Master of Public Administration/Master of Arts, Jewish Nonprofit Management (MPA/MA)

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The Master of Public Administration/Master of Arts in Jewish Nonprofit Management (MPA/MA) has been developed, in cooperation between the USC Price School of Public Policy and the Zelikow School of Jewish Nonprofit Management at HUC-JIR, to prepare those students who want to pursue a career in Jewish nonprofit management. Students in this dual degree program develop policy and leadership practices that support a strategic understanding of how the application of financial and program resources shape a community’s future. The MA in Jewish Nonprofit Management program is project based. Through paid field internships in Jewish organizations and consulting projects, students apply what is learned in the classroom in a real world experience that develops their professional expertise.

Students must complete 68 units of course work, 34 in Public Administration and a minimum of 34 credits in Jewish Nonprofit Management. There is an opportunity to spend either 12 months in Sacramento, California, or Washington, D.C. At these sites, students attend classes while serving internships in the offices of politicians, lobbyists or other advocates.

Students must meet admission requirements and be admitted by both the Price School of Public Policy and the Zelikow School of Jewish Nonprofit Management.

Curriculum Requirements

The program begins in June of each year and continues for the next 24 months. Students are expected to work out individual course plans with advisers from each school.

In addition to applying to the Price School of Public Policy, those interested in the program should contact Melissa Garai at the Zelikow School at (213) 765-2173 or visit the Website at ZSJNM.HUC.edu, for more information about its requirements.

Public administration course work may be taken in Los Angeles or Sacramento. In Sacramento, a student will complete the Price core and elective courses, will take independent study with an HUC professor, and will serve in an internship while enrolled in HUC fieldwork classes.

Public Administration Requirements

PPD 503 Economics for Public Policy Units: 4
PPD 540 Fundamentals of Public Administration Units: 4
PPD 541 Public Financial Management and Budgeting Units: 4 or
PPDE 645 Financial Management of Nonprofit Organizations Units: 4
PPD 545 Public and Nonprofit Organizational Behavior Units: 4
PPD 546 Capstone in Public Administration Units: 4
PPDE 505 Professional Workshop in Public Administration Units: 2

Electives

One management elective (4 units) and 8 additional elective units are required for a total of 12 units.

Management Elective

Choose one:

PPD 675 Nonprofit Management and Leadership Units: 4 or
PPD 689 The Nonprofit Sector and Philanthropy Units: 4

Additional Electives

Choose 8 units:

PPD 684 Leadership Development in the Public and Nonprofit Sectors Units: 2
PPD 685 Human Resources Management in Public and Non-Profit Sectors Units: 2
PPDE 646 Grant Writing Practicum Units: 2
PPDE 649 International Development NGOs: Theory, Policy and Management Issues Units: 4
Note: Substitutions may be requested by petition to the graduate adviser in the Price School of Public Policy

Additional Requirements

Fieldwork Requirement

Throughout the program, students are expected to serve in supervised internships. Fieldwork is administered cooperatively by the faculties of the Zelikow School of Jewish Nonprofit Management and the Price School of Public Policy.

Program Adaptation

Students enrolled in the dual degree are not required to take PPD 504 or an analytic elective in the MPA program (as opposed to the stand alone MPA degree students) because they develop the necessary proficiencies in research methods (including relevant statistical analysis material) in the courses offered in the Zelikow School of Jewish Nonprofit Management (CS 900A Capstone and CS 900B Capstone). Students in the dual degree may elect an alternative 4 units within the Price School.