Public Administration Department
8/22/2016
FULL-TIME FALL/SPRING MPA & HEALTHCARE ADMIN & PLANNING GRAD. CERTIFICATE STUDENT
See also MPA Online Handbook:
http://www.tnstate.edu/cpsua/degrees/mpa.aspx#handbookmpa
FALL
Cr.
The MPA elective slots taken up by Healthcare
PADM
6210 Seminar in Public Administration
3
certificate courses are shown in orange. There is no
PADM
6310 Seminar in Organization Theory
3
choice involved, these three courses must be taken.
3
PADM
6550 Epidemiology (req'd)
This potential degree map assumes the student attends
full-time (3 graduate courses per regular semester).
SPRING
This schedule can be accelerated somewhat if the
PADM
6240 Seminar in Personnel Management
3
student elects to take summer courses, but the student
PADM
6130 Research Methods in Public Administration
3
should be aware that summer course offerings are
PADM
6410 Public Policy Analysis
3
contingent on enrollment and staffing and are not
guaranteed. Advising should be sought to ensure that
SUMMER
summer course choices are appropriate for the planned
PADM
6500 MPA Internship*
6
graduation time and program especially since PADM
6550 is offered only in Fall and PADM 6515 is offered
FALL
only in Spring. PADM 6390 Ethics should not be used as
an elective for students doing this program
PADM
6490 Politics of Administration
3
combination.
PADM
6110 Statistics for Public Administrators
3
PADM
6190 Financial Management for Nonprofit and Health Orgs. (req'd)
3
SPRING
PADM
PADM
6150 Information Technology in Public Administration
6230 Public Budgeting and Finance
PADM
6515 Health Organizations and Delivery Systems (req'd)
3
3
3
SUMMER
Comprehensive Exam and Writing Portfolio
42
*Students with approved professional experience may
apply for exemption of the internship - see the MPA
handbook and graduate catalog. Such students' credit
requirement will therefore be 36 credits. Students who
believe they may be eligible for the internship
exemption must discuss this with their advisor early in
their studies. The internship could also be done in the
second summer.