Major: Public Administration
Concentration: Health Administration
Degree: Master of Public Admin.
Prerequisites (6 credits)
SELECT One American Govenment course
One undergraduate course in American Government, or American Political System, or POS 2041 Intro to American Government.
SELECT One Statistics course
One undergraduate course in Statistics; or POS 3713 Political Inquiry and Analysis.
Core Requirements (24 credits)
NOTE: PAD 5700 is a prerequisite for PAD 6706, PAD 6066, PUP 6006, and PUP 6007. PAD 6060 is a prerequisite for PAD 6066.
In order to graduate from the program: grades of C or above are required in all MPA courses; grades of B or above are required in at least 7 of the 8 required core courses; and MPA students must meet the minimum graduation requirements for master's degree students at the university. All students must apply for graduation during registration for the last semester of courses in the program. Deadlines are published online.
Students from the UNF undergraduate MPA fast track program who have successfully met the admission requirements of the MPA program are not required to take PAD 6060. They must take the remainder of the MPA core but are further required to take only 3 electives, for a total of 33 hours of graduate course work.
PAD6060 Public Admin in Modern Society (3 Credits)
PAD5700 Public Admin Research Methods (3 Credits)
PAD6417 Human Res in Public/NP Mgmt (3 Credits)
PAD6227 Government Budget and Finance (3 Credits)
PAD6106 Admin Behavior in Public Org (3 Credits)
PUP6006 Prog Eval Pub/NP Mgt (3 Credits)
PAD6436 Ethics in Public Service (3 Credits)
PAD6066 Capstone Seminar (3 Credits)
Prereq: requires permission of MPA director
Major Requirements (12 credits)
Students choosing the Health Administration track may not select any additional courses in graduate programs other than the MPA program. Students selecting this option must meet the prerequisites or other requirements of the Brooks College of Health and the Health Administration program.
HSA6114 Health Organization/Delivery (3 Credits)
HSA6905 Health Policy (3 Credits)
HSA6435 Health Economics (3 Credits)
(pre-req: PAD 6227)
SELECT 1 FROM THE FOLLOWING:
- HSA 5177 Health Care Finance(pre-req:ACG2021 Accounting)
- HSA 6149 Health Planning & Marketing
- HSA 6198 Health Information Technology
- HSA 6342 Healthcare Human Resources
- HSA 6385 Quality Management in Health Care
- HSA 6425 Health Law
Major Electives (6 credits)
Students are required to take one or two courses, depending upon whether or not they are required to complete an internship, from among other MPA program courses. Other electives from outside the MPA program may be approved by the MPA director.
SELECT 1-2 additional MPA courses
