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About the Bachelor of Science Degree Programs

The School of Public and Environmental Affairs recognizes the complex problems facing our society such as global warming, hazardous waste, escalating health care costs, balance of trade, and international relations. Through the three bachelor of science degree programs, the school develops its students’ problem-solving abilities and organizational skills so that they may contribute possible solutions to these and other problems.

More than ever, people who take on leadership roles in society—whether as professionals or volunteers—need formal training in managing staff, fiscal resources, information, public relations and marketing, and technology. With its focus on managing resources and solving problems, the Bachelor of Science in Public Affairs (B.S.P.A.) degree prepares students for careers in diverse areas such as federal, state, and local politics and administration; public policy evaluation; management consulting; public relations; management of nonprofit organizations; and monitoring, assessment, and amelioration of environmental problems— to name only a few. Majors in the degree program include: management, legal studies, public and nonprofit management, policy analysis, public financial management, and environmental management. Students who choose to continue with their education after earning an undergraduate degree frequently study law, planning, public affairs, environmental science, or business administration.

There is a critical need for scientists who can incorporate their expertise into policies that address environmental concerns, such as global climate change, pollution of water and air, conservation of endangered species and habitats, urban sprawl, and human illnesses caused by environmental problems. To meet that need, the School of Public and Environmental Affairs and the College of Arts and Sciences inaugurated the Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science (B.S.E.S.) degree, a unique cooperative program between two leading schools at Indiana University. Designed as a rigorous interdisciplinary science curriculum, the degree prepares students either for direct entry into an environmental science career or for graduate study in the traditional sciences or environmental science.

Both government and private organizations are seeking ways to maintain or improve the quality of health care in the United States. At the same time, there is an increasing need to control skyrocketing costs. The Bachelor of Science in Public Health (B.S.P.H.) prepares students to meet those challenges. The Health Administration major prepares students for health management careers by developing their organizational, analytical, managerial, and leadership skills. Graduates often pursue careers in the public, private, or nonprofit sector in areas such as public health, environmental health, health administration, epidemiology, or health policy and planning. B.S.P.H. students have gone on for post-baccalaureate training in diverse areas such as public health, health administration, public affairs, law, business administration, and environmental science and policy.

General Education
Electives
Public Affairs Core
Major Area

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 Studies, 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)

One of the following:
ENG-W 231 Professional Writing Skills (3 cr.)
ENG-W 240 Community Service Writing (3 cr.)
BUS-X 204 Business Communications (3 cr.)

One of the following oral communication courses:
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 115 Oral Interpretation (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
History and Philosophy of Science
Musicology and Music History
Philosophy
Religious Studies
Theatre and Drama

Social 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.)

One of the following:
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
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 212 The Biology of Food (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 185 Global Environmental Change (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 208 Human Impact on Environment (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 Prehistoric Life (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 151 Introduction to Psychology I for Majors (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.)

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.)

One of the following statistics courses:
SPEA/CJUS/MATH/PSY-K 300 Statistical Techniques (3 cr.)
ECON-E 370 Statistical Analysis for Business and Economics (3 cr.)
MATH/PSY-K 310 Statistical Techniques (3 cr.)

SOC-S 371 Methods and Statistics I (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 372 Government Finance and Budgets (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 376 Law and Public Policy (3 cr.)

Experiential Learning Requirement
(Minimum of 3 credit hours)

Each B.S.P.A. student must satisfy the experiential learning requirement by taking SPEA-V 252 Career Development and Planning (2 cr.) and enrolling in SPEA-V 381, the 1 credit hour corequisite internship requirement.

Students should enroll in SPEA-V 252 during their first semester upon admission to SPEA. It is also possible to enroll in V 252 prior to admission. Both V 252 and V 381 are intended for only SPEA majors. In order for an internship to satisfy the experiential learning requirement (V 381), students must:

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 Career Services and Alumni Affairs Office (CaSAA) before beginning the internship experience.

Most students will elect to gain professional experience prior to entering the job market by completing an internship.

Environmental Management Major
Legal Studies Major
Management Major
Policy Analysis Major
Public and Nonprofit Management
Public Financial Management Major

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.)

One of the following courses in Law and 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.)

One of the following courses in Management Practices and Techniques:
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.)

One of the following courses in Natural Systems:
SPEA-E 360 Introduction to Water Resources (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 432 Introduction to Applied Ecology (3 cr.)

One of the following courses in the Built Environment:
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.)

Four courses from the following, chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor:
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 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 431 Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 432 Introduction to Applied Ecology (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 435 Negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (3 cr.)

Legal Studies Major

Requirements (Ten courses)

Both of the following courses:
SPEA-V 377 Legal Processes and Contemporary Issues in America (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.)

Four of the following courses (three must be SPEA courses):
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.) With approval by a SPEA advisor. May be repeated for credit.
AFRO-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 302 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.)

