PS 7375
Professional Development Seminar: Ethics in the Public Service
Graduate
1-2 Credits |
Analysis of managerial techniques and practices currently used by administrators in the public sector. Emphasis on managerial applications of information technology, administrative writing and presentation skills, and organizational and behavioral approaches and techniques. Content areas will vary with yearly offerings. Offered Yearly. |
PS 7700
Foundations of Nonprofit Management
Graduate
3 Credits |
Topics include: nonprofit organizations and their history; nonprofit policy fields; organizational types and characteristics; governance and leadership; nonprofit strategy; nonprofit management; nonprofit advocacy and lobbying; resource development. Offered Yearly. |
PS 6720
Marketing, Development, and Grant Writing for Nonprofit Organizations
Graduate
3 Credits |
How nonprofit organizations locate and secure resources from the private sector, individual philanthropists, foundations, and governments, through marketing, development, and the writing and submission of grants. Offered Yearly. |
ACC 7188
Governmental and Non-for-Profit Accounting
Graduate
3 Credits |
Theory and practical applications of accounting for governmental and not-for-profit organizations, and how they differ from for-profit entities. Technical accounting issues and management and regulatory issues for both state and local governments and for other governmental and non-governmental not-for-profit entities. No credit after ACC 5180 or undergrad equiv. Offered Every Term. |
PS 6700
Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations
Graduate
3 Credits |
Conducting financial management in nonprofit organizations. Topics include: legal responsibilities, cash versus accrual basis accounting, financial statements, fund accounting, fixed assets and depreciation, contributions and budgeting. Offered Yearly. |
PS 7310
Public Management Internship
Graduate
1-3 Credits |
Internship designed to integrate graduate course work with practical knowledge and experience gained from employment in a responsible capacity in a public agency or nonprofit organization. Offered Every Term. |
PS 7350 Managing Public Organizations and Programs
Graduate
3 Credits |
Processes and techniques for managing public organizations and providing public services. Topics include: total quality management, communication and information management, motivation and supervision of subordinates, planning and decision making. Relying on for-profit and nonprofit organizations in service delivery. Offered Yearly. |
SW 7065 Foundation Macro Theory and Practice
Graduate
3 Credits |
Ecological systems perspective used to critically assess influence of macro system on human behavior and their consistency with social values and ethics. Generalist practice and strengths perspective. Practice with diverse communities and organizations, particularly at-risk populations. Needs assessment skills; promotion of macro change and social and economic justice in an urban context. Offered Winter. |
SW 7095
Social Entrepreneurship
Graduate
3 Credits |
Social entrepreneurs are change agents who challenge the status quo by using social enterprise and social innovation to address protracted social problems. This course is designed for students who want to explore social enterprise start-ups, as well as those students who are just curious about the field and want to learn more about entrepreneurship and explore career opportunities. Students will learn the requisite knowledge and skills to develop their own business feasibility plan that explores starting a new social venture, nonprofit or commercial enterprise. Offered Winter. |
SW 7840 Community and Organization Measures
Graduate
3 Credits |
Knowledge and skills for practice informed research to assess communities and organizations and how measures are used in evaluation. Students will learn basic data analytics and visualization using R. Offered Winter, Spring/Summer. |
SW 7720
Social Policy and Advocacy
Graduate
3 Credits |
Historical development of social welfare viewed dynamically as a function of social, economic, political and cultural transitions. Evolution of professional social work. Framework of analysis for social welfare policies, programs and agencies. Offered Winter. |
SW 7680
Human Rights, Social Justice, and Diversity in an Urban Context
Graduate
3 Credits |
Introduces concepts of human rights and social justice as foundational to social work practice. Offers historical and contemporary perspective of the social work profession and its role in promoting human rights and social, economic, and environmental justice. Examines theory and perspectives on the dynamics of oppression, conflict, and social change from a social work perspective. Offered Fall. |
