MPA/Health Track

The MPA/Health track prepares you to lead and manage health-and healthcare-related policy, advocacy, government, and community service organizations, including community health centers.

The curriculum integrates the disciplines of public management and healthcare administration, providing those skills necessary to deal with the challenges of the political, social and economic environment, and the ever-increasing responsibilities of managers employed in or related to the health field.

MPA/Health

Nine (9) MPA Required Core Courses (27 Credits)
• PAD 711     Foundations of Public Organizational Administration
• PAD 712     Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation
• PAD 713     Budgeting and Financial Management
• PAD 714     Legal Basis of Public Management;
• PAD 715     Quantitative Analysis
• PAD 716     Public Service Human Resource Management
• PAD 717     Organizational Effectiveness in Government
• PAD 718     Leadership Strategies for an Interconnected World
• PAD 890     Strategic Management in Public Service  (Capstone course)

Students with no professional experience are required to take
PAD 858: Internship (for pre-professional students/0credits)

Four (4) Required Health Management Courses (12 credits)
PAD 823     The U.S. Health System1
PAD 832     U.S. Health Policy2
PAD 847     Nonprofit Financial Management
PAD 836     Health Economics3

Three (3) elective courses:
Any 800 level Public Management or Health course.
Any 900 level Public Management (related to health policy)
or Health course

1 Also listed as HLTH 701
2 Also listed as HLTH 832
3 Also listed as HLTH 702