Three of the following courses:
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 432 Labor Relations in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (3 cr.) With approval by a SPEA advisor. May be repeated.
SPEA-V 460 Intergovernmental Relations (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 378 Policy Processes in the United States (3 cr.)

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 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.)

Six courses from the following, chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor:
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 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 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (approved topics) (3 cr.) May be repeated
SPEA-V 460 Intergovernmental Relations (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 462 Community Development (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 463 Interpersonal Relations in the Workplace (1-4 cr.)

Policy Analysis Major

Requirements (Eleven courses)

Take whichever of the following you 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 348 Management Science (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.)

Five courses from the following, chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor:
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 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 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 (approved topics) (3 cr.) 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.)
SPEA-V 378 Policy Process in the United States (3 cr.)

Public and Nonprofit Management Majo r

Requirements (Twelve 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.

Public Management Track

The following two courses:
SPEA-V 263 Public Management (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 378 Policy Processes in the United States (3 cr.)

Five courses from the following, chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor:
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.)

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.)

Five courses from the following, chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor:
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 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 462 Community Development (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 463 Interpersonal Relations in the Workplace (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.)

Five of the following courses:
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 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.)

General Education
Electives
Public Health Core
Health Administration Major

Bachelor of Science in Public Health

This 120 credit hour degree program offers a major in Health Administration.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Students must satisfy requirements in four main areas: general education, electives, a public health core, and the health administration required courses.

General Education

Communications
(Three courses for a minimum of 9 credit hours)

The following writing course:
ENG-W 131 Elementary Composition (3 cr.) or approved option (C– or higher)

One of the following courses:
BUS-X 204 Business Communications (3 cr.)
ENG-W 231 Professional Writing Skills (3 cr.)
ENG-W 240 Community Service Writing (3 cr.)

Social Sciences and Humanities
(Five courses for a minimum of 15 credit hours)

The following courses:
ECON-E 201 Introduction to Microeconomics (3 cr.)
ECON-E 202 Introduction to Macroeconomics (3 cr.)
POLS-Y 103 Introduction to American Politics (3 cr.)

One approved social science course from one of the following subject areas chosen in consultation with an advisor:
Anthropology
Geography
Journalism
Linguistics
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology

One approved humanities course from one of the following subject areas chosen in consultation with an advisor:
African American and African Diaspora Studies
American Studies
Central Eurasian Studies
Classical Studies
Communication and Culture
Comparative Literature
East Asian Languages and Cultures
English
Fine Arts
Folklore and Ethnomusicology
Foreign Languages and Literature
History
History and Philosophy of Science
Musicology and Music History
Philosophy
Religious Studies
Theatre and Drama

Natural Sciences
Two to four of the following courses for 6 to 10 credit hours. 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.

ANAT-A 215 Basic Human Anatomy (5 cr.)
BIOL-L 100 Humans and the Biological World (5cr.)
BIOL-L 104 Introductory Biology Lectures (3 cr.)
BIOL-L 112 Biological Mechanisms (3 cr.)
BIOL-L 212 The Biology of Food (3 cr.)
BIOL-L 302 Topics in Human Biology (3 cr.)
CHEM-C 101 Elementary Chemistry I with Laboratory (C121) (5 cr.)
CHEM-C 102 Elementary Chemistry II with Laboratory (C122) (5 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.)
MSCI-M 131 Disease and the Human Body (3 cr.)
PHSL-P 215 Basic Mammalian Physiology (5 cr.)

Quantitative Methods
Three courses for a minimum of 9 credit hours

One of the following courses:
SPEA-V 261 Computers in Public Affairs (3 cr.)
BUS-K 201 The Computer in Business (3 cr.)
CSCI-A 110 Introduction to Microcomputers and Computing (3 cr.)
CSCI-A 201 Introduction to Programming I (4 cr.)

One of the following courses:
MATH-M 118 Finite Mathematics (3 cr.)
MATH-M 119 Brief Survey of Calculus (3 cr.)
MATH-M 211 Calculus I (4 cr.)

One of the following courses:
SPEA/CJUS/MATH/PSY-K 300 Statistical Techniques (3 cr.)
ECON-E 370 Statistical Analysis for Business and Economics (3 cr.)
MATH/PSY-K 310 Statistical Techniques (3 cr.)
SOC-S 371 Statistics for Sociology (3 cr.)

Electives

Additional courses beyond the general education, core, and major requirements are needed to meet the B.S.P.H. requirement of 120 credit hours.

Public Health Core

(Six courses)

SPEA-V 160 National and International Policy (3 cr.)
SPEA-H 316 Environmental Health (3 cr.)
SPEA-H 320 Health Systems Administration (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 366 Managing Behavior in Public Organizations (3 cr.)
SPEA-H 322 Principles of Epidemiology (3 cr.) or
HPER-H 311 Human Diseases and Epidemiology (3 cr.)
SPEA-H 342 Community Health Education (3 cr.) or
HPER-C 403 Techniques of Public Health Education (3 cr.)

