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 511 | Public Administration | 3 |
| PA 533 | Public Policy: Origins and Process | 3 |
| PA 534 | Administrative Law | 3 |
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| PAH 577 | Health Care Law and Regulation | 3 |
| PA 551 | Analytic Methods in Public Administration I | 3 |
| PA 552 | Analytic Methods in Public Administration II | 3 |
| PA 582 | Public Budgeting | 3 |
| PA 590 | Human Resource Management in the Public Sector | 3 |
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| PAH 580 | Health Services Human Resources Management | 3 |
| PAH 541 | Organizational Behavior in Health Service Organizations | 3 |
| | or | |
| PA 540 | Administrative Theory and Behavior | 3 |
| PAH 570 | Health Administration | 3 |
| PAH 571 | Health Policy | 3 |
| PAH 573 | Values and Ethics in Health | 3 |
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| PA 513 | Administrative Ethics and Values | 3 |
| PAH 574 | Health Systems Organization | 3 |
| PAH 586 | Introduction to Health Economics | 3 |
Elective Courses (15)
| PA 525 | Grantwriting for Nonprofit Organizations | 3 |
| PA 545 | Organizational Development | 3 |
| PA 549 | Cross-cultural Communication in the Public Sector | 3 |
| PA 554 | Policy Analysis Research | 3 |
| PA 556 | Public Contract Management | 3 |
| PA 558 | Managing Public Projects and Programs: From Local to Global | 3 |
| PA 562 | Managing Employee Performance in the Public Sector | 3 |
| PA 563 | Citizens and Administration | 3 |
| PAH 544 | Leadership and Governance in Health Services | 3 |
| PAH 572 | Health Politics | 3 |
| PAH 575 | Advanced Health Policy | 3 |
| PAH 576 | Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations | 3 |
| | or | |
| PA 536 | Strategic Planning | 3 |
| PAH 578 | Continual Improvement In Health Care | 3 |
| PAH 579 | Health Information Technology and Systems Management | 3 |
| | or | |
| PA 550 | Managing Information Resources | 3 |
| PAH 587 | Financial Management of Health Services | 3 |
| PAH 588 | Program Evaluation and Management In Health Services | 3 |
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| PA 555 | Program 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.
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.
Diversity
At some point within their program of study students must satisfactorily complete one course the primary focus of which is diversity. This does not require additional credit hours or coursework beyond the 60 credit requirement and can include courses taken as skill development or specialization classes. Courses options include, but are not limited to the following.
| PA 549 | Cross-cultural Communication in the Public Sector | 3 |
| PA 593 | Civil Rights for Public Managers | 3 |
| PA 594 | Enhancing Diversity in the Workplace | 3 |
| PA 529 | Nonprofit Field Study in Oaxaca, Mexico | 3-6 |
| PA 547 | Culture, Values and Leadership | 3 |
| PA 523 | Nongovernmental Organizations: Nonprofits on the World Stage | 3 |
| PA 514 | Global Leadership and Management | 3 |
Other courses can be approved by the adviser.
Total Credit Hours: 60