# Public Management, MA/Nonprofit Management, Certificate

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## [MA in Public Management and Certificate in Nonprofit Management](https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ma-public-management/ma-in-public-management-and-certificate-in-nonprofit-management/)

Students pursuing the MA in Public Management may obtain an additional credential by completing a sequence of courses offered by the Certificate in Nonprofit Management. This combined credential recognizes the interdependence of the governmental and nonprofit sectors and their common ground in mission-driven performance. Students who complete the combined degree will be prepared to move among the public, private, and nonprofit sectors or work for agencies that span them. This combined credential requires students to complete 16 courses (in lieu of 18 to complete both degrees separately).

**Please note that this entry is for currently enrolled students only.** The Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management program is not currently accepting new students.

## [Admissions Criteria for all Advanced Academic Programs](/arts-sciences/advanced-academic-programs/Admission/)

### PROGRAM-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

=**Please note that this entry is for currently enrolled students only.** The Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management program is not currently accepting new students.

## Program Requirements

Combined degree students of the MA in Public Management/Certificate in Nonprofit Management must take 16 courses in total before they are eligible to graduate. Students must take 10 public management courses (five cores, four electives, one capstone) and six electives from the Certificate in Nonprofit Management. See below for course descriptions.

**Please note that this entry is for currently enrolled students only.** The Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management program is not currently accepting new students.

Course List

| Code | Title | Credits |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Core Courses - Required: | |  |
|  | Public Policy Evaluation & the Policy Process |  |
|  | Financial Management & Analysis in the Public Sector |  |
|  | Economics for Public Decision-Making |  |
|  | Fundamentals of Quantitative Methods |  |
|  | Proseminar: Essentials of Public and Private Management |  |
|  | Capstone for Public Management |  |
| Four Public Management Electives | | 12 |
| Nonprofit Certificate Requirements | |  |
| Core Courses - Customizable | |  |
| Select six of the following: | | 18 |
|  | Resource Development and Marketing in Nonprofits |  |
|  | Institutional Fundraising: Raising Maximum Dollars from Government Agencies, Corporations and Foundations |  |
|  | Mission Meets Profit: Building a Social Enterprise |  |
|  | Fundamentals of Nonprofits and Nonprofit Management |  |
|  | Nonprofit Governance & Executive Leadership |  |
|  | Financial Management and Analysis in Nonprofits |  |
|  | International NGOs in Civil Society & Development |  |
| Total Credits | | 30 |