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1. THE CERTIFICATE OF NON-PROFIT
MANAGEMENT
The Certificate of Non-Profit Management is valuable for
individuals who seek Manager positions in Non-Profit 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 Non-Profit Fundraising. PO 395 Non-Profit 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 Non-Profit
Fundraising
PO 391 Public Personnel Administration
PO 393 Public
Budgeting and Grants
PO 394 Public Management Techniques
PO 395
Non-Profit 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, non-profit 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 Non-Profit Management, Local 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. Required Core Courses
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 Non-Profit Management
24 cr 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 Local 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 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 3-6
III. INDIVIDUAL ELECTIVES
17-23
cr hrs
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