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School of Public and Environmental Affairs

The School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) offers 12 minors on the Bloomington campus, and the College of Arts and Sciences has approved all 12 for its students. SPEA also offers a Certificate in Arts Administration. For information on the certificate, please see below. For information on the B.S. in Environmental Science (B.S.E.S.), see the section of this Bulletin entitled "Environmental Science."

A candidate for a Bachelor's degree in the College of Arts and Sciences must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 100 credit hours in courses offered by the College. Students may select the remaining 20 credit hours from courses in the College and/or from courses outside the College. For information about credit hours, please see the section of this Bulletin entitled "Courses Outside the College."

The minors are:

Note: The following four requirements apply to minors and certificates offered and transcripted by the College:

  1. any course in which the student receives a grade below C- cannot be used to fulfill a minor requirement;
  2. the grade point average of all courses taken in fulfillment of minor requirements must be at least 2.000.
  3. students must complete at least 9 credit hours in the minor on the Bloomington campus;
  4. students must complete at least 9 credit hours at the 300–400 level.

The following requirements also apply to College students pursuing SPEA minors:

  • College of Arts and Sciences students may choose to earn only one of the following SPEA minors;
  • students interested in earning one of these minors must fill out a form in the SPEA Undergraduate Program Office (SPEA 240) before the minor can be added to their academic record;
  • College students are held to the course lists published below and will not be allowed course substitutions.
Requirements for the Minor in Arts Management
  1. SPEA-A 354 and V362 (6 cr.)
  2. 9 credit hours of the following; at least 6 credit hours must be from List A:
    • List A  SPEA-A 163, A236, A241, A336, A405, A450 (may be repeated with approval of a SPEA advisor), A459, A464, A482, V236, V373, V377, V438, V458, V473, AADM-Y 412.
    • List B  FOLK-F 402, FOLK-F 364, MSCH-A 347, MSCH-C 207, MSCH-J 460, MSCH-M 330, MSCH-R 321, MSCH-R 431, MUS-U 300, MUS-U 315, MUS-U 340, MUS-U 413, MUS-Z 313.
Requirements for the Minor in Education Policy

The minor in Education Policy is jointly administered by the School of Education and the School of Public and Environmental Affairs.

  1. EDUC-H 200
  2. One course from EDUC-H 205, EDUC-H 340, LATS-L 380, SOC-S 312, or SOC-S 409.
  3. One course from SPEA-V236 or V241, V263, V336 or V366, or V473.
  4. One course from SPEA-V370, V372, V379, V246, V361 (P: V246), V401 (P: V361), or V449
  5. EDUC-A 308
Requirements for the Minor in Environmental Management
  1. SPEA E272 and E363.
  2. One of the following courses: SPEA E311, E340, E465, E466, or E476.
  3. Two additional courses chosen from number 2 above or from the following courses: SPEA E325, E355, E400 (may be repeated for credit with advisor approval), E410, E411, E412, E419, E422, E431, E440, E451, E452, E456, E457, E460, E461, E475, H316, V401, V435.
Requirements for the Minor in Environmental Science and Health
  1. SPEA E272 and H316.

  2. Three of the following courses: SPEA E311, E316, E324, E375, E410, E431, E451, E452, or other courses in Environmental Science approved by a SPEA advisor.

Requirements for the Minor in Health Systems Administration
  1. SPEA H124 and V373.
  2. Three of the following courses: SPEA H352, H353, H354, H401, H402, H411, H432, H455 (may be repeated for credit with advisor approval), H456, V432.
Requirements for the Minor in Information Systems
  1. Each of the following courses: SPEA V261, V369, and V475.
  2. Two of the following courses: SPEA E325, E418, E419, V348, V450 (approved topics only—may be repeated for credit with advisor approval), V461, V465, or other courses approved by a SPEA advisor.
Requirements for the Minor in Law and Public Policy
  1. SPEA V220 and V260.
  2. Three of the following courses; one of these courses can be a SPEA-V 450 taught by the Maurer School of Law faculty (for example, Public Law and the Courts; Data, the Law, and Public Policy), SPEA E476, H341, V377, V405, V406, V407, V435, V456, V478.
Requirements for the Minor in Nonprofit Management
  1. SPEA V160 or V161.
  2. SPEA V362.
  3. Three of the following courses: SPEA H124, V221, V263, V340, V356, V361, V436, V441, V442, V450 (approved topics only—may be repeated for credit with advisor approval), V458, V462, V463.
Requirements for the Minor in Policy Studies
  1. SPEA V160 or V161.

  2. Four of the following courses: SPEA V348, V370, V386, V401, V449.

Requirements for the Minor in Public and Environmental Affairs
  1. SPEA V160 or V161.
  2. SPEA E162 or E272.
  3. Three of the following courses: SPEA E272 (if not used above), E400 (may be repeated for credit with advisor approval), V220, V236 or V241, V263, V336 or V366, V373, V432, V444, V450 (approved topics only—may be repeated for credit with advisor approval) or other courses in Public and Environmental Affairs approved by an advisor.
Requirements for the Minor in Public Finance
  1. All of the following courses: SPEA V246, V346, V361, V372.
  2. One additional course chosen in consultation with a SPEA advisor.
Requirements for the Minor in Public Human Resources
  1. Each of the following courses: SPEA V236 or V366, V373, V432 and V450 (Approved topic: Strategic Human Resource Management). 
  2. One of the following courses: SPEA V435, V436, V443, V450 (approved topics only—may be repeated for credit with advisor approval), V463.
Requirements for the Minor in Public Management
  1. SPEA V160 or V161.
  2. SPEA V263.
  3. Three of the following courses: SPEA V220, V236 or V241, V336 or V366, V340, V361, V362, V368, V369, V372, V373, V432, V435, V436, V443, V450 (approved topics only—may be repeated for credit with advisor approval), V463, V465, V475.
Requirements for the Minor in Urban Planning and Community Development
  1. Both of the following courses: SPEA-V 161 and V365.
  2. Three of the following courses; at least one must be outside of SPEA: HIST-A 300, HIST-A 347, HIST-W 125, GEOG-G 314, GEOG-G 316, GEOG-G 415, POLS-Y 103, POLS-Y 306, POLS-Y 308, SOC-S 215, SOC-S 309, SOC-S 330, SPEA-V 226, SPEA-V 275, SPEA-V 340, SPEA-V 412, SPEA-V 421, SPEA-V 422, SPEA-V 450 (Approved topics only, may be repeated with different topics), SPEA-V 462.
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 with 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 for 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 3.000 or higher. Certificate students are expected to have a solid background in either the performing or visual arts.

Certificate Requirements (21 credit hours):

  1. All of the following three courses: SPEA A354, SPEA V220, and SPEA V362.
  2. One of the following courses: SPEA V246, SPEA V372, SPEA V373, BUS L201, or BUS L250.
  3. 9 credit hours from the following courses: SPEA A163, SPEA A236, SPEA A241, SPEA A336, SPEA A405, SPEA A450 (topics vary by semester and can be repeated for credit), SPEA A459, SPEA A464, SPEA V361, SPEA V380 (student must have internship approved by Arts Administration Department), SPEA V438, SPEA V458, AADM Y412, AMID F402, AMID F403, ANTH A401, ANTH A403, FINA U400, THTR T428, BUS L315.

Note: Additional Arts Administration Program courses are still in development. For information, contact the SPEA Undergraduate Programs Office at (812) 855-0635 or speaugrd@indiana.edu.