Health Administration Major

Requirements (Thirteen courses)

The following seven courses:
SPEA-H 352 Health Finance and Budgeting (3 cr.)
SPEA-H 353 Advanced Health Finance and Budgeting (3 cr.)
SPEA-H 354 Health Economics (3 cr.)
SPEA-H 441 Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration (3 cr.)
SPEA-H 365 Health Administration Practicum(2 cr.)
SPEA-H 474 Health Administration Seminar(3 cr.)
SPEA-V 373 Human Resources Management in the Public Sector (3 cr.)

One of the following two courses:
SPEA-H 466 Public Health Field Experience (1 cr.)
SPEA-V 381 Professional Experience (2-6 cr.)

Five of the following courses (three must be SPEA courses):
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
SPEA-H 456 Managed Care (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 432 Labor Relations in the Public Sector (3 cr.)

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science

The Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science, which is offered jointly by the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, is an integrated course of study in the applied natural and physical sciences.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Students must complete a set of fundamental skills and distribution requirements, a core curriculum, a concentration in a particular branch of environmental science, and a sufficient number of elective hours to reach the minimum of 122 credit hours.

Fundamental Skills Requirements
(Credit hours vary, depending on course selection.)

ENG-W 231 Professional Writing Skills (3 cr.)
An Intensive Writing course—satisfied by the core
Fundamental Mathematics—satisfied by the core
CMCL-C 121 Public Speaking (3 cr.) or
approved option
First-Year Foreign Language (8 cr.)

Distribution Requirements (Credit hours vary, depending on course selection.)

Freshman Topics Course: Select either COAS-E 103 or COAS-E 104.

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

One must be designated as an Arts and Humanities credit by the College of Arts and Sciences. The second could be COAS-E 103 Topics course (3 cr.) Note: COAS-E 103 will also satisfy one of the Arts and Humanities courses.

Social and Historical Studies
(Two courses for a minimum of 6 credit hours)

One of the following:
ECON-E 201 Introduction to Microeconomics (3 cr.)
ECON-E 202 Introduction to Macroeconomics (3 cr.)
ECON-E 364 Environment and Resource Economics (3 cr.)
POLS-Y 103 Introduction to American Politics (3 cr.)
POLS-Y 313 Environmental Policy (3 cr.)

One of the following:
SPEA-V 263 Public Management (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 376 Law and Public Policy (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 449 Senior Policy Seminar (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 378 Policy Processes in the United States (3 cr.)

Natural and Mathematical Sciences—satisfied by the concentration

Core Requirements (61-63 credit hours)

School of Public and Environmental Affairs (One course)
SPEA-E 262 Environmental Problems and Solutions (3 cr.)

Biology (Two courses)
BIOL-L 111 Evolution and Diversity (3 cr.)
BIOL-L 473 Ecology (3 cr.)

Chemistry (Five courses)
Note: Students who did not earn at least a B– in high school chemistry should consult with the chemistry department.
CHEM-C 117 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry I (5 cr.)
CHEM-C 118 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry II (5 cr.)
CHEM-C 341 Organic Chemistry Lectures I (3 cr.)

Computer Science (One of the following courses)
CSCI-A 202 Introduction to Programming II (4 cr.)
GEOG-G 250 Computer Methods in Geography (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 325 Computing for Environmental Scientists (2 cr.)

Geography (One course)
GEOG-G 304 Physical Meteorology and Climatology (3 cr.)

Geological Sciences (Two courses)
GEOL-G 225 Earth Materials (4 cr.)
GEOL-G 329 Field Geology in the Rocky Mountains (5 cr.)

Note: Students with some concentrations may substitute two of the following for GEOL-G 329:
BIOL-L 465 Advanced Field Biology (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 442 Habitat Analysis—Terrestrial (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 443 Habitat Analysis—Aquatic (3 cr.)

Mathematics (Three courses)
MATH-M 211 Calculus I (4 cr.)
MATH-M 212 Calculus II (4 cr.)
MATH-M 343 Introduction to Differential Equations with Applications I (3 cr.)

Physics (Two courses)
PHYS-P 221 Physics I (5 cr.)
PHYS-P 222 Physics II (5 cr.)

Statistics (One course)
One of the following:
SPEA-K 300 Statistical Techniques (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 488 Applied Spatial Statistics (3 cr.)
MATH-K 300 Statistical Techniques (3 cr.)
MATH-M 365 Introduction to Probability and Statistics (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 490 Directed Research in Environmental Science
Guided by a faculty member, each student undertakes a project closely related to his or her concentration. A minimum of 3 credit hours of senior research must be completed within the department of the sponsoring faculty member. A written report and public oral presentation are required.

Concentration Area (Minimum of 18 credit hours)
Whereas the core curriculum provides each student with a solid background in the basic subjects pertinent to the environmental sciences, the concentration is aimed at preparing students for graduate study or professional employment in specific fields. The concentration designations are as follows: atmospheric sciences, ecosystem science, hydrology, general, mathematical modeling, pollution control technologies, and surficial processes.

