Graduate Programs

Health Administration M.P.A.

The Division of Public Administration offers a Master of Public Administration: Health Administration degree. Students admitted to this degree are required to complete 60 credits of coursework. For students interested in geriatrics, gerontology, and the administration of aging programs, the Institute of Aging offers a Graduate Certificate in Gerontology, which may be earned in conjunction with the MPA:HA degree.

Requirements

Required Courses (39)

PA 511Public Administration

3

PA 533Public Policy: Origins and Process

3

PA 534Administrative Law

3

Or

PAH 577Health Care Law and Regulation

3

PA 551Analytic Methods in Public Administration I

3

PA 552Analytic Methods in Public Administration II

3

PA 582Public Budgeting

3

PA 590Human Resource Management in the Public Sector

3

Or

PAH 580Health Services Human Resources Management

3

PAH 541Organizational Behavior in Health Service Organizations

3

Or

PA 540Administrative Theory and Behavior

3

PAH 570Health Administration

3

PAH 571Health Policy

3

PAH 573Values and Ethics in Health

3

Or

PA 513Administrative Ethics and Values

3

PAH 574Health Systems Organization

3

PAH 586Introduction to Health Economics

3

Elective Courses (15)

PA 525Grantwriting for Nonprofit Organizations

3

PA 545Organizational Development

3

PA 549Cross-cultural Communication in the Public Sector

3

PA 554Policy Analysis Research

3

PA 556Public Contract Management

3

PA 558Managing Public Projects and Programs: From Local to Global

3

PA 562Managing Employee Performance in the Public Sector

3

PA 563Citizens and Administration

3

PAH 544Leadership and Governance in Health Services

3

PAH 572Health Politics

3

PAH 575Advanced Health Policy

3

PAH 576Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations

3

Or

PA 536Strategic Planning

3

PAH 578Continual Improvement In Health Care

3

PAH 579Health Information Technology and Systems Management

3

Or

PA 550Managing Information Resources

3

PAH 587Financial Management of Health Services

3

PAH 588Program Evaluation and Management In Health Services

3

Or

PA 555Program Evaluation and Management

3

Substitutions of other skill development courses may be allowed with consent of adviser.

Field of specialization

MPA: HA students must complete at least 30 credits that are health care specific by graduation. Consult with your advisor to verify acceptability of any courses counted towards the specialization that do not have a PAH prefix.

Integrative Experience (6)

The integrative experience is offered under two options and is available to students only after they have completed at least 42 credits in their master’s program.

Option 1

Intended for students who have had limited or no administrative experience, or those who wish to complete an applied field experience.

PAH 509Practicum

1-6

Option 2

For those students who have had at least three years of full-time administrative or management experience in public, nonprofit, and/or health care organizations. Advisor approval required.

PA 512Case Analysis

3-6

Total Credit Hours: 60