financial reporting in governmental and nonprofit environments. It provides skills for analyzing the financial condition of governments and the efficiency and effectiveness of governmental programs.

This course addresses current trends affecting the management of service delivery in local governments of all sizes. Case examples and guest practitioners offer glimpses into real world challenges and solutions.

This course explores alternative approaches to planning and administering the budgets and financial operations of public agencies. It involves extensive use of case materials.

This course introduces students to how local officials measure the inputs, outputs, and outcomes of service delivery and how they use these performance data for making management and policy decisions. It explores the use of other types of data to information decision making, including content analysis, benchmarking, financial condition analysis, and benefit-cost analysis.