O'Neill SPEA

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O'Neill SPEA

Administrative Officers

Indiana University Leadership

Bloomington Campus Leadership

Indianapolis Campus Leadership

O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs

Administrative Officers

O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs Dean's

Council

Overview

The O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs,

the nation’s largest school of its kind, is a professional

school dedicated to applied, interdisciplinary learning

combining the study of public affairs and environmental

sciences. The interests of the faculty and professional staff

typically fall into one or more of the following areas:

• arts administration

• criminal justice

• environmental science and policy

• finance and economics

• healthcare management

• homeland security

• law

• nonprofit management

• policy and administration

• public management

• public safety

• urban affairs

The school’s faculty, staff, and students work individually

and jointly to solve problems that require a unique

combination of in-depth knowledge in the natural,

behavioral, social, and administrative sciences.

The O'Neill School, because of its broad program base,

offers scientific and technical assistance to Indiana

communities from all eight Indiana University campuses.

The school maintains a wide network of relations

with a large number of public agencies at all levels of

government.

The degree programs offered by the O'Neill School

of Public and Environmental Affairs range from the

associate degree, offered primarily on some of the

regional campuses, to the Ph.D. The school offers eight

professional master’s degrees for individuals interested

in achieving leadership positions in public, private, and

nonprofit organizations:

• Master of Arts in Arts Administration (M.A.A.A.)

• Master of Environmental Sustainability (M.E.S.)

• Master of Science in Healthcare Management

(M.S.H.M.)

• Master of International Affairs (M.I.A.)

• Master of Public Affairs (M.P.A.)

• Master of Public Management (M.P.M.)

• Master of Science in Criminal Justice and Public

Safety (M.S.C.J.P.S.)

• Master of Science in Environmental Science

(M.S.E.S.)

The M.P.A. is a professional degree structured around

concepts and skills essential to public management,

policy, and planning activities in the government,

nonprofit, and private sectors. The M.E.S. produces

trained professionals ready to start confronting

environmental issues from the moment they graduate. The

M.S.E.S. provides students with a strong background in

environmental sciences while emphasizing the applied

aspects of environmental research and management.

The M.S.H.M. is aimed at recent college graduates who

are seeking the skills and credentials that will enable

them to obtain entry level positions in the healthcare

management field. The M.A.A.A. prepares students for

careers in arts management and cultural policy. The M.I.A.

provides students the skills necessary to work effectively

in global institutions across the public, private, and

nonprofit sectors. The M.S.C.J.P.S. combines coursework

in criminal justice, public safety and management to

address increasing demand for advanced education in

criminal justice and public safety. The M.P.M. program

is an interdisciplinary professional program structured

around concepts and skills essential to management,

policy, planning activities within governmental, quasi-

governmental, and nonprofit organizations. Additionally,

O'Neill's M.P.A., M.S.E.S. and M.P.M. may be pursued in

combination with degrees in law, library science, biology,

information science, journalism, geography, geological

sciences, and degrees offered by a number of area

studies centers and institutes.

At the doctoral level, the O'Neill School offers:

• Ph.D. in Environmental Science

• Ph.D. in Public Affairs

• Ph.D. in Public Policy

The Ph.D. in public policy is jointly delivered with

the Department of Political Science. The Ph.D. in

environmental science is delivered by the O'Neill School

with the cooperation of the Departments of Biology,

Chemistry, Geography, Geological Sciences, and others.

Contact Information

Bloomington Graduate Program Offices

The O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs

Indiana University

1315 E. Tenth Street

Bloomington, IN 47405-1701

Master's Programs Office

O'Neill Center A304

Phone: (812) 855-2840

Toll Free: (800) 765-7755

Fax: (812) 855-7802

Email: [email protected]

Ph.D. in Environmental Science Program Office

MSB II 322

Phone: (812) 855-0193

Toll Free: (800) 633-0023

Fax: (812) 855-7547

Email: [email protected]

Ph.D. in Public Affairs and Ph.D. in Public Policy Program

Office

SPEA 441

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Phone: (812) 855-2457

Toll Free: (800) 765-7755

Fax: (812) 855-7802

Email: [email protected]

Indianapolis Graduate Programs

O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Business/O'Neill Building 3025

801 W. Michigan Street

Indianapolis, IN 46202-5152

Phone: (317) 274-4656

Toll Free: (877) 292-9321

Fax: (317) 274-5153

Email: [email protected]

Admission

Application

Information about graduate study, including literature

and application materials, may be obtained from the

O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs offices.

• How to apply to our master’s programs

• How to apply to our doctoral programs

Bloomington Campus

Eligibility

For most programs, applicants with bachelor’s degrees

in any field from an accredited institution are eligible

to apply for admission to the graduate programs of the

O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs.

M.S.E.S: The M.S.E.S. Admissions Committee looks for

applicants to have an adequate background in quantitative

and natural science subjects. As a minimum, an applicant

must have completed at least one semester of: calculus

and chemistry with laboratory. Familiarity with statistics

and biology/ecology is considered desirable.

Application Submission

Residential Program

Applicants should apply to a degree program and indicate

interest in O'Neill School funding consideration as early

as possible before the desired semester of enrollment.

Priority admission and funding consideration is given to

students who complete their application file by the priority

deadline set for their application term. International

students must submit application materials as early as

possible, but not later than the international student

application deadline. All applications must be received by

the final application deadline. Applications are accepted

after that date on a case-by-case basis.

Online Program

Applicants should apply to a degree program and indicate

interest in O'Neill School funding consideration as early

as possible before the desired semester of enrollment.

Priority admission and funding consideration is given to

students who complete their application file by the priority

deadline set for their application term.

All applications must be received by the final application

deadline. Applications are accepted after that date on a

case-by-case basis.

Admission

Each application for admission is carefully evaluated by

the admissions committee for the appropriate degree.

Applicants to all O'Neill master’s degree programs must do

the following:

• Submit applications to the relevant program.

• Submit an unofficial transcript from all colleges

and universities attended in the application for

admission. Applicants will need to submit official

transcripts to the O’Neill School showing a conferred

undergraduate degree prior to starting the program.

Students who have taken course work on any

Indiana University campus do not need to submit an

Indiana University transcript.

• Pay a nonrefundable application fee to Indiana

University.

• Submit three letters of recommendation. Applicants

must provide contact information for three individuals

to provide letters of recommendation in the

application for admission. Individuals should be

familiar with the applicant’s activities and potential to

succeed in graduate work. It is recommended that

two of the three be from academic sources.

• Submit a personal essay and include any

supplemental materials that may further support a

case for admission (i.e., resume).

• Submit proof of bachelor’s degree certification

from an accredited institution. Students who have

not completed undergraduate course work at the

time of application may be admitted based on the

strength of previous work, but a final transcript

attesting to the award of a bachelor’s degree must

be submitted before the student can enroll. Normally,

a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (4.0 = A) is

the minimum for regular admission. All applicants

must submit official transcripts if they provided

unofficial transcripts during the application process.

• GRE scores are not required for admission to O’Neill

master’s degree programs. If students wish to have

GRE scores included as supplementary material,

they will have to answer “yes” to a question in the

application that asks if they would like to have GRE

scores considered in their review and submit all GRE

scores officially from the testing agency. GRE scores

can be sent electronically through ETS to Indiana

University, institution code 1324. Unofficial scores

are not accepted.

Indianapolis Campus

Eligibility

For most programs, applicants with bachelor’s degrees in

any field from an accredited institution are eligible to apply

for admission to the graduate programs of the O'Neill

School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Application

Information about graduate study including literature and

application materials, may be obtained from the IUPUI

O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs.

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Admission Status

Regular (Unconditional) Admission Status

Applicants have met all admission requirements for the

specific degree program and enroll in accordance with the

entry date contained in the application for admission.

Deferred Admission

Following notice of regular admission, applicants may

defer enrollment for a maximum of one year. A candidate

must submit the enrollment deposit in order to officially

have deferral status.

Provisional Admission

On some campuses applicants may be admitted on a

provisional basis if GRE or LSAT scores or prior grade

point averages are below admission criteria. Provisional

status is removed upon fulfillment of conditions stipulated

by the respective degree program admissions committee.

Admission with Deficiencies

Applicants may be admitted with deficiencies on a

case-by-case basis if they lack course work in certain

foundation areas such as mathematics, economics, or

statistics. Campus and degree policies may vary.

Nondegree Enrollment

Applicants who have a bachelor’s degree and who have

not been admitted to the graduate program may enroll

in O'Neill courses as nondegree graduate students.

Procedures may vary across campuses.

If nondegree students later wish to obtain O'Neill graduate

degrees, they must apply for admission to the specific

degree program. Satisfactory performance as a non-

degree student does not guarantee acceptance into a

professional program.

Programs

The O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs

offers a variety of graduate degree and certificate

programs on six of the eight Indiana University campuses:

Bloomington, Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Northwest, South

Bend, and Kokomo.

Degree and Certificate Programs by Campus

Bloomington

M.P.A.

• Community and Economic Development

• Energy

• Environmental Policy and Natural Resource

Management

• Health Policy

• Information Systems

• International Development

• Local Government Management

• Nonprofit Management

• Policy Analysis

• Public Financial Administration

• Public Management

• Sustainability and Sustainable Development

• Specialized

M.P.A. Dual Degrees

• Master of Public Affairs–Master of Science in

Environmental Science (M.P.A.–M.S.E.S.)

• Master of Public Affairs-Master of Arts in Arts

Administration (M.P.A.-M.A.A.A.)

• Master of Public Affairs–Doctor of Jurisprudence

(M.P.A.–J.D.)

• Master of Public Affairs–Master of Arts in African

American and African Diaspora Studies (M.P.A.–

M.A.)

• Master of Public Affairs–Master of Arts in African

Studies (M.P.A.–M.A.)

• Master of Public Affairs–Master of Arts in Central

Eurasian Studies (M.P.A.–M.A.)

• Master of Public Affairs–Master of Arts in East Asian

Studies (M.P.A.–M.A.)

• Master of Public Affairs–Master of Information

Science (M.P.A.–M.I.S.)

• Master of Public Affairs–Master of International

Affairs (M.P.A.–M.I.A.)

• Master of Public Affairs–Master of Arts in Latin

American and Caribbean Studies (M.P.A.–M.A.)

• Master of Public Affairs-Master of Arts in Middle

Eastern Languages and Cultures (M.P.A.-M.A.)

• Master of Public Affairs–Master of Arts in Russian

and East European Studies (M.P.A.–M.A.)

• Master of Public Affairs–Master of Arts in European

Studies (M.P.A.–M.A.)

• Master of Public Affairs–Master of Library Science

(M.P.A.–M.L.S.)

• Master of Public Affairs-Master of Science in

Cybersecurity Risk Management (M.P.A.–M.S.)

International M.P.A. Dual Degree

• Master of Public Affairs-Master of Public

Administration with Seoul National University

(M.P.A.-M.P.A.)

M.E.S.

• Environmental Quality and Toxicology

• Municipal Sustainability

• Sustainable Natural Resource Conservation and

Management

• Sustainable Water Resources

M.S.E.S.

• Ecology and Conservation

• Energy

• Environmental Chemistry, Toxicology, and Risk

Assessment

• Specialized

• Thesis

• Water Resources

M.S.E.S. Dual Degrees

• Master of Science in Environmental Science–Doctor

of Jurisprudence (M.S.E.S.–J.D.)

• Master of Science in Environmental Science–Master

of Public Affairs (M.S.E.S.-M.P.A.)

• Master of Science in Environmental Science–Master

of Science in Chemistry (M.S.E.S.–M.S)

• Master of Science in Environmental Science–Master

of Science in Geological Sciences (M.S.E.S.–M.S.)

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• Master of Science in Environmental Science–

Master of Science in Intelligent Systems Engineering

(M.S.E.S.–M.S.)

• Master of Science in Environmental Science–Master

of Science in Physics (M.S.E.S.–M.S.)

M.I.A. - Joint Degree with Hamilton-Lugar School of

Global and International Studies

• Security, Diplomacy, and Governance

• Finance and Trade

• Global Development, Environment, and

Sustainability

M.S.H.M. - Joint Degree with Kelley School of

Business

• Master of Science in Healthcare Management

(M.S.H.M.)

M.A.

• Arts Administration

M.A. Dual Degrees

• Master of Arts in Arts Administration-Master of Public

Affairs (M.A.A.A.-M.P.A.)

• Master of Arts in Arts Administration-Master of

Folklore and Ethnomusicology (M.A.A.A-M.A.F.E.)

International M.A. Dual Degree

• Master of Arts in Arts Administration-Master of

Museum and Heritage Studies with the Australian

National University (M.A.A.A.-M.M.H.S.)

Ph.D.

• Environmental Science

• Public Affairs

• Public Policy

Ph.D. Minors

• Arts Administration (Information on the Doctoral

Minor in Arts Administration can be found at https://

bulletins.iu.edu/iu/gradschool/2019-2020/programs/

bloomington/arts-administration/index.shtml)

• Environmental Science

• Environmental Studies

• Nonprofit Management

• Public Management

• Regional Economic Development

• Urban Affairs

Certificates

• Hazardous Materials Management

• Nonprofit Management

• Public Budgeting and Financial Management

• Public Management

• Public and Nonprofit Evaluation

• Rural Arts Administration

• Social Entrepreneurship

Indianapolis

M.P.A.

• Criminal Justice

• Nonprofit Management

• Policy Analysis

• Public Management

• Urban Sustainability

• Master of Science in Criminal Justice and Public

Safety

M.P.A. Dual Degrees

• Master of Public Affairs–Doctor of Jurisprudence

(M.P.A.–J.D.)

• Master of Public Affairs–Master of Arts in

Philanthropic Studies (M.P.A.–M.A.)

M.S.C.J.P.S.

• Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Ph.D. Minor

• Nonprofit Management

Certificates

• Executive Graduate Certificate in Library

Management

• Homeland Security and Emergency Management

• Master of Library Science - Public Management

Certificate

• Master of Library Science - Nonprofit Management

Certificate

• Master of Library Science - Executive Graduate

Certificate in Library Management

• Nonprofit Management

• Public Management

• Social Entrepreneurship

Additional information on degree requirements through

Indianapolis O'Neill SPEA may be obtained here.

Bloomington Campus

Master of Public Affairs (M.P.A.)

• Residential

• Online

Master of Public Affairs Dual Degree Programs

Master of Environmental Sustainability (M.E.S.)

Master of Science in Environmental Science (M.S.E.S.)

Master of Science in Environmental Science Dual Degree

Programs

Master of Science in Healthcare Management Joint

Degree (M.S.H.M.)

Master of International Affairs Joint Degree (M.I.A.)

Master of Arts in Arts Administration (M.A.A.A.)

Master of Arts in Arts Administration Dual Degree

Programs

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Environmental Science

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Public Affairs

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Public Policy

Doctoral Minors

Certificate Programs

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Master of Public Affairs

The Master of Public Affairs program is an

interdisciplinary, professional program that prepares

students for positions in local, state, or federal

government, quasi-governmental service, or the nonprofit

(including philanthropic) arena. It broadens students’

comprehension of the economic, environmental, political,

and social context in which the public servant works.

The Master of Public Affairs is offered in two modalities

– residential or online. The course of study requires

completion of:

Requirements

• MPA core requirements

• experiential requirement

• concentration requirements

• sufficient electives and/or prior professional

experience credit to total 48 credit hours

The curriculum of this program as contained in the core

requirements encompasses preparation in a broad range

of skills relevant to the operation of public or nonprofit

agencies. It is based on the academic disciplines but not

limited to anyone. It is also problem-oriented, bringing

the disciplines to bear on critical social, environmental,

economic, and administrative issues.

