Degree Requirements
Students complete 13 courses (52 credit hours). Ten courses (40 credit hours) of core course work and three courses (12 credit hours) of electives are required.
Required Courses
Course List
| Course |
Title |
Quarter Hours |
| MPS 500 | INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| MPS 508 | INTRODUCTION TO NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| MPS 515 | NONPROFIT FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION | 4 |
| MPS 519 | RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| MPS 522 | FUNDAMENTALS OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| MPS 533 | APPLIED STATISTICS FOR PUBLIC SERVICE (USING EXCEL) | 4 |
| or MPS 536 | APPLIED STATISTICS FOR PUBLIC SERVICE (USING SPSS) |
| MPS 546 | ADVOCACY AND LOBBYING | 4 |
| MPS 583 | RESEARCH METHODS FOR PUBLIC SERVICE | 4 |
| MPS 593 | INTEGRATIVE SEMINAR | 4 |
| MPS 594 | ETHICAL LEADERSHIP IN PUBLIC SERVICE | 4 |
Internship Capstone Option
Students may choose to replace MPS 593 with MPS 610 Internship Capstone option.
Electives
Course List
| Course |
Title |
Quarter Hours |
| 12 |
MPS 501 | CROSS-SECTOR ANALYSIS | |
MPS 513 | VOLUNTEERISM IN GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY | |
MPS 516 | MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | |
MPS 518 | PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS | |
MPS 520 | VALUES-CENTERED LEADERSHIP | |
MPS 521 | LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT | |
MPS 523 | GROUP DYNAMICS FOR LEADERS | |
MPS 524 | MARKETING FOR SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS | |
MPS 525 | WORKING WITH NONPROFIT BOARDS | |
MPS 527 | BEHAVIORAL STRATEGIES FOR PUBLIC SERVICE | |
MPS 528 | FOUNDATION MANAGEMENT | |
MPS 529 | STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING | |
MPS 530 | ANALYSIS OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS | |
MPS 561 | LAW AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS | |
MPS 575 | STUDY ABROAD SEMINAR IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION/INSTITUTIONS | |
MPS 600 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | |
MPS 601 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNSHIP | |
MPS 604 | SPECIAL TOPICS | |
MPS 611 | MANAGEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL NGOs | |
WRD 526 | GRANT AND PROPOSAL WRITING | |
Internship Option
Students can opt to complete an internship or professional development experience. The student would enroll in MPS 601 for course credit, which will be applied to the MNM degree by the student's adviser. Contact SPSAdvising@depaul.edu for more details.
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