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Public Safety Management (B.S.C.J.)

The Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice in Public Safety Management requires 120 credit hours. The program includes three main areas: general education (including a foreign language and a non-foreign language component), and management and policy. Criminal Justice and Public Safety majors learn to protect communities and their citizens. Students who major in Public Safety Management focus on large-scale disaster preparedness, homeland security and delivery of lifesaving services including fire fighting, emergency medical services and disaster recovery.

*The following requirements do not include the IUPUI General Education Core and are in effect for current IUPUI students, incoming transfer students, and intercampus transfer students. First time students admitted for Fall 2013 will complete the IUPUI General Education Core. For revised Public Safety Management requirements that include the general education coursework, click here.

1. Communications (3 courses; 9 cr.)

ENG-W 131 Elementary Composition (3 cr.)
COMM-R 110 Fundamentals of Speech Communication (3 cr.)

Choose one course:

ENG-W 231 Professional Writing Skills (3 cr.)
BUS-X 204 Business Communications (3 cr.)

2. Quantitative Methods (3 courses; 9 cr.)

Select one omputer course:

BUS-K 201 The Computer in Business (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 261 Computer in Public Affairs (3 cr.)

Select one mathematics course:

MATH-M 118 Finite Mathematics (3 cr.)
MATH-M 119 Survey of Calculus I (3 cr.)
or another math course approved by your advisor

Choose one statistics course:

SPEA-K 300 Statistical Techniques (3 cr.)
ECON-E 270 Into to Stat Theory Econ & Bus (3 cr.)
PSY-B 305 Statistics (3 cr.)
STAT 301 Elem. Stat Method I (3 cr.)

3. Social Sciences (4 courses; 12 cr.)

Required course:

SPEA-J 275 Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice (3 cr.)

Select three courses from the Social Science Course List below.

CHOOSE EITHER 4A OR 4B

4A. Option 1: Language Option - Recommended (13-18 cr.)

Complete first-year foreign language requirements:

Complete three 100-level foreign language courses in a single language OR
Complete a 200-level or 300-level foreign language course with a grade of C or better OR
Complete a placement test, placing into the 200 level or higher; this waives the 100-level requirement but does not carry with it credit toward graduation.

Complete HIST-H 105 American History I (3 cr.)

Choose one Natural Science course (3-5 cr.) - select from Natural Science Course List below

Students are only required to complete three credits, however if lab course is taken, may have up to five credits.

4B. Option 2: No Foreign Language (15-20 cr.)

Complete both courses:

HIST-H 105 American History I (3 cr.)
HIST-H 106 American History II (3 cr.)

Choose two courses from the Humanities Course List below.

Select two courses (one wi/ lab) from the Natural Science Course List below.

5. Public Safety Management Major (15 courses; 45 cr.)

Required courses:

SPEA-J 101 American Criminal Justice System (3 cr.)
SPEA-J 150 Public Safety in America (3 cr.)
SPEA-J 202 Criminal Justice Data, Methods, and Resources (3 cr.)
SPEA-J 272/V 272 Terrorism and Public Policy (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 375 Emergency Services Administration (3 cr.)*
SPEA-J 376 Principles of Public Safety (3 cr.)*
SPEA-J 387 Foundations of Homeland Security (3 cr.)
SPEA J426 Mapping and Analysis for Public Safety (3 cr.)**
SPEA J429 Public Safety Management Capstone (3 cr.)

Select three Public Safety elective courses totaling 9 credit hours. These courses will be counted only in the major and may not be used to satisfy the general education computer requirement. Students may select only V263 or V366, not both.

SPEA-V 263 Public Management (3 cr.) OR
SPEA-V 366 Managing Behavior in Public Organizations (3 cr.)
SPEA-J 324 Technology, Crime, and Public Safety (3 cr.)
SPEA V 348 Management Science (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 368 Managing Government Operations (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 372 Government Finance and Budgets (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 361 Financial Management (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 435 Negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 380 Internship for Public and Environmental Affairs (3 cr.)*

Select three Management and Policy courses (9 credit hours):

SPEA-V 221 Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 264 Urban Structure and Policy (3 cr.)
PBHL-A 316 Environmental Science and Health (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 373 Human Resources in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 376 Law and Public Policy (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 378 Policy Processes in the United States (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 432 Labor Relations in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 443 Managing Workforce Diversity (3 cr.)

*Students who are graduates of a number of fire academies may receive credit for V375, J376, and V380 (limited up to 3 credits) upon admission. Please see the Fire-Training area of the bulletin for more information.

Transfer Course Policy: On the Indianapolis campus, no more than 50 percent of courses taken to satisfy the requirements of the Public Safety Management Concentration may be transfer courses from other accredited institutions of higher learning; including all IU campuses.

6. General Electives (approx. 25-32 cr.)

Additional courses beyond the General Education and Major requirements to total 120 credit hours (these are not required to be SPEA courses but could be):

SPEA-V 100 or UCOL-U 100 First Year Seminar (1 cr.)
Other electives

PLEASE NOTE, preparatory math and English courses do not count towards graduation credits. If you have questions regarding this, please ask your advisor.

Important Notes

Students may transfer to IUPUI School of Public & Environmental Affairs once they acquire 12 credit hours, have a cumulative GPA of 2.3 in SPEA major courses (listed in requirement section #5), an overall cumulative GPA of 2.0 and a previous semester GPA of 2.0.

