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

• 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)

• 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