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Nonprofit Management Plan of Study

Our nonprofit management courses build a solid foundation for students to move forward in many areas of the nonprofit sector.

Sample Plan of Study

Visit the Drexel Course Catalog to learn more about degree requirements.

First Year

Course Code Course Title Credits
Fall
 
NPM 501
Foundations for Fundraising and Ethics
 3
Elective

 3
Winter
 
NPM 520 Writing for Nonprofits  3
Elective

 3
Spring
 
NPM 550 Stewardship and Donor Cultivation  3
ACCT 608 Government and Not-for-Profit Accounting  3
Summer
 
NPM 600
Nonprofit Workshop I
 3
Elective

 3

Second Year

Course Code Course Title Credits
Fall
 
NPM 603 Regional Volunteer Experience  3
NPM 645 Strategic Planning for Nonprofits
 3
Winter
 
NPM 602
Nonprofit Workshop II
 3
Elective
 3
Spring
 
NPM 670 Managing Effective Capital Campaigns
 3
NPM 700 Capstone I  3
Summer
 
NPM 701 Capstone II  3

Electives

Select 4 elective courses from the list below:

  • AADM 660 Advancing Cultural Policy
  • AADM 755 Community Cultural Planning
  • COM 536 Strategic Social Media Communication
  • COM 541 Foundations of Public Relations
  • COM 563 Event Planning
  • COM 575 Grant Writing
  • COM 576 Nonprofit Communication
  • COM 578 Focus Groups
  • NPM 610 Fostering Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
  • NPM 615 Program Evaluation
  • NPM 680 Leading Nonprofit Organizations
  • PLCY 507 Nonprofit Organizations