Elective Courses
Each candidate for this degree will have two core electives (see core course page) and three electives. The Masters Program in Nonprofit and NGO Leadership is an interdisciplinary degree program that enables students to enroll in elective courses within the University of Pennsylvania’s twelve graduate and professional schools.
Students can take appropriate and relevant graduate level courses at any of the following graduate and professional schools:
The Annenberg School for Communication
Graduate School of Education
Law School
School of Arts & Sciences
School of Dental Medicine
School of Design
School of Engineering & Applied Sciences
School of Medicine
School of Nursing
School of Social Policy & Practice
School of Veterinary Medicine
Wharton School of Business
Full time students take most of the required core NPL courses during the fall semester and electives are taken during the spring semester. Part time students take most of the core courses in the first three semesters and electives in the later part of the program. The NPL faculty advisor will work with students to go over an array of potential course electives tailored to the interests and strengths of the individual student.
Note: Course offerings vary from year to year and there may be semesters where a particular course is not offered. Each graduate and professional school will list the course offerings on their individual websites and students should check these sites for the latest information on availability of courses. Students are encouraged to contact the course instructor for additional course information, updates, and course syllabi.