Concentrations

The School of Public Administration’s MPA degree consists of 42 graduate credit hours and offers three concentrations (effective Fall 2023). To earn the MPA degree with a concentration, graduate students must successfully complete the core curriculum, the practicum, specified electives, and the capstone / professional paper / thesis plan. Review the applicable concentration checklist below for more details. 

Healthcare Management Concentration

The Healthcare Management concentration prepares students with the competencies and technical skills needed to address the challenges found in and surrounding healthcare organizations. 

Students must complete 3 courses (9 credit hours) of the following to satisfy the healthcare management concentration:

PADM 561 Health Policy and Management

PADM 562 Health Governance in the Global Perspective

PADM 563 Healthcare Finance

PADM 566 Health Economics

PADM 567 Health Care Ethics

PADM 600 Introduction to Healthcare Administration

PADM 610 Cultural Competence and Healthcare Administration

PADM 611 Healthcare Information

PADM 612 Healthcare Payment Systems

PADM 640 Hospital and Clinic Administration

Other courses require approval of the MHA Program Coordinator.

MPA Program Checklist - Healthcare Management Concentration

Policy Analysis Concentration

The Policy Analysis concentration prepares students with a firm understanding of policy along with the technical and analytical foundations to create effective, data-driven policy solutions.

Students must complete 3 courses (9 credit hours) of the following to satisfy the policy analysis concentration:

PUBP 501 Policy Seminar (1-3 cr hrs)

PUBP 502 Policy and Evaluation Lab

POLS 570 Pro-Seminar in Public Policy

GEOG 581L Introduction to GIS for Graduate Students

PADM 577 Practice of Policy Development

NATV 560 Research Method and Practice in Indigenous Scholarship

Other courses require approval of the MPA Program Coordinator.

MPA Program Checklist - Policy Analysis Concentration

Public Management Concentration

The Public Management concentration prepares students with the strategic and technical skills needed to address the challenges and opportunities found in and surrounding public organizations.

Students must complete 3 courses (9 credit hours) of the following to satisfy the public management concentration:

PADM 523 Administration of State and Local Government

PADM 524 Intergovernmental Administrative Problems

PADM 529 Administrative Law

PADM 530 Ethics in Public Administration

PADM 535 Comparative Public Administration

PADM 537 Cross-Boundary Leadership and Governance

PADM 546 Budgeting Systems

Other courses require approval of the MPA Program Coordinator.

MPA Program Checklist - Public Management Concentration

Contact

Rachel Torano-Mark
Graduate Advisement
spadvise@unm.edu / rtoranomark@unm.edu 
505-277-1095