Bachelor of Science in Public Affairs

The Bachelor of Science in Public Affairs requires 120 credit hours. The Bloomington campus offers six majors: Environmental Management, Legal Studies, Management, Policy Analysis, Public and Nonprofit Management, and Public Financial Management.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

The SPEA curriculum is divided into four categories—general education, electives, public affairs core, and a major area.

General Education

Communications
(Three courses for a minimum of 9 credit hours)
The following writing course:

• ENG-W 131 Elementary Composition (3 cr.) or equivalent campus option (C– or higher)

• ENG-W 231 Professional Writing Skills (3 cr.)
• ENG-W 240 Community Service Writing (3 cr.)
• BUS-X 204 Business Communications (3 cr.)

• BUS-X 104 Business Presentations (3 cr.)
• CMCL-C 121 Public Speaking (3 cr.)
• CMCL-C 122 Interpersonal Communication (3 cr.)
• CMCL-C 205 Introduction to Communication and Culture (3 cr.)
• CMCL-C 223 Business and Professional Communication (3 cr.)
• CMCL-C 225 Discussion and Decision Making (3 cr.)
• CMCL-C 228 Argumentation and Advocacy (3 cr.)
• CMCL-C 229 Ways of Speaking (3 cr.)
• THTR-T 120 Acting I (3 cr.)

Arts and Humanities
(Two courses for a minimum of 6 credit hours)

Two approved courses from the following subject areas:

• African American and African Diaspora Studies
• African Studies Program
• American Studies
• Central Eurasian Studies
• Classical Studies
• College of Arts and Sciences (E103 topics)
• Communication and Culture
• Comparative Literature
• English
• Fine Arts
• Folklore and Ethnomusicology
• Foreign Languages and Literature
• Gender Studies (G101, G225, G290, or G310)
• History and Philosophy of Science
• Musicology and Music History
• Philosophy
• Religious Studies
• Theatre and Drama

Social and Historical Studies
(Five courses for a minimum of 15 credit hours)

• ECON-E 201 Introduction to Microeconomics (3 cr.)
• ECON-E 202 Introduction to Macroeconomics (3 cr.)

• HIST-H 105 American History I (3 cr.)
• HIST-H 106 American History II (3 cr.)
• POLS-Y 103 Introduction to American Politics (3cr.)

Two approved courses from the following areas:

• Anthropology
• College of Arts and Sciences (E104 topics)
• Criminal Justice
• Gender Studies (except G101, G225, G290, G310)
• Geography (check with an advisor)
• History
• Journalism
• Linguistics
• Political Science
• Psychology (check with an advisor)
• Sociology
• Telecommunications

Natural Sciences
(Two courses for a minimum of 6 credit hours selected from the following departments.)
Many departments limit credit in 100-level courses. Please check with an advisor before taking a second 100-level science course in any of the departments listed here.

Astronomy

• AST-A 100 The Solar System (3 cr.)
• AST-A 105 Stars and Galaxies (3 cr.)
• AST-A 110 Introduction to Astronomy (3 cr.)

Biology

• BIOL-L 100 Humans and the Biological World (5 cr.)
• BIOL-L 104 Introductory Biology Lectures (3 cr.)
• BIOL-L 111 Evolution and Diversity (3 cr.)
• BIOL-L 112 Biological Mechanisms (3 cr.)
• BIOL-L 113 Biology Laboratory (3 cr.)
• BIOL-L 350 Environmental Biology (3 cr.)
• BIOL-L 369 Heredity Evolution and Society (3 cr.)

Chemistry

• CHEM-C 101 Elementary Chemistry I (3 cr.)
• CHEM-C 102 Elementary Chemistry II (3 cr.)
• CHEM-C 103 Introduction to Chemical Principles (5 cr.)
• CHEM-C 117 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry I (5 cr.)
• CHEM-C 118 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry II (5 cr.)
• CHEM-C 121 Elementary Chemistry Laboratory I (2 cr.)
• CHEM-C 122 Elementary Chemistry Laboratory II (2 cr.)

Earth Sciences

• GEOG-G 107 Physical Systems of the Environment (3 cr.)
• GEOG-G 109 Weather and Climate (3 cr.)
• GEOG-G 208 Human Environment and Interactions (3 cr.)
• GEOL-G 103 Earth Science: Materials and Processes (3 cr.)
• GEOL-G 104 Evolution of the Earth (3 cr.)
• GEOL-G 105 Earth: Our Habitable Planet (3 cr.)
• GEOL-G 111 Physical Geology (3 cr.)
• GEOL-G 112 Historical Geology (3 cr.)
• GEOL-G 114 Dinosaurs and their Relatives (3 cr.)
• GEOL-G 116 Our Planet and Its Future (3 cr.)
• GEOL-G 121 Meteorites and Planets (3 cr.)
• GEOL-G 171 Environmental Geology (3 cr.)

