Bachelor of Science in Public Affairs

The Bachelor of Science in Public Affairs requires 120 credit hours. The Bloomington campus offers eight majors: Environmental Management, Human Resource Management, Law and Public Policy, Management, Nonprofit Management and Leadership, Policy Analysis, Public Financial Management and Public Management and Leadership.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

The SPEA curriculum is divided into five categories—Common Ground, SPEA Preparation, Electives, Public Affairs Core and a Major area. For students who enter Indiana University Bloomington in June 2011 or after, Common Ground and SPEA Preparation are required. SPEA General Education is in effect for students who matriculated to Indiana University Bloomington prior to Spring 2011 or before.

Common Ground

See https://gened.indiana.edu/approved-courses/index.html for updated requirements and a complete list of course options.

SPEA Preparation (21 cr.)

Communications (6 cr.)

Professional Writing (One of the following courses)

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

Oral Communication (One of the following courses)

• ANTH-A 122 Interpersonal Communication (3 cr.)
• ANTH-L 208 Ways of Speaking (3 cr.)
• BUS-C 104 Business Presentations (3 cr.)
• COLL-P 155 Public Oral Communications (3 cr.)
• ENG-R 228 Argumentation and Public Advocacy (3 cr.)
• THTR-T 120 Acting I (3 cr.)
• or SPEA equivalent

Quantitative Methods (12 cr.)

Computer Course (One of the following 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.)

Each of the following courses:

• SPEA-K 300 Statistical Techniques (3 cr.) or equivalent
• ECON-E 201 Introduction to Microeconomics (3 cr.) or equivalent
• ECON-E 202 Introduction to Macroeconomics (3 cr.) or equivalent

American Government Foundations

• POLS-Y 103 Introduction to American Politics (3 cr.)

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 (2 cr.)
• SPEA-V 381 Professional Experience (1 cr.)

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

All students admitted to SPEA in the fall of 2008 and thereafter who have completed either ASCS-Q 299 College to Career III or ASCS-Q 294 College to Career I 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 students by the Career Development Office.

Majors
There are eight majors offered on the Bloomington campus. They are Environmental Management, Human Resource Management, Law and Public Policy, Management, Policy Analysis, Public Management and Leadership, Nonprofit Management and Leadership, 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 four courses:

• SPEA-E 272 Introduction to Environmental Sciences (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 311 Introduction to Risk Assessment and Risk Communication (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 332 Introduction to Applied Ecology (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 363 Environmental Management (3 cr.)

One of the following courses in Law and Public Policy:

• 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.)

Six of the following courses in Environment Management, chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor:

• SPEA-E 260 Introduction to Water Resources (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 316 Insects and the Environment (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 324 Controversies in Environmental Health (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 325 Computing for Environmental Scientists (2 cr.)
• SPEA-E 340 Environmental Economics and Finance (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 355 Introduction to Limnology (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 375 Techniques of Environmental Science (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 400 Topics in Environmental Studies (3 cr.) (Approved topics only, may be repeated with different topics)
• SPEA-E 401 Human Behavior and Energy Consumption (3 cr.)
• 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 Ecology and Management (4 cr.) (P: SPEA-E 272)
• 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 466 International and Comparative Environmental Policy (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 476 Environmental Law and Regulation (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 482 Overseas Topics in Environmental Science (0-15 cr.) (Approved topics only; may be repeated with different topics)
• SPEA-H 316 Environmental Health Science (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-H 124 or permission of instructor)
• SPEA-V 275 Introduction to Emergency Management (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 365 Urban Development and Planning (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 379 Performance Measurement and Program Evaluation (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 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (3 cr.) (Approved topics only; may be repeated with different topics)
• 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.)
• SPEA-V 482 Overseas Topics in Public Affairs (0-15 cr.) (Approved topics only; may be repeated with different topics)

Human Resource Management Major

Requirements (Twelve courses)

The following four courses:

• SPEA-V 236 Management Concepts and Applications I in Public and Private Organizations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 246 Elements of Governmental and Nonprofit Financial Accounting Cycle (3 cr.) or BUS-A 201 Introduction to Financial Accounting (3 cr.) (P: BUS-A 100)
• SPEA-V 336 Management Concepts and 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.)