Requirements
Associate of Science in Public Affairs

Pending:

Bachelor of Science in Arts Management

Contact the Arts Administration Office for information at (812) 855-0282 or Susan Sandberg at sjsandbe@indiana.edu.

Associate of Science Degree Programs

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Requirements

The School of Public and Environmental Affairs offers an associate degree program. Courses that meet associate degree requirements generally can be applied to a subsequent bachelor’s degree program. The following are general requirements for the completion of an associate degree:

Students must apply for admission to the Associate Degree Program before completing 35 credit hours of course work toward the degree. Applications are available in the records office.
A minimum of 60 credit hours with a 2.00 cumulative average or higher and a 2.30 average or higher in core and concentration courses is required. All requirements for this degree must be satisfied before earning 86 credit hours.
A limited number of courses may be transferred from other accredited institutions or be taken through independent study.
Courses taken to meet specific degree requirements cannot be double-counted (used to satisfy any other degree requirement).
A maximum of two elective courses may be taken pass-fail in this degree.

Associate of Science in Public Affairs

Students must complete one of the following concentrations: Public Administration or a specialized program approved by a SPEA advisor.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

The SPEA curriculum is divided into four categories:

General Education
Electives
Public Affairs Core
Concentration Area

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General Education

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

The following writing course:
ENG-W 131 Elementary Composition (3 cr.)
or approved option (C– or higher)
One of the following advanced writing courses:
BUS-X 204 Business Communications (3 cr.)
ENG-W 231 Professional Writing (3 cr.)
ENG-W 240 Community Service Writing (3 cr.)

One of the following oral communication courses:
CMCL-C 121 Public Speaking (3 cr.)
CMCL-C 122 Interpersonal Communication (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 (3cr.)
CMCL-C 229 Ways of Speaking (3 cr.)
THTR-T 115 Oral Interpretation (3 cr.)
THTR-T 120 Acting I (3 cr.)

Social Sciences
(Three courses for a minimum of 9 credit hours.)

The following two courses:
ECON-E 201 Introduction to Microeconomics (3 cr.)
POLS-Y 103 Introduction to American Politics (3 cr.)

One course from Sociology or Psychology

Quantitative Methods
(Two courses for a minimum of 6 credit hours.)

One of the following computer science courses:
SPEA-V 261 Computers in Public Affairs (3 cr.)
BUS-K 201 The Computer in Business (3 cr.)
CSCI-A 110 Introduction to Computers and Computing (3 cr.)
CSCI-A 201 Introduction to Programming I (3 cr.)

One approved mathematics course:
MATH-M 118 Finite Mathematics (3 cr.) or
MATH-M 119 Brief Survey of Calculus I (3 cr.)

Arts and Humanities
One course from one of the following subject areas for a minimum of 3 credit hours, (excluding courses used to satisfy other degree requirements):
African American and African Diaspora Studies
American Studies
Central Eurasian Studies
Classical Studies
Communication and Culture
Comparative Literature
English
Fine Arts
Folklore and Ethnomusicology
Foreign Languages and Literature
History and Philosophy of Science
Musicology and Music History
Philosophy
Religious Studies
Theatre and Drama

General Electives

Additional courses beyond the general education, core, and concentration requirements are needed to complete the Associate of Science degree requirement of 60 credit hours.

Public Affairs Core

(Four courses)

The following three courses:
SPEA-V 160 National and International Policy (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 161 Urban Problems and Solutions (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 366 Managing Behavior in Public Organizations (3 cr.)

One of the following courses:
SPEA-E 162 Environment and People (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 272 Introduction to Environmental Sciences (3 cr.)

Areas of Concentration

Public Administration Concentration
The Public Administration Concentration provides an overview of the primary areas of public administration.

Requirements
(Four courses)

Four of the following courses:
SPEA-H 316 Environmental Health (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 346 Introduction to Government Accounting and Financial Reporting (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 372 Government Finance and Budgets (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 373 Human Resources Management in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 376 Law and Public Policy (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (approved topics) (3 cr.)

Special Concentration
(Minimum of four courses)

A special concentration of at least four courses may be developed to meet special career needs. This concentration must be approved by a faculty advisor and the program director.

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Public and Environmental Affairs
Environmental Management
Environmental Science and Health
Health Systems Administration
Human Resources
Information Systems
Legal Studies
Management
Nonprofit Management
Policy Studies
Public Finance

Minors

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 2.00 grade point average, and none of the courses may be taken by correspondence through the School of Continuing Studies. Students may only double-count 6 of the required 15 credit hours in other SPEA major or minor requirements. Students may earn up to three minors from SPEA, but each minor must have at least 9 hours that are not satisfying other major or minor requirements.

The following minor areas are available on the Bloomington campus:

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.)
One of the following courses:
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 (3 cr.) May be repeated
SPEA-V 263 Public Management (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 366 Managing Behavior in Public Organizations (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 373 Human Resources Management in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 376 Law and Public Policy (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 432 Labor Relations in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 444 Public Administrative Organization (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (3 cr.) May be repeated
or other courses in public or environmental affairs approved by a SPEA advisor.

