Graduate Programs - Graduate Concentrations
All of the optional internal concentrations below are designed to provide additional exposure to these salient areas and should be followed by a related internship experience. If you are interested in a concentration, choose courses in consultation with your advisor. These courses may be used as electives if you do choose a concentration.
Planning, Development, and Environmental Sustainability Concentration
Core courses, both are required:
- PAA 580 City and Regional Planning
- PAA 627 Environmental Policy and Management
Elective courses, any two of the following:
- PAA 410 Local Government Law
- PAA 605 Community Power, Leadership and Administration
- PAA 670 Regional Governance
- PAA 680 Sustainable Economic and Community Development
- *CIE 424 Urban Transportation Planning
- ECO 525 Advanced Topics in Economic Development
- *PRT 470 Principles of Tourism Management & Planning
- REP 474 Land Use Planning
- REP 527 State & Local Economic Analysis
- REP 572 Advanced Environmental & Resource Economics II
- SIE 510 Geographic Information Systems Application
Healthcare Policy and Nonprofit Management Concentration
Core courses, both are required:
- **PAA 625 Healthcare and Human Services Policy and Administration
- PAA 655 Nonprofit Organization Management
Concentration elective courses, any two of the following:
- PAA 405 Administrative Law
- *PAA 409 Accounting for Governmental and Not-For-Profit Entities
- PAA 425 Healthcare and System Management
- PAA 455 Nonprofit Management
- PAA 520 Policy Studies
- PAA 620 Program Analysis and Evaluation
- **PAA 645 Financial Management in Healthcare
- *ANT 437 Medical Anthropology
- *DIS 600 Interdisciplinary Seminar in Disability Studies
- DIS 650 Research in Disability Studies
- NUR 420 Women’s Health
- **NUR 693 Ethical Inquiry in Healthcare
- SWK 540 Social Welfare Policy and Issues for Generalist Practitioners
- **SWK 680 Health Policy
State and Local Administration Concentration
Core course (choose one):
- PAA 505 Intergovernmental Relations
- PAA 605 Community Power, Leadership and Administration
Concentration elective courses, any three of the following:
- PAA 409 Accounting for Government and Not-for-Profit Entities
- PAA 410 Local Government Law
- PAA 560 State Administration
- PAA 580 City and Regional Planning
- PAA 640 Seminar in Public Financial Management II
- PAA 670 Regional Governance
- ECO 471 Public Finance and Fiscal Policy
- REP 527 State & Local Economic Analysis
Core course:
- PAA 520 Policy Studies
Concentration elective courses, any three of the following:
- PAA 620 Program Analysis and Evaluation
- PAA 625 Healthcare and Human Services Policy and Administration
- PAA 627 Environmental Policy and Management
- PAA 685 Advanced Methods of Analysis in Public Admin. & Public Policy
- *BUA 638 Model-Based Decision Making
- *BUA 676 Marketing Research Analysis
- *EAD 654 Educational Policy Formulation and Analysis
- ECO 471 Public Finance and Fiscal Policy
- *HED 654 Higher Education Policy & Politics
- REP 581 Sustainable Resource Systems and Public Policy
- SWK 540 Social Welfare Policy and Issues for Generalist Practitioners
- SWK 680 Health Policy
*Indicates prerequisites are required.
**Students completing these courses will receive a certificate in Health Care Administration in conjunction with their degree.