Master of Science in Public, Human Service
& Health Administration (PHSHA)
Curriculum
Core Curriculum
PHSA 611: Survey of PHSHA (4)
PHSA 612: Research Methods for PHSHA (3)
PHSA 653: Human Resource Development (2)
PHSA 655: Public & Nonprofit Financial Management (3)
PHSA 665: Legal Issues of Nonprofit Organizations (3)
PHSA 671: Leadership in the Public and Nonprofit Sectors (2)
PHSA 681: Policy Analysis in PHSHA (3)
PHSA 697: Final Project PHSHA (4)
PHSA 621: Nonprofit Marketing (3)
SOC 512: Sociology of Complex Organizations (2)
Electives
HLTH 514: Health Service Planning & Evaluation (3)
HLTH 516: Health Services Management (3)
HLTH 518: Medical and Health Care Law (3)
HLTH 519: Financial Management of Health Care Organizations (3)
NURS 606: Healthy Care Delivery Systems, Policy & Financing (2)
NURS 618: Family Nursing Theory and Heath Promotions (3)
NURS 630: Advanced Community Assessment (3)
PHSA 695: Special Problems (3)
SW 590: Social Policy (3)
PHSA Course Descriptions
PHSA 611: Survey of PHSHA (4) An overview of the development of the field and the political context of administration, plus discussion of conceptual and theoretical issues related to the practical skills involved in administering public, human service and health organizations.
PHSA 612: Research Methods for PHSHA (3) This course will provide the student with an understanding of how to structure research topics, gather and use appropriate data, employ valid statistical tests, and understand various qualitative and quantitative methodologies used in making managerial decisions. Prerequisite: Admission to the PHSHA program.
PHSA 621: Non-Profit Marketing (3) Strategically applying the marketing mix, within an environmental framework to meet the challlenges facing public sector, non-profit, and human service organizations as they strive to satisfy the needs and desires of various publics. Not available to MBA students. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
PHSA 650 Topics in Public and Human Service Administration (1-3)
PHSA 653: Human Resource Development (2) Management and development needs of employees and volunteers. Covers way adults learn, motivation of volunteers, interviewing skills and the needs analysis, design, implementation, evaluation, administration and cost effectiveness of personnel issues.
PHSA 655: Public & Nonprofit Financial Management (3) Principles of budgeting, financial controls, accounting systems, income determination, and investment management in public and non-profit organizations. This course is designed to aid managers to facilitate preparation, to understand and to use financial information in making administrative decisions. Prerequisite: One semester of financial accounting and an introductory management course.
PHSA 665: Legal Issues of Nonprofit Organizations (3) A study of non-profit organizations with emphasis on their legal nature, tax status, and major concepts that determine rights, duties and liabilities of such organizations' employees and boards of directors.
PHSA 671: Leadership in the Public and Nonprofit Sectors (2) Theoretical and practical analysis of supervision, organizational innovation, creative policy development, fund-raising issues, work-place design, and the ethical dimensions of leadership in public and human service organizations.
PHSA 681: Policy Anaysis in PHSHA (3) Capstone course in the PHSHA program focusing on policy selection, estimation, implementation and evaluation with the emphasis on problem solving within dynamic conditions in public and non-profit contexts. Prerequisite: Must have completed 21 hours in PHSHA program.
PHSA 695 Special Problems (1-3) Individual pursuit of topic through field experience reading, or research inpublic and human service administration. May be repeated under various topics. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and PHSHA Program Director.
PHSA 697: Final Project PHSHA (4) Development, approval, research and defense of the student's Final Project, which shall focus on a specific organization or general issue in public and human service administration. Guidelines for completion of the Final Project may be obtained from the Director of the PHSHA program. Prerequisite: Completion of at least 24 hours in the PHSHA program.
PHSA 698 Continuing Registration (1)