Any Indiana University student enrolled in a bachelor’s program may pursue one or more of the minors offered by the School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Individuals interested in one or more of these minors should inquire in the SPEA undergraduate advising office (SPEA 240) for additional details. Students should check with their degree-granting unit to make sure they are eligible for the SPEA minor of their choice. SPEA’s multidisciplinary faculty and curricula address environmental, health, public policy, and management issues from a variety of perspectives. A minor in SPEA can enhance career opportunities for liberal arts and other majors.

General Policies and Procedures

Each minor requires 15 hours of specified courses with a 2.0 grade point average, and none of the courses may be taken by correspondence. The Educational Policy minor requires students to have both a C or better in required courses and a 2.0 overall for the program. Admitted SPEA students earning a SPEA minor may double count up to six (6) credit hours of minor courses with any other SPEA academic program.  Each SPEA minor must have at least nine (9) credit hours that do not count toward any other SPEA academic program.  Non-SPEA Majors cannot double count courses with any SPEA academic program.

The following minor areas are available on the Bloomington campus:

Arts Management
Education Policy
Environmental and Sustainability Studies
Environmental Management
Environmental Science
Environmental Science and Health
Healthcare Management and Policy
Human Resource Management
Information Systems
Law and Public Policy
Nonprofit Management
Policy Studies
Public and Environmental Affairs
Public Finance
Public Management
Urban Planning and Community Development

Arts Management Minor

Requirements

The following two courses:

• SPEA-A 354 Arts Marketing (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 362 Nonprofit Management and Leadership (3 cr.)

Nine credits of the following, including at least six credits from List A.

List A:

• SPEA-A 163 Arts Worlds: Management, Markets, and Policy (3 cr.)
• SPEA-A 236 Music Industry I (3 cr.)
• SPEA-A 241 Inside Community Arts Organizations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-A 336 Music Industry II (3 cr.)
• SPEA-A 405 Programming in the Performing Arts (3 cr.)
• SPEA-A 410 Artists, Galleries, and Collectors (1.5 cr.)
• SPEA-A 412 Creative Thinking Strategies for Arts Management (1.5 cr.)
• SPEA-A 426 Art and Social Change (3 cr.)
• SPEA-A 439 Fund Development for the Arts (3 cr.)
• SPEA-A 450 Contemporary Topics in Arts Adminstration (1.5 - 3 cr.) (may be repeated with approval by a SPEA advisor)
• SPEA-A 459 Public Policy and the Arts (3 cr.)
• SPEA-A 464 The Economics and Administration of Arts Organizations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 236 Management Applications and Concepts I in Public and Private Organizations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 373 Human Resource Management in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 377 Legal Process and Contemporary Issues in America (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 438 Mass Media and Public Affairs (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 458 Fund Development (3 cr.)
• SPEA-A/E/V 482 Overseas Topics in Public Affairs (0-15 cr.) (Approved topics only, may be repeated with different topics)
• AADM-Y 412 Opera Management (3 cr.)

List B:

• MSCH-R 321 Principles of Public Relations (3 cr.)
• MSCH-R 431 Public Relations for Nonprofits (3 cr.)
• MSCH-J 460 Topics Colloquium: Reporting the Arts (3 cr.) (this topic only)
• FOLK-F 364 Children's Folklore (3 cr.)
• FOLK-F 402 Traditional Arts Indiana (3 cr.)
• MUS-U 300 Introduction to Music Entrepreneurship (3 cr.)
• MUS-U 314 Arts Education and Outreach (0-3 cr.)
• MUS-U 340 Practicim in Music Entrepreneurship (3 cr.)
• MUS-U 413/Z 313 Legal Aspects of the Music Industry (3 cr.)
• MSCH-C 207 Introduction to Media Industry and Management (3 cr.)
• MSCH-M 330 Production Management (3 cr.)
• MSCH-A 347 Media Promotion and Marketing in Telecommunications (3 cr.)

Education Policy Minor

Jointly Administered by the School of Education and School of Public and Environmental Affairs.

Requirements At least 9 credits must be at the 300 or above level. A grade of C or better is required in each course and a 2.0 GPA overall for the minor.

Take the following two courses:

• EDUC-A 308 Legal Issues for Secondary Teachers (3 cr.)
• EDUC-H 200 Introduction to Education Policy (3 cr.)

Take one of the following courses:

• EDUC-H 205 Introduction to Educational Thought (3 cr.)
• EDUC-H 340 Education and American Culture (3 cr.)
• LATS-L 380 Latino Education Across the Americas (3 cr.)
• SOC-S 312 Education and Society (3 cr.)
• SOC-S 409 Social Content of Schooling (3 cr.)

