Leadership of International and Non-Government Organizations
Certificate of Advanced Study
The Certificate of Advance Study provides mid-career managers and policy makers with a documented concentration in Leadership of International and Non-Government Organizations. This certificate reflects the increasing growth in the international public sector whereby international and non-government organizations are deeply involved in functions previously managed by national governments including service delivery, poverty reduction, conflict management, corruption prevention, and so on.
To receive the certificate, students must take four classes one required and the other three taken in the three thematic areas. Students must seek approval from the faculty advisor about the proposed courses for the certificate prior to enrollment. This certificate may be earned on its own or applied to the Executive MPA degree.
Required Course: PPA 895 Executive Education Seminar: Managerial Leadership
Example Courses for Theme 1: International public sector operating context and key actors
PPA 763: Seminar on Managing NGOs in Transitional and Development Countries
IRP 632/PPA 632: International Public and NGO Management
PPA 730-16: United Nations Organizations -- Managing for Change
PPA 730-19: Humanitarian Action: Challenges, Responses, Results
Example Courses for Theme 2: Managerial Skills and Competencies
PPA 734: Public Budgeting
IRP/PPA 633: Evaluation of International Programs and Projects
PPA 747: Human Resource Management for the Public Sector Example Courses for Theme 3: Policy Analysis
PPA 775: Energy, Environment & Resource Policy
PPA 897: Fundamentals of Public Policy
PPA 736: Economics of Health and Health Policy
Certificate Advisor
Steven J. LuxPart-time Professor, Public Administration and Political Science, MPA, Syracuse University (1996). Fields: Management of international NGOs, International Development, HIV and AIDS. <more information>
Associated Faculty
Catherine Ann Bertini
B.A. (Albany). Professor of Practice in Public Administration. Former Under-Secretary General for Management, United Nations and Executive Director, World Food Program. Fields: Managing international organizations; humanitarian action; girls and education. <more information>
John Mathiason
Professor of International Relations, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1968. Fields: Management of international organizations, evaluation of international programs and projects. <more information>