Physics

• PHYS-P 101 Physics in the Modern World (4 cr.)
• PHYS-P 120 Energy and Technology (3 cr.) or
•   PHYS-P 110 Energy (2 cr.)
• PHYS-P 201 General Physics I (5 cr.)
• PHYS-P 202 General Physics 2 (5 cr.)
• PHYS-P 221 Physics I (5 cr.)
• PHYS-P 222 Physics 2 (5 cr.)

Psychology

• PSY-P 101 Introduction to Psychology 1 (3 cr.),
• or PSY-P 155 Introduction to Psychological and Brain Sciences (3 cr.)

Quantitative Methods
(Three courses for a minimum of 9 credit hours.)

One of the following computer courses:

• SPEA-V 261 Computers in Public Affairs (3 cr.)
• BUS-K 201 The Computer in Business (2-3 cr.)
• CSCI-A 110 Introduction to Computers and Computing (3 cr.)
• CSCI-A 201 Introduction to Programming I (4 cr.)

Note: Credit awarded for only one of the following: SPEA-V 261, BUS-K 201, CSCI-A 110, CSCI-A 201.

One of the following mathematics courses:

• MATH-M 118 Finite Mathematics (3 cr.)
• MATH-M 119 Brief Survey of Calculus I (3 cr.)
• MATH-M 211 Calculus I (4 cr.)

The following statistics course:

• SPEA-K 300 Statistical Techniques (3 cr.)

General Electives

Additional courses beyond the general education, core, and major requirements are needed to complete the minimum of 120 hours required for the degree.

Public Affairs Core
(Five courses)

• SPEA-E 162 Environment and People (3 cr.) or SPEA-E 272 Introduction to Environmental Sciences (3 cr.)
  Note: Environmental Management majors must select SPEA-E 272.
• SPEA-V 160 National and International Policy (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 161 Urban Problems and Solutions (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 220 Law and Public Affairs (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 372 Government Finance and Budgets (3 cr.)

Experiential Learning Requirement

• SPEA-V 252 Career Development and Planning and
• SPEA-V 381 Professional Experience register for SPEA-BE 252

• Be officially admitted to the School of Public and Environmental Affairs
• Earn a passing grade in V 252
• Successfully complete a minimum of one class in their major/concentration with a passing grade
• Be in overall good academic standing
• Be at least a junior
• Receive internship approval from the Office of Career Services before beginning the internship experience.

All students admitted to SPEA in the fall of 2008 and thereafter who have completed either ASCS-Q 299 Job Search Strategies for Liberal Arts Students or ASCS-Q 294 Basic Career Development and ASCS-Q 275 Professional Portfolio Development with a grade of “S” (passing) prior to admission to SPEA are not required to complete SPEA-V 252 Career Development. These students are still required to register for and complete an internship experience. Specific enrollment instructions and authorization will be provided to these student by the SPEA Career Services.

Majors

There are six majors offered on the Bloomington campus. They are Environmental Management, Legal Studies, Management, Policy Studies, Public and Nonprofit Management, and Public Financial Management.

Environmental Management Major

Requirements (Eleven courses)

Note: Courses may be listed in more than one area below. However, no course will count more than once in the major. SPEA-E 272 is required for Environmental Management majors; SPEA-E 162 will not count for this major.

The following three courses:

• SPEA-E 272 Introduction to Environmental Sciences (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 311 Introduction to Risk Assessment and Risk Communication (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 363 Environmental Management (3 cr.)

• SPEA-E 340 Environmental Economics and Finance (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 466 International and Comparative Environmental Policy (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 476 Environmental Law and Regulations (3 cr.)

• SPEA-E 375 Techniques of Environmental Science (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 418 Vector-Based Geographic Information Systems (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 419 Applied Remote Sensing of the Environment (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 442 Habitat Analysis—Terrestrial (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 443 Habitat Analysis—Aquatic (3 cr.)

• SPEA-E 332 Introduction to Applied Ecology (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 360 Introduction to Water Resources (3 cr.)

• SPEA-E 431 Water Supply and Wastewater Management (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 451 Air Pollution and Control (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 452 Solid Waste Management (3 cr.)

