PUB PLC M228Nonprofit Organizations and Philanthropy: Management and Policy
Public Policy · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
(Same as Social Welfare M241E and Urban Planning M288.) Increased importance of nonprofit organizations—as service providers, vehicles of humanitarian assistance, policy advocates, social entrepreneurs, innovators, and as instruments of government reform—have moved this set of institutions closer to center of social welfare, urban planning and public policy agendas. Introduction of conceptual background, examination of theories and aspects of organizational behavior, and management models and policy frameworks. Lectures, seminar-type discussion, in-class presentations, and guest presentations.
Letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
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