AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

In consultation with the director of the Public Administration Institute, students enrolled in the Public Administration curriculum will select an area of specialization. Within this area of specialization, students will be able to select 9-hours of elective course work on issues in which they are interested. Students will have the opportunity to use the breadth and depth of the Louisiana State University curriculum to select their electives. The courses do not have to be in the same department; however, they must have a common theme. Students will choose their specialization in the spring of their first year. Some examples of specializations chosen by past students include:

1. Healthcare Management
2. State and Local Administration
3. Budgeting and Finance
4. Economic Analysis
5. Non-profit Organizations
6. Public Policy
7. Human Resources
8. Information Technology
9. Higher Education Administration
10. Environmental Management
11. Mass Communications
12. Disaster Management
13. Internal Auditing

Sample Coursework for Selected Specializations:

Health Care Management:

• PADM 7610, Healthcare Organization and Finance
• PADM 7620, Strategic Management of Healthcare Organizations
• PADM 7640, Legal and Ethical Issues in Healthcare Organizations
• ECON 4421, Healthcare Economics

State and Local Administration:

• PADM 7902, Public Policy
• PADM 7916,State and Local Government Administration
• PADM 7920, Ethics in the Public Service

Information Technology:

• LIS 7008, Information Technologies
• LIS 7013, Evaluation of Information Systems
• LIS 7501, Management of Information Systems
• LIS 7502, Networks for Information Centers