The School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI; is offering the baccalaureate as well as associate pro
grams. Course instructors include lUPUI Bloomington faculty, and city and state government Asa part of the program, a major effort is being made to put students in direct contact with representatives and activities of city and state government. This is facilitated by numerous students and part-time faculty members who hold responsible
agencies.
program includes the Bachelor of Science in Public Affairs, as well as Associate of Science in Criminallustice and and the Certificate in Public Affairs.
The Bachelor of Science in Public Affairs curriculum is built around courses in composi
tion, speech, mathematics and statistics, and courses
in the biological sciences, mathematics, physical sciences, and the arts and humanities. Core and concentration courses offer classroom work in public affairs, environmental systems, urban systems, urban and policy analysis, public administration, public financial management, criminal justice, and environmental management. Classroom studies are by public service experience and training.
Candidates for the Associate of Science in Criminal Justice must complete 60 credit hours of course work. Courses meeting the Associate of Science degree requirements are those which either are included in, for, baccalaureate
requirements can be oriented to the students or to or career development for the in-service flexibility exists within the associate program to allow students interests in law enforcement, correctional administration, or to select courses applicable to those areas.
The Associate of Science in Public Affairs requires 60 semester hours of study. The major focus of the program is on upgrading the skills and educational level of individuals now in various public service occupations. An area of concentration is developed in consultation with an adviser; major concentrations include urban affairs, criminal justice, and administration. Courses meeting the Associate of Science
those which are generally included in, or acceptable for, baccalaureate programs.
The Certificate in Public Affairs program is offered to students wishing to public
IllJ''':JJ.UIJ organization, and public management skills in addition to the major
mcler'irraduate programs. Students from any department or school of Indiana University are The Certificate in Public Affairs requires a total of 27 credit hours, of which SPEA must teach at least 15 but no more than 21 hours.
Further information on the School's programs may be obtained from:
Director, Programs
School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis SPEA-Business Bldg.
801 W.
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202 (317/ 264-4656
Associate of Science in Public Affairs
Specific Degree Requirements
I. General Education Distribution-9 courses A. Social Science-3 courses
1. E20l Intro to Microeconomics (3 01
E202 Intro to Macroeconomics (3 2, YlO3 Intro to American Politics (3 cr.1 3. One course from:
"U\.lU1Ul>Y or psychology (3 cr.)
B. Methods-2 courses
1. computer course
2. One mathematics course mathematics for teachers)
(Students are by taking MathematicsMI18 or MI19 [one
of which is lCCIUl:lCU in Public Affairs,] Indiana University
courses below credit and may not be toward the
SPEAA.S, C.
1. Eng WI31 IJICOHitOlHi.l
2. Eng W231 ,nUIl"~"lUHal
3. Speech--one course
Speech C104 the "~';"""lll'.
Speech C 110 Fundamentals of
Speech CISO Introduction to Intefj:len,on CL) Speech C223 Business and pl()tessl,onal "I'C'I....'"5
Speech C228 Discussion and Group Ivlt:rWJUS
D. Arts and Humanities--one course
Music
Folklore Religion
French Spanish
German Speech and Theatre
History II. SPEA Core
A. SPEA to Public Affairs (3 cr.) B, SPEA V262 Environment: Problems and Prospects (3 CL) C. SPEA V264 Urban Strategies 13 cr.)
D. SPEA V270 Survey of Administrative Techniques (3 cr.) Ill. Area of Concentration in Public Affairs-12-18 credits A. Public Administration (12 cr.)
B. Criminal Justice (15 cr,)
c.
Special Concentration (minimum 12 cr.)May be developed by student and faculty adviser to meet curriculumicareer
needs; must be SPEA administratoL
IV. Selected Electives--credits to obtain a minimum of 60 credit bours with a 2.0 G.P.A.
Public Administration Concentration Requirements Required: four courses selected from:
V446 Introduction to Government PNmn,.,",a and Financial Reporting (3 cr.) (A201-A202 [3-3 cr.] may be substituted of director)
V316 Environmental Health (3 cr,)
V366 Public Administration (3
V3n Financial Management and
,,,,,,,F"TlT'"
V373 Personnel in the
V376
fill"''''''''
I (3 cr.)Concentration Requirements
The Concentration (S) courses-each with a or higher
in accordance with the following:
I. J101 American Criminal Justice System (3 cr,)
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2. One of the )301 Criminal Law
)302 Criminal Law (3 cr.) 1401 Criminal Law and Procedure (3 CL)
3. One of the
SPEA J339 Criminal 13 cr.)
Sociology R344 and Society
R345 and cr.)
