Public Administration

Graduate Concentrations

All of the optional internal concentrations below are designed to provide additional exposure to these salient areas and should be followed by a related internship experience. If you are interested in a concentration, choose courses in consultation with your advisor. These courses may be used as electives if you do choose a concentration.

Concentration Areas: Planning, Development and Environmental Sustainability; Healthcare Policy and Management; State and Local Administration; or Public Policy.

PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY CONCENTRATION

Core courses, both are required:

• PAA 580 City and Regional Planning
• PAA 627 Environmental Policy and Management

Elective courses, any two of the following:

• PAA 410 Local Government Law
• PAA 605 Community Power, Leadership and Administration
• PAA 670 Regional Governance
• PAA 680 Sustainable Economic and Community Development
• *CIE 424 Urban Transportation Planning
• ECO 525 Advanced Topics in Economic Development
• *PRT 470 Principles of Tourism Management & Planning
• REP 474 Land Use Planning
• REP 527 State & Local Economic Analysis
• REP 572 Advanced Environmental & Resource Economics II
• SIE 510 Geographic Information Systems Application

HEALTHCARE POLICY AND NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT CONCENTRATION

Core courses, both are required:

• **PAA 625 Healthcare and Human Services Policy and Administration
• PAA 655 Nonprofit Organization Management

Concentration elective courses, any two of the following:

• PAA 405 Administrative Law
• *PAA 409 Accounting for Governmental and Not-For-Profit Entities
• PAA 425 Healthcare and System Management
• PAA 455 Nonprofit Management
• PAA 520 Policy Studies
• PAA 620 Program Analysis and Evaluation
• **PAA 645 Financial Management in Healthcare
• *ANT 437 Medical Anthropology
• *DIS 600 Interdisciplinary Seminar in Disability Studies
• DIS 650 Research in Disability Studies
• NUR 420 Women's Health
• **NUR 693 Ethical Inquiry in Healthcare
• SWK 540 Social Welfare Policy and Issues for Generalist Practitioners
• **SWK 680 Health Policy

STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION CONCENTRATION

Core course (choose one):

• PAA 505  Intergovernmental Relations
• PAA 605  Community Power, Leadership and Administration

Concentration elective courses, any three of the following:

• PAA 409  Accounting for Government and Not-for-Profit Entities
• PAA 410  Local Government Law
• PAA 560  State Administration
• PAA 580  City and Regional Planning
• PAA 640  Seminar in Public Financial Management II
• PAA 670  Regional Governance
• ECO 471  Public Finance and Fiscal Policy
• REP 527  State & Local Economic Analysis

PUBLIC POLICY CONCENTRATION

Core course:

• PAA 520  Policy Studies

Concentration elective courses, any three of the following:

• PAA 620  Program Analysis and Evaluation
• PAA 625  Healthcare and Human Services Policy and Administration
• PAA 627  Environmental Policy and Management
• PAA 685  Advanced Methods of Analysis in Public Admin. & Public Policy
• *BUA 638  Model-Based Decision Making
• *BUA 676  Marketing Research Analysis
• *EAD 654  Educational Policy Formulation and Analysis
• ECO 471  Public Finance and Fiscal Policy
• *HED 654  Higher Education Policy & Politics
• REP 581  Sustainable Resource Systems and Public Policy
• SWK 540  Social Welfare Policy and Issues for Generalist Practitioners
• SWK 680  Health Policy

*Indicates prerequisites are required.
**Students completing these courses will receive a certificate in Health Care Administration in conjunction with their degree.