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Fall

• PAD 6060 Introduction: Public Administration in Modern Society
• PAD 5700 Public Administration Research Methods
• PAD 6417 Human Resource Management

Spring

• PAD 6060 Introduction: Public Administration in Modern Society
• PAD 6227 Government Budget and Finance
• PAD 6106 Administrative Behavior
• PAD 6066 Capstone Seminar

Summer

PUP 6006 Program Evaluation (a six-week, online intensive class: clear the decks!)

Concentrations

Students can concentrate in an area that aligns most with their career path. Each concentration has three required courses and one elective. There are multiple options for electives, but it does need to be approved by the program director.

Public Policy

For students who are interested in pursuing a public policy concentration, the following courses are required:

• PUP6007 Policy Analysis
• PAD6706 Research Design (Prerequisite: PAD 5700 with a grade of B or better)
• PAD6207 Economics and Municipal Finance
• SELECT 1 Public Policy elective

*Please note that this concentration requires statistical analysis.

Local Government

For students who are interested in pursuing a local government administration concentration, the following courses are required:

• PAD6807 Urban Administration
• POS6158 Politics/Policy in Local Government
• PAD6207 Economics and Municipal Finance
• SELECT 1 Local Government elective

Nonprofit Management

For students who are interested in pursuing a nonprofit management concentration, the following courses are required:

• PAD6142 Management of Nonprofit Orgs
• PAD6208 Nonprofit Financial Management
• PAD6164 NPO Stakeholder Relations
• SELECT 1 Nonprofit Management elective

Health Administration

For students who are interested in pursuing a health administration concentration, the following courses are required:

• HSA6114 Health Organization/Delivery
• HSA6905 Policy and Law in Healthcare
• HSA6435 Health Economics (Prerequisite: PAD 6227)
• SELECT 1 Health Administration elective