R346 Control of Crime cr.) B380 Abnormal ":>"ClllUH'"
4. Criminal Justice at the 300 level directed toward the student's area of interest. (Choice of courses under this option requires the approval of the appropriate local SPEA administrator.)
Note: It is recommended that students select Sociology RIOO to meet the A.S. Social Science requirement of one course from Sociology or Psychology.
Associate of Science Criminal Justice
General Requiirelooents
1. A minimum of 60 semester hours with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 is ._..,_ .. __.
2. A grade average of C+ (2.3) must be attained in courses taken to the Criminal Justice Concentration.
3. Credit work for this may be taken at any campus of Indiana University.
4. Not more than 30 semester hours of transfer credit course work from another accredited institution may be toward this Only grades of C (2.0) or higher will be ""'\C"~'''''.I.
5. With permission, credit earned through study in the Division of of Indiana University andJor by special credit examination may be applied toward this
6. Courses taken on the Pass/Fail Option can be applied as electives in meeting requirements. In no case can more than two Pass/Fail courses be applied toward this 7. To avoid loss of credit and other students should declare their intent to prior to completing 35 semester hours of course work creditable toward the awarded through military service). Applications for admission to the Associate can be obtained from the Office of the Recorder, School of Public and Environmental
8. Students must Associate Degree Requirements BEFORE attaining senior status (86 hours) to be eligible for awarding of the Associate in Criminal Justice.
9. Former Police Administration and current Forensic courses offered by the Department of Forensic Studies of the of Arts and Sciences are credited as Criminal Justice courses for this
10. All credit of candidates for the Associate of Science
semester, must be on record at least six weeks prior to the I'fllntc'rrin!7
11. Application for the Associate of Science Degree must be SPEA, not later than October 1 for January, May, or August Specific Degree Requirelooents
I. W131 ~"·u",,,,,al cr.)
W231 cr.)
n.
one of the following:C104 Training the v"~a'''u,,,
CllO Fundamentals
C180 Introduction to InteI'j)erS011a cr.) C223 Business and Speaking (3 cr.)
C228 Discussion and Group Methods (3 cr.)
III. General Education-6 courses 1. Arts and Humanities-l course
English Speech and Theatre
Art History Music
Folklore Philosophy
French Religion
German Spanish
2. Social and Behavioral Sciences-l course R: Soc RlOO Introduction to Sociology
Anthropology Poli tical Science
Economics Psychology
Geography Sociology
Linguistics
3. Biological Sciences-l course R: Psy B105 Introductory Psychology II Anatomy and Physiology
Biology Botany Zoology
Cross-listed course: B 105
4. Mathematics and Physical Sciences-l course
Astronomy Mathematics and Computer Science
Chemistry Physics
Geology Computer Technology
Cross-listed courses: Geog G107 and G304
5. Sufficient other courses from areas, 1, 2, 3, and 4 above to meet the requirement of 6 general education courses.
IV. Criminal Justice Concentration-7 courses
Students are required to complete 7 Criminal Justice courses which must include:
J101 The American Criminal Justice System (3 cr.)
J301 Criminal Law (3 cr.) or J401 Criminal Law and Procedure One course in Criminology, Crime, Delinquency, or Deviance.
Students on the IUPUI campus may make their selection from the following.
SPEA J339 Criminal Typologies (3 cr.)
Sociology R344 Juvenile Delinquency and Society (3 cr.) Sociology R345 Crime and Society (3 cr.)
Sociology R346 Control of Crime Psychology B380 Abnormal Psychology Four addi tional SPEA Criminal Justice courses.
V. General Electives
1. Sufficient additional courses to meet the Associate of Science degree requirement of 60 credi t hours.
Bachelor of Science in Public Affairs
Specific Degree Requirements
I. General Education Requirements-16 courses
1. Social Science Requirements-each of the following (5 courses):
Economics E201-E202 Intro to Economics (3-3 cr.) or other approved economics sequence Pol Sc Y103 Intro to American Politics (3 cr.) Sociology and/or Psychology-2 courses
(Students may select either SOciology or psychology, or one course in each.)
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2. Arts and Humanities: lU1!J)(l<.;al and Physical Science-IS courses):
Biological and Physical Sciences Arts and Humanities Anatomy and Physiology
Biology Art History
Zoology Folklore
Astronomy French
German
Geology History
Physics Music
Cross-listed courses:
Psy BIOS; Geog GI07 and G304 3. Communications-3 courses a. Eng W131 LICHlt;Jll,ar
b. Eng W231 nUlt::~~;lUlilal
10 Public 011'''''''''1)(
C180 Interpersonal (2 cr.)
