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The Certificate of Nonprofit Management is valuable for individuals who
seek Manager positions in Nonprofit Agencies. The Certificate is available
and offered in three ways:
Option 1. Available ON-LINE to Working Adults in any outlying location
by the Internet, or through campus courses (see list of 9-10 courses immediately
below) OR
Option 2. Add to any Major or graduate program, with the following courses
:
English 100. HS 100 Orientation to Human Services. HS 445 Legal and Ethical
Issues. HS 302 Social change and Advocacy. PO 245 Intro to Public Administration.
PO 393 Public Budgeting, or PO 346 Nonprofit Fundraising. PO 395 Nonprofit
Management. PO 405 Program Evaluation, or HS 495 Admin. and Evaluation
of Human Services. PO 307/HS 481 Internship 6 credit hours.
Total of 27-30 credit hours (9-10 courses)
Option 3. 6 courses (18 hours). For any Majors in Public Administration
who Minor in Human Services, or any Majors in Human Services who Minor
in Public Administration, as follows:
Any Human Services Major with this Minor in Public Administration:
PO 245 Intro to Public Administration
PO 346 Nonprofit Fundraising
PO 391 Public Personnel Administration
PO 393 Public Budgeting and Grants
PO 394 Public Management Techniques
PO 395 Nonprofit Management
Any Public Administration Major with this Minor in Human Services:
HS 100 Orientation to Human Services
HS 251 Theories of Intervention
HS 300 Prevention in Human Services
HS 302 Social Change and Advocacy
HS 305 Case Management
HS 445 Legal and Ethical Issues in Human Services
2. THE BACHELOR'S OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (BPA)
The Bachelor of Public Administration (BPA) degree leads to employment
in state or local governments, nonprofit agencies, urban and regional
planning, environment regulation, the national government, or certain
aspects of business relating to human resources management, government
relations or government regulations. The BPA degree has three Special
Emphasis Options or majors: Public Management and Nonprofit Management,
Economic and Community Development, and Environment and Natural Resources
Management. The BPA degree requires 48-51 credit hours (but does not exceed
40 hours in any one discipline) with 18 credit hours selected as cognate
courses that also fulfill general education requirements. The Department
is active in seeking internships in agencies for our Juniors and Seniors,
leading in many cases to full-time employment.
I. REQUIRED GENERAL
EDUCATION COURSES
Students must take the following courses in the General Education Curriculum:
EC 201, EC 202, PY 100, CN 150 or 241, SO 101. Students must also take
CM 110. These courses also count towards fulfilling the General Education
and elective requirements of the University.
II. THE MAJOR
48-51 cr. hrs
II.-A. Core Requirements
24-27 credits
PO 245 Intro to PA
(sometime within the first 12 credit hours of the major)
PO 107 State and Local
OR
PO 306 Urban Politics
PO 305 Policy
OR
PO 308 Federalism
PO 307 Internship 3 or 6 cr hrs
PO 394 Public Management Techniques
PO 401 Program Evaluation
PO 343 Admin. Law or 391 Personnel
PO 390 Applied Political Research
II-B. Special Track Options 24 to 27 credit hrs
EMPHASIS A Public and Nonprofit Management 24 credit hrs, 12 hrs in PO.
PO 343 or 391 3
(The one not taken in core)
PO 393 Public Budgeting 3
PO 394 Public Management Techniques (core)
PO 305 Policy
OR
PO 308 Federalism 3
(The one not taken in core)
AC 224 3
CN 350 Persuasion
OR
CN 201 Org Commun. 3
PO 395 Non Profits Mgmt.
OR
BU 342 Org & Mgt
OR
PY 234 Beh Mgt Tech
OR
PY 315 Pers. Psyc 3
PO 346A Spec Topics Pub Admin (soph-jr-sr) 6
OR
PO 346D Spec Topics NonProfits
OR
elective by Department permission
(To be taken mainly in the Junior year).
EMPHASIS B Economic and
Community Development 24 credit hrs, with 15 hrs PO
PO 310 Pols & Strategies
Comm. Develop. 3
PO 395 Non-Profits Management OR
PO 312 St. & Local Govt Econ Dev Policies 3
PO 393 Public Budgeting 3
GG 151 Urban Geology
OR
EC 388 Urban & Reg Econs
OR
GG3--Land Use 3
SO 207 Race and Ethnic
Relations 3
HS 100 Orientation to Human Services 3
SO 209 Soc Inequality
OR
SW 326 Macro Human Behavior & Soc Envir 3
PO 346B Spec Problems in Pub Admin.
OR
Elective by Department permission
(To be taken mainly in the Junior year) 3
EMPHASIS C Environment and Natural Resources Management 24 to 27 credit
hrs
PO 107 State & Local Govt 3
(if not chosen in the core)
PO 392 Urban/Regional Planning 3
BI 170 Kansas Ecology
BI 203 Human Impact on the Environment 3
GG 101 Intro to Geo 3
GG 201 Environmental Geography
OR
GG 303 Land Use 3
GG 302 Natural Resources Conservation 3
GG 304 Kansas Geography 3
PO 346C Spec Probs Pub Admin
OR
Elective by Department
Permission 3
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