Public Administration

Juris Doctor/Master of Public Administration

The School of Law and the Department of Public Administration offer a combined graduate program of studies in law and public administration.

This dual degree is intended to enhance the student's career possibilities in law, government, public interest organizations, health care and related fields. The program seeks to encourage interested and qualified students to broaden and enrich their professional training by concurrent and closely related studies in a wide range of relevant disciplines.

The reciprocal acceptance of course credits by each school enables the student to complete the requirements for both degrees in four years rather than the normal five years that would be required if each degree were pursued separately.

Admission

The student must apply to both schools and meet the admission requirements of each school before admission to joint degree candidacy is approved. The student may, however, apply for admission to the joint program during the first year of study at either school. Written approvals of both the Dean of the Law School and the Chair of the Department of Public Administration are prerequisites to admission to the JD/MPA Program.

Course of Study

Students may choose from one of the three areas of specialization offered by the Department of Public Administration: administrative management in government, administrative management in health care or administrative management in nonprofit industries.

Students must complete a total of 116 credits: 36 credits in residence in the Department of Public Administration and 80 credits in residence in the School of Law. Upon fulfillment of the requirements for the joint degree program, the student is awarded both the J.D. and M.P.A. degrees.

It is also possible to undertake the joint program on a part-time basis, with adjustments made in the sequence of courses as may be appropriate and required. Interested students should contact faculty advisors.

Full-time students may commence their studies in either the Department of Public Administration or the School of Law. The typical sequences for these two tracks are:

Degree Requirements:

Credits

Department of Public Administration 33

School of Law 80

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Total Credits 113

REQUIRED COURSES-MPA PROGRAM:

COM043	Writing Proficiency	0
CS501	Introduction to Computers and - Computing Systems	3
PAA501	Accounting for Government Health Care and Nonprofit Entities	3
PAA502	Statistics and Quantitative - Methods for Decision Making	3
PAA601	Public Administration and - Its Environment	3
PAA602	Organization Theory and - Management	3
PAA603	The Economics of the Government, -Health Care and Nonprofit- Sectors	3
PAA604	Budgeting and Financial Analysis	3
PAA605	Ethics and Leadership ***	3
PAA699	Capstone Project Seminar	3
Government Specialization
PAA630	Intergovernmental Relations	3
PAA631	Law in the Administrative Process	3*
PAA632	Policy Studies	3
PAA643	or 4 Seminar in Government	3
Total Credits: 33
HEALTH CARE SPECIALIZATION
PAA650	The United States Health Care --Delivery System	3**
PAA652	Health Policy Studies	3
PAA661	Hospital and Health Services Administration	3
PAA664	or 5 Seminar in Health Care	3
Total Credits: 36
NONPROFIT SPECIALIZATION
PAA670	The History of Nonprofit --Management	3
PAA671	Law for Nonprofit Managers	3
PAA672	Management Issues in Nonprofit --Organization	3
PAA680	Seminar in Nonprofit	3or 1 ___
Total Credits: 36

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*LAW 671	-Administrative Law, may be substituted for this requirement
**LAW 708	-Health Law and Policy I-The Health Care System, may be substituted for this requirement.

For Joint Degree students PAA631, PAA671, and PAA661 are waived due to comparable courses taken in the Law school.

In case of either substitution, an additional elective in the Public Administration program must be taken to satisfy the 36-credit requirement.

*** LAW 625 can be substituted for this course.

REQUIRED COURSES-

SCHOOL OF LAW Credits
LAW601	Contracts I
LAW602	Contracts II
LAW611	Civil Procedure I
LAW612	Civil Procedure II
LAW621	Criminal Law Analysis and Writing I and II
LAW625	Professional Responsibility
LAW631	Torts I
LAW632	Torts II
LAW634	Property I
LAW635	> Property II
LAW646	Constitutional Law I
LAW647	Constitutional Law II
LAW651	Federal Income Taxation I
Total Credits: 44

ELECTIVES:

School of Law-- 36

Nonprofit Management Certificate Program

The curriculum for the nonprofit management certificate program includes 5 courses (15 credits) in the following choice of sequence:

REQUIRED COURSES-All students must complete the three following courses:

PAA 670	The History of Nonprofit Management	3
PAA 671	Law for Nonprofit Managers	3
PAA 67	2 Management Issues in Nonprofit Organizations	3

ELECTIVE COURSES I:

PAA 501	Accounting for Government, Healthcare and Nonprofit Entities	3
mstheme--> PAA 604	Budgeting and Financial Analysis	3
PAA 619	Advanced Financial Management	3

ELECTIVE COURSES II:

PAA 602	Organization Theory and Management	3
PAA 615	Program Planning and Evaluation	3
PAA 616	Public and Private Grants	3

CERTIFICATE IN HEALTH CARE POLICY AND MANAGEMENT

The curriculum for the Health Care Policy and Management Certificate includes 5 courses (15 credits).

PAA 614	Strategic Planning and Marketing	3
PAA 650	The United States Health Care System	3
PAA 652	Health Policy Studies	3
PAA 661	Hospital and Health Services Administration	3
PAA 666	Health Care Economics	3

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