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.) 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 419 Applied Remote Sensing of the Environment (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 475 Techniques in 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.)

Environmental Science and Health Minor

Requirements (Five courses)

The following courses:
SPEA-E 272 Introduction to Environmental Sciences (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 410 Introduction to Environmental Toxicology (3 cr.)
SPEA-H 316 Environmental Health (3 cr.)

Two of the following courses:
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.)
or other courses in environmental science and health approved by a SPEA faculty advisor.

Health Systems Administration Minor

Requirements (Five courses)

The following courses:
SPEA-H 320 Health Systems Administration (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 373 Human Resources Management in the Public Sector (3 cr.)

Three of the following courses:
SPEA-H 352 Health Finance and Budgeting (3 cr.)
SPEA-H 353 Advanced Health Finance and Budgeting (3 cr.)
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
SPEA-H 456 Managed Care (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 432 Labor Relations in the Public Sector (3 cr.)

Human Resources 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.)

Each of the following courses:
SPEA-V 366 Managing Behavior in Public Organizations (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 373 Human Resources Management in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 432 Labor Relations in the Public Sector (3 cr.)

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 (approved topics) (3 cr.) May be repeated
SPEA-V 463 Interpersonal Relations in the Workplace (1-4 cr.)

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 (approved topics) (3 cr.) May be repeated
SPEA-V 461 Computer Applications in Public Affairs (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 465 Geographic Information Systems for Public and Environmental Affairs (3 cr.)
or other courses in information systems approved by a SPEA faculty advisor.

Legal Studies Minor

Requirements (Five courses)

Both of the following courses:
SPEA-V 376 Law and Public Policy (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 377 Legal Processes and Contemporary Issues in America (3 cr.)

Three of the following courses:
SPEA-V 456 Topics in Public Law (3 cr.) May be repeated
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-H 441 Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration (3 cr.)

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 263 Public Management (3 cr.)

Three of the following courses:
SPEA-V 340 Urban Government Administration (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 361 Financial Management (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 362 Nonprofit Management and Leadership (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 366 Managing Behavior in Public Organizations (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 Resources Management in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 376 Law and Public Policy (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 443 Managing Workforce Diversity (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (approved topics) (3 cr.) May be repeated
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.)

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 320 Health Systems Administration (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.)
SPEA-V 361 Financial Management (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 436 Communication in 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 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (approved topics) (3 cr.) May be repeated
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.)

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 five courses:
SPEA-V 348 Management Science (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.)

Public Finance Minor

Requirements (Five courses)

Each of the following courses:
SPEA-V 246 Elements of Governmental and Nonprofit Financial Accounting Cycle (3cr.)
SPEA-V 346 Introduction to Government Accounting and Financial Reporting (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 361 Financial Management (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 372 Government Finance and Budgets (3 cr.)
Plus one course chosen in consultation with a SPEA advisor.

Arts Administration
Environmental Studies
Nonprofit Management 1
Public Affairs
Public Health
Public Management 1
Urban Studies
American Humanics

Certificate Programs

The areas of study in which certificate programs are currently available are environmental studies, nonprofit management*, public affairs, public health, public management*, and urban studies. The number of credits required for each certificate varies.

General Requirements

Students in good academic standing and enrolled in bachelor’s programs at Indiana University are eligible to apply for a certificate at the SPEA Records Office (SPEA 253). Interested students must apply for a certificate before completing 15 credit hours (9 credit hours for public health and public management) of applicable course work.
SPEA students cannot earn a certificate in the same area as their major.
A grade point average of 2.0 or higher is required in all course work credited toward the certificate.

*The nonprofit management and public management certificates are available to nondegree or degree seeking undergraduate students. Please consult an advisor for the requirements.

Certificate in Arts Administration

The School of Public and Environmental Affairs offers the Certificate in Arts Administration to provide undergraduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Jacobs School of Music a coordinated set of course work and experiences in Arts Administration to complement their primary interest in the performing or visual arts. The course work in the Certificate in Arts Administration expands students’ management skills and opportunities for employment while enhancing their applied experiences in the arts.

Students applying for the Certificate in Arts Administration must have completed at least 24 undergraduate credits at Indiana University and compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Certificate students are expected to have a solid background in either the performing or visual arts.

Certificate Requirements
(Seven courses)

The following three courses:
SPEA-V 362 Nonprofit Management and Leadership (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 373 Human Resources Management in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 376 Law and Public Policy (3 cr.)

Select one of the following courses:
SPEA-V 246 Elements of Governmental and Nonprofit Financial Accounting Cycle (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 372 Government Finance and Budgets (3 cr.)
BUS-L 201 Legal Environment of Business (3 cr.)
BUS-L 250 Law and the Arts (3 cr.)

