Concentrations

Urban Management and Affairs

The Urban Management and Affairs Concentration is designed to equip students with the specialized skills and knowledge needed to manage and lead in urban metropolitan environments effectively.

This concentration focuses on developing skills in managing in urban metropolitan environment.

PADM 570 Urban and Community Politics 3
Select a minimum of two of the following: 6
Organizational Communication
Collaborative Public Mgmt
Managing Sustainable Communities
Electives Approved by Program Director 6
Total Semester Hours 15

Nonprofit

The Nonprofit Management and Governance Concentration is tailored to prepare students with the necessary skills and knowledge to manage and govern nonprofit organizations effectively.

PADM 520 Nonprofit Governance 3
Select a minimum of two of the following: 6
Organizational Communication
Grant Management
Nonprofit Finance and Fundraising
Electives Approved by Program Director 6
Total Semester Hours 15

Public Health Concentration

This concentration focuses on measures to prevent disease, promote health and prolong life. Public health activities aim to provide conditions in which people can be healthy. The emphasis is on populations and systems, not on individual patients or diseases.

HSM 545 Foundations of Public Health 3
Select a minimum of two of the following: 6
Epidemiology
Applied Research for Public Health Professionals
Public Health and the Urban Context
Electives Approved by Program Director 6
Total Semester Hours 15

J.D./MPA Dual Degree Program

The College of Law and Public Service offers a dual degree program for Juris Doctorate and Master of Public Administration (JD/MPA). The interdisciplinary curriculum prepares graduates with the background knowledge and skills necessary to assess the integrated functions of public law, policy development, and execution within all levels of government agencies and private or nonprofit quasi-governmental organizations. Upon satisfying all the requirements for both programs, graduates earn two separate degrees, a J.D. degree awarded by the College of Law and Public Service and an M.P.A. degree awarded by the Department of Public Administration.