Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management offers practically relevant and academically rigorous training with flexible scheduling options and online course offerings to nonprofit sector professionals working or aspiring to develop a career in nonprofits and philanthropic community.

Admission requirements: Admission to this program is contingent upon admission to the Graduate School.

• All applicants are required to submit a resume and a personal statement.
• To be considered for regular admission:
  • Applicants holding Bachelor degrees must have 3.0 grade point average in their undergraduate program.
  • Applicants holding graduate degrees must have 3.0 grade point average in their graduate program.

The program will consist of 12 credit hours, including three required foundational courses and one functional elective course for at least 3 credits.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required Foundational Courses		9
PS 6700	Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations
PS 6720	Marketing, Development, and Grant Writing for Nonprofit Organizations
PS 7700	Foundations of Nonprofit Management
Functional Elective		3
PS 5630	Statistics and Data Analysis in Political Science I
PS 5890	Dispute Resolution
PS 7320	Organization Theory and Behavior
PS 7340	Public Personnel Management
PS 7350	Managing Public Organizations and Programs
PS 7460	Program Evaluation
ANT 5600	Museum Studies
COM 6140	Public Relations Theory
COM 7150	Micro-level Organizational Communication
COM 7210	Strategic Communication and Social Media
HIS 7835	Public History
INF 6415	Project Management
MGT 7700	Leadership and Management of Innovation and Technology
MGT 7900	Project Management
MGT 7660	Entrepreneurial Management
MGT 7620	Complex Organizations
MGT 7630	Organizational Change and Development
SOC 6750	Sociology of Urban Health
SOC 8710	Advanced Seminar in Race/Ethnicity
SW 7095	Social Entrepreneurship
SW 7085	Social Work Leadership Strategies
SW 7720	Social Policy and Advocacy
SW 9260	Current and Historical Trends in US Social Welfare Policy
UP 5650	Metropolitan Detroit
UP 6340	Community Development
UP 6350	Housing Policy and Programs
UP 6680	Neighborhood Decline and Revitalization
Total Credits		12

The list of functional elective courses will be updated periodically subject to the review and approval of the curriculum committee of the Nonprofit Management program. All course work must be completed in accordance with the regulations of the Graduate School and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.