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BSPP Curriculum

Philanthropy, Nonprofits and Social Innovation Track

  • PPD 353 – Philanthropy and Social Change – 4-units (fall)
  • PPD 478 – Social Innovation – 4-units (spring)
  • PPD 371 – The Nonprofit Sector and the Public Interest (track gateway) – 4-units (fall, spring)
  • PPD 402 – Management of Public and Nonprofit Organizations – 4-units (spring)
  • PPD 407 – Financial Management of Public and Nonprofit Organizations – 4-unit (spring)

Track Electives (select 2)

  • PPD 320 – Organization Behavior in Public Administration – 4-units (spring)
  • PPD 357 – Government and Business – 4-units (fall, spring) (pre-requisite: ECON 203/PPD 203)
  • PPD 382 – International Development – 4-units (spring)
  • PPD 404 – Empirical Methods for Public Policy – 4-units (every other fall, next offering in Fall 2026) (pre-requisite: PPD 303)
  • BUCO 485 Business Communication Management for Nonprofits
  • IR 371 Global Civil Society: Non-State Actors in World Politics
    *Pick one topic area course – select one course from below
    (PPD 314, PPD 342, PPD 325, PPD 344 or PPD 361)