Three of the following courses:
SPEA-V 438 Mass Media and Public Affairs (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs: Agency Management in the Arts (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs: Artistic Programming (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs: Inside the Music Industry (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs: Overview of the Music Industry (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs: Public Policy and the Arts (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs: The Economics and Administration of Arts Organizations (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 458 Fund Development for Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)
AADM-Y 412 Opera Management (3 cr.)
AMID-H 402 Collection Management for Historic Textiles and Costumes
AMID-H 403 Practicum on Collection Management (3 cr.)
ANTH-A 401 Cultural Resource Management (3 cr.)
ANTH-A 403 Introduction to Museum Studies (3 cr.)
ANTH-A 405 Museum Methods (3 cr.)
FINA-U 400 Sources and Resources: Professional Skills in Fine Arts (3 cr.)
THTR-T 428 Production and Events Management (3 cr.)

Note: Additional Arts Administration courses are still in development. Contact the Arts Administration Office for information at (812) 855-0282 or Susan Sandberg at sjsandbe@indiana.edu.

Certificate in Environmental Studies

This certificate introduces students to selected aspects of current thinking and research on the nature and causes of and solutions to environmental problems. Students desiring greater depth should consider an Environmental Management major in SPEA.

Certificate Requirements
(Nine courses)

One course in chemistry or physics.

One of the following courses:
GEOG-G 107 Physical Systems of the Environment (3 cr.)
GEOL-G 103 Earth Science: Materials and Processes (3 cr.)
GEOL-G 111 Physical Geology (3 cr.)

The following courses:
BIOL-L 350 Environmental Biology (3 cr.)
ECON-E 201 Introduction to Microeconomics (3 cr.)
ECON-E 202 Introduction to Macroeconomics (3cr.)
SPEA-E 363 Environmental Management (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 400 Topics in Environmental Studies (3 cr.) May be repeated

Two additional courses selected from the following:
SPEA-E 272 Introduction to Environmental Sciences (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 400 Topics in Environmental Studies (3 cr.) May be repeated
SPEA-E 455 Limnology (4 cr.)
SPEA-H 316 Environmental Health (3 cr.)
ANTH-E 427 Cultural Ecology (3 cr.)
BIOL-L 473 Ecology (3 cr.)
CHEM-C 101 Elementary Chemistry I (3 cr.) or CHEM-C 117 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry I (5 cr.)
CHEM-C 341 Organic Chemistry Lectures I (3 cr.)
ECON-E 308 Survey of Public Finance (3 cr.)
ECON-E 385 Economics of Industry (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 235 Introductory Geographical Methods (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 304 Physical Meteorology and Climatology (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 315 Environmental Conservation (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 320 Population Geography (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 350 Instrumentation and Field Methods in Atmospheric Science (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 405 Hydroclimatology (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 407 Climate Dynamics (3 cr.)
GEOL-G 300 Environmental and Urban Geology (3 cr.)
GEOL-G 316 Mineral Fuels and Materials (3 cr.)
GEOL-G 406 Introduction to Geochemistry (3 cr.)
GEOL-G 415 Geomorphology (3 cr.)
GEOL-G 451 Principles of Hydrogeology (3 cr.)
HPER-R 372 Interpretive Resources and Techniques (3 cr.)
SPEA/CJUS/MATH/PSY-K 300 Statistical Techniques (3 cr.) or MATH/PSY-K 310 Statistical Techniques (3 cr.)
PHYS-P 201 General Physics I (5 cr.)
PHYS-P 120 Energy and Technology (3 cr.)
PHYS-P 310 Environmental Physics (3 cr.)
SOC-S 305 Population (3 cr.)

Certificate in Nonprofit Management

The nonprofit sector is a dynamic and rapidly expanding area. The Certificate in Nonprofit Management allows students to take part in coursework specifically concerned with the nonprofit sector and geared toward preparing them for careers in nonprofit organizations. The certificate is designed so that students who complete the American Humanics program will also meet the requirements for the Certificate in Nonprofit Management.

Certificate Requirements
(Five courses)

This certificate has a requirement of 15 credit hours and must be selected from the following categories. Courses listed with an asterisk (*) are included in the American Humanics program. Alternate courses may be substituted with the approval of a SPEA advisor.

Nonprofit Institutions (Minimum of 3 credit hours)
*SPEA-V 221 Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector (3 cr.)

Nonprofit Management (Minimum of 6 credit hours)

The following course:
*SPEA-V 362 Nonprofit Management and Leadership (3 cr.)

One of the following courses:
SPEA-V 246 Elements of Governmental and Nonprofit Financial Accounting Cycle (3 cr.)
*SPEA-V 356 Introduction to Nonprofit Accounting and Reporting (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 401 Financial and Cost-Benefit Analysis (3 cr.)
*SPEA-V 458 Fund Development for Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)

Nonprofit Field (Minimum of 3 credit hours)
Select one course from a special feature of a nonprofit field, service area, or industry. Examples include:

Community Development:
SPEA-V 340 Urban Government Administration (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 462 Community Development (3 cr.)

