Department of Public Affairs and Administration

The Department Office is located on the 4th Floor of the Student & Faculty Support building, Room 402

Office Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday

Dept Phone: (510) 885-3282

Faculty

Associate Professor

Michael Y. Moon (Chair), Ph.D. Teachers College, Columbia University

Assistant Professor

Vivian Gonzalez Cueto, Ph.D. Florida International University

Jack (Brandon) Philips, Ph.D. University of Texas, Arlington

Department Statement

Public Administration is a rich and challenging multi-disciplinary field drawing from sociology, anthropology, philosophy, psychology, economics, and urban and organizational studies. The master’s degree program provides students with a grounding in major philosophical and social science thinking about the nature of organizations; it helps students to build the intellectual and practical tools they will need to become effective organizational leaders in the public and non-profit sectors. The M.P.A. program is designed to increase the personal and professional effectiveness of people working in public, voluntary, and private organizations. The purpose of the program is to prepare individuals for leadership positions in various organizations with a sense of commitment to social purpose, the public interest, and effective public problem-solving.

The MS-HCA program seeks to develop professionals who understand how to manage non-profit, for-profit, and voluntary health care organizations in effective and innovative ways. The program focuses on the need for health care administrators to be continuous learners, critical thinkers, and ethical practitioners by recognizing the multiply-constructed nature of human, social, and organizational realities and the complex relationships between the system of health providers and the needs of the community.

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Programs

• Health Care Administration, M.S. (Online)
• Public Administration, M.P.A.: Health Care Administration Concentration (Online)
• Public Administration, M.P.A.: Public Management and Policy Analysis Concentration (Online)

• Public Administration, M.P.A.: Health Care Administration Concentration
• Public Administration, M.P.A.: Public Management and Policy Analysis Concentration

Courses

• HCA 611 - Evolution of the U.S. Health Care System, Health Disparities and Policy
• HCA 612 - Health Care Management, Leadership and Strategic Planning
• HCA 621 - Health Care Quality Improvement Tools and Methodologies
• HCA 622 - Health Care Technology and Informatics
• HCA 631 - Health Care Financial Management and Third-Party Reimbursement
• HCA 641 - Health Care Legal, Diversity and Ethical Issues
• HCA 642 - Health Care Program Development and Grant Writing
• HCA 690 - Independent Study
• HCA 693 - Capstone Project
• HCA 697 - Issues in Health Care Administration
• HCA 698 - Internship

• PA 490 - Independent Study

• PA 611 - Public Administration Philosophy, Theory, and Practice
• PA 612 - Research Methods in Public Administration
• PA 621 - Seminar in Human Organizations, Change, and Social Realities
• PA 622 - Seminar in the Public Policy Process
• PA 631 - Management, Human Resources, and Ethics in the Public Sector
• PA 641 - Public Budgeting and Finance Administration
• PA 690 - Independent Study
• PA 692 - Graduate Synthesis
• PA 695 - Internship in Public Administration
• PA 697 - Issues in Public Administration
• PA 698 - Internship
• PA 699 - Department Thesis