Degrees Offered in Public Administration
   
Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.)
Master of Public Administration: Health Administration (M.P.A.: H.A.)
Master of Public Health: Health Administration and Policy (M.P.H.)
Ph.D. in Public Administration and Policy
 

Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.)

AREA I - SUBSTANTIVE CORE (30 credits)

  • PA 511 Public Administration (3)
  • PA 513 Administrative Ethics and Values (3) (prerequisite: PA 511)
  • PA 533 Public Policy: Origins and Processes (3)
  • PA 534 Administrative Law and Policy Implementation (3)
  • PA 540 Administrative Theory and Behavior (3) (prerequisite: PA 511)
  • PA 551 Analytic Methods in Public Administration I (3)
  • PA 552 Analytic Methods in Public Administration II (3) (prerequisite: PA 551)
  • PA 582 Public Budgeting (3)
  • PA 585 Financial Management in the Public Sector (3)
  • PA 590 Human Resource Management in the Public Sector (3)

AREA II - SKILL DEVELOPMENT (9 credits: choose 3 courses)

  • PA 510 Intercultural Communications in the Public Sector (3)
  • PA 510 Research and Information Skills in Public Policy & Administration (3)
  • PA 532 Organization and Methods (3) (prerequisite: PA 540)
  • PA 536 Strategic Planning (3)
  • PA 545 Organization Development (3) (prerequisite: PA 540)
  • PA 547 Interpersonal Communications in the Public Sector (3)
  • PA 548 Advocacy in the Public Sector (3)
  • PA 550 Managing Information Resources (3)
  • PA 555 Program Evaluation and Management (3)
  • PA 557 Operations Research in Public Management (3)

AREA III - INTEGRATIVE EXPERIENCE (6 credits)

Integrative Experience is available to students only after they have completed 42 credits in their master's program. It is for those students who have had at least three (3) years of full-time administrative or management experience in public, nonprofit, and/or health care organizations.

  • PA 512 Case Analysis and 3 Credits Approved by Advisor.
   

AREA IV - FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION (15 credits)

Specialty areas and courses must be approved by the student's advisor. The Division of Public Administration offers specialty areas and courses in:

Specialty areas may also be selected from other departments or divisions within the University and may be put together as multidisciplinary endeavors.

Total Credits = 60

TOP                      Master of Public Administration: Health Administration (M.P.A.: H.A.)

AREA I - SUBSTANTIVE CORE (30 credits)

  • PA 511 Public Administration (3)
  • PA 533 Public Policy: Origins and Processes (3)
  • PA 534 Administrative Law and Policy Implementation (3)
  • PA 540 Administrative Theory and Behavior (3) (prerequisite: PA 511)
  • PA 551 Analytic Methods in Public Administration I (3)
  • PA 552 Analytic Methods in Public Administration II (3) (prerequisite: PA 551)
  • PA 573 Values & Ethics in Health (3) or PA 513 Administrative Ethics and Values (3) (prerequisite: PA 511)
  • PA 582 Public Budgeting (3)
  • PA 586 Introduction to Health Economics (3)
  • PA 590 Human Resource Management in the Public Sector (3)

AREA II - SKILL DEVELOPMENT (9 credits: choose 3 courses)

  • PA 545 Organization Development (3) (prerequisite: PA 540)
  • PA 576 Strategic Planning in Health (3) or PA 536 Strategic Planning (3)
  • PA 579 Health Care Information Systems Management (3) or PA 550 Managing Information Resources (3)
  • PA 588 Program Evaluation & Management in Health Services (3) or PA 555 Program Evaluation and Management (3)
Substitutions of other skill development courses offered by the Division of Public Administration are allowed with consent of advisor.

AREA III - INTEGRATIVE EXPERIENCE (6 credits)

Integrative Experience is available to students only after they have completed 42 credits in their master's program. It is for those students who have had at least three (3) years of full-time administrative or management experience in public, nonprofit, and/or health care organizations.