C227 Argumentation and Debate 13 CL)
C228 Discussion and Group Methods (3 CL)
4. Quantitative methods-one course from each area 13 courses):
a. Mathematics--one course from:
MU8 Finite Mathematics (3 cr.) M119 Calculus
(Math MA163 or MAl64 Geometry and Calculus I in lieu of Ml19)
b. Statistics-one course from:
SPEA K300 Statistical 13 CL) or Other approved statistics course
c. Introduction to the Computer-one course from:
Comp Sc C208 in Business 13
Comp Sc C20l to Computer 13 cr.)
Computer Technology CPTlOO Computer Utilization (5 CL)
Other approved computer course Note:
L "Other course" must be approved by the local SPEA administrator.
2. Courses do not carry credit le.g., Math MODI) may not be used for the education requirement.
Double Counting: no course may be double counted (counted more than once) as education course. Courses in the education requirements" not be also counted in the "Public Affairs Core." However, some courses may be counted in a Public Affairs Concentration
it.
and only to the extent that. the concentration more than the minimum of 5 courses. Note particularly that students interested in environmental policy should take specific recommended courses in science.II. Public Affairs Core [11 7 must be from SPEA, noted by • J
L SPEA V170 Introduction to Affairs' 2.
SPEA V262 Environment: Problems and Prospects [3 cr.)' 3. Urban Studies-one of:
SPEA V264 Urban Strategies' 4.
SPEA
5. Administration
SPEA V366 Public nUHHH1~
6. Financial Management-required:
SPEA V372 Financial Management and UUUb"'U'b
7. Law-one of:
SPEA V376 Legal Process and Contemporary Issues in America·
SPEA Criminal Law
POLS Judicial Process & Constitutional Law I BUS L203 Commercial Law I
8.
SPEA
9. Public Affairs of the following:
SPEA V260 Topics in Public Affairs'
SPEA V270 of Administrative Processes' SPEA flOI The Criminal Justice
SPEA /310 Introduction to Administrative Vrr"'p~<,,<
SPEA V373 Personnel Management in the Public Sector' SPEA V377 Process and Contemporary Issues in America' ECON E360 Finance
Other courses by a SPEA Academic Adviser
HI. Concentrations-In all cases, B.S. concentrations must have at least five courses which '''"'ilU''''"''''''''''', i.e., cannot be double counted for any other SPEA Courses beyond this minimum five may be double counted, as appropriate.
follOWing concentrations are available:
Criminal Justice
Policy and Administration Urban Affairs
IV. Eli~ctive,s--[l\1av include up to IS credit hours of internships. Minimum of 120 credit with a 2.0 G.PA)
Criminal Justice Concentration Requirements
The Criminal Justice Concentration requiressix (6) courses in accordance with the following:
1 SPEA American Criminal Justice System [3 CL)
2. One the
SPEA /301 Criminal [3 CL)
SPEA J302 Criminal Law Administration cr.) SPEA J401 Criminal Law and Procedure cr.}
3. One of the
SPEA V339 Criminal
"""''''''/51 R344
"''''''''1'''};Y R345 and
v"'~lV'V~'Y R346 Control ot Crime
1-'~"'rh()I",rv B3BO Abnormal P~v·"h()ln"v (3 cr.)
4. Criminal Justice courses directed toward the student's area of interest, approved by a SPEA adviser.
Policy and Administration Concentration Requirements Required:
1. Financial Management and Personnel lVli'-U<I15"lH"Hl-IJUlH
SPEA V372 Financial Management and SPEA V373 Personnel Management in the
of these courses also be counted as a core
2. Other and courses-4 selected
SPEA Process and Contemporary Issues in America I (3 CL)
SPEA V377 Legal Process and Issues in America II (3 cr.) SPEA V421 Metropolitan
SPEA V432 Labor Relations in SPEA V442 Seminar in Fiscal
SPEA V444 Public Administrative V11>"J.U.o"UUll
SPEA V445 in State Government (3 CL)
SPEA V446 to Government Accounting and Financial (3 CL)
SPEA V450 Contemporary Issues in Public topics cr.)
V490 Directed Research in Public and Environmental AtJt311[S--3Imroved topics only
\1-3 cr.)
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Some alternate courses may be selected in fields such as management, indus
trial labor relations, organization theory, operations research,
and evaluation. These alternate choices must be for a student'S curriculum by the appropriate SPEA campus administrator.
