The curriculum reflects the philosophy that management in public service differs from private sector management and that there are also important differences between the public and nonprofit sectors. While all students take a core of common courses, they also select either the public or nonprofit sector tracks, enabling specialization appropriate to students career paths. All students graduate with a sophisticated understanding of both the public and nonprofit sectors and of their interdependence, and of contemporary principles of organizational development and management. During their course of study, students learn to supervise and perform research, to utilize fully new technological resources, to manage their organizations finances, and to utilize fully and manage their human resources. Emphasis is placed on the theoretical foundations of the public and nonprofit sectors and on the special ethical considerations of work in these sectors.
Elective courses address specific student interests.