2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

Public Administration, M.P.A.: Healthcare Management Option

Program Description

This concentration prepares graduates for administrative management positions in non-profit organizations and other organizations that regulate or fund non-profit organizations. The program provides students with opportunities in the classroom and in the field to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to become an effective program administrator. This concentration is designed to assist individuals who are serving in non-profit organizations or those seeking to serve in the non-profit sector.

Degree Requirements

Healthcare Management Option

  • 36 total credits 
  • 21 credits in required courses
  • 9 credits in Healthcare concentration required courses
  • 6 credits in electives
Long-Term Care Management Option
  • 42 total credits 
  • 21 credits in required courses 
  • 9 credits in Healthcare concentration required courses
  • 12 credits in Long-Term Care Management required courses

Degree Requirements

Required Courses 21

PA 5001GLOBAL FOUNDATIONS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

3

PA 5021ECONOMIC ISSUES IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

3

PA 5050ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

3

PA 5110HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

3

PA 5245MANAGING INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR

3

PA 5988ANALYTICAL METHODS IN PUBLIC MANAGEMENT

3

Required Concentration Courses 9

PA 5810HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

3

PA 5835SOCIAL MEDICINE

3

PA 5850FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS

3

Electives 6**

Select two courses with advisement.

**Students in the Long-Term Care Management concentration within the Healthcare Management Option have no electives, they must take the four required courses in long-term care management.

PA 5895INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE

3

PA 5910CURRENT ISSUES IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

3

PA 5911CURRENT ISSUES IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION II

3

PA 5963GRADUATE INTERNSHIP IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

3

Any other PA grad course not listed above may also be taken as electives

Long-Term Care Management Required Courses 12**

PA 5870MANAGEMENT OF LONG-TERM CARE, ASSISTED LIVING AND ADULT CARE CLIENTS

3

PA 5875ORGANIZATION AND STRUCTURE OF LONG-TERM CARE, ASSISTED LIVING, AND ADULT DAY CARE SETTINGS

3

PA 5885REGULATION OF LONG-TERM CARE, ASSISTED LIVING, AND ADULT DAY CARE

3

PA 5890PERSPECTIVES ON GERONTOLOGY

3

**Students in the Long-Term Care Management concentration within the Healthcare Management Option have no electives, they must take these four required courses in long-term care management.

Total Credit Hours: 36-42