IAny of these courses may be counted in the and Administration concentration only if they are not counted in the SPEA core courses.,
Management Specialization
L SPEA V373 Personnel Management in the Public Sector 2. One of:
SPEA V444 Public Administrative Vl.IS'Hll"'ILKHl
BUS Z300 Behavior
POLS Y302 Public Bureaucracy in American Society
POLS Y390 and Behavior
3. At least one of:
SPEA V442 Seminar in Fiscal M,magernellt
SPEA V446 Introduction to Public Sector Accounting and Financial Reporting 4. Two of:
SPEA V432 Labor Relations
SPEA V450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs: Topic: Personnel and Labor Relations Topics
SPEA V348 Introduction to Analysis or POLS Y394 Public Analysis
SPEA V449 Applied SPEA V447 Federal Budget
SPEA V450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs, Topic: Urban Government Adminis
tration and Policy
One of the not taken to requirement three may be selected as one of the courses for this req uiremen t
SPEA V442 Seminar in Fiscal Management
SPEA V446 Introduction to Public Sector Accounting and Financial Urban Affairs Concentration Requirements
The Urban Affairs Concentration offers a choice of three areas of ;'V';I..,l."U."""VII. Urban
Administration; Planning; General Studies.
General Rel'luirClllen,ts·,AU Spj~c:i~llizatic}IlS
•SPEA V264 Urban Strategies
*SPEA V365 Urban and "''';t;lVU"l f'1!lnnlnO'
'Note: These courses also
Urban Administration specl,allza1tlon Two (2) courses chosen from the following;
SPEA V421 Urban and ""I;,'V'U'"
SPEA V450 Contemporary Issues Sector: Urban Governmel1t Administration and POLS Y308 Urban Politics
Three courses chosen from the
SPEA V373 Personnel Management in the Public Sector SPEA V432 Labor Relations in the Public Sector SPEA V442 Seminar in Fiscal Management
SPEA V446 Introduction to Public Sector Accounting and Financial Reporting
SPEA V348 to Public
SPEA V444 Public Administrative Organization
SPEA V4S0 Contemporary Issues in Public Alfairs: and Community Development
SPEA V450 Contemporary Issues in Public Alfairs: Transportation Community Development and Planning "I"ou,o..,oa,,,....
Two (2) courses chosen from the following:
SPEA V421 Metropolitan Development
SPEA V450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs: Neighborhood and Community SPEA V4S0 Contemporary Issues in Public Alfairs: in & Community Three (3) courses chosen from the follovling:
BUS R300 Principles of Real Estate BUS L408 Real Estate Law ECON E323 Urban Economics
GEOG G342 The Urban Mosaic: The Org, of the City GEOG G411 Urban Transportation Analysis
POLS Y308 Urban Politics SOC R319 Urban 0U~.iVi''')o;Y
SPEA V441 Seminar in Fiscal Management-Topic: Grants Management and Inter- Relations
SPEA V4S0 Contemporary Issues in Public Alfairs: Transportation General Urban Studies Specialization
Students the General Urban Studies may take courses from the
and Spe
cializa tion to fulfill the requirements of the General Urban Studies Courses should be selected in close consultation with the concentration adviser so as to insure a coherent selection.
Bachelor of in Criminal Justice and Bachelor of Science in Metropolitan Studies
(Students completing the requirements for these degrees should consult with the Director, Undergraduate Programs, SPEA-IUPUI.j
Bachelor of Science Degree in Public Health
The Bachelor of Science in Public Health with concentrations in Environmental Health Science, Health Administration, and Occupational Health and Safety, is available through SPEA at IUPUL Students interested in pursuing one of these courses of study should contact Professor David McSwane iSPEA) for further information and \..U'"HO'<O""O'
Public Affairs Certificate
The School of Public and Environmental Alfairs offers the Certificate in Public Alfairs to
students wishing to study public policy, and management
skills in addition to the major area of their undergraduate programs. The program is interdis
ciplinary in nature and available to Baccalaureate students in good at Indiana University or other accredited and universities.
and Application Procedure
I. Students in good standing and enrolled in baccalaureate programs at Indiana Univer
sity or other accredited or universities are
1. Students in either AS or BS Public Affairs of the School of Public and Environmental Affairs are not eligible to receive the
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3, Students must declare their intent to earn this certificate prior to fifteen (151 semester hours creditable toward the certificate, for admission may be obtained the Office of the SPEA Recorder at the campus where the student enrolls in the certificate program,
4, Upon certification that the student has been awarded a bachelors and com
pletion of required certificate courses with a of C or higher in each course, the student will be awarded the certificate.