Environment:
SPEA-E 162 Environment and People (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 363 Environmental Management (3 cr.)

Health:
SPEA-H 316 Environmental Health (3 cr.)
SPEA-H 320 Health Systems Administration (3 cr.)

Human Services:
*EDUC-P 314 Life Span Development (3 cr.)
HPER-F 150 Introduction to Life Span Development (3 cr.)
POLS-Y 326 American Social Welfare Policy (3 cr.)
PSY-P 315 Developmental Psychology (3 cr.)
SWK-S 352 Social Welfare Delivery Systems (3 cr.)

Internship (Minimum of 3 credit hours)
*SPEA-V 380 Internship in Public and Environmental Affairs (1-6 cr.) For non-SPEA students or *SPEA-V 381 Professional Experience (1-6 cr.) For SPEA students only.
Note: Students must intern with a nonprofit organization.

Certificate in Public Affairs

The School of Public and Environmental Affairs offers the Certificate in Public Affairs to provide an overview of the study of public policy, governmental organization, and public management as an enhancement to the major area of study in a student’s undergraduate program. The interdisciplinary program requires 27 credit hours, of which at least 15 but not more than 21 credit hours must be in SPEA courses.

Certificate Requirements
(Nine courses)

The following courses:
SPEA-V 160 National and International Policy (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 161 Urban Problems and Solutions (3 cr.)

One of the following courses:
SPEA-E 162 Environment and People (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 272 Introduction to Environmental Sciences (3 cr.)

A total of two courses from groups A, B, and C, with no more than one course from any group.

Organizational Behavior
BUS-Z 302 Managing and Behavior in Organizations (3 cr.)
Public Administration
SPEA-V 366 Managing Behavior in Public Organizations (3 cr.)
Law
SPEA-V 376 Law and Public Policy (3 cr.)
BUS-L 201 Legal Environment of Business (3 cr.)
CJUS-P 370 Legal Aspects of Criminal Justice Systems I (3 cr.)
POLS-Y 304 American Constitutional Law I (3 cr.)
POLS-Y 305 American Constitutional Law II (3 cr.)

Choose any four of the following courses:
Public Affairs
SPEA-V 260 Topics in Public Affairs (approved topics) (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 346 Introduction to Government Accounting and Financial Reporting (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 348 Management Science (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 372 Government Finance and Budgets (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 373 Human Resources Management in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 432 Labor Relations in the Public Sector (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 444 Public Administrative Organization (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 449 Senior Policy Seminar (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (approved topics) (3 cr.) May be repeated
SPEA-V 378 Policy Processes in the United States (3 cr.)

Criminal Justice
CJUS-P 100 Introduction to Criminal Justice (3 cr.)
CJUS-P 381 History of Social Control in the U.S. (3 cr.)

Geography
GEOG-G 412 Urban Transportation Analysis (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 414 Regional Transport Systems (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 415 Advanced Urban Geography (3 cr.)

Political Science
POLS-Y 200 Contemporary Political Topics (3 cr.)
POLS-Y 302 Public Bureaucracy in Modern Society (3 cr.)
POLS-Y 306 State Politics in the United States (3cr.)
POLS-Y 394 Public Policy Analysis (3 cr.)

Sociology
SOC-S 320 Deviant Behavior and Social Control (3 cr.)
SOC-S 325 Criminology (3 cr.)
SOC-S 326 Law and Society (3 cr.)
SOC-S 361 Cities and Suburbs (3 cr.)

Certificate in Public Health

The curriculum is designed to provide students with a basic understanding of environmental health issues, current health policies, and the structure of the medical care delivery system.

Certificate Requirements
(Six courses)

The following three courses:
SPEA-H 316 Environmental Health (3 cr.)
SPEA-H 320 Health Systems Administration (3 cr.)
HPER-H 311 Human Diseases and Epidemiology (3 cr.)

Three of the following courses:
SPEA-E 400 Topics in Environmental Studies (approved topics) (3 cr.) May be repeated
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-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 441 Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration (3 cr.)
SPEA-H 455 Topics in Public Health (3 cr.) May be repeated
SPEA-H 456 Managed Care (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (approved topics) (3 cr.) May be repeated
HPER-C 403 Techniques of Public Health Education (3 cr.)

Certificate in Public Management

This curriculum provides students a systematic program in Public Management and gives them an understanding of how to work in and with public organizations.

Certificate Requirements
(Six courses)

One of the following courses:
SPEA-V 160 National and International Policy (3 cr.)
POLS-Y 103 Introduction to American Politics (3 cr.)

The following course:
SPEA-V 263 Public Management (3 cr.)

Four of the following courses:
SPEA-V 361 Financial Management (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 362 Nonprofit Management and Leadership (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 366 Managing Behavior in Public Organizations (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 Resources Management in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 376 Law and Public Policy (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 432 Labor Relations in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 436 Communication for Government and Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (approved topics) (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 463 Interpersonal Relations in the Workplace (1-4 cr.)

