College of Business and Public Administration
Master of Public Administration (MPA)
- Master of Public Administration - Overview
- Option: Public Administration
- Option: Enviromental Management
- Option: Health Service Administration
- Option: Nonprofit Management
Option: Health Services Administration
Program Coordinator:
Dr. Susan Walmsley Ault
Willis (W) 311
(908) 737-4300
Email: sault@kean.edu
This option prepares graduates for administrative positions in health service organizations. Within the option there is also a concentration available in Long Term Care Management. This concentration prepares students for the New Jersey Licensure examination in Long Term Care Administration.
The skills and knowledge required to perform effectively as health services administrators are acquired both in the classroom and in the field. This program is suitable for those currently working in health organizations and for those seeking to enter the health services administration field.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
In addition to the University’s admission requirements:
- Two letters of recommendation
- Departmental interview may be required
- On-site writing sample may be required
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
- 48 credits; 27 in foundation courses, 12 in electives, 6 in required internship (Internship waived for students with appropriate experience)
- Students in the Long Term Care Concentration within the Health Services Administration Option have no electives; they must take the 4 required courses in Long Term Care Management.
- 3 credit culminating research seminar
REQUIRED FOUNDATION COURSES 27 credits
- PA 5000 Fiscal Policy Processes in Metropolitan Areas 3
- PA 5020 Policy, Politics and Public Management 3
- PA 5030 Analytical Methods for Public Management 3
- PA 5031 Quantitative Methods for Public Management 3
- PA 5810 Health Care Administration 3
- PA 5820 Health Planning Methods 3
- PA 5825 Health Services Administration and the Law 3
- PA 5830 Health Services Marketing for Non-Profit Organizations 3
- PA 5850 Financial Management of Health Organizations 3
ELECTIVES 12 credits
(Selected courses from below with advisement)
- PA 5215 The Grants Process in Intergovernmental Systems 3
- PA 5225 Strategic Planning in Public Organizations 3
- PA 5245 Management Information Systems in the Public Sector 3
- PA 5605 Fundamentals of Environmental Management 3
- PA 5805 Health Care: Organization and Structure 3
- PA 5860 Issues in Modern Health Care 3
- PA 5900 Health Care Facilities and Services for the Aged 3
- PA 5910 Current Issues in Public Administration I 3
- PA 5911 Current Issues in Public Administration II 3
- PA 5985 Independent Study in Public Administration 3
Long Term Care Management concentration – required courses
- PA 5870 Management of Clinical Programming in Long-Term Care, Assisted Living, and Adult Day Care Settings 3
- PA 5885 Regulation of Long-Term Care, Assisted Living, and Adult Day Care 3
- PA 5875 Organizational Structure of Long Term Care, Assisted Living, and Adult Day Care Settings 3
- PA 5880 Financial Management of Long Term Care, Assisted Living, and Adult Day Care Facilities 3
INTERNSHIP 6 credits
- PA 5960 Graduate Internship in Public Administration 6
(Required for all students without relevant job experience in public administration)
RESEARCH 3 credits
- PA 5990 Research Seminar in Intergovernmental Relations 3
Total 42-48 Credits