The Certificate 1'leIiUllrl!lllenIS
General Requirements:
1, A minimum of 27 credit hours, of which at least 15 but no more than 21 hours must be SPEA courses,
2. A minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.0.
3, A maximum of 6 hours of appropriate credit from another institution may be toward this certificate,
4. Credit work for this certificate may be taken at any campus of the Indiana University system,
Specific Re'iJ.uire~lleIlts:
Each course carries 3 hours of credit-SPEA courses among those listed below are indicated with a star' ,
1. All of the following:
SPEA VI70 Introduction to Public Affairs' SPEA V262 Environment: Problems and Prospects' SPEA V264 Urban Strategies'
2. One course each for two of the following groups:
>JL5dJeu"""uvu,,, Behavior
SPEA V270 Survey of Administrative
BUS Z300 or Z301 Behavior and Leadership
POLS Y390 and Behavior
SPEA 1310 Introduction to Administrative Process' Public Administration
SPEA V366 Public Administration' Law
SPEA V376 Process and Contemporary Issues in America' POLS Y304 Judicial Process and American Constitutional Law BUS L201 Environment of Business
SPEA 1301 Criminal Law'
SPEA 1401 Criminal Law and Procedure' 3. Four of the following:
Criminal Justice
SPEA 1101 American Criminal Justice System' SPEA J302 Criminal Law Administration' SPEA 1322 Introduction to Criminalistics'
SPEA }370 Seminar in Criminal lustice Topic: Offender SPEA J401 Criminal Law and Procedure'
Public Affairs
SPEA V260 Topics in Public Affairs'
SPEA V348 Analytical Approaches to Public Policy' SPEA V349 Applied Policy Analysis'
SPEA V365 Urban and Regional
SPEA V372 Financial Management and nUa,l1;t!UI1,l1;
SPEA V373 Personnel Management'
SPEA V432 Labor Relations in the Public Sector' SPEA V442 Seminar in Fiscal Management"
SPEA V444 Public Administnitive Organization"
SPEA V445 Policy in State Government"
SPEA V446 Introduction to Government Accounting and Financial Reporting' SPEA V450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs'
SPEA V472 Policy Processes' Political Science
POLS Y200 Contemporary Political Problems· Topic: Citizen and the Courts POLS Y302 Public Bureaucracy in Modern Society
POLS Y306 State Politics in the U.S.
POLS Y394 Public Policy SOC R329 Urban Sociology SOC R345 Crime and SOC R346 Control of Crime SOC R480 Sociology and Social
GEOG G342 The Urban Org. of the City GEOG G344 Urbanization: A Prospect GEOG G412 Urban Transportation Analysis GEOG G414 Regional Transport Systems
Indiana University East
Division of Public and Environmental Affairs Undergraduate Programs
The Division offers two Associate of Science Associate of Science in Criminal Justice and the Associate of Science in Public Affairs-which are to develop para·
pf()IeSSlOn,<lIS for public service. are intended for those persons already in the public sector and for those who anticipate entry into the public sector. The curricula of these programs include education and professionally oriented courses. Most courses are offered the hours, The associate program is a sixty (60) hour course of
and is in below.
Students wishing more information concerning the SPEA undergraduate programs of
fered at Indiana University East should contact:
Dr. Peter
J.
Pizor, DirectorDivision of Public and Environmental Affairs Indiana University East
2325 Chester Boulevard
-"H.Hl.llUJ.lU, Indiana 47374 Telephone: 317-966·8261
Associate of Science in Public Affairs
Education Distribution (9 courses required) A. Social Science-3 courses
1. E103 Introduction to Microeconomics [3 cr.) or EI04 Introduction to Macroeconomics (3 cr.) 2, YI03 Introduction to American Politics (3 cr.) 3. One course from:
or (3 cr.;
B. Quantitative Methods-2 courses
I. One course
2. One course (excluding mathematics for (Students are to fulfill this requirement by Mathematics M1l8 or Ml19, one of which is required for the SPEA B.S, degree in Public
C. Communication-3 courses
1. WI31 Composition (3 CL)
2. W231 Professional Writing Skills (3 cr.)
3. course
D. Arts and Humanities-one course.
II. SPEA CORE !4 courses required)
A. VI70 Introduction to Public Affairs (3 cr.) B. V2fi2 Environment: Problems and Prospects (3 eLI C. V264 Urban (3 CL)
D. V270 Survey of (3 cr.)
IlL Area of Con centra tion in Public Affairs-12-18 credits A. Public Administration (12 cLI
B. Criminal Justice (15 cr.)
C. Special Concentration (minimum 12 eL)
(May be by student and faculty adviser to meet special curricuiumJcareer needs: must be approved campus SPEA director)
IV, Electives-credits to attain a minimum of 60 credit hours with a 2,0 G.P.A.