Although the environment of public service is diverse

and changing, effectiveness in that environment requires

the development of special skills attained through

detailed study in a chosen field of concentration. The

fields of concentration span the variety of professional

specialties found in public service. Thus, the program

provides expertise in the core requirement and in a

specific concentration area, as well as a general working

knowledge of public affairs.

The M.P.A. program is fully accredited by the Network

of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration

(NASPAA).

Fields of Concentration

Concentrations give students focused educational

experiences in substantive areas of interest.

Concentrations offered on the Bloomington campus are:

Residential

• Community and Economic Development

• Energy

• Environmental Policy and Natural Resource

Management

• Health Policy

• Information Systems

• International Development

• Local Government Management

• Nonprofit Management

• Policy Analysis

• Public Financial Administration

• Public Management

• Sustainability and Sustainable Development

• Specialized

Online

• Public Affairs

General Elective Courses

Graduate courses, or undergraduate courses approved

for graduate credit, may be used to complete the overall

degree requirement of 48 credit hours.

Accelerated Master of Public Affairs

This program allows the O'Neill School of Public and

Environmental Affairs’ top undergraduates to complete

both their undergraduate and graduate degree in five

years. To be considered for this program a student must

have earned a minimum GPA of 3.5, completed 96

undergraduate credit hours, and satisfied all general-

education and O'Neill School of Public and Environmental

Affairs undergraduate core requirements. Because of the

specialized nature of this program, potential applicants

should contact the Bloomington undergraduate and

graduate program director for details.

Degree Requirements

(48 credit hours) The core requirements of the M.P.A.

degree consist of 24 credit hours of work in ten courses.

Each student must also complete the requirements of (at

least) one concentration.

The experiential requirement ensures that each graduate

of the M.P.A. program has gained insight into the world

of public service by way of an experience outside the

classroom. This experience may or may not involve the

accumulation of credit hours toward the degree.

The remaining credit hours necessary for graduation,

if any, are general electives that can be used to add

breadth to a student’s program; to further explore a field

of concentration; or to enhance skills in foreign languages,

quantitative tools, or administrative techniques.

Residential Core Requirements

(24 credit hours) The M.P.A. core is designed to

ensure that each student acquires both the prerequisite

analytical skills and an understanding of policy issues and

governmental processes that compose the environment

within which graduates will pursue their careers.

Requirement I: Required Courses (24 credit hours)

SPEA-F 560 Public Finance

and Budgeting

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 506 Statisitcal Analysis

for Effective

Decision Making

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 512 OR

V538

Public Policy

Process OR

Comparative

and International

Policy Process

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 517 Public

Management

Economics

(3 cr)

SPEA-V 532 Social Equity and

Justice in Public

Affairs

(1.5 cr.)

SPEA-V 535 Managing and

Leading in Public

Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 536 Rights and

Responsibilities:

(1.5 cr.)

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How Law Shapes

Public Affairs

SPEA-V 537 Designing

and Managing

Complex Projects

(1.5 cr.)

SPEA-V 548 Evidence-Based

Decision Making

(1.5 cr.)

SPEA-V 600 Capstone in Public

and Environmental

Affairs

(3 cr.)

*Note: Extremely well-prepared applicants may petition

the program director to waive one or more of the core

requirements on the basis of advanced course work done

elsewhere. Students may be exempted on the basis of

satisfactory equivalent course work or by examination.

Credit hours waived from the core add to the electives

a student may use. Students requesting course waivers

should contact the appropriate graduate program director

for requirements and guidelines.

Leadership Series (0 credit hours)

Students will complete a 4-week seminar on personal

leadership development. By the end of the series,

students will construct a point of view on leadership

and will build tools to help them manage themselves

throughout their careers. Students should plan to enroll

in the series before their requisite internship. Students

should confer with their advisor(s) prior to registration

each term to ensure they are making progress toward

completing all degree requirements.

Online Core Requirements

(24 credit hours) The M.P.A. core is designed to

ensure that each student acquires both the prerequisite

analytical skills and an understanding of policy issues and

governmental processes that compose the environment

within which graduates will pursue their careers.

Required Courses: (24 credit hours)

SPCN-F 560 Public Finance

and Budgeting

(3 cr.)

SPCN-V 506 Statisitcal Analysis

for Effective

Decision Making

(3 cr.)

SPCN-V 512 OR

V538

Public Policy

Process OR

Comparative

and International

Policy Process

(3 cr.)

SPCN-V 517 Public

Management

Economics

(3 cr)

SPCN-V 532 Social Equity and

Justice in Public

Affairs

(1.5 cr.)

SPCN-V 535 Managing and

Leading in Public

Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPCN-V 536 Rights and

Responsibilities:

How Law Shapes

Public Affairs

(1.5 cr.)

SPCN-V 537 Designing

and Managing

Complex Projects

(1.5 cr.)

SPCN-V 548 Evidence-Based

Decision Making

(1.5 cr.)

SPCN-V 600 Capstone in Public

and Environmental

Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPCN-V 551 O’Neill Online

Week

*Students wishing

to pursue this

option must first

successfully

complete at least

12 credit hours of

Core coursework

and have at

least two years

of professional

work experience

before the course

begins. Interested

students should

submit the O’Neill

Online Week for

Capstone form.

(3 cr.)

*Note: Extremely well-prepared applicants may petition

the program director to waive one or more of the core

requirements on the basis of advanced course work done

elsewhere. Students may be exempted on the basis of

satisfactory equivalent course work or by examination.

Credit hours waived from the core add to the electives

a student may use. Students requesting course waivers

should contact the appropriate graduate program director

for requirements and guidelines.

Leadership Series (0 credit hours)

Students will complete a 4-week seminar on personal

leadership development. By the end of the series,

students will construct a point of view on leadership

and will build tools to help them manage themselves

throughout their careers. Students should plan to enroll

in the series before their requisite internship. Students

should confer with their advisor(s) prior to registration

each term to ensure they are making progress toward

completing all degree requirements.

Experiential Requirements

Each M.P.A. student must obtain professionally relevant

experience through one of the following options: an

approved internship (includes research internships)

(SPEA-V 585; 0-6 credit hours), or the award of prior

professional experience credit.

Prior Experience

A student’s experiential requirement may be satisfied

through Prior Experience (PE). Depending upon the type

and amount of experience, a student may qualify for a

credit reduction as well. There are three categories of PE

(Professional, Military, and Volunteer) available to MPA,

MSES, MPA-MSES, MIA, and MES students. MAAA and

MAAA-MPA students have different guidelines for PE, as

they are governed by the University Graduate School.

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Applications are available for the different types of PE

online via the Current Student Portal in the Forms section.

Completed forms will be advanced to the appropriate

Faculty Program Director for review.

• PE waivers and credit reductions are granted for

experience gained prior to taking courses in the

MPA, MES, MIA, and MSES programs.

• Applications for PE must be submitted within the first

24-credit hours or they will be denied.

• Students may be approved for more than one type of

PE, but the combined credit reduction cannot exceed

9-credit hours.

• Credit reductions cannot result in the elimination

of degree or concentration requirements. Students

receiving prior experience credit reductions should

carefully plan the balance of their program with an

advisor.

• A student may not apply for PE with any of O’Neill’s

outside, dual degree programs (e.g., MPA-MA,

MSES-JD). All of O’Neill’s outside dual degree

programs reflect a discounted credit hour program in

an effort to streamline the academic demands for the

student. Further credit reductions are not negotiable.

This does not apply to O’Neill’s dual MPA-MSES and

MAAA-MPA degree.

• Determination of PE credit is made separately

from decisions about transfer of credit. Under no

circumstances will the prior experience credit and

transfer credit total more than 18-credit hours.

Professional Experience:

Experiential waivers and credit reductions can be granted

for prior professional or technical work experience. The

appropriate Faculty Program Director determines if

the experience qualifies for a waiver and/or reduction.

In general, credit reductions require work experience

above entry level that involves some independent

managerial, analytic, or scientific responsibility and work

that articulates with the student’s current field of study.

Applicants may appeal a professional credit decision by

submitting a request, in writing, for reconsideration and

providing additional information. Students receiving prior

professional experience credit should carefully plan the

balance of their program with a faculty advisor.

General guidelines to qualify for Professional Experience:

• Work must have been full-time, either paid or unpaid.

• To receive a waiver of the degree’s experiential

requirement, work experience should roughly equal

or surpass that of a summer internship.

• To qualify for credit reduction in addition to a waiver

of the experiential requirement, at least two years of

relevant full-time work is required.

• Position may be with government, private firm,

or nonprofit organization, but the work must be

explicitly related to a MPA or MSES career path,

regardless of the type of employer.

• Employing entity may be domestic or international.

Documentation from supervisors may be required.

Professional Experience MPA Guidelines:

• To receive a 3-credit hour reduction, a student must

have 2-4 years of full-time technical, administrative,

or policy-level work experience with a government,

nonprofit, or private agency.

• 6-credit hours is generally possible for 4-6 years of

relevant full-time managerial and/ or policymaking

experience in any sector, such as program

leadership, budgetary oversight, organizational or

staff development, fundraising, analysis, planning, or

human resources supervision.

• A 9-credit hour reduction is possible for over

6 years of relevant full-time managerial and/or

policymaking experience. At this point, at least one

higher-level, multi-year assignment is expected,

including responsibility for supervision of staff,

budget preparation, or organizational control of

public or nonprofit agencies.

Military Experience:

Students who have experience with the United States

military may qualify for a waiver of the experiential

requirement and a credit reduction. See guidelines below:

• 3-credit hour reduction and experiential waiver:

• 1 year active duty or full-time guard/reserve

service

• 2 years part-time guard/reserve service

• 6-credit hour reduction and experiential waiver:

• 2 years active duty or full-time guard/reserve

service

• 4 years part-time guard/reserve service

• 9-credit hour reduction and experiential waiver:

• 4 years active duty or full-time guard/reserve

service

• 8 years part-time guard/reserve service

Volunteer Experience:

Students who have participated as a volunteer in Peace

Corps, AmeriCorps, or Teach For America are eligible for

a credit reduction based on years of service, as well as a

waiver of their experiential component. The O’Neill School

will grant a 3-credit reduction for one year of service and a

6-credit reduction for two years of service. Proof of service

will be required.

Concentration Requirements

(15 credit hours) Concentrations give students educational

experiences in a substantive area of interest. The course

of study in each concentration area is determined in

conjunction with an advisor. Up to 3 credit hours of the

concentration may be taken in V 585 Practicum in Public

Affairs, if approved in advance by an advisor.

Concentration requirements may be waived on the same

basis as core requirements. Consult with an advisor about

course prerequisites.

Community and Economic Development

(15 credit hours) The Community and Economic

Development concentration prepares students for

professional positions that help people develop

sustainable communities and enhance the economy at the

local and regional level. Students may not use MPA core

courses to fulfill concentration requirements.

Required Courses: (6 credit hours)

The following two courses are required:

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SPEA-L 563 Planning and

Community

Development

(3 cr.)

SPEA-L 622 Local Economic

Development

(3 cr.)

Electives: (9 credit hours)

Group I - Select one of the following three courses:

SPEA-E 518 Vector-based

Geographic

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 547 Negotiation and

Dispute Resolution

for Public Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 507 Data Analysis

and Modeling for

Public Affairs

(3 cr.)

Group II - In consultation with a concentration advisor,

select two courses from the above list and from the

following courses:

AADM-Y 551 Cultural Planning

and Urban

Development

(3 cr.)

SPEA-D 573 Development

Economics

(3 cr,)

SPEA-D 576 Approaches to

Development

(3 cr.)

SPEA-D 578 Introduction to

Comparative

and International

Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-D 669 Economic

Development,

Globalization, and

Entrepreneurship

(3 cr.)

SPEA-F 609 Seminar in

Revenue Theory

and Administration

(3 cr.)

SPEA-F 610 Government

Budget and

Program Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-F 667 Seminar in Public

Capital and Debt

Theory

(3 cr.)

SPEA-I 516 Public

Management

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-L 564 Local Government

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-L 568 Management of

Local Government

Services

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 602 Strategic

Management

for Public

and Nonprofit

Organizations

(3 cr.)

SPEA-N 521 The Nonprofit and

Voluntary Sector

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 541 Benefit Cost

Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 562 Public Program

Evaluation

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 563 Sustainability in a

Tri-sectoral World

(3 cr.)

SPEA-S 596 Sustainable

Development

(3 cr.)

Or other relevant SPEA courses may count toward the

elective requirement with the approval of a community and

economic development concentration advisor.

Energy

(15 credit hours) The Energy concentration prepares

students to contribute in the areas of energy generation,

use and impact, focus on energy policies, behaviors, and

technologies and their socioeconomic and environmental

consequences. MPA students will focus primarily on

economics-based quantitative methods, behavioral

science contributions to energy production and

conservation projects, and the application of qualitative

and quantitative methods in community settings. Students

may not use MPA core courses to fulfill concentration

requirements.

Required Courses (6 credit hours)

SPEA-E 574 Energy Systems (3 cr.)

SPEA-R 674 Energy Economics

and Policy

(3 cr.)

Electives (9 credit hours)

In consultation with a concentration advisor, students

select a mixture of science and policy courses related to

energy in accordance to professional goals. Students must

take a total of three electives courses from the Natural

Science (Group I) and Economics, Public Policy, and Law

(Group II) electives listed below. At least one course must

be taken from each of the following groups.

Group I - Natural Science Electives (Choose one or two

of the following courses)

SPEA-E 503 Natural Gas:

Technical and

Policy Challenges

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 515 Fundamentals of

Air Pollution

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 518 Vector-based

Geographic

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 529 Application of

Geographic

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 536 Environmental

Chemistry

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 591 Climate Change

Impacts on Natural

Resources

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 515 Renewable and

Nuclear Energy

(3 cr.)

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EAS-G 571 Principles of

Petroleum

Geology

(3 cr.)

EAS-G 576 Climate Change (3 cr.)

EAS-G 587 Organic

Geochemistry

(3 cr.)

GEOG-G 532 Physical

Climatology

(3 cr.)

GEOG-G 544 Climate Change

Impacts

(3 cr.)

Group II - Economics, Public Policy and Law-Related

Electives (choose one or two of the following courses)

SPEA-X 511/

SPEA-E 501

Human Behavior

and Energy

Consumption

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 541 Benefit Cost

Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 562 Public Program

Evaluation

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 512/

LAW-L 660

Climate Law and

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 532 Water Policy and

Economics

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 533/

LAW-B 675

Public Natural

Resources Law

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 535 International

Environmental

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 564 Environmental and

Natural Resource

Policy Design and

Implementation

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 590 Energy Policy from

a Nation-State

Perspective

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 625 Environmental

Economics and

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 626 Energy Policy

Seminar

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 643 Natural Resource

Management and

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 645 Environmental

Law

(3 cr.)

SPEA-S 596 Sustainable

Development

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 550 Planning

for Climate

Change and

Resilient Urban

Communities

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 550/

LAW-L 644

Energy Law and

Policy

(3 cr.)

Environmental Policy and Natural Resource

Management

(15 credit hours) The Environmental Policy and Natural

Resources Management concentration draws on

economics, statistics, and other quantitative fields to

help students develop analytical skills to interpret and

use data for the formation and evaluation of policy

for environmental protection and natural resources

management. The concentration draws on the study

of law, politics, public policy, and management to build

an understanding of the institutions through which

society manages the formation and implementation of its

policies. Students acquire a set of skills and insights that

they will use in careers in government and consulting,

in the regulatory and government relations offices of

corporations, and in the advocacy and analysis operations

of not-for-profit organizations. Students can focus their

studies on either domestic or international environmental

and natural resource issues. Students may not use MPA

core courses to fulfill concentration requirements.

