Designing DePaul Demon

The credibility you expect.
For more than 30 years, Keller has helped tens of thousands of students succeed in their careers with a curriculum that is uniquely designed to teach practical knowledge and skills. Our faculty is made up of working, successful business professionals and our courses are regularly updated to keep pace with change – so that you’re always learning directly applicable, real-world skills and knowledge from the people who already there.

The flexibility you need.
We believe that your education should be convenient and flexible enough to fit your life…

• You can tailor your program by selecting elective courses to fit your specific career interests.
• Classes are offered evenings and Saturdays through our network of more than 75 convenient locations.
• We offer the flexibility of attending classes on site at a Keller location, online, or through a combination of both.
• Our eight-week sessions begin six different times a year, which enables you to start when it’s convenient for you, and offers the necessary flexibility accommodate business travel and busy schedules.

Capitalize on Growing Career Opportunities

Today, choosing a specialized education in the government management or nonprofit fields can lead to a uniquely rewarding career. Demand for managerial skills and expertise beyond the corporate world is rapidly growing. And a Master of Public Administration degree from DeVry University’s Keller Graduate School of Management is the perfect way to take advantage of these emerging opportunities.

At Keller Graduate School of Management , you’ll master the concepts of accounting, reporting and financing for governments and nonprofits; study and analyze expenditure systems; examine the principles for making resource allocation decisions and more. With Keller, you gain the unique benefits that our small class sizes, robust online learning options and a unique practitioner-based education provide.

We offer two educational options to students in the government management and nonprofit fields: a Master of Public Administration degree with an empahsis in Government Management and a Master of Public Administration with an emphasis in Nonprofit Management.

MPA with a Government Management Emphasis
You will begin your master’s degree program covering the general skills needed to succeed in the field of public administration, including examining legal, political, and regulatory controls and exploring qualitative and quantitative approaches to decision making. You’ll review the impact of the economic environment on business and learn to understand organizational behavior. Your degree will qualify you to work in all types of governmental organizations – from the local to the national level.

MPA Program Core Courses (all seven required)

• GM 520 Legal, Political, and Ethical Dimensions of Business
• GM 530 Managerial Decision Making -or- GM 533 Applied Managerial Statistics
• GM 545 Business Economics
• GM 591 Leadership and Organizational Behavior
• HR 587 Managing Organizational Change
• IS 535 Managerial Applications of Information Technology
• PM 586 Project Management Systems

Elective Courses (two required)
To satisfy their elective requirements, students may chose from any courses in the Keller Academic Catalog for which they meet the prerequisite(s).

Government Management Emphasis-Specific Courses (all six required)

• PA 504 Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting
• PA 581 Governmental Budgeting and Finance
• PA 582 Public Policy Formulation and Implementation
• PA 584 Intergovernmental Management
• PA 600 Public Administration Capstone
• PM 598 Contract and Procurement Management

MPA with a Nonprofit Management Emphasis
With this track, you’ll cover the fundamentals of directing the services of many different types of nonprofit organizations. Our curriculum combines theory and practice to provide you with the knowledge and leadership skills to succeed in this dynamic field, as well as a general understanding of business and economic theories. You’ll receive the qualifications to succeed in a wide vaiety of nonprofit organizations, from charities to foundations to special interest groups.

MPA Program Core Courses (all seven required)

• GM 520 Legal, Political, and Ethical Dimensions of Business
• GM 530 Managerial Decision Making -or- GM 533 Applied Managerial Statistics
• GM 545 Business Economics
• GM 591 Leadership and Organizational Behavior
• HR 587 Managing Organizational Change
• IS 535 Managerial Applications of Information Technology
• PM 586 Project Management Systems

Elective Courses (two required)
To satisfy their elective requirements, students may chose from any courses in the Keller Academic Catalog for which they meet the prerequisite(s).

Nonprofit Management Emphasis-Specific Courses (all six required)

• HR 595 Negotiation Skills
• MM 522 Marketing Management
• PA 504 Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting
• PA 571 Nonprofit Organization Management
• PA 572 Managing Nonprofit Development Programs
• PA 600 Public Administration Capstone

You’ve already made one good decision by choosing to pursue an advanced education.

Now, you make another decision by choosing Keller.

To learn more:

Call us at:
888.KELLER.0
(888.535.5370)

Visit us online at:
www.keller.edu