Distinctions & Opportunities

Opportunities Outside the College

School of Public and Environmental Affairs

The School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) offers 14 minors on the Bloomington campus, and the College of Arts and Sciences has approved all 14 for its students. The College and SPEA jointly offer both a major and a minor in Environmental Science as well as a major and minor in Environmental and Sustainability Studies.

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."

Note: The following requirements apply to minors 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; and
  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; and
  • College students are held to the course lists published below and will not be allowed course substitutions.
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, A410, A411, A412, A418, A422, A426, A439, A450 (may be repeated with approval of a SPEA advisor), A459, A464, A482, A483, V236, V246, V373, V377, V438, V458, V473, V482, (approved topics only; consult the SPEA advisor; repeatable with different topics), 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.
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 V362, V412, or V443.
  4. One course from SPEA-V246, V348, V370, V372, V379, V246, V361 (P: V246), V401 (P: V361), or V449 OR other courses approved by the minor oversight committee
  5. EDUC-A 308
Minor in Environmental Management
  1. SPEA-E 272 and E363.
  2. One of the following courses: SPEA-E 311, E340, E465, E466, or E476.
  3. Two additional courses chosen from number 2 above or from the following courses: SPEA-E 325, 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, V482 (approved topics only; consult the SPEA advisor; repeatable with different topics)).
Minor in Environmental Science and Health
  1. SPEA-E 272 and H316.

  2. Three of the following courses: SPEA-E 311, E316, E324, E375, E410, E431, E451, E452, V482 (approved topics only; consult the SPEA advisor; repeatable with different topics), or other courses in Environmental Science approved by a SPEA advisor.

Minor in Healthcare Management and Policy
  1. SPEA-H 124 and V373.
  2. Three of the following courses: SPEA-H 352, H353, H354, H401, H402, H411, H432, H455 (may be repeated for credit with advisor approval), H456, V432, V482 (approved topics only; consult the SPEA advisor; repeatable with different topics).
Minor in Human Resource Management
  1. Each of the following courses: SPEA-V 236 or V366, V373, V432 and V450 (Approved topic: Strategic Human Resource Management). 
  2. One of the following courses: SPEA-V 435, V436, V443, V450 (approved topics only—may be repeated for credit with advisor approval), V463, V476, V478, V479, V482 (approved topics only; consult the SPEA advisor; repeatable with different topics).
Minor in Information Systems
  1. Each of the following courses: SPEA-V 261, V369, and V475.
  2. Two of the following courses: SPEA-E 325, E418, E419, V348, V450 (approved topics only—may be repeated for credit with advisor approval), V461, V465, V482 (approved topics only; consult the SPEA advisor; repeatable with different topics), or other courses approved by a SPEA advisor.
Minor in Law and Public Policy
  1. SPEA-V 220 and V339.
  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-E 476, H341, V377, V405, V406, V407, V435, V450 (approved topics only; consult a SPEA advisor; repeatable with different topics), V456, V478, V482 (approved topics only; consult the SPEA advisor; repeatable with different topics).
Minor in Nonprofit Management
  1. SPEA-V 160 or V161.
  2. SPEA-V 362.
  3. Three of the following courses: SPEA-H 124, V221, V263, V340, V356, V361, V436, V441, V442, V450 (approved topics only—may be repeated for credit with advisor approval), V458, V462, V463, V482 (approved topics only; consult the SPEA advisor; repeatable with different topics).
Minor in Policy Studies
  1. SPEA-V 160 or V161.

  2. Four of the following courses: SPEA-V 348, V370, V386, V401, V449, V450 (approved topics only; consult the SPEA advisor; repeatable with different topics), V482 (approved topics only; consult the SPEA advisor; repeatable with different topics).

Minor in Public and Environmental Affairs
  1. SPEA-V 160 or V161.
  2. SPEA-E 162 or E272.
  3. Three of the following courses: SPEA-E 272 (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), V482 (approved topics only; consult the SPEA advisor; repeatable with different topics) or other courses in Public and Environmental Affairs approved by an advisor.
Minor in Public Finance
  1. All of the following courses: SPEA-V 246, V346, V361, V372.
  2. One additional course chosen in consultation with a SPEA advisor.
Minor in Public Management
  1. SPEA-V 160 or V161.
  2. SPEA-V 263.
  3. Three of the following courses: SPEA-V 220, 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, V482 (approved topics only; consult the SPEA advisor; repeatable with different topics).
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 339, 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, V482 (approved topics only; consult the SPEA advisor; repeatable with different topics).