Program Director: Dr. David Medoff
Professor: Sandy Matava

Description

This sixty-credit joint MPA/MSMHC program consists of twenty courses, ten in the graduate Mental Health Counseling Program (MSMHC) and ten in the Public Management Program (MPA) program. Students must meet the admissions requirements for both programs and declare this joint degree during the first year of matriculation. Degrees will not be awarded until all degree requirements for both degrees are fulfilled.

Course Information

MPA Required Courses ( 18 Semester Hours )

    * PAD 711: Foundations of Public Organizational Administration
    * PAD 712: Foundations of Public Policy Analysis
    * PAD 713: Foundations of Public Financial Administration
    * PAD 714: Legal Basis of Public Management
    * PAD 716: Public Service Resource
    * PAD 717: Organizational Effectiveness in Government

MPA Electives ( 12 Semester Hours )

    * PAD 815: Client and Community Relations in Public Administration
    * PAD 818: Public Sector Labor /Management Relations
    * PAD 819: Grants-in-Aid and Grants Management
    * PAD 821: Human Services Integration
    * PAD 823: The US Health System
    * PAD 832: Disability and Public Policy
    * PAD 835: Marketing Health Services
    * PAD 838: Ethics in Management
    * PAD 840: Comparative Public Policy
    * PAD 900: Any special topics course related to non-profit management

MSMHC Required Courses ( 21 Semester Hours )

    * EHS 701: Child and Adolescent Development or EHS 712: Adult Development
    * EHS 713: Counseling: Theory and Practice
    * EHS 716: Psychological Diagnosis
    * EHS 717: Psychological Testing
    * EHS 737: Interpersonal Skills Laboratory
    * EHS 738: Mental Health Counseling Practicum I
    * EHS 739: Mental Health Counseling Practicum II

MSMHC Electives ( 9 Semester Hours )

    * EHS 710: Introduction to School Counseling
    * EHS 714: Psychology of Career Development
    * EHS 725: Forensic Psychology
    * EHS 726: Family Therapy
    * EHS 727: Substance Disorders and Treatment
    * EHS 728: Professional Orientation: Ethical/Legal Issues
    * EHS 729: Human Sexuality Seminar
    * EHS 730: Personality Disorders Seminar
    * EHS 731: Clinical Practice Seminar
    * EHS 732: Psychological Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence
    * EHS 733: Counseling Diverse Populations
    * EHS 734: Counseling Psychology Seminar
    * EHS 735: Group Counseling
    * EHS 736: Consultation
    * EHS 750: Independent Study: CHR
    * EHS 751: Domestic Violence, Abuse and Neglect