Environmental Law and Economics (6 credit hours)

The following courses are required:

SPEA-R 625 Environmental

Economics and

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 645 Environmental

Law

(3 cr.)

Group I - Environmental Policy Courses (3 credit

hours)

In consultation with your advisor, select one of the

following courses:

SPEA-R 521 Domestic

Environmental

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 535 International

Environmental

Policy

(3 cr.)

Group II - Analysis and Skills Courses (3 credit hours)

In consultation with a concentration advisor, choose one

of the following courses:

SPEA-E 529 Application of

Geographic

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 560 Environmental

Risk Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 547 Negotiation and

Alternative Dispute

Resolution for

Public Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 507 Data Analysis

and Modeling for

Public Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 541 Benefit Cost

Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 562 Public Program

Evaluation

(3 cr.)

Group III - Context Courses (3 credit hours)

In consultation with a concentration advisor, choose one

from the following list of courses:

SPEA-E 543 Environmental

Management

(cannot count as

context course for

(3 cr.)

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MPA-MSES dual

degree)

SPEA-R 517 Environmental

Justice

SPEA-R 532 Water Policy and

Economics

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 564 Environmental

and Natural

Resource Policy

Implementation

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 590 Energy Policy from

a Nation-State

Perspective

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 626 Energy Policy

Seminar

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 643 Natural Resources

Management and

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 674 Energy Economics

and Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-S 596 Sustainable

Development

(3 cr.)

Note: MPA students with a concentration in Environmental

Policy and Natural Resource Management who want

to take SPEA-E 543 must take both V535 and E543.

Students can count E543 as a concentration elective.

Health Policy

(15 credit hours) The Health Policy concentration is

designed to provide students with a strong grounding that

prepares them for employment in the growing sectors of

health policy, health care and life sciences management,

and international health sectors, as well as for pursuing

Ph.D. programs in health policy.

Required Courses (9 credit hours)

The following three courses are required:

SPEA-H 549 Health Policy (3 cr.)

SPEA-P 507 Data Analysis

and Modeling for

Public Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 562 Public Program

Evaluation

(3 cr.)

Economics, Finance and Regulation Components (6

credit hours)

Select two of the following courses:

SPEA-H 524 Health Industry

Regulation

(3 cr.)

SPEA-H 525 Health Economics

for Policy and

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-H 526 Healthcare

Finance

(3 cr.)

SPEA-H 527 International

Healthcare

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-N 557 Proposal

Development

and Grant

Management

(3 cr.)

Information Systems

(15 credit hours) The information systems (IS)

concentration prepares students for entry-level and mid-

career positions—such as systems analysts, consultants,

Webmasters, and database managers—in the exciting,

evolving, and rapidly growing fields of computing and

communication technologies as they apply to public

organizations. The IS concentration builds on a solid core

of three courses and provides the flexibility to add three

more electives from a wide range of course offerings.

Students are encouraged to combine the IS concentration

with other concentrations to strengthen their technical

skills in a variety of applied areas.

Required Courses (6 credit hours)

The following two courses are required:

SPEA-I 516 Public

Management

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-I 519 Database

Management

Systems

(3 cr.)

Electives (9 credit hours)

Three courses from the following information systems

application groups. (Note: Two of the courses must be

from group I, II, or III.)

Group I: Geographic Information Systems

SPEA-E 518 Vector-based

Geographic

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 529 Application of

Geographic

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

Group II: Decision Support and Analysis

SPEA-E 560 Environmental

Risk Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 507 Data Analysis

and Modeling for

Public Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 539 Management

Science for Public

Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 541 Benefit Cost

Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 562 Public Program

Evaluation

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 550 Data Science

for Public and

Environmental

Affairs

(3 cr.)

Group III: Design and Management of Information

Systems

SPEA-I 611 Design of

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

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SPEA-M 602 Strategic

Management

of Public and

Nonprofit

Organizations

(3 cr.)

Group IV: Networking and Telecommunications

BUS-S 515 Foundations

of Business

Telecommunications

(3 cr.)

ILS-Z 525 Government

Information

(3 cr.)

ILS-Z 532 Information

Architecture for

the Web

(3 cr.)

ILS-Z 643 The Information

Industry

(3 cr.)

Group V: Additional Options

Graduate courses that address issues in information

technology, such as programming and the digital

economy, are offered in other units such as the Kelley

School of Business and the Luddy School of Informatics,

Computing, and Engineering. Students may elect to take

one of these electives (3 credit hours) in an outside unit

with the approval of a concentration advisor and the

appropriate Faculty Program Director.

International Development

(15 credit hours) The International Development

concentration in the Master of Public Affairs is designed

to provide students with a policy-focused understanding

of international development and will introduce students

to topics such as economic programming and planning,

political economy, conflict and post-conflict recovery,

sustainable development, international organizations,

governance and business activities. Students may not use

MPA core courses to fulfill concentration requirements.

Required Courses (6 credit hours)

Students choose two of the following three courses:

SPEA-D 573 Development

Economics

(3 cr.)

SPEA-D 578 Introduction to

Comparative

and International

Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-D 669 Economic

Development,

Globalization and

Entrepreneurship

(3 cr.)

Electives (9 credit hours)

In consultation with a concentration advisor, students

choose three electives from Groups I and II where at least

one course (3 credit hours) is from Group I (methods).

Group I* - Methods

SPEA-E 518 Vector-based

Geographic

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 507 Data Analysis

and Modeling for

Public Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 541 Benefit Cost

Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 562 Public Program

Evaluation

(3 cr.)

*A student may also choose to fulfill the Group A

requirement with a graduate level language or area

studies course with the approval of a concentration

advisor and the appropriate faculty program director.

Group II - Other Electives

SPEA-D 548 US Foreign Policy

and Third World

Regimes

(3 cr.)

SPEA-D 576 Approaches to

Development

(3 cr.)

SPEA-D 577 International

Economic

Strategies

and Trade Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-D 583 Conflict and

Development

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 575 Comparative

Public

Management and

Administration

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 654 Public Program

Management and

Contracting

(3 cr.)

SPEA-N 524 Civil Society in

Comparative

Perspective

(3 cr.)

SPEA-N 534 NGO Management

for International

Development

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 535 International

Environmental

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 563 Sustainability in a

Tri-sectoral World

(3 cr.)

SPEA-S 596 Sustainable

Development

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 550 Latin American

Governance

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 559 Principles and

Practices of Social

Entrepreneurship

(3 cr.)

Local Government Management

(15 credit hours) The Local Government Management

(LGM) concentration prepares students for entry-level

and mid-career management and policy positions

in local government. Course work includes a local

government management core required of all students

and a selection of advanced electives. Students should

consult with a faculty concentration advisor to choose the

advanced electives best suited to their interests. Students

may not use MPA core courses to fulfill concentration

requirements.

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Required Courses (9 credit hours)

The following three courses are required:

SPEA-L 564 Local Government

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-L 568 Management of

Local Government

Services

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 561 Public Human

Resources

Management

(3 cr.)

Advanced Local Government Concentration Electives

(6 credit hours)

In consultation with a concentration advisor, select two of

the following courses or other graduate courses approved

as substitutions:

AADM-Y 500 Cultural Districts

and Local Arts

Policy

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 504 Arts Administration

in the Public and

Private Sectors

(3 cr.)

SPEA-F 610 Government

Budget and

Program Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-I 516 Public

Management

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-L 563 Planning and

Community

Development

(3 cr.)

SPEA-L 622 Local Economic

Development

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 547 Negotiation and

Dispute Resolution

for Public Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 570 Public Labor

Relations

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 575 Comparative

Public

Management and

Administration

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 602 Strategic

Management

in Public and

Nonprofit

Organizations

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 652 Managing

Workforce

Diversity in Public

Organization

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 654 Public Program

Management and

Contracting

(3 cr.)

SPEA-N 521 Nonprofit and

Voluntary Sector

(3 cr.)

SPEA-N 523 Civil Society and

Public Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 541 Benefit Cost

Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 562 Public Program

Evaluation

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 563 Sustainability in a

Tri-sectoral World

(3 cr.)

SPEA-S 515 Sustainable

Communities

(3 cr.)

Nonprofit Management

(15 credit hours) The nonprofit management concentration

equips students with the skills to effectively manage and

lead nonprofit organizations through a local grounding in

the legal structure and functions of nonprofits, and to apply

the analytic and managerial tools that support effective

nonprofit operation. Students may not use MPA core

courses to fulfill concentration requirements.

Required Courses (6 credit hours)

SPEA-N 521 The Nonprofit and

Voluntary Sector

(3 cr.)

SPEA-N 525 Management

in the Nonprofit

Sector

(3 cr.)

In consultation with a concentration advisor, select three

courses (9 credit hours) from the following lists. At least 1

course must come from Group I (nonprofit management).

Up to 3 courses may come from Group I (nonprofit

management). Up to 2 courses may come from Group II

(additional management skills). Only 1 course may come

from Group III (nonprofit areas). Relevant substitutions

may be made in Groups II and III with a faculty advisor’s

approval.

Electives (9 credit hours)

Elective Group I - Nonprofit Management: At least 1 -

3 nonprofit management courses may count toward the

three electives.

SPEA-F 526 Financial

Management

for Nonprofit

Organizations

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 504 Public

Organizations

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 602 Strategic

Management

of Public and

Nonprofit

Organizations

(3 cr.)

SPEA-N 522 Human Resource

Management

in Nonprofit

Organizations

(3 cr.)

SPEA-N 523 Civil Society and

Public Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-N 524 Civil Society in

Comparative

Perspective

(3 cr.)

SPEA-N 534 NGO Management

for International

Development

(3 cr.)

SPEA-N 557 Proposal

Development

(3 cr.)

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and Grant

Administration

SPEA-N 558 Fund

Development for

Nonprofits

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 559 Principles and

Practices of Social

Entrepreneurship

(3 cr.)

LAW-B 569 Nonprofit

Organizations

(3 cr.)

LAW-B 761 Law and

Philanthropy

(3 cr.)

Elective Group II - Additional Management Skills:

In consultation with a concentration advisor, up to two

additional management skills courses may count toward

the three electives. Substitutions can be made with a

faculty advisor's approval.

SPEA-I 516 Public

Management

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 547 Negotiation and

Dispute Resolution

for Public Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 569 Managing

Interpersonal

Relations

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 652 Managing

Work Force

Diversity in Public

Organizations

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 654 Public Program

Management and

Contracting

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 662 Seminar in

Accountability and

Performance

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 541 Benefit Cost

Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 562 Public Program

Evaluation

(3 cr.)

Elective Group III - Nonprofit Areas: In consultation with

a concentration advisor, one course in a nonprofit area

may count toward the three electives.

AADM-Y 500 Cultural Districts

and Local Arts

Policy

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 511 Performing

Arts Center

Management

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 525 Museum

Management

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 559 Public Policy and

the Arts

(3 cr.)

SPEA-D 573 Development

Economics

(3 cr.)

SPEA-D 576 Approaches to

Development

(3 cr.)

SPEA-D 577 International

Economic

(3 cr.)

Strategies and

Trade Policy

SPEA-D 669 Economic

Development,

Globalization and

Entrepreneurship

(3 cr.)

SPEA-H 549 Health Policy (3 cr.)

SPEA-L 568 Management of

Local Government

Services

(3 cr.)

SPEA-L 622 Local Economic

Development

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 563 Sustainability in a

Tri-sectoral World

( 3 cr.)

SPEA-S 515 Sustainable

Communities

(3 cr.)

Policy Analysis

(15 credit hours) The Policy Analysis concentration

combines an understanding of the policy process with

the skills to create and consume accurate and actionable

research and information designed to address public

policy problems.

Concentration requirements emphasize the acquisition

of quantitative and analytic skills that may be used to

inform public policy decisions. The Policy Analysis field

electives aim to provide students with additional skills

used for policy analysis, and/or to provide students with

the contextual knowledge needed to analyze policies in

a substantive area. The electives change frequently, and

often include topics courses as well as courses in a wide

variety of policy areas: health, economic development,

education, social policy transportation, energy, etc. In

general, this substantive knowledge component requires

more than one course in the same area. Consequently, it

is important that the plan include early consultation with a

concentration advisor.

Students may also acquire this substantive knowledge by

combining the Policy Analysis concentration with other

concentrations. For example, dual concentrations in Policy

Analysis and Sustainable Development would prepare

one to do work in sustainability with a more analytical

approach. As in all concentrations, students may not use

MPA Core courses to fulfill concentration requirements.

The following three courses are required (9 credit

hours)

SPEA-P 507 Data Analysis

and Modeling for

Public Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 541 Benefit Cost

Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 562 Public Program

Evaluation

(3 cr.)

Electives: (6 credit hours) In consultation with a

concentration advisor, select two courses from the list

below:

AADM-Y 500 Cultural Districts

and Local Arts

Policy

(3 cr.)

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AADM-Y 559 Public Policy and

Arts

(3 cr.)

SPEA-D 573 Development

Economics

(3 cr.)

SPEA-D 577 International

Economic

Strategies and

Trade Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-D 583 Conflict and

Development

(3 cr.)

SPEA-D 669 Economic

Development,

Globalization, and

Entrepreneurship

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 574 Energy Systems (3 cr.)

SPEA-F 526 Financial

Management

for Nonprofit

Organizations

(3 cr.)

SPEA-F 542 Governmental

Financial

Accounting and

Reporting

(3 cr.)

SPEA-F 609 Seminar in Public

Revenue Theory

and Administration

(3 cr.)

SPEA-F 610 Government

Budget and

Program Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-F 667 Seminar in Public

Capital and Debt

Theory

(3 cr.)

SPEA-H 524 Health Industry

Regulation

(3 cr.)

SPEA-H 525 Health Economics

for Policy and

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-H 526 Healthcare

Finance

(3 cr.)

SPEA-H 549 Health Policy (3 cr.)

SPEA-L 568 Management of

Local Government

Services

(3 cr.)

SPEA-L 622 Local Economic

Development

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 547 Negotiation and

Dispute Resolution

for Public Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-N 521 The Nonprofit and

Voluntary Sector

(3 cr.)

SPEA-N 523 Civil Society and

Public Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-N 557 Proposal

Development

and Grant

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 539 Management

Science for Public

Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 535 International

Environmental

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 564 Environmental and

Natural Resource

Policy Design and

Implementation

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 625 Environmental

Economics and

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 626 Energy Policy

Seminar

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 643 Natural Resource

Management and

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 645 Environmental

Law

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 674 Energy,

Economics and

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 550 Poverty and Social

Welfare Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 559 Principles and

Practices of Social

Entrepreneurship

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 640 Law, Public

Management, and

Public Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-X 511/E

501

Human Behavior

and Energy

Consumption

(3 cr.)

Public Financial Administration

(15 credit hours) The Public Financial Administration

concentration develops technical skills necessary for

budget analysis, preparation, and operation; analysis and

application of tax policy; and public financial planning.

Students may not use MPA core courses to fulfill

concentration requirements.

Required Courses (9 credit hours)

Group I: In consultation with a concentration advisor,

select at least three of the following courses:

SPEA-F 609 Seminar in

Revenue Theory

and Administration

(3 cr.)

SPEA-F 610 Government

Budget and

Program Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-F 667 Seminar in Public

Capital and Debt

Theory

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 562 Public Program

Evaluation

(3 cr.)

