Undergraduate Programs
BS in Informatics
Public and Environmental Affairs Cognate
Required:- SPEA-E 418 Vector-Based GIS OR V450 GIS in Public Management
- SPEA-V 461 Computer Application in Public Affairs
- SPEA-V 475 Database Management Systems
Option I: Environmental Issues
Required:
- SPEA E418 Vector-Based GIS
- Select two courses from the following;
- SPEA-E 325 Computing for Environmental Scientists
- SPEA-E 363 Environmental Management
- SPEA-E 419 Applied Remote Sensing
- SPEA-E 466 International and Comparative Environmental Policy
- SPEA-E 476 Environmental Law and Regulation
Required:
- SPEA-H 320 Heath Systems Administration
- At least one of the following:
- SPEA-H 316 Environmental Health
- SPEA-H 402 Hospital Administration
- SPEA-H 411 Long-Term Care Administration
Select two courses from the following:
- SPEA-V 340 Urban Government Administration
- SPEA-V 368 Managing Government Operations
- SPEA-V 372 Government Finance and Budgets
- SPEA-V 421 Metropolitan Development
Select two courses from the following:
- SPEA-V 348 Management Science
- SPEA-V 370 Research Methods and Statistical Modeling
- SPEA-V 386 Case Studies for Policy Analysis
- SPEA-V 401 Finance and Cost Benefit Analysis
Required:
SPEA V372 Government Finance and Budgets
Select one of the following:
SPEA-V 346 Introduction to Government Accounting and Financial Reporting
SPEA-V 361 Financial Management
SPEA-V 401 Financial and Cost-Benefit Analysis
SPEA-V 441 Topics in Financial Management and Policy
Capstone Experience:
SPEA-V 461 System Analysis and Design will serve as a capstone experience and should be taken as the last course in the cognate sequence. This is a project-oriented course, in which students select projects related to their focus areas. A SPEA faculty member with expertise in that particular area will direct this project.