Certificate in Urban Studies

The undergraduate Urban Studies Certificate Program introduces students to selected aspects of current thinking and research in urban life and development.

Certificate Requirements
(Eight courses)

The following three courses:
SPEA-K 300 Statistical Techniques or approved option (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 161 Urban Problems and Solutions (3cr.)
SPEA-V 421 Metropolitan Development (3 cr.)

Two courses from one of the following groups:
Urban Administration
SPEA-V 340 Urban Government Administration (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 444 Public Administrative Organization (3 cr.)

Urban Finance
SPEA-V 372 Government Finance and Budgets (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 442 Topics in Budgeting or Cost-Benefit (3 cr.)

Urban Land
BUS-L 408 Real Estate Law (3 cr.)
BUS-R 300 Principles of Real Estate (3 cr.)

Urban Policy Analysis
POLS-Y 308 Urban Politics (3 cr.)
POLS-Y 394 Public Policy Analysis (3 cr.)

Urban Services Delivery Systems
SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (approved topics) (3 cr.)
SWK-S 352 Social Welfare Delivery Systems (3 cr.)

Urban Society
SOC-S 309 The Community (3 cr.)
SOC-S 361 Cities and Suburbs (3 cr.)

Urban Structure
GEOG-G 314 Urban Geography (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 415 Advanced Urban Geography (3 cr.)

Urban Transportation
BUS-T 315 Urban Transportation and Public Policy (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 412 Urban Transportation Analysis (3 cr.)

Three additional courses from the above list or the following list:
SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (approved topics) (3 cr.)
ANTH-E 380 Urban Anthropology (3 cr.)
BUS-G 330 Principles of Urban Economics (3 cr.)
GEOL-G 300 Environmental and Urban Geology (3 cr.)
HIST-A 347 American Urban History (3 cr.)

American Humanics Certification

The School of Public and Environmental Affairs, in partnership with American Humanics, Inc., offers certification in nonprofit management. Students may also simultaneously enroll in the Nonprofit Management Certificate, offered by Indiana University, through SPEA. This certification prepares undergraduate college students for professional careers in the expanding job market of nonprofits. Upon completion of the American Humanics program, students will be certified, through American Humanics, Inc., for possible positions of leadership with collaborating organizations such as the YMCA, American Red Cross, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Girl Scouts of the USA, and many other nonprofit agencies at both the local and national level.

This certificate program requires the demonstration of a prescribed set of knowledge and skill competencies and the completion of a 300-hour internship program. The certificate may be obtained through the completion of the following academic requirements and co-curricular requirements.

Academic Requirements
(Eight courses for a minimum of 20 credit hours)
The following courses are recommended to fulfill competencies and contact hours requirements:

Nonprofit Management

The following two courses:
SPEA-V 221 Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector (3 cr.) (S)
SPEA-V 362 Nonprofit Management and Leadership (3 cr.) (F)

Nonprofit Management Field

Select one 200-level or higher course from a special feature of a nonprofit field, service area, or industry. Examples include:
Urban Community Development
SPEA-V 340 Urban Government Administration (3 cr.) (F)
SPEA-V 462 Community Development (3 cr.) (S)
SWK-S 352 Social Welfare Delivery Systems (3 cr.) (S)
Youth and Adult Development
EDUC-P 314 Life Span Development (3 cr.) (S)
PSY-P 315 Developmental Psychology (3 cr.) (F)
International Development
INTL-I 204 Human Rights and Social Movements: International Perspective (3 cr.) (S)
Health Development
SPEA-H 320 Health Systems Administration (3 cr.) (B)

Nonprofit Accounting and Financial Management Select one of the following courses:

SPEA-V 246 Elements of Governmental and Nonprofit Financial Accounting Cycle (3 cr.) (S)
BUS-A 200 Foundations of Accounting (3 cr.) (B)

American Humanics Management Institute

The following course:
SPEA-V 267 American Humanics Management Institute (1 cr.) (F)

Personal Career Planning

The following course:
SPEA-V 252 Career Development (1-3 cr.) (B) or a comparable career planning course

Fundraising

One of the following fundraising courses:
SPEA-V 458 Fund Development for Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.) (F)
HPER-T 101 Resource Development/Fundraising (3 cr.) (B)

Internship with Nonprofit Organizations

SPEA-V 388 American Humanics Internship (3 cr.) (B)
Minimum of 300 intern hours.
Consult the American Humanics director as credit is available through individual departments.
F = course only offered fall semester
S = course only offered spring semester
B = course offered both semesters

Co-Curricular Requirements

Co-Curricular activities are a requirement of the American Humanics Program and include:

Active participation in the American Humanics Student Association. A minimum of 15 credit hours a semester and service on at least one subcommittee per academic year.
Organize/attend one or more annual Recognition Dinners.
Organize/attend one or more annual retreats.
Attendance at one or more annual American Humanics Management Institutes.

Students interested in learning more about the certificate should contact the American Humanics director in SPEA 200 or a SPEA academic advisor.