NOTE: Should the student decide to take all four courses,

the fourth course can be counted as one of the two

required Group II electives.

Electives (6 credit hours)

Group II - In consultation with a concentration advisor,

select one of the following courses:

SPEA-F 542 Governmental

Financial

Accounting and

Reporting

(3 cr.)

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SPEA-P 541 Benefit Cost

Analysis

(3 cr.)

NOTE: Should the student decide to take both courses,

the second course can be counted as one of the two

electives required below.

Group III – In consultation with a concentration advisor,

select one of the following courses or other graduate

courses approved as equivalent substitutions (any student

that takes 15 credits from Groups I and II does not need to

take a course from Group III).

SPEA-F 542 Governmental

Financial

Accounting and

Reporting

(3 cr.)

SPEA-F 766 Public Revenue (3 cr.)

SPEA-H 526 Healthcare

Finance

(3 cr.)

SPEA-I 516 Public

Management

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 507 Data Analysis

and Modeling for

Public Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 541 Benefit Cost

Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 562 Public Program

Evaluation

(3 cr.)

Public Management

(15 credit hours) The public management concentration

is designed to teach students to manage and lead using

the knowledge, systems, skills, and tools necessary to

effectively pursue the missions of public organizations.

Upon completing the concentration requirements, students

will understand the political, legal, and social context

in which public policies are adopted, implemented and

evaluated; the role of public bureaucracy in a democratic

society; the goals, structures, processes and behavior

observed within public organizations; and the core

administrative functions performed by public managers

and employees. Students may not use MPA core courses

to fulfill concentration requirements.

Required Courses (9 credit hours)

In consultation with a concentration advisor, select at

least three of the following courses. Students taking more

than three of these classes may substitute the additional

courses taken from this list for an elective (see below).

SPEA-M 561 Public Human

Resource

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 602 Strategic

Management

of Public and

Nonprofit

Organizations

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 654 Public Program

Management and

Contracting

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 662 Seminar in

Accountability and

Performance

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 562 Public Program

Evaluation

(3 cr.)

Electives (6 credit hours)

In consultation with a concentration advisor, select two of

the following courses:

SPEA-F 610 Government

Budget and

Program Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-I 516 Public

Management

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-L 568 Management of

Local Government

Services

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 518 Intergovernmental

Systems

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 547 Negotiation and

Dispute Resolution

for Public Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 570 Public Sector

Labor Relations

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 575 Comparative

Public

Management and

Administration

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 652 Managing

Workforce

Diversity

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 541 Benefit Cost

Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 563 Sustainability in a

Tri-sectoral World

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 564 Environmental and

Natural Resource

Policy Design and

Implementation

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 550 Latino American

Goverance

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 640 Law, Public

Management, and

Public Policy

(3 cr.)

Sustainability and Sustainable Development

(15 credit hours) In the sustainability and sustainable

development concentration students study the relations

among productive activity and social and environmental

impacts. They consider the role of markets and related

institutions in the efficient and equitable delivery of goods

and services, and develop skills to analyze and address

the systematic strengths and weaknesses in the various

social systems. Students examine the many factors,

including social, economic, legal and political forces

that promote or deter sustainability. The concentration

encourages students to examine the interrelationship

of environmental and social systems, the regenerative

capacity of both, and the institutional change that will be

required to develop greater sustainability. Graduates

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will be prepared for employment in government and

international programs, corporate sustainability offices,

and not-for-profit sustainability campaigns. Students

may not use MPA core courses to fulfill concentration

requirements.

Required Courses (3 credit hours)

In consultation with a concentration advisor, choose one

of the following three courses:

SPEA-R 563 Sustainability in a

Tri-Sectoral World

(3 cr.)

SPEA-S 515 Sustainable

Communities

(3 cr.)

SPEA-S 596 Sustainable

Development

(3 cr.)

Electives (12 credit hours)

Group I - Context for Sustainability (6 credit hours):

In consultation with a concentration advisor, select two

courses from one of the following areas:

• Development, Policy and Entrepreneurship

• Natural Environment

• Environmental Protection

Students are encouraged to select courses that lead to

expertise in a particular context. (Note: The three courses

listed in Requirements may also be taken as Electives.

However, they cannot be double counted. Students taking

more than one of the three Requirements courses, will

receive 3 credits towards Requirements for the first of

those courses, and then the second and third would count

towards electives.).

Development, Policy and Entrepreneurship:

SPEA-D 576 Approaches to

Development

(3 cr.)

SPEA-D 669 Economic

Development,

Globalization, and

Entrepreneurship

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 530 Fundamentals

of Sustainable

Agriculture

(3 cr.)

SPEA-L 622 Local Economic

Development

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 512 Climate Law and

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 516 Sustainable

Agriculture and

Environmental

Governance

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 517 Environmental

Justice

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 532 Water Policy and

Economics

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 535 International

Environmental

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 643 Natural Resource

Management and

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 590 Energy Policy from

a Nation-State

Perspective

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 625 Environmental

Economics and

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 643 Natural Resource

Management and

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 674 Energy Economics

and Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-S 515 Sustainable

Communities

(3 cr.)

SPEA-S 596 Sustainable

Development

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 527 Urban

Sustainability (This

course is offered

at IUPUI)

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 550 Food Policy in a

Changing World

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 559 Principles and

Practices of Social

Entrepreneurship

(3 cr.)

SPEA-X 511/

SPEA-E 501

Human Behavior

and Energy

Consumption

(3 cr.)

Natural Environment:

SPEA-E 460 Fisheries

and Wildlife

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 517 BMP Design for

Healthy Urban

Watersheds

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 522 Urban Forest

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 528 Forest Ecology

and Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 534 Restoration

Ecology

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 540 Wetlands Ecology

and Management

(4 cr.)

SPEA-E 545 Lake and

Watershed

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Sustaining Urban

Ecosystems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 557 Conservation

Biology

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 591/R

591

Climate Change

Impacts on Natural

Resources

(3 cr.)

Environmental Protection:

SPEA-E 515 Fundamentals of

Air Pollution

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 539 Aquatic Chemistry (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 552 Environmental

Engineering

(3 cr.)

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SPEA-E 562 Solid and

Hazardous Waste

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 564 Organic Pollutants (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 574 Energy Systems (3 cr.)

Group II - Analytical Tools (6 credit hours):

In consultation with a concentration advisor, select two of

the following courses or other graduate courses approved

as equivalent substitutions:

SPEA-E 529 Application of

Geographical

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 547 Negotiation and

Alternative Dispute

Resolution for

Public Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 507 Data Analysis

& Modeling for

Public Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 541 Benefit Cost

Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 562 Public Program

Evaluation

(3 cr.)

Specialized

(15 credit hours) A student, whose educational and

professional goals are not satisfied by O’Neill’s

concentrations, may design a Specialized Concentration

that best suits his or her needs in consultation with a

faculty advisor with final approval required by the relevant

faculty program director(s). The student, the student’s

advisor, and the appropriate Faculty Program

Director must sign a Specialized Concentration

Form that specifies the courses that will comprise

the customized concentration. This form is available

the Forms section of the Current Student Portal. The

completed Specialized Concentration Form must be

submitted prior to enrolling in the courses outlined. The

concentration must be declared within the first 24

credit hours of the student’s academic program.

MPA specialized concentrations consist of a minimum of

15 credit hours.

Although no specific guidelines exist for the courses to

be included in a Specialized Concentration, students

must take O’Neill courses unless approved by a

faculty advisor(s) and the appropriate Faculty Program

Director(s). Students must name their Specialized

Concentration. However, these names will not appear

on their IU transcript. Instead, after “Major” the words

“Specialized Study” will appear.

Online Master of Public Affairs

All online M.P.A. students will complete the public affairs

concentration (15 credit hours).

Courses should be selected in conjunction with the faculty

program director and/or academic advisor.

Master of Public Affairs Dual

Degree Programs

Master of Public Affairs–Master of Science in

Environmental Science (M.P.A.–M.S.E.S.)

Master of Public Affairs–Doctor of Jurisprudence (M.P.A.–

J.D.)

Master of Public Affairs - Master of Science in

Cybersecurity Risk Management (M.P.A.-M.S.)

Master of Public Affairs-Master of Arts in Arts

Administration (M.P.A.-M.A.A.A.)

Other Dual M.P.A. Degree Programs

Other Dual M.P.A. International Degree Programs

Master of Public Affairs–Master of Science in

Environmental Science

This combined master’s program is a 60-credit hour

program that gives the student more depth and breadth

than is possible in a single degree. M.P.A. and M.S.E.S.

degrees are awarded concurrently after the student has

completed the requirements for both degrees.

Application and Admission

The student must apply to and be accepted by both

the Master of Public Affairs program and the Master of

Science in Environmental Science program. The normal

criteria for admission to each program apply.

Program Requirements

(60 credit hours) The combined M.P.A.–M.S.E.S.

program requires a minimum of 60 credit hours distributed

among four components: environmental science core,

public affairs core, environmental science and policy

concentration, and professional experience.

Public Affairs Core

Required Courses (18 credit hours)

SPEA-E 538 Statistics for

Environmental

Science

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 543 Environmental

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 512 OR

SPEA-V 538

Public Policy

Process OR

Comparative

and International

Policy Process

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 517 Public

Management

Economics

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 532 Social Equity and

Justice in Public

Affairs

(1.5 cr.)

SPEA-V 536 Rights and

Responsibilities:

How Law Shapes

Public Affairs

(1.5 cr.)

SPEA-V 537 Designing

and Managing

Complex Projects

(1.5 cr.)

SPEA-V 548 Evidence-Based

Decision Making

(1.5 cr.)

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Environmental Science Core Competencies

Each student should demonstrate a competency in the

following areas of environmental science: mathematics,

statistics, chemistry, engineering principles, and ecology.

The selection of courses may vary according to the

students background. Some or all of the following

course categories may be appropriate to be determined

in consultation with the gatekeepers for each course

category.

Required Courses (12 credit hours)

SPEA-E 526 Applied

Mathematics for

Environmental

Science

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 527 Applied Ecology (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 536 Environmental

Chemistry

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 552 Environmental

Engineering

(3 cr.)

Leadership Series (0 credit hours)

Students will complete a 4-week seminar on personal

leadership development. By the end of the series,

students will construct a point of view on leadership

and will build tools to help them manage themselves

throughout their careers. Students should plan to enroll

in the series before their requisite internship. Students

should confer with their advisor(s) prior to registration

each term to ensure they are making progress toward

completing all degree requirements.

Capstone (3 credit hours)

Choose one of the following courses:

SPEA-E 517 BMP Design for

Healthy Urban

Watersheds

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 546 Stream Ecology (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 560 Environmental

Risk Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 600 Capstone in Public

and Environmental

Affairs

(3 cr.)

Program Options

Dual degree students can pursue one of six concentration

options.

1. Environmental Management Concentration

(24 credit hours)

Required Courses (12 credit hours)

In consultation with an advisor, choose four of the

following courses:

SPEA-E 460 Fisheries

and Wildlife

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 515 Fundamentals of

Air Pollution

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 516 Fisheries

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 520 Environmental

Toxicology

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 528 Forest Ecology

and Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 530 Fundamentals

of Sustainable

Agriculture

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 539 Aquatic Chemistry (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 540 Wetlands Ecology

and Management

(4 cr.)

SPEA-E 542 Hazardous

Materials

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 550 Soil Science and

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 545 Lake and

Watershed

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 562 Solid and

Hazardous Waste

Management

(3 cr.)

Electives (12 credit hours)

In consultation with an advisor, choose four of the

following, including at least two law/management/policy-

focused electives. Required courses from the first part of

this concentration may also be used as Science-Focused

Electives.

Group 1 - Science-Focused Electives:

SPEA-E 502 Water Quality

Modeling

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 514 Changing

Landscape of

Toxic Chemical

Regulations

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 534 Restoration

Ecology

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 554 Groundwater Flow

Modeling

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Conservation

Planning

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 557 Conservation

Biology

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 564 Organic

Pollutants:

Environmental

Chemistry & Fate

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 574 Energy Systems (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 591 Climate Change

Impacts on Natural

Resources

(3 cr.)

Group II - Law, Management, and Policy-Focused

Electives:

SPEA-E 512 Risk

Communication

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 512 Climate Law and

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 513 Wildlife Law (3 cr.)

SPEA-R 516 Sustainable

Agriculture and

Environmental

Governance

(3 cr.)

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SPEA-R 521 Domestic

Environmental

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 531 Water Law (3 cr.)

SPEA-R 532 Water Policy and

Economics

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 533 Public Natural

Resource Law

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 563 Sustainability in a

Tri-sectoral World

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 564 Environmental and

Natural Resource

Policy Design and

Implementation

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 625 Environmental

Economics and

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 643 Natural Resource

Management and

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 645 Environmental

Law

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 674 Energy Economics

and Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 550 Food Policy in a

Changing World

(3 cr.)

Group III - Tools Electives:

SPEA-E 518 Vector-Based

Geographic

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 529 Application of

Geographic

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Intro to Coding for

Environment and

Policy

(1 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Python

Programming for

Environment and

Policy

(1 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Using R for

Environment and

Policy

(1 cr.)

SPEA-E 560 Risk Analysis (3 cr.)

SPEA-I 516 Public

Management

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 547 Negotiation and

Dispute Resolution

for Public Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 654 Public Program

Management and

Contracting

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 507 Data Analysis

and Modeling for

Public Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 541 Benefit Cost

Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 562 Public Program

Evaluation

(3 cr.)

2. Environmental Systems Analysis and Modeling

Concentration

(24 credit hours)

Required Courses (6 credit hours)

The following two courses:

SPEA-E 560 Environmental

Risk Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 507 Data Analysis

and Modeling for

Public Affairs

(3 cr.)

Electives (18 credit hours)

In consultation with a concentration advisor, select a total

of six courses, including at least two courses from the

Science section and two courses from the Policy and

Administration section.

Group I - Science Electives (choose at least two of the

following courses):

SPEA-E 502 Water Quality

Modeling

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 515 Fundamentals

of Air Pollution

Control

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 539 Aquatic Chemistry (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 554 Groundwater Flow

Modeling

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Fluid Mechanics (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 564 Organic

Pollutants:

Environmental

Chemistry and

Fate

(3 cr.)

Group II - Policy and Administration Electives (choose

at least two of the following courses):

SPEA-P 541 Benefit Cost

Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 562 Public Program

Evaluation

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 625 Environmental

Economics and

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 674 Energy Economics

and Policy

(3 cr.)

Group III – Tools and Methods Electives:

SPEA-E 518 Vector-based

Geographic

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 529 Application of

Geographic

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

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SPEA-E 555/V550 Intro to Coding for

Environment and

Policy

(1 cr.)

SPEA-E 555/V550 Python

Programming for

Environment and

Policy

(1 cr.)

SPEA-E 555/V550 Using R for

Environment and

Policy

(1 cr.)

SPEA-P 539 Management

Science for Public

Affairs

(3 cr)

GEOG-G 588 Applied Spatial

Statistics

(3 cr.)

3. Energy Concentration

(24 credit hours)

Required Courses (6 credit hours)

The following two courses are required:

SPEA-E 574 Energy Systems (3 cr.)

SPEA-R 674 Energy Economics

and Policy

(3 cr.)

Electives (18 credit hours)

Students seek a mixture of science and policy courses

related to energy in accordance to professional goals. No

double counting with program core courses is permitted.

At least two courses must be taken from each group.

Students interested in including other, related courses

may substitute with permission of a concentration advisor.

