Joint MPA-MPH Degree
Joint Master Degree from Public Administration and Public Health
The Department of Public Administration and the Master of Public Health Program at UIS have established a joint major. The program allows a student to complete a joint major with a total of 68-credit hours, compared to a total of 88 for the two majors separately -- 40 hours for the MPA and 48 hours for the MPH. Students interested in a joint major should contact the MPA and MPH Program Offices. Admission requires separate applications for each program as well as an additional application to the university for graduate studies.
- MPA Office: (217) 206-6310
E-mail: mpa@uis.edu
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MPH Office: (217) 206-6720
E-mail: mph@uis.edu
Specifics for declaring a joint degree
MPA Foundation/ Core (20)
- PAD 501 – 4 credits
Introduction to the Profession
- PAD 502 – 4 credits
Organizational Dynamics
- Quantiative core class (PAD 533 or 531 or 553)
- PAD 504 – 4 credits
Budget and Finance
- PAD 505 – 4 credits
Human Resource Management
MPA Electives (16)
- PAD course electives (8 hours)
- MPH courses used as electives (8 hours)
MPA Closure Exercise (4)
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PAD 571 – 4 credits
Capstone Seminar
MPA Courses
Total MPA joint degree credit hours: 32
MPH courses
Total MPH joint degree credit hours: 36. See MPH website for these requirements.
Note: Students who enter under a catalogue previous to Fall of 2011 can by petition substitute MPH 503 for PAD 503. This way MPH 503 counts both as a prerequisite for the MPH and a requirement for the MPA. Similarly, if a student takes PAD 503, MPH will use that as the prerequisite needed for the MPH degree. Please consult your advisor for timing and petition process.
Total MPH credit hours: 36
Total MPA joint degree credit hours: 32
Total joint degree hours: 68
