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Master of Science in Nonprofit Management

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REQUIRED COURSES (24 q.h.)

LDR 6100 Developing Your Leadership Capability
3 q.h.
LDR 6110 Leading Teams
3 q.h.
NPM 6110 Legal and Governance Issues in Nonprofit Organizations3 q.h.
NPM 6120 Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations3 q.h.
NPM 6125 Promoting Nonprofit Organizations3 q.h.
NPM 6130 Fundraising and Development for Nonprofit Organizations3 q.h.
NPM 6140 Grant and Report Writing3 q.h.
NPM 6150 Human Resources Management in Nonprofit Organizations
3 q.h.


 


SPECIALIZATIONS (choose one or select any College of Professional Studies graduate certificate)


PROJECT MANAGEMENT SPECIALIZATION
(15 q.h.)
PJM 6000
Project Management Practices 3 q.h.  
PJM 6010
Project Planning and Scheduling 3 q.h.  
PJM 6015
Risk Management  3 q.h.  

Choose two of the following courses:

 
PJM 6020
Cost and Budget Management 3 q.h.  
PJM 6125
Project Evaluation and Assessment
(recommended as last course)
3 q.h.  
PJM 6705 Portfolio Management in the Enterprise Environment
3 q.h.  
CMN 6060Negotiation, Mediation, and Facilitation 3 q.h.

LEADERSHIP SPECIALIZATION
(15 q.h.)

LDR 6120 Creating Leadership Capacity: Developing Bench Strength 3 q.h.  
CMN 6010 Foundations of Organizational Communication
3 q.h.  
CMN 6060Negotiation, Mediation, and Facilitation
3 q.h.  
LDR 6140Developing the Strategic Leader
(recommended as last course)
3 q.h.

Choose one of the following courses:


LDR 6135 The Ethical Leader
3 q.h.  
LDR 6125Managing Organizational Culture
3 q.h.  



EMPLOYEE COMMUNICATION SPECIALIZATION (15 q.h.)

CMN 6010Foundations of Organizational Communication
3 q.h.
CMN 6020Ethical Issues in Organizational Communication
3 q.h.
CMN 6910Organizational Communication Assessment
3 q.h.

Choose two of the following courses:

CMN 6030Professional Speaking (offered on-campus only)
3 q.h.
CMN 6050Crisis Communication
3 q.h.
CMN 6060Negotiation, Medication, and Facilitation
3 q.h.
CMN 6070Interviewing
3 q.h.
CMN 6080Intercultural Communication in the Organization
3 q.h.
CMN 6090Organizational Culture, Climate, and Communication
3 q.h.



HUMAN SERVICES SPECIALIZATION (15 q.h.)

HSV 6100Theory and Practice of Human Services 3 q.h.
HSV 6110Human Service Management and Development
3 q.h.
HSV 6630Research and Evaluation in Human Services
3 q.h.
HSV 6980Human Services Capstone Project
3 q.h.

Choose one of the following courses:

LDR 6360Dynamics of Change at the Community and Social Level 3 q.h.
HSV 6120Social Inequality, Social Change, and Community Building
3 q.h.



GLOBAL STUDIES SPECIALIZATION (16 q.h.)

GST 6100Globalization and Global Political and Economic Systems
4 q.h.
GST 6101Global Literacy, Culture, and Communication
4 q.h.
GST 6102Global Corporate and Social Responsibility
4 q.h.

Choose one of the following courses:

 

 

Sustainable Development

4 q.h.

 

Global Players: The Developers

4 q.h.

 

Global Issues: Poverty and Wealth

4 q.h.

CAPSTONE (3 q.h.)

 

LDR 6360

Dynamics of Change at the Community and Social Level 

3 q.h.

TOTAL QUARTER HOURS: 42-43

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