• SPEA-E 325 Computing for Environmental Scientists (2 cr.)
• SPEA-E 332 Introduction to Applied Ecology (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 340 Environmental Economics and Finance (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 355 Introduction to Limnology (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 360 Introduction to Water Resources (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 375 Techniques of Environmental Science (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 400 Topics in Environmental Studies (3 cr.) May be repeated
• SPEA-E 410 Introduction to Environmental Toxicology (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 411 Introduction to Groundwater Hydrology (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 412 Risk Communication (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 418 Vector-Based Geographic Information Systems (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 419 Applied Remote Sensing of the Environment (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 422 Urban Forest Management (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 431 Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 440 Wetlands: Biology and Regulation (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 442 Habitat Analysis—Terrestrial (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 443 Habitat Analysis—Aquatic (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 451 Air Pollution and Control (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 452 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 455 Limnology (4 cr.)
• SPEA-E 456 Lake and Watershed Management (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 457 Introduction to Conservation Biology (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 460 Fisheries and Wildlife Management (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 461 Fisheries and Wildlife Management Laboratory (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 465 Environmental Management in the Tropics (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 466 International and Comparative Environmental Policy (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 476 Environmental Law and Regulation (3 cr.)
• SPEA-H 316 Environmental Health (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 401 Financial and Cost-Benefit Analysis (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 412 Leadership and Ethics (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 435 Negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 461 Computer Applications on Public Affairs (3 cr.)

• SPEA-V 377 Legal Processes and Contemporary Issues in America (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 435 Negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (3 cr.)

• SPEA-V 405 Public Law and the Legislative Process (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 406 Public Law and the Electoral Process (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 407 Public Law and Government Relations (3 cr.)

• SPEA-E 476 Environmental Law and Regulation (3 cr.)
• SPEA-H 441 Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 405 Public Law and the Legislative Process (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 406 Public Law and the Electoral Process (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 407 Public Law and Government Relations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (3 cr.) Approved topics; may be repeated for credit.
• AAAD-A 481 Racism and the Law (3 cr.)
• ANTH-E 475 Law and Culture (3 cr.)
• BUS-L 201 Legal Environment of Business (3cr.) or
• BUS-L 203 Commercial Law I (3 cr.)
• BUS-L 303 Commercial Law II (3 cr.)
• BUS-L 406 Employment Problems and the Law (3 cr.)
• CJUS-P 370 Legal Aspects of Criminal Justice Systems I (3 cr.)
• CJUS-P 371 Legal Aspects of Criminal Justice Systems II (3 cr.)
• CLAS-C 408 Roman Law (3 cr.)
• HPER-R 441 Legal Aspects of Recreation (3 cr.)
• JOUR-J 300 Communications Law (3 cr.)
• JOUR-J 407 Newsgathering and the Law (3 cr.)
• PHIL-P 375 Philosophy of Law (3 cr.)
• POLS-Y 304 American Constitutional Law I (3 cr.)
• POLS-Y 305 American Constitutional Law II (3 cr.)
• POLS-Y 367 International Law (3 cr.)
• SOC-S 326 Law and Society (3 cr.)
• TEL-T 424 Telecommunications and the Constitution (3 cr.)

• SPEA-V 221 Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 340 Urban Government Administration (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 373 Human Resources Management in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 378 Policy Processes in the United States (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 412 Leadership and Ethics (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 432 Labor Relations in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (3 cr.) Approval; topics may be repeated.
• SPEA-V 460 Intergovernmental Relations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 461 Computer Applications in Public Affairs (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 475 Database Management Systems (3 cr.)

• SPEA-V 241 Management Foundations and Approaches (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 246 Elements of Government and Nonprofit Finanacial Accounting Cycle (3 cr.) or
• BUS-A 201 Introduction to Financial Accounting (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 361 Financial Management (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 366 Managing Behavior in Public Organizations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 369 Managing Information Technology (3 cr.)

• SPEA-E 311 Introduction to Risk Assessment and Risk Communication (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 340 Environmental Economics and Finance (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 363 Environmental Management (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 476 Environmental Law and Regulation (3 cr.)
• SPEA-H 320 Health Systems Administration (3 cr.)
• SPEA-H 352 Health Finance and Budgeting (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 263 Public Management (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 340 Urban Government Administration (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 346 Introduction to Government Accounting and Financial Reporting (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 348 Management Science (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 356 Introduction to Nonprofit Accounting and Reporting (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 362 Nonprofit Management and Leadership (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 368 Managing Government Operations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 373 Human Resources Management in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 401 Financial and Cost-Benefit Analysis (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 407 Public Law and Government Relations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 412 Leadership and Ethics (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 432 Labor Relations in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 435 Negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 436 Communication for Government and Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 441 Topics in Financial Management and Policy (3 cr.) May be repeated
• SPEA-V 442 Topics in Budgeting or Cost-Benefit (3 cr.) May be repeated
• SPEA-V 443 Managing Workforce Diversity (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 450 Contenporary Issues in Public Affairs (3 cr.) Approved topics; may be repeated
• SPEA-V 460 Intergovernmental Relations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 461 Computer Applications on Public Affairs (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 462 Community Development (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 463 Interpersonal Relations in the Workplace (1-4 cr.)
• SPEA-V 475 Database Management Systems (3 cr.)