SPEA Good Standing requires: a previous semester 2.0 GPA, a cumulative 2.0 GPA, as well as 2.3 GPA in SPEA major courses (listed in requirement section #5 + SPEA J275).

Please see your SPEA Academic Advisor with any questions. To make an appointment with your advisor, call SPEA Student Services at 317-274-4656.

Social Science Course List

ANTH-A 104 Culture and Society (3 cr.)
ECON-E 201 Microeconomics (3 cr.)
ECON-E 202 Macroeconomics (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 110 Introduction to Human Geography (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 130 World Geography (3 cr.)
POLS-Y 101 Principles of Political Science (3 cr.)
POLS-Y 103 Introduction to American Politics (3 cr.)
POLS-Y 217 Introduction to Comparative Politics (3 cr.)
POLS-Y 219 Introduction to International Relations (3 cr.)
PSY-B 104 Introduction to Psychology as a Social Science (3 cr.)
PSY-B 310 Life Span Development (3 cr.)
PSY-B 380 Abnormal Psychology (3 cr.)
SOC-R 100 Introduction to Sociology (3 cr.)
SOC-R 121 Social Problems (3 cr.)
SOC-R 461 Race and Ethnic Relations (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 170 Introduction to Public Affairs (3 cr.)
WOST-W 105 Introduction to Women's Studies (3cr.)

Humanities Course List

AFRO-A 150 Survey of the Culture of Black Americans (3 cr.)
CLAS-C 205 Classical Mythology (3 cr.)
ENG-L 105 Appreciation of Literature (3 cr.)
ENG-L 115 Literature for Today (3 cr.)
COMM-T 130 Introduction to Theatre (3 cr.)
COMM-C 190 Introduction to Film (3 cr.)
HER-H 100 Art Appreciation (3 cr.)
HER-H 101 History of Art I (3 cr.)
HER-H 102 History of Art II (3 cr.)
FOLK-F 101 Folklore (3 cr.)
FLAC-F 200 World Cultures through Literature (3 cr.)
HIST-H 108 Perspectives on the World to 1800 (3 cr.)
HIST-H 113 History of Western Civilization I (3 cr.)
HIST-H 217 The Nature of History (3 cr.)
PHIL-P 110 Introduction to Philosophy (3 cr.)
PHIL-P 120 Ethics (3 cr.)
REL-R 133 Introduction to Religion (3 cr.)
REL-R 173 American Religion (3 cr.)
REL-R 180 Introduction to Christianity (3 cr.)
REL-R 212 Comparative Religion (3 cr.)

Natural Science Course List

ANTH-A 103 Human Origins and Prehistory (3 cr.)
AST-A 100 The Solar System (3 cr.)
AST-A 105 Stars and Galaxies (3 cr.)
BIOL-K 101 Concepts of Biology I - Plants (5 cr.) - w/lab
BIOL-K 103 Concepts of Biology II - Animals (5 cr.) - w/lab
BIOL-N 100 Contemporary Biology (3 cr.)
BIOL-N 107 Introduction to Zoology (4 cr.) - w/lab
BIOL-N 200 The Biology of Women (3 cr.)
BIOL-N 212/213 Human Biology I (3 cr./1 cr.) - 213 lab
BIOL-N 214/215 Human Biology (3 cr./1 cr.) - 215 lab
BIOL-N 217 Human Physiology (5 cr.) - w/lab
BIOL-N 251 Introduction to Microbiology (3 cr.)
BIOL-N 322 Introductory Principles of Genetics (3 cr.)
CHEM-C 100 World of Chemistry (3 cr.)
CHEM-C 101/121 Elementary Chemistry I (3 cr./2 cr.) - 121 lab
CHEM-C 105/125 Principles of Chemistry I (3 cr./ 2 cr.) - 125 lab
CHEM-C 106/126 Principles of Chemistry II (3 cr./ 2 cr.) - 126 lab
GEOG-G 107/108 Physical Systems of the Environment (3 cr./2 cr.) - 108 lab
GEOG-G 303 Weather and Climate (3 cr.)
GEOG/GEOL-G 185 Global Environmental Change (3 cr.)
GEOL-G 107/117 Environmental Geology (3 cr./1 cr.) - 117 lab
GEOL-G 109/119 Fundamentals of Earth History (3 cr./1 cr.) - 119 lab
GEOL-G 110/120 Physical Geology (3 cr./1 cr.) - 120 lab
GEOL-G 115 Introduction to Oceanography (3 cr.)
GEOL-G 132 Environmental Problems (3 cr.)
GEOL-G 180 Dinosaurs (3 cr.)
PHYS 10000 Physics in the Modern World (5 cr.)
PHYS 15200 Mechanics (3 cr.)
PHYS 20000 Our Physical Environment (3 cr.)
PHYS 20100 General Physics I (5 cr.) - w/lab
PHYS 20200 General Physics II (5 cr.) - w/lab
PHYS 25100 Heat, Electricity, and Optics (5 cr.) - w/lab
PHYS 21800 General Physics I (4 cr.) - w/lab
PHYS 21900 General Physics II (4 cr.) - w/lab
PSY-B 105 Psychology as a Biological Science (3 cr.)

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