The following five courses:

• SPEA-V 361 Financial Management (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-V 246 or BUS-A 201) or BUS-F 300 Introduction to Financial Management (3 cr.) (P: BUS-A 200, A 201 or A 202)
• SPEA-V 476 Compensation Strategy and Systems (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-V 373)
• SPEA-V 477 Strategic Human Resource Management (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 (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-V 373)

Three of the following courses:

• SPEA-V 412 Leadership and Ethics (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 (3 cr.) (Approved topics only, may be repeated with different topics)
• SPEA-V 482 Overseas Topics in Public Affairs (0-15 cr.) (Approved topics only, may be repeated with different topics)

Law and Public Policy Major

Requirements (Twelve courses)

Both of the following courses:

• SPEA-V 339 Legal History and Public Policy (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 435 Negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (3 cr.)

One of the following courses:

• 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.)

Five of the following courses: at least 4 courses must be offered by SPEA

• SPEA-E 324 Controversies in Environmental Health (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 476 Environmental Law and Regulation (3 cr.)
• SPEA-H 341 Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-H 124 or permission of instructor)
• SPEA-V 275 Introduction to Emergency Management (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 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (3 cr.) (Approved topics only; may be repeated with different topics)
• SPEA-V 456 Topics in Public Law (3 cr.) (Approved topics only; may be repeated with different topics)
• SPEA-V 462 Community Development (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 476 Compensation Strategy and Systems (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-V 373)
• SPEA-V 477 Strategic Human Resource Management (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 (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)
• 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 302 Sustainability Law & Policy (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.)
• SPH-R 414 Legal Aspects of Recreation (3 cr.)
• MSCH-J 300 Communications Law (3 cr.)
• MCSH-J 407 Newsgathering and the Law (3 cr.)
• MCSH-L 424 Telecommunications and the Constitution (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.)

The following two courses:

• V370 Research Methods and Statistical Research (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-K 300 or equivalent)
• V379 Performance Measurement and Program Evaluation (3 cr.)

Two SPEA-V 450 topics courses offered by Maurer:

• SPEA-V 450 topics course offered by Maurer faculty (3 cr.)

Management Major

Requirements (Eleven courses)

The following five Management Foundation courses:

• SPEA-V 236 Management Concepts and Applications I in Public and Private Organizations (3 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 336 Management Concepts and Applications II in Public and Private Organizations (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-V 236)
• SPEA-V 361 Financial Management (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-V 246 or BUS-A 201) or BUS-F 300 Introduction to Financial Management (3 cr.) (BUS-A 200, A 201 or A 202)
• SPEA-V 369 Managing Information Technology (3 cr.)

Two of the following Analytical courses:

• SPEA-V 348 Management Science (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 370 Research Methods and Statistical Modeling (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-K 300 or Equivalent)
• SPEA-V 379 Performance Measurement and Program Evaluation (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 389 Risk and Hazard Mitigation (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 401 Financial and Cost-Benefit Analysis (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-V 361)
• SPEA-V 441 Topics in Financial Management and Policy (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 442 Topics in Budgeting or Cost Benefit (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (3 cr.) (Approved Topics only, may be repeated with different topics)

Two of the following Human Resource Management courses:

• 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 443 Managing Workforce Diversity (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 463 Interpersonal Relations in the Workplace (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 476 Compensation Strategy and Systems (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-V 373)
• SPEA-V 477 Strategic Human Resource Management (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)

Three of the following Major courses:

• SPEA-E 324 Controversies in Environmental Health (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 124 Overview of the U.S. Healthcare System (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 275 Introduction to Emergency Management (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 340 Urban Government Administration (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 346 Introduction to Government Accounting and Financial Reporting (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-V 246)
• SPEA-V 356 Introduction to Nonprofit Accounting and Reporting (3 cr.) (SPEA-V 246)
• SPEA-V 365 Urban Development and Planning (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 378 Policy Processes in the United States (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 407 Public Law and Government Relations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 412 Leadership Ethics (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 436 Communication for Government and Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 437 Public Transportation (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (3 cr.) (Approved topics only; may be repeated with different topics)
• SPEA-V 458 Fund Development for Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 460 Intergovernmental Relations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 462 Community Development (3 cr.)

Policy Analysis Major

Requirements (Twelve courses)

Students must 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.)

Each of the following courses:

• SPEA-V 246 Elements of Governmental and Nonprofit Financial Accounting Cycle (3 cr.) or BUS-A 201 Introduction to Financial Accounting (3 cr.) (P: BUS-A 100)
• SPEA-V 348 Management Science (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 361 Financial Management (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 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.)

Four courses from the following, chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor:

• SPEA-E 324 Controversies in Environmental Health (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 340 Environmental Economics and Finance (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 401 Human Behavior and Energy Consumption (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 Science (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-H 124 or permission of instructor)
• SPEA-H 324 Health Policy (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-H 124 or permission of instructor)
• SPEA-V 275 Introduction to Emergency Management (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 365 Urban Development and Planning (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 379 Performance Measurement and Program Evaluation (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 Ethics (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 421 Metropolitan Development (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 422 Transportation Policy Analysis (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 437 Public Transportation (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 447 Federal Budget Policy (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (3 cr.) (Approved topics only; may be repeated with different topics)
• 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 Applications in Public Affairs (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 462 Community Development (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 482 Overseas Topics in Public Affairs (0-15 cr.) (Approved topics only; may be repeated with different topics)

Public Management and Leadership Major

Requirements (Eleven courses)

The following seven Foundation courses:

• SPEA-V 236 Management Concepts and Applications I in Public and Private Organizations (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 263 Public Management (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 336 Management Concepts and Applications II in Public and Private Organizations (3 cr.) ( P: SPEA-V 236)
• SPEA-V 361 Financial Management (3cr) (P: SPEA-V 246 or BUS-A 201)
• SPEA-V 373 Human Resource Management in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 379 Performance Measurement and Program Evaluation (3 cr.)

Two of the following Context Courses:

• SPEA-V 221 Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 365 Urban Development and Planning (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-V 161)
• SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (3 cr.) (approved topics only; may be repeated with different topics)
• SPEA-V 460 Intergovernmental Relations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 462 Community Development (3 cr.)

   Two of the following Skills courses:

• SPEA-V 369 Managing Information Technology (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 370 Research Methods and Statistical Modeling (P: SPEA-K 300 or equivalent)
• SPEA-V 401 Financial and Cost-Benefit Analysis (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-V 361)
• SPEA-V 412 Leadership and Ethics (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 443 Managing Workforce Diversity (3 cr.)

Nonprofit Management and Leadership Major

Requirements (Twelve courses)

The following six courses:

• SPEA-V 221 Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 236 Management Concepts and Applications I in Public and Private Organizations (3 cr.) or SPEA-V 241 Management Foundations and Approaches (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 246 Elements of Government and Nonprofit Financial Accounting Cycle (3cr) 
• SPEA-V 336 Management Concepts and Applications II in Public and Private Organizations (3 cr.) or SPEA-V 366 Managing Behavior in Public Organizations (3 cr.)                                                              
• SPEA-V 356 Introduction to Nonprofit Accounting & Reporting (3 cr.) or SPEA-V 426 Financial Management and Accounting in Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 362 Nonprofit Management & Leadership (3 cr.)       