Take one of the following courses:

• SPEA-V 236 Management Concepts and Applications I in Public and Private Organizations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 263 Public Management (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 336 Managing Concepts and Applications II in Public and Private Organizations (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-V 236) or SPEA-V 366 Managing Behavior in Public Organizations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 362 Nonprofit Management and Leadership (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 373 Human Resource Management in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 412 Leadership and Ethics (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 443 Managing Workforce Diversity (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 473 Management, Leadership, and Policy (3 cr.)

Take one of the following courses:

• SPEA-V 246 Elements of Governmental and Nonprofit Financial Accounting Cycle (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 348 Management Science (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-K 300, MATH-M 025, MATH-M 118)
• SPEA-V 361 Financial Management (P: V246) (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-V 246 or BUS-A 201)
• SPEA-V 370 Research Methods and Statistical Modeling (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-K 300 or equivalent)
• SPEA-V 372 Government Finance and Budgets (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 379 Performance Measurement and Program Evaluation (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 401 Finance and Cost Benefit Analysis (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-V 361)
• SPEA-V 449 Senior Policy Seminar (3 cr.)
• Or other courses approved by the minor oversight committee

Environmental and Sustainability Studies Minor

Requirements

Students must complete at least 18 credit hours in Environmental and Sustainability Studies course work, including the following:

One introductory sustainability course (3 cr.) chosen from List A.
An upper-level Human-Environment Systems course chosen from List B.
A minimum of twelve credit hours in one concentration. Concentration Areas are:

• Sustainable Food Systems
• Sustainable Energy and Resources
• Environmental Ethics and Justice
• Biodiversity and Sustainability
• Sustainability Individualized Program

At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300 or 400 level.
At least 9 credit hours must be completed on the Bloomington campus.
One course that is required for the minor (with the exception of the Introductory Sustainability course) may count toward two degree or minor requirements.

Note: Students pursuing the Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science are not eligible to earn the minor. For detailed explanation of minor requirements, including courses on Lists A and B and concentration areas, see College of Arts and Sciences bulletin http://bulletins.iu.edu/iub/college/2016-2017/departments/env-sus-studies/index.shtml. Lead advisor for minor is Rebecca Butorac (rbutorac@indiana.edu).

Environmental Management Minor

Requirements (Five courses)

The following courses:

• SPEA-E 272 Introduction to Environmental Sciences (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 363 Environmental Management (3 cr.)

One of the following courses:

• SPEA-E 311 Introduction to Risk Assessment and Risk Communication (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 340 Environmental Economics and Finance (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.)

Two additional courses chosen from the above list or the following courses:

• SPEA-E 325 Computing for Environmental Scientists (2 cr.)
• SPEA-E 355 Introduction to Limnology (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 400 Topics in Environmental Studies (3 cr. )(Approved topics only, may be repeated with different topics)
• 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 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 451 Air Pollution and Control (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 452 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management (3 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 375 Techniques of Environmental Science (3 cr.)
• SPEA-H 316 Environmental Health (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 401 Financial and Cost-Benefit Analysis (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 435 Negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (3 cr.)
• SPEA-A/E/V 482 Overseas Topics in Public Affairs (0-15 cr.) (Approved topics only, may be repeated with different topics)

Environmental Science Minor

Requirements

Joint minor with SPEA and College of Arts and Sciences. All courses must have minimum grade of a C-. It is recommended that students have taken MATH-M 119 or higher and CHEM-C 117 or higher or equivalents.

One of the following courses:

• GEOG-G 208 Environment and Society (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 272 Introduction to Environmental Science (3 cr.)

Four additional courses; at least three must be at the 300-400 level.

• See BSES website for current list of approved courses, http://www.indiana.edu/~bses/curriculum/index/php. Only courses in section III Environmental Science Courses are approved for the minor. Selection of these courses should be done in consultation with the environmental science faculty or BSES director.
• Or other courses approved by the BSES program director.

Environmental Science and Health Minor

Requirements (Five courses)

The following two courses:

• SPEA-E 272 Introduction to Environmental Sciences (3 cr.)
• SPEA-H 316 Environmental Health Science (3 cr.)

Three of the following courses:

• SPEA-E 311 Introduction to Risk Assessment and Risk Communication (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 316 Insects and the Environment (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 324 Controversies in Environmental Health (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 375 Techniques of Environmental Science (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 410 Introduction to Environmental Toxicology (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 431 Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 451 Air Pollution and Control (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 452 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E/V 482 Overseas Topics in Public Affairs (0-15 cr.) (Approved topics only, may be repeated with different topics)
• Or other courses in environmental science and health approved by a SPEA advisor.

Healthcare Management and Policy Minor

Requirements (Five courses)

The following courses:

• SPEA-H 124 Overview of the U.S. Healthcare System (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 373 Human Resource Management in the Public Sector (3 cr.)

