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Dual Degrees

Master of Public Administration/Master of Arts, Jewish Nonprofit Management

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 must complete 68 units of course work, 34 in Public Administration and a minimum of 34 credits in Jewish Nonprofit Management. Students must meet admission requirements and be admitted by both the Price School of Public Policy and the Zelikow School of Jewish Nonprofit Management.

To view descriptions of the courses below, visit the USC Course Catalogue.

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 ZSCHOOL.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 advisor 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 (MGT 900A Capstone and MGT 900B Capstone). Students in the dual degree may elect an alternative 4 units within the Price School.

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