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Minors

Any Indiana University student enrolled in a baccalaureate 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 for additional details. Students who successfully complete the requirements will have the minor conferred with their degree. SPEA's multidisciplinary faculty and curricula address environmental, 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 Requirements

Students must be in good academic standing and enrolled in a baccalaureate program to be eligible to apply for a minor. Interested students must apply for a minor before completing 96 credit hours of coursework.
SPEA students cannot earn a minor in the same area as their major concentration.
A grade point average of 2.3 or higher is required in all course work credited toward the minor.
Students earning a SPEA minor and SPEA major may double-count two courses across any allowable combination of these programs.
At least 9 of the 15 hours must be taken on the IUPUI campus.

Civic Leadership Minor (5 courses)

Take the following three courses:

SPEA-V 170 Introduction to Public Affairs (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 221 Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector (3 cr.) OR
POLS-Y 378 Civil Society and Public Policy (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 412 Leadership and Ethics (3 cr.)

Select two of the following courses:

SPEA-V 263 Public Management (3 cr.) OR
SPEA-V 362 Nonprofit Management and Leadership (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 264 Urban Structure and Policy (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 376 Law and Public Policy (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 382 Political Action and Civic Engagement (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 438 Mass Media and Public Affairs (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (3 cr.)

Criminal Justice General Minor (6 courses)*

The following two courses are required:

SPEA-J 101 The American Criminal Justice System (3 cr.)
SPEA-J 201 Theoretical Foundations of Criminal Justice Policies (3 cr.)

Criminal Justice Core Courses

Two courses from the following:

SPEA-J 202 Criminal Justice Data, Methods, and Resources (3 cr.)
SPEA-J 301 Substantive Criminal Law (3 cr.)
SPEA-J 305 Juvenile Justice (3 cr.)
SPEA-J 306 The Criminal Courts (3 cr.)
SPEA-J 321 American Policing (3 cr.)
SPEA-J 331 Corrections (3 cr.)
SPEA-J 439 Crime and Public Policy (3 cr.)

Electives

TWO courses, 6 credit hours minimum.

Take two other criminal justice courses ("J" prefix). These may be drawn from the courses in the above list NOT used to fulfill that requirement. At least one of these two courses must be at the 300 or 400 level. Only one of the following courses may be used to meet this requirement: J 370, J 380, J 470, J 480.

Note:At least 9 of the 18 credit hours must be taken on the IUPUI campus.

*This minor is not available to BSCJ students.

Criminal Justice Accounting Minor (5 courses)*

The following course:

SPEA-J 101 The American Criminal Justice System (3 cr.)

The following four courses:

SPEA-J 301 Substantive Criminal Law (3 cr.)
SPEA-J 303 Evidence (3 cr.)
SPEA-J 320 Criminal Investigation (3 cr.)
SPEA-J 322 Introduction to Criminalistics (3 cr.)

*This minor is available to only those students pursuing an accounting degree in the Kelley School of Business.

Human Resource Management Minor (5 courses)

The following two courses:

SPEA-V 170 Introduction to Public Affairs (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 373 Human Resources Management in the Public Sector (3 cr.)

Three of the following courses:

SPEA-V 366 Managing Behavior in Public Organizations (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 435 Negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (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 443 Managing Workforce Diversity (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 463 Interpersonal Relations in the Workplace (3 cr.)

Management Minor (5 courses)

The following three courses:

SPEA-V 170 Introduction to Public Affairs (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 263 Public Management (3 cr.) OR
SPEA-V 362 Nonprofit Management and Leadership (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 361 Financial Management (3 cr.) OR
SPEA-V 373 Human Resources Management in the Public Sector (3 cr.)

Two of the following courses:

SPEA-V 346 Introduction to Government Accounting and Financial Reporting (3 cr.) OR
SPEA-V 356 Introduction to Nonprofit Accounting and Reporting (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 348 Management Science (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 361 Financial Management (3 cr.) If not taken to satisfy the requirement above.
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.) If not taken to satisfy the requirement above.
SPEA-V 412 Leadership and Ethics (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 435 Negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 443 Managing Workforce Diversity (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 463 Interpersonal Relations in the Workplace (3 cr.)

Policy Studies Minor (5 courses)