  • PA 512 Case Analysis (3) and 3 Credits Approved by Advisor

AREA IV - FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION (15 credits)

Core specialization courses required:

  • PA 570 Health Administration (3)
  • PA 571 Health Policy (3)
Three courses selected from the following (9) (Other health related courses may be selected in consultation with the advisor):
  • PA 510 Health Administration (3)
  • PA 510 Building Healthy Communication (3)
  • PA 572 Health Politics (3)
  • PA 577 Health Care Law & Regulation (3)
  • PA 578 Continual Improvement in Health Care (3)
  • PA 587 Financial Management in Health Services (3)
  • PA 589 Research Methods in Health Services (3)

Total Credits = 60

TOP                        Master of Public Health: Health Administration and Policy (M.P.H.)

The MPH program at PSU is the Health Administration and Policy track of a statewide MPH program which includes Oregon State University and Oregon Health Sciences University. The goal of the broad program is to provide leadership in the fields of education, research, and service in all aspects of the public's health. At PSU, the program of study is organized around 5 components:
  • MPH core, common to all tracks in the statewide program (15 credits)
  • health administration concentration core (15 credits)
  • health administration concentration electives (12 credits)
  • other electives (12 credits)
The teaching of the MPH core in Portland is coordinated between PSU and OHSU; PSU students register through PSU but take two of the core courses on the OHSU campus. All other required courses are offered at PSU. Electives may also be taken from a selected list of offerings at OHSU and at OSU. In view of the many working students who enroll in the program, most courses are offered in either an evening or a weekend format.

MPH CORE (15 credits)

  • PA 574 Health Systems Organization (3)
  • PH 511 Epidemiology Survey (OHSU) (3)
  • PH 525 Biometry Survey (OHSU) (3)
  • PHE 512 Principles of Health Behavior (3)
  • PHE 580 Concepts of Environmental Health (3)

HEALTH ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY CONCENTRATION CORE (15 credits)

  • PA 510 Organizational Behavior in Health Services
    OR PA 540 Administrative Theory and Behavior (3)
  • PA 570 Health Administration (3)
  • PA 571 Health Policy (3)
  • PA 573 Values and Ethics in Health (3)
  • PA 586 Introduction to Health Economics (3)

HEALTH ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY CONCENTRATION ELECTIVES (choose 12 credits)

  • PA 510 Managed Care (3)
  • PA 576 Strategic Planning in Health Services (3)
  • PA 577 Health Care Law and Regulation (3)
  • PA 578 Continual Improvement in Health Care (3)
  • PA 579 Health Care Information Systems Management (3)
  • PA 587 Financial Management of Health Services (3)
  • PA 588 Program Evaluation and Management in Health Services (3)
  • PA 589 Research Methods in Health Services (3)

OTHER ELECTIVES (choose 12 credits; other courses may also be approved by your advisor)

  • PA 510 Building Healthy Communities (3)
  • PA 510 Health Politics (3)
  • PA 561 Public Bureaucracy: Political and Legal Aspects (3)
  • PA 582 Public Budgeting (3)
  • PA 590 Public Personnel Administration (3)
  • PA 595 Public Sector Collective Bargaining: The Legal Framework (3)
  • PHE 510 Urban and Community Health (3)
  • PHE 513 Principles of Health Behavior II (3)
  • PHE 519 Current Issues in Public Health (3)
  • PHE 520 Research Design: Nontraditional Approaches (3)
  • PHE 540 Mass Communications in Health (3)
  • PHE 549 Quantitative Analysis in Health Studies (3)
  • PHE 550 Health Promotion Program Planning(3)
  • PHE 553 Women's Reproductive Health (3)
  • PHE 555 Issues in International Health (3)
  • PHE 556 Health Aspects of Aging (3)
  • USP 568 National Long-term Care Policy (3)
  • USP 587 Perspectives on Aging (3)
  • USP 589 Economics of Aging (3)
  • PH 513 Epidemiology II (OHSU) (3)
  • PH 549 Introduction to Medical Informatics (OHSU) (3)
  • PH 564 Medical Decision-making (OHSU) (3)

PRACTICUM / FIELD EXPERIENCE (6 credits)

Total Credits = 60
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