Group I - Natural Science Electives (6-12 credit hours):

SPEA-E 505 Renewable and

Nuclear Energy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 515 Fundamentals of

Air Pollution

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 518 Vector-based

Geographic

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 529 Application of

Geographic

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 591 Climate Change

Impacts on Natural

Resources

(3 cr.)

*EAS-G 576 Climate Change (3 cr.)

*EAS-G 587 Organic

Geochemistry

(3 cr.)

*GEOG-G 532 Physical

Climatology

(3 cr.)

*GEOG-G 544 Climate Change

Impacts

(3 cr.)

Group II - Economics, Public Policy and Law Elective

(6-12 credit hours):

SPEA-E 501/

SPEA-X 511

Human Behavior

and Energy

Consumption

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 541 Benefit Cost

Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 562 Public Program

Evaluation

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 512/

LAW-L 660

Climate Law and

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 521 Domestic

Environmental

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 533 Public Natural

Resources Law

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 535 International

Environmental

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 563 Sustainability in a

Tri-Sectoral Wolrd

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 564 Environmental and

Natural Resource

Policy Design

and Implementation

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 590 Energy Policy from

a Nation-State

Perspective

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 625 Environmental

Economics and

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 626 Energy Justice

and PolicySeminar

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 643 Natural Resource

Management and

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 645 Environmental

Law

(3 cr.)

SPEA-S 596 Sustainable

Development

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 550/

LAW-L 644

Energy Law and

Policy

(3 cr.)

4. Food and Farming Sustainability Concentration

(24 credit hours)

Core Natural Sciences (6 credit hours)

SPEA-E 530 Fundamentals

of Sustainable

Agriculture

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 550 Soil Science and

Management

(3 cr.)

Core Social Science, Policy, and Governance (6 credit

hours)

Choose two of the following courses:

SPEA-R 516 Agriculture,

Environment, and

Governance

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 519 Food Systems

and Community

Resilience

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 550 Food Policy in a

Changing World

(3 cr.)

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Electives (12 credit hours)

Choose four courses from this list or courses not used to

satisfy concentration core requirements from the above

lists. Additional courses possible with approval of an

advisor.

SPEA-E 518 Vector-Based

Geographic

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 520 Environmental

Toxicology

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 528 Forest Ecology

and Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 539 Aquatic Chemistry (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 540 Wetland Ecology

and Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 545 Lake and

Watershed

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 560 Environmental

Risk Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 591 Climate-Change

Impacts on Natural

Resources

(3 cr.)

SPEA-N 521 Nonprofit and

Voluntary Sector

(3 cr.)

SPEA-N 557 Proposal

Development

and Grant

Administration

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 541 Benefit Cost

Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 562 Public Program

Evaluation

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 532 Water Policy and

Economics

(3 cr.)

ANTH-B 545 Nutritional

Anthropology

(3 cr.)

BUS-P 601 Supply Chain and

Distribution

(3 cr.)

GEOG-G 558 Food and Poverty

in America

(3 cr.)

GEOG-G 567 Ecohydrology (3 cr.)

GEOG-G 578 Global Change,

Food, and

Farming Systems

(3 cr.)

INFO-I 516 Informatics in

Disasters and

Emergency

Response

(3 cr.)

NTRD-N 500 Nutrition I (IUPUI

course offering)

(3 cr.)

SPH-N 536 Applied Public

Health Nutrition

(3 cr.)

5. Water Management Concentration

(24-25 credit hours)

Required Courses (10 credit hours)

SPEA-E 556 Limnology (4 cr.)

SPEA-R 531 Water Law (3 cr.)

SPEA-R 532 Water Policy and

Economics

(3 cr.)

One physical

science class from

the list below

(3 cr.)

Water Science (6 - 9 credit hours without overlap with

courses used for requirements)

Physical Sciences:

SPEA-E 502 Water Quality

Modeling

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 539 Aquatic Chemistry (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 554 Groundwater Flow

Modeling

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Fluid Mechanics (3 cr.)

*EAS-G 690 Fluvial Processes

and Sediment

Transport (P:

SPEA-E 555 Fluid

Mechanics)

(3 cr.)

*GEOG-G 551 Physical

Hydrology

(3 cr.)

Ecology and Management:

SPEA-E 460 Fisheries

and Wildlife

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 461 Fisheries

and Wildlife

Management Lab

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 504 Sustainable River

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 517 BMP Design for

Healthy Urban

Watersheds

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 540 Wetlands Ecology

and Management

(4 cr.)

SPEA-E 545 Lake and

Watershed

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 546 Stream Ecology (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 550 Soil Science and

Management

(3 cr.)

Policy and Administration (6-9 credit hours without

overlap with courses used for requirements)

SPEA-P 541 Benefit Cost

Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 562 Public Program

Evaluation

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 512 Climate Law and

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 521 Domestic

Environmental

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 531 Water Law (3 cr.)

SPEA-R 532 Water Policy and

Economics

(3 cr.)

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SPEA-R 563 Sustainability in a

Tri-sectoral World

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 564 Environmental and

Natural Resource

Policy Design and

Implementation

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 625 Environmental

Economics and

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 643 Natural Resource

Management and

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 645 Environmental

Law

(3 cr.)

SPEA-X 511 Human Behavior

and Energy

Consumption

(3 cr.)

*GEOG-G 553 Water and Society (3 cr.)

6. Specialized Concentration

(24 credit hours)

A student, whose educational and professional goals are

not satisfied by O’Neill’s concentrations, may design a

Specialized Concentration that best suits his or her needs

in consultation with a faculty advisor with final approval

required by the relevant faculty program director(s). The

student, the student’s advisor, and the appropriate Faculty

Program Director must sign a Specialized Concentration

Form that specifies the courses that will comprise the

customized concentration. This form is available in

the Forms section of the Current Student Portal. The

completed Specialized Concentration Form must be

submitted prior to enrolling in the courses outlined. The

concentration must be declared within the first 24 credit

hours of the student’s academic program.

Dual MPA-MSES specialized concentrations consist of a

minimum of 24 credit hours. Specialized concentrations

associated with other dual degrees vary in credit hour

requirements. See specific guidelines associated with the

respective degree design.

Although no specific guidelines exist for the courses to

be included in a Specialized Concentration, students

should include a balance of MPA and MSES concentration

courses, typically with at least 3 courses from each

side. At least two MSES concentration courses must

be focused on science content. MSES concentration

courses beyond the minimum of two science-focused

courses may include tools/methods courses such as

E512 Risk Communication, E518 Vector-based GIS,

E529 Applications of GIS, E555 Conservation Planning

and E555 coding courses. Specialized MPA-MSES

concentrations should consist of O’Neill courses unless

approved by a faculty advisor(s) and the appropriate

Faculty Program Director(s). Students must name their

Specialized Concentration. However, these names will

not appear on their IU transcript. Instead, after “Major” the

words “Specialized Study” will appear.

7. Any M.S.E.S. or M.P.A. Concentration

Any M.S.E.S. concentration plus 9 additional credit hours

from MPA concentration courses outside of the E series

of SPEA courses, with the exception of E535 International

Environmental Policy, which will be an acceptable course.

Any M.P.A. concentration plus 9 additional credit hours

from the M.S.E.S. tools and concentration courses in the

E series of SPEA courses (excluding E535 International

Environmental Policy).

For students taking the Environmental Science

concentration (the “half concentration” of 4 ES

concentration courses that is used by dual students

completing a full MPA concentration), limit science-side

credits to two non-science-content courses (coding, GIS,

planning, communication) except with permission of the

program director, to guarantee content strength in the

“half” concentration.

Experiential Requirement

Each MPA-MSES student must obtain professionally

relevant experience through one of the following

options: an approved internship (includes research

internships) (SPEA-V 585 or SPEA-E 589; 0-6 credit

hours), completion of the MSES thesis concentration, or

the award of prior professional experience credit. Students

are encouraged to discuss with faculty members the

relative merits of their experience opportunities, according

to individual career objectives.

Master of Public Affairs–Doctor of Jurisprudence

The combined Master of Public Affairs–Doctor of

Jurisprudence program enables the student to take a four-

year sequence of courses leading to both degrees.

Application and Admission

The applicant must have a bachelor’s degree from an

accredited institution of higher education and must apply

separately to both the Maurer School of Law and the

O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs.

If the applicant is admitted to only one school, the

applicant is permitted to attend that school and is, of

course, required to meet the graduation requirements

of that school. It is recommended that the student

apply to both schools simultaneously for the combined

M.P.A.–J.D. program. It is possible, however, for a

person already enrolled in the Maurer School of Law to

apply for admission to the O'Neill School of Public and

Environmental Affairs up to the end of the second year of

law study. It is also possible for a student enrolled in the

O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs to seek

admission to the Maurer School of Law up to the end of

the first year of the M.P.A. course of study.

Academic Standing

Grade point averages in the Maurer School of Law and

the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs

are computed separately. To continue in the program,

the student must meet the academic standards in each

school. A student failing in one school but meeting

academic standards in the other may complete work

for the degree in the school in which the student is

able to meet the academic standards. Such completion

must be according to the same conditions (credit hours,

residency, etc.) required of regular (noncombination)

degree candidates; that is, 82 credit hours in law and 48

credit hours in SPEA.

School Residency

Students in the dual M.P.A.–J.D. program should enroll

in courses through the O'Neill School of Public and

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Environmental Affairs in the first year of the program and

through the Maurer School of Law in the second year of

the program. Alternatively, dual M.P.A.–J.D. students do

have the option of enrolling in courses through the School

of Law—Bloomington in the first year and in O'Neill in

the second year. In the third and fourth years, or until the

program is completed, students should enroll through the

school in which the majority of their credit hours reside in

each enrollment period.

Program Requirements

(115 credit hours)

Master of Public Affairs Requirements

(36 credit hours) Students are required to complete 36

credit hours of O'Neill courses distributed among the

M.P.A. core and a specialization area.

Required Courses (21 credit hours)

SPEA-F 560 Public

Finance and

Budgeting

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 506 Statistical

Analysis for

Effective

Decision

Making

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 512

OR V 538

Public Policy

Process OR

Comparative

and

International

Policy

Process

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 517 Public

Management

Economics

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 535 Managing

and Leading

in Public

Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 537 Designing

and

Managing

Complex

Projects

(1.5 cr.)

SPEA-V 548 Evidence-

Based

Decision

Making

(1.5 cr.)

SPEA-V 600 Capstone in

Public and

Environmental

Affairs

(3 cr.)

Specialization Area (15 credit hours)

The student chooses a field of specialization and develops

a program of specialization courses in consultation with a

O'Neill faculty advisor.

MPA Leadership Series (0 credit hours)

Students will complete a 4-week seminar on personal

leadership development. By the end of the series,

students will construct a point of view on leadership

and will build tools to help them manage themselves

throughout their careers. Students should plan to enroll in

the series before their requisite internship.

Doctor of Jurisprudence Requirements

(79 credit hours) Students are required to complete 79

credit hours of law courses and to satisfy all requirements

for the degree Doctor of Jurisprudence. For specific

requirements, see the Maurer School of Law Bulletin.

Dual Master of Public Affairs and Master of Science in

Cybersecurity Risk Management

The IU-Bloomington Cybersecurity Program and the

O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs offer a

dual-degree program that qualifies students for a M.P.A./

M.S. in Cybersecurity Risk Management. Study for the

dual degree can be combined for a total of 51 credit hours

instead of the 78 credit hours required for the two degrees

taken separately. Neither degree will be awarded until the

requirements for both degrees have been met. The M.P.A.

requirements may be taken residentially or online.

Admissions Requirements

Requirements are the same as for the Master of Science

degree except that students must also apply to the M.P.A.

program at O’Neill and meet its established M.P.A.

admissions criteria. Students must be accepted for

admission to both units separately in order to be admitted

to the program.

Cybersecurity M.S. Course Requirements (30 credit

hours):

The M.S. in Cybersecurity Risk Management requires

that students take six credits in law courses, six credits in

business courses, six credits in informatics or computer

science courses, nine credits from a list of elective

courses (offered at Maurer, the Kelley School of Business,

and the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and

Engineering), and a three-credit Cybersecurity Risk

Management Capstone course. In this combined degree,

the Cybersecurity M.S. component uses both required

MPA concentration courses and SPEA-V 536 to satisfy the

required nine credits of electives.

At least 6 credit hours from Technical Cybersecurity

courses offered at Luddy:

CSCI-A 538 Network

Technologies

and System

Administration

(3 cr.)

CSCI-A 541 Computing &

Technology

Bootcamp I

(3 cr.)

CSCI-A 542 Technical

Foundations of

Cybersecurity

(3 cr.)

INFO-I 520 Security for

Networked

Systems

(3 cr.)

INFO-I 521 Malware: Threat &

Defense

(3 cr.)

INFO-I 533 Systems and

Protocol Security

and Info.

Assurance

(3 cr.)

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INFO-I 537 Legal and Social

Informatics of

Security

(3 cr.)

INFO-I 538 Introduction to

Cryptography

(3 cr.)

At least 6 credit hours from Information Technology

Risk Management offered at Kelley:

BUEX-C 533 Data Warehousing

& Visualization

(3 cr.)

BUEX-C 541 Enterprise

Systems

(3 cr.)

BUKD-C 522 IT Technology for

Managers

(3 cr.)

BUKD-C 548 Managing

Intellectual

Property in Global

Business

(3 cr.)

BUKD-T 501 Big Data

Technologies

(3 cr.)

BUKD-T 522 IT Architecture (3 cr.)

BUKD-T 560 IT Risk

Management

(3 cr.)

BUKD-T 578 Cybersecurity Law

& Policy

(3 cr.)

BUKD-T 579 Information

Systems Security

(3 cr.)

At least 6 credit hours from Cybersecurity Law and

Policy offered at Maurer (with BUKD-T 578 offered at

Kelley):

BUKD-T 578 Cybersecurity Law

& Policy

(3 cr.)

LAW-B 536 Health Privacy

Law

(2 cr.)

LAW-B 587 Information

Security Law

(3 cr.)

LAW-B 708 Information

Privacy Law I

(3 cr.)

LAW-B 728 Information

Privacy Law II

(3 cr.)

LAW-B 738 Cybersecurity (3 cr.)

Three credit hours in a Cybersecurity Risk

Management Capstone:

BUS-L 589 Information

Privacy Law I

(3 cr.)

GRAD-C 516 Information

Privacy Law II

(3 cr.)

Note: Although a Cybersecurity course, this course may

count towards an elective course for the specialized

concentration for the MPA and will fulfill the experiential

requirement. If a student wishes to pursue this route, this

course will not count towards the M.S. part of the dual

degree.

The MPA Component of the Dual M.P.A./Cybersecurity

M.S. Degree (30 credit hours)

O'Neill School M.P.A. Core Requirements (21 credit

hours):

SPEA-F 560 Public Finance

and Budgeting

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 506 Statistical Analysis

for Effective

Decision Making

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 512 OR V

538

Public Policy

Process OR

Comparative

and International

Policy Process

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 517 Public

Management

Economics

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 532 Social Equity and

Justice in Public

Affairs

(1.5 cr.)

SPEA-V 535 Managing and

Leading in Public

Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 536 Rights and

Responsibilities:

How Law Shapes

Public Affairs

(1.5 cr.)

SPEA-V 537 Designing

and Managing

Complex Projects

(1.5 cr.)

SPEA-V 548 Evidence-Based

Decision Making

(1.5 cr.)