Policy Analysis Major

Requirements (Twelve courses)

Students should take whichever of the following they didn’t take in the General Education requirements:

• MATH-M 118 Finite Mathematics (3 cr.)
• MATH-M 119 Brief Survey of Calculus I (3 cr.) or
• MATH-M 211 Calculus I (4 cr.)

• SPEA-V 246 Elements of Governmental and Nonprofit Financial Accounting Cycle (3 cr.) or
• BUS-A 201 Introduction to Financial Accounting (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 348 Management Science (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 361 Financial Management (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 370 Research Methods and Statistical Modeling (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 386 Case Studies for Policy Analysis (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 401 Financial and Cost-Benefit Analysis (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 449 Senior Policy Seminar (3 cr.)

• SPEA-E 340 Environmental Economics and Finance (3 cr.
• SPEA-E 466 International and Comparative Environmental Policy (3 cr.)
• SPEA-H 416 Environmental Health Policy (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 369 Managing Information Technology (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 371 Financing Public Affairs (3 cr.
• SPEA-V 378 Policy Process in the United States (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 405 Public Law and the Legislative Process (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 406 Public Law and the Electoral Process (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 407 Public Law and Government Relations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 412 Leadership and Ethics (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 421 Metropolitan Development (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 422 Transportation Policy Analysis (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 447 Federal Budget Policy (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (3 cr.) Approved topics; may be repeated
• SPEA-V 451 Social Policy and the Aging (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 457 Management Science in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 460 Federalism, Intergovernmental Relations, and Management (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 461 Computer Application in Public Affairs (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 462 Community Development (3 cr.)

Public and Nonprofit Management Major

Requirements (Eleven courses)

The following five courses:

• SPEA-V 241 Management Foundations and Approaches (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 246 Elements of Government and Nonprofit Financial Accounting Cycle (3 cr.) or BUS-A 201 Introduction to Financial Accounting (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 361 Financial Management (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 366 Managing Behavior in Public Organizations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 473 Management, Leadership, and Policy (3 cr.)

Students should choose either the Public Management or the Nonprofit Management track.

A. Public Management Track

The following course:

• SPEA-V 263 Public Management (3 cr.)

• SPEA-V 369 Managing Information Technology (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 346 Introduction to Government Accounting and Financial Reporting (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 348 Management Science (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 362 Nonprofit Management and Leadership (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 368 Managing Government Operations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 373 Human Resources Management in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 401 Financial and Cost-Benefit Analysis (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 432 Labor Relations in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 435 Negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 436 Communication for Government and Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (3 cr.) Approved topics; may be repeated for credit.
• SPEA-V 462 Community Development (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 463 Interpersonal Relations in the Workplace (3 cr.)

B. Nonprofit Management Track

The following two courses:

• SPEA-V 221 Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 362 Nonprofit Management and Leadership (3 cr.)

• SPEA-V 263 Public Management (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 348 Management Science (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 356 Introduction to Nonprofit Accounting and Reporting (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 368 Managing Government Operations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 369 Managing Information Technology (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 373 Human Resources Management in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 401 Financial and Cost-Benefit Analysis (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 412 Leadership and Ethics (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 432 Labor Relations in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 435 Negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 436 Communication for Government and Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (3 cr.) Approved topics; may be repeated for credit.
• SPEA-V 458 Fund Development for Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 461 Computer Applications on Public Affairs (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 462 Community Development (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 463 Interpersonal Relations in the Workplace (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 475 Database Management Systems (3 cr.)
• JOUR-J 431 Public Relations for Nonprofits (3 cr.)

Public Financial Management Major

Requirements (Ten courses)

Each of the following courses:

• SPEA-V 246 Elements of Governmental and Nonprofit Financial Accounting Cycle (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 346 Introduction to Government Accounting and Financial Reporting (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 361 Financial Management (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 386 Case Studies for Policy Analysis (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 401 Financial and Cost-Benefit Analysis (3 cr.)

• SPEA-E 340 Environmental Economics and Finance (3 cr.)
• SPEA-H 352 Health Finance and Budgeting (3cr.)
• SPEA-H 353 Advanced Health Finance and Budgeting (3 cr.)
• SPEA-H 354 Health Economics (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 348 Management Science (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 369 Managing Information Technology (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 412 Leadership and Ethics (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 421 Metropolitan Development (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 441 Topics in Financial Management and Policy (3 cr.) May be repeated
• SPEA-V 442 Topics in Budgeting or Cost-Benefit (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 461 Computer Applications in Public Affairs (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 462 Community Development (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 475 Database Management Systems (3 cr.)