UNC MPA faculty members Charles Szypszak, Maureen Berner, and Jonathan Morgan will discuss what the MPA is, who it is for, and how it relates and differs from the J.D. degree and Public Policy degrees.
Differences in curriculum and career outlooks will be discussed.
Join our Director of Admissions and two currents for a general information session discussing the MPA program. Explore what the MPA is and who it’s for, what a career in public service looks like for those with a MPA, and what makes our program stand out.
Topic areas that will be discussed include:
– What is the MPA, and who is it for?
– MPA vs. other degrees
– Why UNC?
– The student experience
– Program Outcomes and Career Services
– Application Process and Financial Aid
We invite anyone interested in learning more about the top-ranked UNC MPA program to attend. We will feature our Director of Admissions and a current student discussing what the MPA is and who it is for, what makes our program stand out, and how our graduate degree can impact your career as a leader in public administration.
This information session is specifically geared toward those interested in exploring the MPA, what makes our program stand out, and how our application process and financial aid works.
What is the difference between the MPA, the MPP, and th J.D. degree? If you are interested in these areas and wondering which degree is right for you, you need to attend this special topics webinar. We will be exploring program outcomes and career pathways these degrees can support. We will be joined by a panel of faculty, current students, and alumni from the School of Government who will speak to their experiences with these degrees and how they use them in their current work.
This is for anyone exploring graduate school, especially those with specific interests in policy, government, and law.
This event will explore how the MPA can be a great addition to your resume. We will talk about the broad application of this leadership degree and how this skillset is being used across sectors – the government, nonprofits, and the private arena. We will also discuss how this leadership degree can complement your backgrounds in specific areas like public health, education, environmental sustainability, communications, etc. We will be joined by our Associate Director of Career Services and Professional Development as well as a current student or alum.
This webinar is for anyone wanting to learn more about the MPA, especially those who already have started their career.
PUBA 767 will look at the relationship between Government, Nonprofit, and Private sector organizations through collaboration theory and a system thinking framework that allows for a deeper look at what influences how these networks of relationships work, to challenge how we think it works, and bring awareness and understanding to develop the public service leadership skills and strategies needed for effective community level collaboration.
This course is designed to help students develop a deep understanding of concepts, techniques and theories of nonprofit fundraising. After an introduction to philanthropy, students will utilize tools and resources for fundraising and analyze and evaluate fundraising methods. This course is applied meaning it is important to have a relationship with a nonprofit organization where you can access current fundraising collateral and apply principles of fundraising to the improvement of fundraising methods/products.
In this course we will examine theories and concepts of nonprofit organizational governance structures. Through this course, students will develop a foundational understanding of board governance fundamentals, board development, board leadership, and common practices of high performing boards.
Social capital can come in many forms (trust, civic engagement, community attachment, and social networks) and has become one of the most contested concepts in social sciences. This course is designed to balance theories, methods, and applications, drawing on literatures from sociology, public policy, public administration, communication, media studies, and management.
This skills-based, half-semester course familiarizes professional program graduate students with insights into effective data communication, exposes them to a communication framework, and allows them to hone new skills through the completion of various assignments. Covered topics include developing clear messages, designing effective graphs and tables, formatting written documents, and creating multimedia presentations. While new tools and techniques feature in this course, the overarching goal is a timeless one: the sharing of ideas.