*Note: Extremely well-prepared applicants may petition

the program director to waive one or more of the core

requirements on the basis of advanced course work done

elsewhere. Students may be exempted on the basis of

satisfactory equivalent course work or by examination.

Credit hours waived from the core add to the electives

a student may use. Students requesting course waivers

should contact the appropriate graduate program director

for requirements and guidelines.

MPA Leadership Series (0 credit hours):

Students will complete a 4-week seminar on personal

leadership development. By the end of the series,

students will construct a point of view on leadership

and will build tools to help them manage themselves

throughout their careers. Students should plan to enroll

in the series before their requisite internship. Students

should confer with their advisor(s) prior to registration

each term to ensure they are making progress toward

completing all degree requirements.

Specialized Concentration (9 credit hours):

SPEA-E 518 Vector-Based

Geographic

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 529 Application of

Geographic

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-I 515 Data Science

for Public and

(3 cr.)

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Environmental

Affairs

SPEA-I 516 Public

Management

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-I 519 Database

Management

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 507 Data Analysis

and Modeling for

Public Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 539 Management

Science for Public

Affairs

(3 cr.)

MPA Experiential Component (0 credit hours):

Each candidate for the MPA degree must obtain

professionally relevant experience through one of the

following options.

• Internship – Students who wish to complete an

internship must seek counsel in the Career Hub

(SPEA 200 or oneillcareerhub.indiana.edu) before

it begins. The Career Hub will provide details

concerning eligibility, procedures, and required

paperwork.

• Internship with course credit (0-3 credit

hours) - The MPA experiential component is

commonly fulfilled by completing an internship,

which must be registered through the O’Neill

Career Hub for 0 credit hours (SPEA-V

585). However, MPA-MS Cybersecurity

Risk Management students may choose

take GRAD-C 516 IU Cybersecurity Clinic

(3 credit hours, online) instead. Although a

Cybersecurity course, this course may count

as an elective course for the MPA specialized

concentration and will fulfill the experiential

requirement. If a student wishes to pursue this

route, this course will not count towards the MS

requirements for the dual degree.

Master of Public Affairs–Master of Arts in Arts

Administration

Students pursuing a dual Master of Public Affairs

(Nonprofit Management Concentration) / Master of Arts in

Arts Administration will complete the core requirements of

the MPA, the Nonprofit Management concentration and

the MAAA. When combined with electives and experiential

requirements, students will take a total of 63 credit hours

(with at least 21 credit hours taken in each program),

which would ordinarily be completed with five semesters of

course work plus an internship.

Application and Admission

The student must apply to and be accepted by both the

Master of Public Affairs program and the Master of Arts

Administration program. The normal criteria for admission

to each program apply.

Requirement I: MPA Core (18 credit hours)

SPEA-F 560 Public Finance

and Budgeting

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 506 Statistical Analysis

for Effective

Decision Making

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 512 OR

SPEA-V538

Public Policy

Process OR

Comparative

and International

Policy Process

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 517 Public

Management

Economics

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 532 Social Equity and

Justice in Public

Affairs

(1.5 cr.)

SPEA-V 536 Rights and

Responsibilities:

How Law Shapes

Public Affairs

(1.5 cr.)

SPEA-V 537 Designing

and Managing

Complex Projects

(1.5 cr.)

SPEA-V 548 Evidence-Based

Decision Making

(1.5 cr.)

*Note: Extremely well-prepared applicants may petition

the program director to waive one or more of the core

requirements on the basis of advanced course work done

elsewhere. Students may be exempted on the basis of

satisfactory equivalent course work or by examination.

Credit hours waived from the core add to the electives

a student may use. Students requesting course waivers

should contact the appropriate graduate program director

for requirements and guidelines.

Requirement II: MPA Leadership Series (0 credit

hours)

Students will complete a 4-week seminar on personal

leadership development. By the end of the series,

students will construct a point of view on leadership

and will build tools to help them manage themselves

throughout their careers. Students should plan to enroll

in the series before their requisite internship. Students

should confer with their advisor(s) prior to registration

each term to ensure they are making progress toward

completing all degree requirements.

Requirement III: MAAA Core (18 credit hours)

Required Courses:

AADM-Y 502 Introduction to Arts

Administration and

Organizational

Behavior

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 530 Audience

Development and

Marketing the Arts

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 562 Legal Issues in the

Arts

(3 cr.)

Area I: Performing Arts

Choose one of the following

AADM-Y 505 Programming the

Performing Arts

(3 cr.)

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AADM-Y 508 Performing Arts

Organizations

Management

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 511 Performing

Arts Center

Management

(3 cr.)

Area II: Visual Arts

Choose one of the following

AADM-Y 506 Curating for

Museums and

Galleries

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 525 Museum

Management

(3 cr.)

Area III: Arts and Cultural Policy

Choose one of the following

AADM-Y 551 Cultural Planning

and Urban

Development

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 559 Public Policy in the

Arts

(3 cr.)

Nonprofit Management (6 credit hours)

SPEA-N 521 The Nonprofit and

Voluntary Sector

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 558 Fund

Development for

Nonprofits

(3 cr.)

Financial Management (3 credit hours)

Choose one of the following

SPEA-F 526 Financial

Management

for Nonprofit

Organizations

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 515 Financial

Management for

the Arts

(3 cr.)

Capstone/Additional Management Core (6 credit

hours)

The following two courses

SPEA-N 525

AND SPEA-V 600

Management

in the Nonprofit

Sector AND

Capstone in Public

and Environmental

Affairs

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 504 AND

AADM-Y 650

Arts Organizations

in the Public and

Private Sectors

AND Seminar in

Arts Administration

(3 cr.)

Electives (9 credit hours)

Any graduate-level electives, chosen in consultation with a

concentration advisor.

Experiential Requirement (3 credit hours)

AADM-Y 750 Internship in Arts

Administration

(3 cr.)

Other Dual M.P.A. Degree Programs

In addition to dual degree programs with the Indiana

University School of Law–Bloomington, the O'Neill

School of Public and Environmental Affairs collaborates

with centers on area studies, other Indiana University

Bloomington departments, and professional schools to

deliver dual degree programs. O'Neill’s combined master’s

degree programs address the demand for specialists

with expertise in policy, management, and science and

the expertise and skill offered by the partner program.

Candidates for the combined degree programs, excluding

the program with the Maurer School of Law, complete

the core requirements for the M.P.A. degree, additional

course credits in a specialized concentration for a total

of 36 credit hours in the O'Neill School of Public and

Environmental Affairs, plus the required courses of the

participating dual program. In every case students must

apply separately to and be accepted into both programs to

participate in a dual degree program.

Dual degree students (other than the M.P.A.–J.D.) must

complete:

• the core requirements for the M.P.A. and a

specialized O'Neill concentration (36 credit hours) to

include:

Required Courses (21 credit hours)

SPEA-F 560 Public Finance

and Budgeting

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 506 Statistical Analysis

for Effective

Decision Making

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 512 OR

V538

Public Policy

Process OR

Comparative

and International

Policy Process

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 517 Public

Management

Economics

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 532 Social Equity and

Justice in Public

Affairs

(1.5 cr.)

SPEA-V 535 Managing and

Leading in Public

Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 536 Rights and

Responsibilities:

How Law Shapes

Public Affairs

(1.5 cr.)

SPEA-V 537 Designing

and Managing

Complex Projects

(1.5 cr.)

SPEA-V 548 Evidence-Based

Decision Making

(1.5 cr.)

*Note: Extremely well-prepared applicants may petition

the program director to waive one or more of the core

requirements on the basis of advanced course work done

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elsewhere. Students may be exempted on the basis of

satisfactory equivalent course work or by examination.

Credit hours waived from the core add to the electives

a student may use. Students requesting course waivers

should contact the appropriate graduate program director

for requirements and guidelines.

Leadership Series (0 credit hours)

Students will complete a 4-week seminar on personal

leadership development. By the end of the series,

students will construct a point of view on leadership

and will build tools to help them manage themselves

throughout their careers. Students should plan to enroll

in the series before their requisite internship. Students

should confer with their advisor(s) prior to registration

each term to ensure they are making progress toward

completing all degree requirements.

Specialized Area (15 credit hours)

A student, whose educational and professional goals are

not satisfied by O’Neill’s concentrations, may design a

Specialized Concentration that best suits his or her needs

in consultation with a faculty advisor with final approval

required by the relevant faculty program director(s). The

student, the student’s advisor, and the appropriate

Faculty Program Director must sign a Specialized

Concentration Form that specifies the courses that

will comprise the customized concentration. This form

is available the Forms section of the Current Student

Portal. The completed Specialized Concentration Form

must be submitted prior to enrolling in the courses

outlined. The concentration must be declared within

the first 24 credit hours of the student’s academic

program.

Although no specific guidelines exist for the courses to

be included in a Specialized Concentration, students

must take O’Neill courses unless approved by a

faculty advisor(s) and the appropriate Faculty Program

Director(s). Students must name their Specialized

Concentration. However, these names will not appear

on their IU transcript. Instead, after “Major” the words

“Specialized Study” will appear.

O'Neill participates with the following units in the M.P.A.

program. These requirements apply to all dual degrees

below, except the MPA-MIS and MPA-MLS dual degrees.

For these two programs, students must complete the full

24 hour MPA core, including V600, and a 12 credit hour

specialized concentration.

Master of Public Affairs–Master of Arts in African

American and African Diaspora Studies (M.P.A.–M.A.)

Department of African American and African Diaspora

Studies

Master of Public Affairs–Master of Arts in African Studies

(M.P.A.–M.A.)

Department of African Studies

Master of Public Affairs–Master of Arts in Central Eurasian

Studies (M.P.A.–M.A.)

Department of Central Eurasian Studies

Master of Public Affairs–Master of Arts in East Asian

Studies (M.P.A.–M.A.)

Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures

Master of Public Affairs–Master of Arts in Latin American

and Caribbean Studies (M.P.A.–M.A.)

The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Master of Public Affairs–Master of Informatics Science

(M.P.A.–M.I.S.)

Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering

Master of Public Affairs–Master of International Affairs

(M.P.A.–M.I.A.)

The Hamilton Lugar School

Master of Public Affairs-Master of Library Science (M.P.A.-

M.L.S.)

Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering

Master of Public Affairs-Master of Arts in Middle Eastern

Languages and Cultures (M.P.A.-M.A.)

Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures

Master of Public Affairs–Master of Arts in Russian and

East European Studies (M.P.A.–M.A.)

Russian and East European Institute

Master of Public Affairs–Master of Arts in European

Studies (M.P.A.–M.A.)

European Studies

International Dual M.P.A. Degrees and Programs

Since fall 2015, select O'Neill graduate students have

the opportunity to pursue concurrent masters degrees at

O'Neill and an international partner university. Courses

in these programs are taught in English. You must

apply separately and be accepted by each program to

participate in this opportunity.

South Korea: Seoul National University

Complete a dual degree with Seoul National University

(SNU). SNU's Graduate School of Public Administration

(GSPA) and SPEA have joined together to offer dual MPA

degrees from the two institutions. GPSA aims to educate

high-level civil servants, cultivate new future leaders of

civil society, and provide top-class executive programs for

current leaders in the public and private sectors. GSPA is

located in a beautiful mountainous region south of the Han

River in southeast Seoul, a vibrant city of 12 million people

and site of South Korea's capital. The Seoul Metropolitan

region is not only the thriving hub of South Korea, but a

gateway to East Asia, within hours of Tokyo, Beijing, and

Hong Kong.

Dual Degree Student Admission Requirements

Students wishing to pursue the dual MPA program

will have to apply to both IUB O'Neill and SNU GSPA

separately and fulfill each university's admission criteria

independently. In order to qualify as dual degree

applicants, students must apply to both programs

concurrently or be currently enrolled in one of the

programs upon application to the other. Additionally,

applicants to O'Neill will have to pass IU's international

student English language requirements. Korean language

testing will not be required since SNU GSPA courses are

taught in English.

Dual Degree Credit Hour and Graduation

Requirements

SNU GSPA

Students

IUB SPEA

Students

Year 1 24 GSPA hours* 24 SPEA hours***

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8 courses at 3

hours each

7 courses: 6 at 3

hours; one at 6

hours

Summer Credit 6 SPEA hours 6 SPEA hours

2 classes at 3

hours

2 classes at 3

hours

Year 2 24 SPEA hours*** 24 GSPA hours*

8 courses at 3

hours each

7 courses: 6 at 3

hours; one at 6

hours

SNU GSPA 24 total credits

IUB SPEA 30 total credits

54 total credits

* = chosen concentration, electives, two independent

study courses

* * = combination of summer programs (O'Neill Study

Abroad), directed readings, internship

***=combination of core and concentration, elective

courses, and one independent study

Note: core O'Neill courses include 4 courses for a total of

12 hours

Note: after core courses are satisfied, students have a

remaining 24 hours to distribute towards one (or multiple

concentrations at O'Neill)

Note: independent study refers to development of a thesis

SNU GSPA MPA thesis requirement

For the SNU GSPA MPA degree, students in the dual

MPA program must submit a Master's thesis proposal and

complete their Master's thesis, which has to be approved

by SNU GSPA committee members according to the SNU

GSPA academic calendar (i.e. either by mid-June or mid-

December of the relevant year).

Total credit hour summary

For the SNU GSPA MPA degree, students will take 24

hours of credit at SNU GSPA out of the 36 credits required

for that degree (66.7% GSPA credit). For the IUB O'Neill

MPA degree, students will take 30 hours of credit at

IUB O'Neill out of the 48 credits required for that degree

(62.5% O'Neill credit).

Dual Master of Public Affairs and Master of

International Affairs

The O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs

and Hamilton Lugar School offer a dual-degree program

that qualifies students for an M.P.A./M.I.A. Study for the

dual degree can be combined for a total of 60 credit hours

instead of the 84 credit hours required for the two degrees

taken separately. Neither degree will be awarded until the

requirements for both degrees have been met.

Admissions Requirements

Students must be accepted by both the MIA and MPA

admission committees to be admitted to the combined

dual degree program. Students may apply for admission

to both programs simultaneously. Alternatively, students

enrolled in one program may apply for admission to

the other any time before the completion of their first

academic year of study.

The M.P.A. Component of the Dual M.P.A./M.I.A.

Degree

O'Neill School M.P.A. Core Requirements (18 credit

hours):

SPEA-F 560 Public Budgeting

and Finance

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 517 Public

Management

Economics

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 532 Social and Equity

Justice

(1.5 cr.)

SPEA-V 535 Managing and

Leading Public

Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 536 Rights and

Responsibilities:

How Law Shaped

Public Affairs

(1.5 cr.)

SPEA-V 537 Designing

and Managing

Complex Projects

(1.5 cr.)

SPEA-V 538 Comparative

International

Policy Process

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 548 Evidence-Based

Decision Making

(1.5 cr.)

O'Neill School M.P.A. Concentration Requirements (15

credit hours):

• Dual degree students would choose one of the 13

concentrations offered in the MPA and satisfy the

required and elective courses.

O'Neill School M.P.A. Additional Requirements:

• Experiential component (0 credit hours)

• MPA Leadership Series (0 credit hours)

Hamilton Lugar School M.I.A. Core Requirements (15

credit hours):

INTL-I 500 Practicum in

International

Policy Analysis

(3 cr.)

INTL-I 520 History of the

International

System

(3 cr.)

INTL-I 521 Global

Governance and

International

Organizations

(3 cr.)

SPEA-D 577 International

Economic

Strategies and

Trade Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 506 Statistical Analysis

for Effective

Decision Making

(3 cr.)

