The Non-profit Management Certificate (NPM) is offered jointly by the Community Health and Human Services program in the Department of Human Studies and the Department of Political Science and Public Administration. Coursework for the certificate is not available online and must be pursued on campus. Health educators learn valuable non-profit management skills such as grant writing, fundraising, and marketing while broadening their skill sets and improving their abilities to run health organizations effectively.
Detailed information about the master’s program itself may be found on the M.A. in Education with a Concentration in Community Health webpage. A graduate student may pursue the Non-profit Management Certificate while working on his or her master’s degree.
Courses are offered from the UAB Department of Political Science and Public Administration in the College of Arts and Sciences. For course planning purposes, please see the general graduate courses and semesters when offered in the table below.
Courses in bold are highly encouraged for MAEd in Community Health students in completion the NPM Certificate.
***Current as of Fall 2024 Semester***
| Course | Semester |
| MPA 672 – Nonprofit Management (required) | Fall |
| MPA 684 – Grants Management | Fall |
| MPA 689 – Program Evaluation | Fall |
| MPA 675 – Equity in PA Policy | Fall |
| MPA 662 – State and Local Govt Administration | Spring |
| MPA 671 – Marketing and Fundraising | Spring |
| MPA 678 – Strategic Planning | Spring |
| MPA 665 – Crisis Management | Spring |
| MPA 695 – Special Topics (contact instructor) | Summer |
Wilkinson Wellness Laboratory 