Three of the following SPEA Nonprofit Issues and Practices courses:

• SPEA-V 434 NGO Management in Comparative Perspective (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 458 Fund Development for Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)                    
• SPEA-V 450 Human Resource Management in Nonprofits (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 450 Grant Writing (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 450 Nonprofit Resource Management (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 450 Social Advocacy and Special Interest Groups (3 cr.)

Three of the following courses, at least two of the courses must be offered by SPEA:

• SPEA-V 361 Financial Management (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-V 246 or BUS-A 201)
• SPEA-V 368 Managing Government Operations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 369 Managing Information Technology (3 cr.)                               
• SPEA-V 370 Research Methods and Statistical Modeling (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-K300 or equivalent)
• SPEA-V 379 Performance Measurement and Program Evaluation (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 436 Communication for Government and Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (3 cr.) (approved topics only; may be repeated with different topics)   
• SPEA-V 463 Interpersonal Relations in the Workplace (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 482 Overseas Topics in Public Affairs (0-15 cr.) (approved topics only; may be repeated with different topics)
• SPEA-V 475 Database Management Systems (3 cr.)                

Field-specific courses from SPEA:  Arts Management:                                           

• SPEA-A 163 Art Worlds: Management, Markets, and Policy (3 cr.)
• SPEA-A 241 Inside Community Arts Organizations (3 cr.)    
• SPEA-A 354 Arts Marketing Fundamentals (3 cr.)                    
• SPEA-A 459 Public Policy and the Arts (3 cr.)
• SPEA-A 464 The Economics and Admin of Arts Orgs (3 cr.)

Field-specific courses from SPEA:  Health Administration                                     

• SPEA-H 124 Overview of the U.S. Healthcare System (3 cr.) 
• SPEA-H 316 Environmental Health Science (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-H 124 or permission of instructor)  
• SPEA-H 492 Global Health Issues and Management (3 cr.)              

Field-specific courses from SPEA: Environmental Management                 

• SPEA-E 363 Environmental Management (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 466 International and Comparative Environmental Policy (3 cr.)

Field-specific courses from School of Journalism:

• MSCH-R 431 Public Relations for Nonprofits (3 cr.)

Field-specific courses from School of Public Health:        

• SPH-R 311 Management in Recreation, Park, and Tourism (3 cr.)

Field-specific courses from School of Social Work           

• SWK-S 352 Social Welfare Policy and Practice (3 cr.)
• SWK-S 433 Community Behavior and Practice (3 cr.)

Field-specific courses from Department of Sociology

• SOC-S 201 – Social Problems (3 cr.)
• SOC-S 217 – Social Inequality (3 cr.)

Filed-specific courses from School of Global and International Studies

• INTL-I 202 Health, Environment, and Development

Public Financial Management Major

Requirements (Ten courses)

Five 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.) (P: SPEA-V 246)
• SPEA-V 361 Financial Management (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-V 246 or BUS-A 201)
• SPEA-V 371 Financing Public Affairs (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 401 Financial and Cost-Benefit Analysis (3 cr.)(P: SPEA-V 361)
• SPEA-V 447 Federal Budget Policy (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 439 Debates in Public Finance (3 cr.)

Five additional courses from the remainder of courses listed above or the following:

• SPEA-E 340 Environmental Economics and Finance (3 cr.)
• SPEA-H 324 Health Policy (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-H 124 or permission of instructor)
• SPEA-H 354 Health Economics (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-H 124 or permission of instructor and ECON-E 201)
• SPEA-V 275 Introduction to Emergency Management (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 348 Management Science (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 369 Managing Information Technology (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 386 Case Studies for Policy Analysis (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 412 Leadership Ethics (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 421 Metropolitan Development (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 437 Public Transportation (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 461 Computer Applications in Public Affairs (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 462 Community Development (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 475 Database Management (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 482 Overseas Topics in Public Affairs (0-15 cr.) (Approved topics only, may be repeated with different topics)