Programs
Sustainability and Sustainable Development
(18 credit hours) The sustainable development concentration focuses on the balancing of human needs with the protection of the natural and social environments. Components of a sustainable development strategy encompass environmental, economic, social, and political elements.
Required Courses (6 credit hours)
Choose two of the following courses:
| SPEA-S 515 | Sustainable Communities | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-S 596 | Sustainable Development | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 550 | Sustainability in a Tri-Sectoral World | (3 cr.) |
Context for Sustainability (6 credit hours)
In consultation with a concentration advisor, select two courses from one of the three areas: Development, Policy, and Entrepreneurship, Natural Environment, or Environmental Protection. Students are encouraged to select courses that lead to expertise in a particular context. (Note: The third concentration core course can be substituted for one of these context courses).
Development, Policy and Entrepreneurship
| SPEA-D 576 | Approaches to Development | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-D 669 | Economic Development, Globalization, and Entrepreneurship | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 535 | International Environmental Policy | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-L 622 | Seminar in Urban Economic Development | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-R 590 | Energy Policy from a Nation-State Perspective | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-R 625 | Environmental Economics and Policy | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-R 643 | Natural Resource Management and Policy | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-R 674 | Energy Economics and Policy | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 527 | Urban Sustainability (This course is offered at IUPUI) | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 550 | Climate Law and Policy | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 550 | Water Policy and Economics | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 559 | Principles and Practices of Social Entrepreneurship | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-X 511 | Human Behavior and Energy Consumption | (3 cr.) |
Natural Environment
| SPEA-E 460 | Fisheries and Wildlife Management | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 522 | Urban Forest Management | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 528 | Forest Ecology and Management | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 534 | Restoration Ecology | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 540 | Wetlands Ecology and Management | (4 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 545 | Lake and Watershed Management | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 555 | BMP Design for Healthy Urban Watersheds | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 555 | River Management | (2 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 555 | Urban Ecology | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 557 | Conservation Biology | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 591/R 591 | Climate Change Impacts on Natural Resources | (3 cr.) |
Environmental Protection
| SPEA-E 515 | Fundamentals of Air Pollution | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 539 | Aquatic Chemistry | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 552 | Environmental Engineering | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 562 | Solid and Hazardous Waste Management | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 564 | Organic Pollutants | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 574 | Energy Systems | (3 cr.) |
Analytical Tools (6 credit hours)
Choose two of the following courses:
| SPEA-E 529 | Application of Geographical Information Systems | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-M 547 | Negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution for Public Affairs | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-P 507 | Data Analysis & Modeling for Public Affairs | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-P 541 | Benefit Cost Analysis | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-P 562 | Public Program Evaluation | (3 cr.) |