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Hamilton Lugar School M.I.A. Concentration

Requirements (12 credit hours):

• Dual degree students would choose one of the three

concentrations offered in the MIA and satisfy the

required and elective courses.

Hamilton Lugar School M.I.A. Additional

Requirements (18 credit hours):

• At least 18 credit hours must be taken at HLS to

complete the dual degree. Up to 3 credit hours of

this requirement can be taken within the College.

Note: Double counting core courses is not permitted;

however, up to six credits of non-core courses can double

count between degrees.

Master of Environmental

Sustainability

The Master of Environmental Sustainability program

produces trained professionals ready to start confronting

environmental issues from the moment they graduate.

The degree is designed to combine a solid foundation

with immense flexibility to combine science, policy, and

tools courses in ways that best match student interests

and career goals. A capstone course provides a finishing

client-focused experience that requires students to bring

many aspects of their degree to the project and to work

with people with a diversity of backgrounds and training.

Degree Requirements

(36 credit hours) The core requirements of the M.E.S.

degree consist of two three-credit courses: E513

Environmental Project Management and E543

Environmental Management. Each student must also

complete the requirements of one concentration (27

credits) and complete one capstone course (3 credits).

Environmental Sustainability Core (6 credit hours)

The following two courses:

SPEA-E 513 Environmental

Project

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 543 Environmental

Management

(3 cr.)

Capstone Course

(3 credit hours) The capstone course gives MES students

an opportunity to use their knowledge and skills to address

a real-world, client-based problem. Students from a

variety of backgrounds work together on a semester-long

project for an individual, organization, or agency. This

requirement may be met in one of the following ways:

SPEA-V 600 Capstone in Public

and Environmental

Affairs

(3 cr.)

Professional Experience Credit

The O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs

at Indiana University - Bloomington may grant credit to

students who have had relevant professional experience.

Credit for professional experience reduces degree-

program credit requirements.

Professional-experience credit may be granted in the core,

concentration or capstone portion of the MES degree,

or in combinations of these, at the discretion of the MES

Program Director. Professional-experience credit will

result in a reduction in the total number of credit hours

required for the MES degree program. Students will see

this reflected in their online Academic Advising Report

once the decision is shared with O’Neill’s Graduate

Records Office.

Students are eligible to apply:

1. Once they have been unconditionally admitted to the

O'Neill-BL MES degree program.

2. Before they have completed 24 hours of coursework.

3. If they have relevant, full-time work experience gained

prior to the start of O’Neill graduate studies.

• Relevant experience is above the entry level,

involved some independent managerial, analytic,

or scientific responsibility and complements the

student’s academic program and future public

service career. Work in any sector (public, nonprofit,

or business) and work in any part of the world is

eligible for consideration. All MES students are

equally eligible to apply. Experience that is unrelated

to a career in environmental sustainability, or has

not involved responsibilities beyond entry-level

work, generally does not qualify for professional

experience. The work is generally assumed to have

been paid, full-time work, but students may make

the case for highly relevant volunteer and part-time

work.

How much can I apply for?

• PE waivers and credit reductions are granted for

experience gained prior to taking courses in the

MPA, MIA, MES, and MSES programs.

• Applications for PE must be submitted within the first

24-credit hours or they will be denied.

• Students may be approved for more than one type of

PE, but the combined credit reduction cannot exceed

6 credit hours.

• Credit reductions cannot result in the elimination

of degree or concentration requirements. Students

receiving prior experience credit reductions should

carefully plan the balance of their program with an

advisor.

• A student may not apply for PE with any of O’Neill’s

outside, dual degree programs (e.g., MPA-MA,

MSES-JD). All of O’Neill’s outside dual degree

programs reflect a discounted credit hour program in

an effort to streamline the academic demands for the

student. Further credit reductions are not negotiable.

This does not apply to O’Neill’s dual MPA-MSES and

MAAA-MPA degree.

• Determination of PE credit is made separately

from decisions about transfer of credit. Under no

circumstances will the prior experience credit and

transfer credit total more than 15 credit hours.

Suggested application guidelines based on years of

professional experience:

• To receive a 3-credit-hour reduction, a student must

have 2-4 years of technical, administrative, scientific,

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or policy-level work experience with a government,

nonprofit, or private agency.

• 6 credit-hours is generally possible for 4-6 years of

relevant full-time analytic, technical, managerial,

scientific, and/or science-based policymaking

experience in environmental science, environmental

management, or science-based, environmental

policy, with significant responsibilities, for example,

in research design, program leadership, budgetary

oversight, organizational or staff development,

analysis, or planning.

How do I apply?

1. Applications must be received before completing 24-

credit hours.

2. If you have held more than one position, select the

most relevant one as your primary position, for which

additional detail will be required.

3. Fully complete the Professional Experience

Application, found in the Current Student Portal, and

include a current, complete resume. A complete resume

includes (1) all prior jobs and job titles, including clear

information on part-time versus full-time positions, (2)

all prior degrees and graduation dates, (3) the month

and year in which you matriculated into the O’Neill MES

program, (4) relevant volunteer assignments such as

board service, and (5) distinguishes full-time jobs from

part-time jobs.

4. Please provide the specific number of credit hours you

are requesting for reduction, not a range.

5. Return the completed application to the O’Neill

Graduate Records Office in room A328 or via email to

[email protected].

6. The MES Faculty Program Director will review your

application and determine the amount of Professional

Experience credit to be granted.

Military Experience:

Students who have experience with the United States

military may qualify for a waiver of the experiential

requirement and a credit reduction. See guidelines below:

• 3-credit hour reduction and experiential waiver:

• 1 year active duty or full-time guard/reserve

service

• 2 years part-time guard/reserve service

• 6-credit hour reduction and experiential waiver:

• 2 years active duty or full-time guard/reserve

service

• 4 years part-time guard/reserve service

Concentrations

(27 credit hours) Each concentration must include at least

6 credits of fundamental science courses and at least 6

credits of applications courses. Courses will be chosen in

conjunction with an advisor to ensure the best match to

student interests and career goals. Each student should

select one of the following concentrations:

• Environmental Quality and Toxicology

• Municipal Sustainability

• Sustainable Natural Resource Conservation and

Management

• Sustainable Water Resources

Master of Environmental Sustainability

Concentrations

Environmental Quality and Toxicology Concentration

The environmental quality and toxicology concentration

(27 credit hours) prepares students to address issues

such as air pollution, water quality, contaminants, and

solid and hazardous wastes using quantitative tools

such as risk assessment and best practices such as

risk communication. Graduates will be prepared to work

in the public, private, or non-profit sectors. States and

municipalities are becoming increasingly innovative in this

area, and SPEA students will be well equipped to work at

these levels as well as at national and international levels.

Fundamental Science Electives (6-21 credit hours)

Select at least 6 credit hours, but no more than 21 credit

hours of the following courses: (students may also take

science electives from the general science electives list

that appears after the concentration-specific course lists)

SPEA-E 431 Water Supply

and Wastewater

Treatment

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 451 Air Pollution and

Control

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 502 Water Quality

Modeling

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 503 Natural Gas:

Technical and

Policy Challenges

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 504 Sustainable River

Management:

Theory and

Practice

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 515 Fundamentals of

Air Pollution

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 520 Environmental

Toxicology

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 536 Environmental

Chemistry

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 537 Environmental

Chemistry Lab

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 539 Aquatic Chemistry (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 542 Hazardous

Materials

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 554 Groundwater Flow

Modeling

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Conservation

Planning

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 562 Solid and

Hazardous Waste

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 564 Organic

Pollutants:

Environmental

Chemistry and

Fate

(3 cr.)

GOEG-G 551 Physical

Hydrology

(3 cr.)

Applications (6-21 credit hours)

Select at least 6 credit hours, but no more than 21 credit

hours of the following courses: (students may also

take applications electives from the general application

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electives list that appears after the concentration-specific

course lists)

SPEA-E 501/

SPEA-X 511

Human Behavior

and Energy

Consumption

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 512 Risk

Communication

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 514 Changing

Landscape of

Toxic Chemical

Regulations

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 517 BMP Design for

Healthy Urban

Watersheds

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 518 Vector-based

Geographic

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 529 Application of

Geographic

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 552 Environmental

Engineering

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 560 Environmental

Risk Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 574 Energy Systems (3 cr.)

SPEA-R 674 Energy Economics

and Policy

(3 cr.)

Municipal Sustainability Concentration

The municipal sustainability concentration (27 credit

hours) prepares students to address issues associated

with air pollution, waste management, water management,

and green-space management in towns and cities.

Graduates will be prepared to work in the public, private,

or non-profit sectors. Relevant employment will not come

only at the municipal level; states and nations must also

work with and plan for cities, so employment will be

available at all levels from municipal to international.

Fundamental Science Electives (6-21 credit hours)

Select at least 6 credit hours, but no more than 21 credit

hours of the following courses: (students may also take

science electives from the general science electives list

that appears after the concentration-specific course lists)

SPEA-E 431 Water Supply

and Wastewater

Treatment

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 451 Air Pollution and

Control

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 460 Fisheries

and Wildlife

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 461 Fisheries

& Wildlife

Management

Laboratory

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 502 Water Quality

Modeling

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 504 Sustainable River

Management:

(3 cr.)

Theory and

Practice

SPEA-E 505 Renewable and

Nuclear Energy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 515 Fundamentals of

Air Pollution

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 520 Environmental

Toxicology

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 522 Urban Forest

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 527 Applied Ecology (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 537 Environmental

Chemistry Lab

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 539 Aquatic Chemistry (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 540 Wetlands Ecology

and Management

(4 cr.)

SPEA-E 542 Hazardous

Materials

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 546 Stream Ecology (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Conservation

Planning

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Fluid Mechanics (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Sustaining Urban

Ecosystems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 556 Limnology (4 cr.)

SPEA-E 562 Solid and

Hazardous Waste

Management

(3 cr.)

Applications (6-21 credit hours)

Select at least 6 credit hours, but no more than 21 credit

hours of the following courses: (students may also

take applications electives from the general application

electives list that appears after the concentration-specific

course lists)

SPEA-E 501/

SPEA-X 511

Human Behavior

and Energy

Consumption

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 512 Risk

Communication

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 514 Changing

Landscape of

Toxic Chemical

Regulations

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 517 BMP Design for

Healthy Urban

Watersheds

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 534 Restoration

Ecology

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 545 Lake and

Watershed

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 552 Environmental

Engineering

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Environmental

Monitoring

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Food Systems

and Community

Resilience

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 560 Environmental

Risk Analysis

(3 cr.)

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SPEA-E 574 Energy Systems (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 591/

SPEA-R 591

Climate Change

Impacts on Natural

Resources

(3 cr.)

SPEA-I 516 Public

Management

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-L 563 Planning and

Community

Development

(3 cr.)

SPEA-L 564 Urban

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-L 568 Management of

Local Government

Services

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 654 Public Program

Management and

Contracting

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 512 Climate Law and

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 532 Water Policy and

Economics

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 563 Sustainability in a

Tri-sectoral World

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 674 Energy Economics

and Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-S 515 Sustainable

Communities

(3 cr.)

Sustainable Natural Resource Conservation and

Management Concentration

The sustainable natural resource conservation and

management concentration (27 credit hours) provides

training in conservation and management of ecosystems

and their biodiversity. Graduates will be prepared for

public, private, and non-profit positions in agencies,

companies, and organizations at local to international

levels. Increasingly, positions are available in towns and

cities (urban forestry, green space management, urban

wildlife management) as well as conserved and managed

natural areas.

Fundamental Science Electives (6-21 credit hours)

Select at least 6 credit hours, but no more than 21 credit

hours of the following courses: (students may also take

science electives from the general science electives list

that appears after the concentration-specific course lists)

SPEA-E 460 Fisheries

and Wildlife

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 461 Fisheries

and Wildlife

Management

Laboratory

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 504 Sustainable River

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 522 Urban Forest

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 527 Applied Ecology (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 528 Forest Ecology

and Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 540 Wetlands Ecology

and Management

(4 cr.)

SPEA-E 546 Stream Ecology (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 550 Soil Science and

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Conservation

Planning

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Plants and Plant

Communities

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Sustaining Urban

Ecosystems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 556 Limnology (4 cr.)

SPEA-E 557 Conservation

Biology

(3 cr.)

BIOL-B 300 Vascular Plants (3 cr.)

BIOL-L 376 Biology of Birds (3 cr.)

Applications (6-21 credit hours)

Select at least 6 credit hours, but no more than 21 credit

hours of the following courses: (students may also

take applications electives from the general application

electives list that appears after the concentration-specific

course lists)

SPEA-E 504 Sustainable River

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 534 Restoration

Ecology

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 545 Lake and

Watershed

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Conservation

Planning

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Food Systems

and Community

Resilience

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 591/

SPEA-R 591

Climate Change

Impacts on Natural

Resources

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 512 Climate Law and

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 513 Wildlife Law (3 cr.)

SPEA-R 516 Sustainable

Agriculture and

Environmental

Governance

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 531 Water Law (3 cr.)

SPEA-R 533 Public Natural

Resources Law

(3 cr.)

Sustainable Water Resources Concentration

The sustainable water resources concentration (27 credit

hours) provides training in issues of water quality, water

quantity, and aquatic ecology. Students may choose

courses in all three areas or may focus on one or two

areas. Graduates will be prepared to work in the public,

private, or non-profit sectors. States and municipalities are

become increasingly innovative in this area, and SPEA

students will be well equipped to work at these levels as

well as at national and international levels.

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Fundamental Science Electives (6-21 credit hours)

Select at least 6 credit hours, but no more than 21 credit

hours of the following courses: (students may also take

science electives from the general science electives list

that appears after the concentration-specific course lists)

SPEA-E 431 Water Supply

and Wastewater

Treatment

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 460 Fisheries

and Wildlife

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 461 Fisheries

& Wildlife

Management

Laboratory

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 502 Water Quality

Modeling

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 504 Sustainable River

Management:

Theory and

Practice

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 527 Applied Ecology (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 539 Aquatic Chemistry (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 540 Wetlands Ecology

and Management

(4 cr.)

SPEA-E 546 Stream Ecology (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 550 Soil Science and

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Fluid Mechanics (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Watershed

Hydrology

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Sustaining Urban

Ecosystems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 556 Limnology (4 cr.)

GEOG-G 551 Physical

Hydrology

(3 cr.)

Applications (6-21 credit hours)

Select at least 6 credit hours, but no more than 21 credit

hours of the following courses: (students may also

take applications electives from the general application

electives list that appears after the concentration-specific

course lists)

SPEA-E 504 Sustainable River

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 534 Restoration

Ecology

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 545 Lake and

Watershed

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 552 Environmental

Engineering

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Food Systems

and Community

Resilience

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 516 Sustainable

Agriculture and

Environmental

Governance

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 531 Water Law (3 cr.)

SPEA-R 532 Water Policy and

Economics

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 591/

SPEA-R 591

Climate Change

Impacts on Natural

Resources

(3 cr.)

General M.E.S. Fundamental Science and

Applications Electives

The following courses are available as electives for

all concentrations for which they may be relevant.

Science or applications electives listed under the

individual concentrations are particularly focused on that

concentration. Science or applications electives listed here

are potentially relevant to more than one concentration,

and may also occur as concentration electives. Note that

some general science or applications electives serve as

prerequisites for other science or applications electives.

Science electives:

ANTH-E 527 Environmental

Anthropology

(3 cr.)

BIOL-B 300 Vascular Plants (3 cr.)

BIOL-L 376 Biology of Birds (3 cr.)

BIOL-L 579 Community

Ecology

(3 cr.)

