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.
This course develops the skills, approaches, and philosophies in the functional areas of public budgeting and financial management. Students analyze case situations in public organizations, identify possible solutions in response to their analysis, and justify final recommendations.
This course examines mediation principles, and the role, ethics, and techniques of ombudsman in public sector. Models of mediation are compared, and students share in class their application and/or adaptation of mediation to their current or desired public sector duties.
NOTE: Students may take either PUBA 768 or 772.
This foundation course introduces students to the historical and contemporary social, economic, political, and ethical context of public administration and governance in the United States. Students gain an understanding of public institutions and values and develop skills for interpreting and critically evaluating American public service issues.