Program Overview

Leadership of International and Non-Governmental Organizations Certificate of Advanced Study

Grow your ability to lead international and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) involved in functions previously managed by national governments including: service delivery, poverty reduction, conflict management and corruption prevention.

Program Details

• Location: On campus in Syracuse, N.Y.
• Credits: 12 graduate-level credits (four courses)
• Duration: Can be completed full time in one semester of study or part time over one to three years, either on campus or online
• Eligibility: Open to current midcareer public administration and international affairs graduate students (E.M.P.A. and E.M.I.R. only, not available in Washington, D.C.) and non-matriculated midcareer students
• Requirements: Bachelor's degree and significant work experience required

Curriculum

Core Course

• PAI 895 - Executive Education Seminar in Managerial Leadership

Electives

• Students select the remaining three courses from the professional programs in public administration and international relations as well as the social science departments in the Maxwell School
• At least one course in each of the following thematic areas:
  • The operating context and key actors
  • Managerial skills and competencies
  • Policy context and analysis

Approved Electives

Theme 1: International Public Sector Operating Context and Key Actors

• Seminar on Managing NGOs in Transitional and Development Countries
• International Public and NGO Management
• United Nations Organizations - Managing for Change
• Humanitarian Action: Challenges, Responses, Results

Theme 2: Managerial Skills and Competencies

• Public Budgeting
• Evaluation of International Programs and Projects
• Human Resource Management for the Public Sector

Theme 3: Policy Analysis

• Energy, Environment and Resource Policy
• Fundamentals of Public Policy
• Economics of Health and Health Policy

Tuition

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Admission and Financial Aid

• Open to students who have earned a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and at least seven years of work experience
• Financial aid in the form of federal education loans are not available for this stand-alone CAS
• Applicants should inquire within their employers/agencies about funding for professional development

U.S. Veterans

• The CAS program is an approved program of study at Syracuse University, allowing student veterans to access VA benefits toward their study in this field
• Student veterans are assisted with their veteran educational benefits by the Office of Veteran Success, including unlimited participation in the Yellow Ribbon Program, allowing Post-9/11 GI Bill students to receive additional funding to cover required tuition and fees

Application Information

• Request information about our Certificates of Advanced Study

Program Objectives

• Explain and assess leadership and managerial theories, skills and competencies
• Discuss students' role and potential as public administrators
• Analyze the context(s) within which international and non-governmental organizations operate and the complex interconnectedness of INGO relationships
• Define organizational effectiveness and identify methods of demonstrating effectiveness to stakeholders
• Demonstrate basic knowledge in a substantive policy area

Program Structure

• The Certificate of Advanced Study in Leadership of International and Non-Governmental Organizations is a 12-credit certificate that can be completed full time in one semester of study or part time over one to three years, either on campus or online.