Three of the following courses:

• SPEA-H 352 Healthcare Financial Management I (3 cr.)
• SPEA-H 353 Healthcare Financial Management II (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-H 352)
• SPEA-H 354 Health Economics (3 cr.)
• SPEA-H 401 Strategic Planning for Health Care Organizations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-H 402 Hospital Administration (3 cr.)
• SPEA-H 411 Long-Term Care Administration (3 cr.)
• SPEA-H 432 Health Care Marketing (3 cr.)
• SPEA-H 455 Topics in Public Health (3 cr.) (may be repeated with a different topics)
• SPEA-H 456 Health Care Reimbursement (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 432 Labor Relations in the Public Sector (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-V 373)
• SPEA-V 482 Overseas Topics in Public Affairs (0-15 cr.) (Approved topics only, may be repeated with different topics)

Human Resource Management Minor

Requirements (Five courses)

Each of the following courses:

• SPEA-V 236 Management Concepts and Applications I in Public and Private Organizations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 373 Human Resource Management in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 432 Labor Relations in the Public Sector (3 cr.)(P: SPEA-V 373)
• SPEA-V 477 Strategic Human Resource Management (3 cr.)(P: SPEA-V 373)

One of the following courses:

• SPEA-V 435 Negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 436 Communication for Government and Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 443 Managing Workforce Diversity (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (1-3 cr.) (Approved topics only, may be repeated with different topics)
• SPEA-V 463 Interpersonal Relations in the Workplace (1-4 cr.)
• SPEA-V 476 Compensation Strategy and Systems (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-V 373)
• SPEA-V 478 Employment Law for Human Resource Management (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-V 220)
• SPEA-V 479 Employee Recruitment and Selection in the Public Sector (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-V 373)

Information Systems Minor

Requirements (Five courses)

The following courses:

• SPEA-V 261 Computers in Public Affairs (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 369 Managing Information Technology (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 475 Database Management Systems (3 cr.)

Two of the following courses:

• SPEA-E 325 Computing for Environmental Scientists (2 cr.)
• SPEA-E 418 Vector-Based Geographic Information Systems (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 419 Applied Remote Sensing of the Environment (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 348 Management Science (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (1-3 cr.) (Approved topics only, may be repeated with different topics)
• SPEA-V 461 Computer Applications in Public Affairs (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 465 Geographic Information Systems for Public and Environmental Affairs (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 482 Overseas Topics in Public Affairs (0-15 cr.) (Approved topics only, may be repeated with different topics)
• or other courses in information systems approved by a SPEA faculty advisor.

Law and Public Policy Minor

Requirements (Five courses)

Take the following two courses:

• SPEA-V 220 Law and Public Affairs (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 339 Legal History and Public Policy (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-V 220)

Take three of the following courses:

• SPEA-E 476 Environmental Law and Regulation (3 cr.)
• SPEA-H 341 Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 377 Legal Processes and Contemporary Issues in America (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 435 Negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (1-3 cr.) (Approved topics only, may be repeated with different topics)
• SPEA-V 456 Topics in Public Law (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 478 Employment Law for Human Resource Management (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-V 220)
• SPEA-A/E/V 482 Overseas Topics in Public Affairs (0-15 cr.) (Approved topics only, may be repeated with different topics)

Nonprofit Management Minor

Requirements (Five courses)

One of the following courses:

• SPEA-V 160 National and International Policy (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 161 Urban Problems and Solutions (3 cr.)

The following course:

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

Three of the following courses:

• SPEA-H 124 Overview of the U.S. Healthcare System (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 221 Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 263 Public Management (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 340 Urban Government Administration (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 356 Introduction to Nonprofit Accounting and Reporting (3 cr.)(P: SPEA-V 246)
• SPEA-V 361 Financial Management (3 cr.)(P: SPEA-V 246 or BUS-A 201)
• SPEA-V 436 Communication in Government and Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 441 Topics in Financial Management and Policy (3 cr.)(Approved topics only, may be repeated with different topics)
• SPEA-V 442 Topics in Budgeting or Cost Benefit (3 cr.) (Approved topics only, may be repeated with different topics)
• SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (1-3 cr.)(Approved topics only, may be repeated with different topics)
• SPEA-V 458 Fund Development for Nonprofits (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 462 Community Development (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 463 Interpersonal Relations in the Workplace (1-4 cr.)
• SPEA-A/E/V 482 Overseas Topics in Public Affairs (0-15 cr.)(Approved topics only, may be repeated with different topics)

Policy Studies Minor

Requirements (Five courses)

One of the following courses:

• SPEA-V 160 National and International Policy (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 161 Urban Problems and Solutions (3 cr.)

