IUPUI Campus Bulletin 2012-2014

Undergraduate

Minors and Certificates

Certificate in Public Management

The School of Public and Environmental Affairs offers the Certificate in Public Management to provide a systematic program that gives students an understanding of how to work in and with public organizations.

*Effective spring 2013, the SPEA Public Management certificate is now a stand-alone certificate. Additionally, effective fall 2013 the certificate requirements changed. Students should consult with a SPEA advisor regarding which requirements to follow.

Requirements effective Fall 2013 - Public Management Certificate

Prior to fall 2013:

Eligibility and Application Procedure

1. Students enrolled in baccalaureate programs from nearly any department or school of Indiana University and other accredited colleges or universities who are in good academic standing are eligible.
2. SPEA students cannot get an area certificate in the same area as their concentration.
3. Students must declare their intent to earn this certificate prior to completing fifteen (15) semester hours creditable toward the certificate. Applications for admission may be obtained through the SPEA Student Services office, BS 3027.
4. Upon certification that the student has been awarded a baccalaureate degree and completion of all certificate requirements, the student will be awarded the certificate.

General Requirements

1. A minimum of 21 credit hours.
2. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.3.
3. A maximum of six (6) hours of appropriate credit from another institution may be applied toward this Certificate.

Certificate Requirements (7 courses minimum):

Complete the following course:

• SPEA-V 263 Public Management (3 cr.)

Choose SIX of the following courses:

• SPEA-V 346 Introduction to Government Accounting and Financial Reporting (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 348 Management Science (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 361 Financial Management (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 366 Managing Behavior in Public Organizations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 369 Managing Information Technology (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 370 Research Methods and Statistical Modeling (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 372 Government Finance and Budgets (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 373 Human Resources Management in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 375 Emergency Services Administration (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 376 Law and Public Policy in Nonprofit Management (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 379 Performance Measurement and Program Evaluation (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 435 Negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 438 Mass Media and Public Affairs (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 443 Managing Workforce Diversity (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 458 Fund Development for Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)