Four of the following courses:

• SPEA-V 348 Management Science (3 cr.)(P: SPEA-K 300, MATH-M 025 or MATH-M 118)
• SPEA-V 370 Research Methods and Statistical Modeling (3 cr.)(P: SPEA-K 300 or equivalent)
• SPEA-V 386 Case Studies for Policy Analysis (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 401 Financial and Cost-Benefit Analysis (3 cr.)(P: SPEA-V 361)
• SPEA-V 449 Senior Policy Seminar (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (1-3 cr.)(Approved topics only, may be repeated with different topics)
• SPEA-A/E/V 482 Overseas Topics in Public Affairs (0-15 cr.)(Approved topics only, may be repeated with different topics)

Public and Environmental Affairs Minor

Requirements (Five courses)

One of the following courses:

• SPEA-V 160 National and International Policy (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 161 Urban Problems and Solutions (3 cr.)

• SPEA-E 162 Environment and People (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 272 Introduction to Environmental Sciences (3 cr.)

Three of the following courses:

• SPEA-E 272 Introduction to Environmental Sciences (3 cr.) If not used above
• SPEA-E 400 Topics in Environmental Studies (1-3 cr.) (Approved topics only, may be repeated with different topics)
• SPEA-V 220 Law and Public Affairs (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 236 Management Concepts and Applications I in Public and Private Organizations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 263 Public Management (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 336 Management Concepts & Applications II in Public and Private Organizations (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-V 236)
• SPEA-V 373 Human Resource Management in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 432 Labor Relations in the Public Sector (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-V 373)
• SPEA-V 444 Public Administrative Organization (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (1-3 cr.) (Approved topics only, may be repeated with different topics)
• SPEA-A/E/V 482 Overseas Topics in Public Affairs (0-15 cr.) (Approved topics only, may be repeated with different topics)

• 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.) (P: SPEA-V 246)
• SPEA-V 361 Financial Management (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-V 246 or BUS-A 201)
• SPEA-V 372 Government Finance and Budgets (3 cr.)
• One more approved course in consultation with a SPEA advisor, including courses such as SPEA-V 441, V 442, V 450, and V 482  (Approved topics only, may be repeated with different topics)

Public Management Minor

Requirements (Five courses)

One of the following courses:

• SPEA-V 160 National and International Policy (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 161 Urban Problems and Solutions (3 cr.)

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

• SPEA-V 220 Law and Public Affairs (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 236 Management Concepts and Applications I in Public and Private Organizations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 336 Management Concepts and Applications II in Public and Private Organizations (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-V 236)
• SPEA-V 340 Urban Government Administration (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 361 Financial Management (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-V 246 or BUS-A 201)
• SPEA-V 362 Nonprofit Management and Leadership (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 368 Managing Government Operations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 369 Managing Information Technology (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 372 Government Finance and Budgets (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 373 Human Resource Management in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 432 Labor Relations in the Public Sector (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-V 373)
• SPEA-V 435 Negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 436 Communication for Government and Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 443 Managing Workforce Diversity (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (1-3 cr.) (Approved topics only, may be repeated with different topics)
• SPEA-V 463 Interpersonal Relations in the Workplace (1-4 cr.)
• SPEA-V 465 Geographic Information Systems for Public and Environmental Affairs (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 475 Database Management Systems (3 cr.)
• SPEA-A/E/V 482 Overseas Topics in Public Affairs (0-15 cr.) (Approved topics only, may be repeated with different topics)

Urban Planning and Community Development Minor

Requirements (Five courses)

Each of the following courses:

• SPEA-V 161 Urban Problems and Solutions (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 365 Urban Development and Planning (3 cr.)

Three of the following courses, at least one must be outside of SPEA:

• GEOG-G 314 Urban Geography (3 cr.)
• GEOG-G 316 Economic Geography (3 cr.)
• GEOG-G 415 Advanced Urban Geography (3 cr.)
• HIST-A 300 Issues in United States History (3 cr.)
• HIST-A 347 American Urban History (3 cr.)
• HIST-W 125 Cities in History (3 cr.)
• POLS-Y 103 Introduction to American Politics (3 cr.)
• POLS-Y 306 States Politics in the United States (3 cr.)
• POLS-Y 308 Urban Politics (3 cr.)
• SOC-S 215 Social Change (3 cr.)
• SOC-S 309 The Community (3 cr.)
• SOC-S 339 Sociology of Media (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 226 Managing Emergency Services (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 275 Introduction to Emergency Management (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 340 Urban Government Administration (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 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (1-3 cr.) (Approved topics only, may be repeated with different topics)
• SPEA-V 462 Community Development (3 cr.)
• SPEA-A/E/V 482 Overseas Topics in Public Affairs (0-15 cr.) (Approved topics only, may be repeated with different topics)