BIOL-L 581 Behavioral

Ecology

(3 cr.)

BIOL-Z 406 Vertabrate

Zoology

(3-5 cr.)

BIOL-Z 460 Animal Behavior (3 cr.)

BIOL-Z 620 Quantitative

Biodiversity

(3 cr.)

GEOG-G 551 Water Resources (3 cr.)

GEOG-G 577 Scientific

Programming in

MATLAB

(3 cr.)

GEOL-G 544 Methods in

Analytical

Geochemistry

(3 cr.)

GEOL-G 547 Instrumentation

for Atmospheric

Science

(3 cr.)

GEOL-G 550 Surface Water

Hydrology

(3 cr.)

GEOL-G 576 Climate Change (3 cr.)

Applications electives:

SPEA-E 518 Vector-based

Geographic

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 529 Application of

Geographic

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 538 Statistics for

Environmental

Science

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 560 Environmental

Risk Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 512 Risk

Communication

(3 cr.)

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SPEA-I 516 Public

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-I 519 Database

Management

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-L 564 Urban

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 547 Negotiation and

Dispute Resolution

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 654 Public Program

Management and

Contracting

(3 cr.)

SPEA-N 521 The Nonprofit and

Voluntary Sector

(3 cr.)

SPEA-N 557 Proposal

Development

and Grant

Administration

(3 cr.)

SPEA-N 558 Fund

Development for

Nonprofits

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 507 Data Analysis

and Modeling for

Public Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 539 Management

Science for Public

Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 541 Benefit-Cost

Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 562 Public Program

Evaluation

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 513 Wildlife Law (3 cr.)

SPEA-R 521 Domestic

Environmental

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 531 Water Law (3 cr.)

SPEA-R 533 Public Natural

Resource Law

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 535 International

Environmental

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 563 Sustainability in a

Tri-sectoral World

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 564 Environmental and

Natural Resource

Policy Design and

Implementation

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 625 Environmental

Economics and

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 643 Natural Resource

Management and

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 645 Environmental

Law

(3 cr.)

SPEA-S 596 Sustainable

Development

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 517 Public

Management

Economics

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 550 Communications

for Public

and Nonprofit

Sectors (online)

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 550 Environmental

Policy (online)

(3 cr.)

ANTH-E 621 Food and Culture (3 cr.)

GEOG-G 515 Sustainable

Urbanism

(3 cr.)

GEOG-G 544 Climate Change

Impacts

(3 cr.)

GEOG-G 549 Political Ecology (3 cr.)

GEOG-G 553 Water and Society (3 cr.)

GEOG-G 561 Human

Dimensions

of Global

Environmental

Change

(3 cr.)

GEOG-G 578 Global Change,

Food, and

Farming Systems

(3 cr.)

SPH-O 510 Human Health and

the environment

(3 cr.)

SPH-O 517 Ecosystem

Management

(3 cr.)

SPH-R 511 Organizational

Leadership of

Leisure Services

(3 cr.)

SPH-R 523 Policy Studies

in Outdoor

Recreation and

Tourism

(3 cr.)

SPH-R 524 Strategic

Fundraising and

Partnerships for

Park, Recreation

and Public Lands

(3 cr.)

SPH-R 525 Foundations of

Conservation,

Parks, and

Recreation

(3 cr.)

SPH-R 530 Comprehensive

Park, Recreation

and Facility

Planning and

Design

(3 cr.)

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Master of Science in

Environmental Science

The Master of Science in Environmental Science

(M.S.E.S.) program educates professionals who combine

specialization in an area of environmental science with

the analytical and policy skills necessary to apply that

knowledge in a broader context. This degree program

includes an experiential requirement, usually fulfilled by

an internship; this requirement can also be fulfilled by the

M.S.E.S. thesis concentration or through prior professional

experience.

For students desiring more in-depth study in

environmental science, the M.S.E.S. program is

an excellent preparation for entry into the Ph.D. in

Environmental Science program. Alternatively, students

desiring more in-depth preparation in policy, law, or other

related fields can combine their M.S.E.S. degree with a

degree in Public Affairs (M.P.A.–M.S.E.S), law (M.S.E.S.–

J.D.), or a number of other disciplines in Chemistry,

Geological Sciences, or Physics.

Program Qualifications

The M.S.E.S. Admissions Committee looks for applicants

with an adequate background in quantitative and

natural science subjects. As a minimum, you must have

completed at least one (1) semester of Calculus and

Chemistry with a lab. Familiarity with statistics and biology/

ecology is considered desirable. An applicant who does

not meet these minimum requirements may be admitted

with a calculus and/or chemistry deficiency. In these

cases, SPEA is interested in assisting you with options to

address the deficiency(ies) that may have been identified

by the M.S.E.S. Admissions Committee.

Entrance Requirements

All students must have undergraduate coursework

relevant to their intended area of focus in the M.S.E.S.

degree program. Students are expected to have an

adequate background in quantitative natural science

subjects (e.g., mathematics, chemistry, and biology/

ecology), which may vary according to the concentration

the student selects.

Prior Experience:

A student’s experiential requirement may be satisfied

through Prior Experience (PE). Depending upon the type

and amount of experience, a student may qualify for a

credit reduction as well. There are three categories of PE

(Professional, Military, and Volunteer) available to MPA,

MIA, MSES, MPA-MSES, and MES students. MAAA and

MAAA-MPA students have different guidelines for PE, as

they are governed by the University Graduate School.

Applications for the different types of PE may be picked

up in the Master’s Programs Office (MPO – SPEA

A304) or online via the Current Student Portal in the

Forms section. Completed forms should be returned

to the O’Neill Graduate Records Office (SPEA A328 or

[email protected]) to be advanced to the appropriate

Faculty Program Director for review.

• PE waivers and credit reductions are granted for

experience gained prior to taking courses in the

MPA, MES, and MSES programs.

• Applications for PE must be submitted within the first

24-credit hours or they will be denied.

• Students may be approved for more than one type of

PE, but the combined credit reduction cannot exceed

9-credit hours.

• Credit reductions cannot result in the elimination

of degree or concentration requirements. Students

receiving prior experience credit reductions should

carefully plan the balance of their program with an

advisor.

• A student may not apply for PE with any of O’Neill’s

outside, dual degree programs (e.g., MPA-MA,

MSES-JD). All of O’Neill’s outside dual degree

programs reflect a discounted credit hour program in

an effort to streamline the academic demands for the

student. Further credit reductions are not negotiable.

This does not apply to O'Neill's dual MPA-MSES and

MAAA-MPA degree.

• Determination of PE credit is made separately

from decisions about transfer of credit. Under no

circumstances will the prior experience credit and

transfer credit total more than 18-credit hours.

Professional Experience:

Experiential waivers and credit reductions can be granted

for prior professional or technical work experience. The

appropriate Faculty Program Director determines if

the experience qualifies for a waiver and/or reduction.

In general, credit reductions require work experience

above entry level that involves some independent

managerial, analytic, or scientific responsibility and work

that articulates with the student’s current field of study.

Applicants may appeal a professional credit decision by

submitting a request, in writing, for reconsideration and

providing additional information. Students receiving prior

professional experience credit should carefully plan the

balance of their program with a faculty advisor.

General guidelines to qualify for Professional Experience:

• Work must have been full-time, either paid or unpaid.

• To receive a waiver of the degree’s experiential

requirement, work experience should roughly equal

or surpass that of a summer internship.

• To qualify for credit reduction in addition to a waiver

of the experiential requirement, at least two years of

relevant full-time work is required.

• Position may be with government, private firm,

or nonprofit organization, but the work must be

explicitly related to a MPA or MSES career path,

regardless of the type of employer.

• Employing entity may be domestic or international.

Documentation from supervisors may be required.

MSES Guidelines:

• To receive a 3-credit-hour reduction, a student must

have 2-4 years of full-time technical, administrative,

scientific, and/or science-based environmental policy

experience with a government, nonprofit, or private

agency.

• To receive a 6 credit hour reduction, a student

must have 4-6 years of relevant full-time analytic,

technical, administrative, scientific, and/or science-

based, environmental policy experience, with

significant responsibilities, for example, in research

design, program leadership, budgetary oversight,

organizational or staff development, analysis, or

planning.

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• A 9-credit-hour reduction is possible for five to

seven yearsover 6 years of relevant full-time

research, analytic, technical, administrative, and/

or science-based policy experience. At this point,

at least one higher-level, multi-year assignment is

expected, including directing research, responsibility

for supervision of staff, budget preparation, or

organizational control of public or nonprofit agencies

or private companies.

Military Experience:

Students who have experience with the United States

military may qualify for a waiver of the experiential

requirement and a credit reduction. See guidelines below:

• 3-credit hour reduction and experiential waiver:

• 1 year active duty or full-time guard/reserve

service

• 2 years part-time guard/reserve service

• 6-credit hour reduction and experiential waiver:

• 2 years active duty or full-time guard/reserve

service

• 4 years part-time guard/reserve service

• 9-credit hour reduction and experiential waiver:

• 4 years active duty or full-time guard/reserve

service

• 8 years part-time guard/reserve service

Volunteer Experience:

Students who have participated as a volunteer in Peace

Corps, AmeriCorps, or Teach For America are eligible for

a credit reduction based on years of service, as well as a

waiver of their experiential component. The O’Neill School

will grant a 3-credit reduction for one year of service and a

6-credit reduction for two years of service. Proof of service

will be required.

Accelerated Master of Science in Environmental

Science

On the Bloomington campus, the Accelerated Master’s

Program (AMP) allows exceptional undergraduate O'Neill

students to earn both their undergraduate degree and a

Master of Public Affairs (MPA) or Master of Science in

Environmental Science (MSES) within an accelerated time

frame (generally five years).

Participation in this program may allow the student to

fulfill some graduate program requirements during their

senior or fourth year. Depending upon the path chosen,

some graduate courses may count for both graduate

and undergraduate degree requirements. For additional

information, including major specific requirements,

students should meet with their undergraduate academic

advisor.

Students wishing to participate in the AMP must meet

these minimum requirements:

• Have a minimum undergraduate cumulative GPA of

3.5 for the MPA or 3.0 for the MSES.

• Earn at least 96 credit hours in the undergraduate

degree before AMP start, including specified courses

in the major (see undergraduate advising for major

specific requirements).

• Complete the undergraduate internship prior to AMP

start, and if a O'Neill honors student, complete the

honors thesis requirement.

• Satisfy all undergraduate general education, minors,

and/or certificate requirements before AMP start.

• Complete an academic advising planning session

and statement of academic intent prior to the

beginning of junior or third year (at least one year

prior to intended AMP start).

Degree Requirements

The M.S.E.S. program requires 48 credit hours distributed

among four sets of courses:

• science courses

• policy and management courses

• tool skill courses

• and an experiential requirement

There are no required courses per se; however,

each student is expected to demonstrate several

competencies, depending on his or her concentration.

These competencies include relevant natural and physical

sciences, economics, policy or law, and quantitative

problem solving. A Curriculum Advisory Committee works

with the student to ensure that these competencies are

met and that the student is pursuing a suitable plan of

study. This curriculum provides students with a general

knowledge of environmental science, the tool skills to

allow them to apply that knowledge, and a specialized

area of expertise.

Environmental Science Core Competencies

Required courses (15 credit hours)

Each student should demonstrate a competency in the

following areas of environmental science: mathematics,

statistics, chemistry, engineering principles, and ecology.

The selection of courses may vary according to the

students background. Some or all of the following

course categories may be appropriate to be determined

in consultation with the gatekeepers for each course

category.

SPEA-E 526 Applied

Mathematics for

Environmental

Science

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 527 Applied Ecology (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 536 Environmental

Chemistry

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 538 Statistics for

Environmental

Science

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 506 Statistical Analysis

for Effective

Decision Making

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 552 Environmental

Engineering

(3 cr.)

Economics, Management, and Policy Core

Competencies

(Typically 6–12 credit hours) Each student should

demonstrate a competency in the following areas of

environmental management. The selection of courses

may vary according to the student’s concentration and

professional objectives. Courses should be selected in

consultation with a faculty advisor.

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SPEA-E 543 Environmental

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 535 International

Environmental

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 625 Environmental

Economics and

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 643 Environmental

Resource

Management and

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 645 Environmental

Law

(3 cr.)

SPEA-S 596 Sustainable

Development

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 517 Public

Management

Economics

(3 cr.)

Tool Skill Courses

(Typically 3–9 credit hours) Students are encouraged to

acquire competency in analytical methods by focusing

on tool skills appropriate to their concentration. Courses

should be selected in consultation with a faculty advisor.

SPEA-E 502 Water Quality

Modeling

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 518 Vector-based

Geographic

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 529 Applications

of Geographic

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 554 Groundwater Flow

Modeling

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Introduction

to Coding for

Environment and

Policy

(1 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Python

Programming for

Environment and

Policy

(1 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Using R for

Environment and

Policy

(1 cr.)

SPEA-E 560 Environmental

Risk Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 507 Data Analysis

and Modeling for

Public Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 539 Management

Science for Public

Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 541 Benefit Cost

Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 562 Public Program

Evaluation

(3 cr.)

Capstone Course

(3 credit hours) Each candidate for the M.S.E.S. degree

should take a course during which they participate in a

team to carry out an integrative project that addresses

a multidisciplinary problem. Completion of the MSES

Thesis Concentration satisfies the MSES capstone

requirement. Students interested in completing a research

thesis will find additional information on the MSES Thesis

Concentration pages.This requirement may be met in one

of the following ways:

• SPEA-V 600 Capstone in Public and Environmental

Affairs, sections with an environmental focus.

• An alternative course with a similar structure, such

as SPEA-E 546 Stream Ecology, SPEA-E 517 BMP

Design for Healthy Urban Watersheds or SPEA-E

560 Environmental Risk Analysis or other approved

course.

• Completion of the MSES Thesis Concentration

satisfies the MSES capstone requirement. Students

interested in completing a research thesis will

find additional information on the MSES Thesis

Concentration pages.

All capstone projects are expected to culminate in a formal

report and public presentation.

Experiential Requirement

Each candidate for the MSES degree must obtain

professionally relevant experience through one of the

following options: an approved internship (includes

research internships) (SPEA-E 589; 0–6 credit hours),

completion of the MSES thesis concentration, or the

award of prior professional experience credit. Students are

encouraged to discuss with faculty members the relative

merits of their experience opportunities, according to

individual career objectives.

Concentrations

(15 credit hours) Each student should select one of the

following concentrations. Topics courses and independent

study credits may be included in any concentrations with

the approval of a faculty advisor.

• Ecology and Conservation

• Energy

• Environmental Chemistry, Toxicology, and Risk

Assessment

• Water Resources

• Specialized

• Thesis

Ecology and Conservation Concentration

The ecology and conservation concentration (15 credit

hours) focuses on problem-solving techniques applied

to current ecological issues. The diversity of the earth’s

living species in both natural and managed ecosystems

offers students a variety of study areas within ecology and

conservation, including forest ecology and management,

fisheries and wildlife management, soil and watershed

management, endangered species, and wetlands.

Courses should be selected in consultation with a faculty

advisor.

Field and Identification Core (6 credit hours)

Select two courses from the following list:

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SPEA-E 460 Fisheries

and Wildlife

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 461 Fisheries

and Wildlife

Management

Laboratory

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 528 Forest Ecology

and Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 540 Wetlands Ecology

and Management

(4 cr.)

SPEA-E 546 Stream Ecology (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Plants and Plant

Communities

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 556 Limnology (4 cr.)

BIOL-B 300 Vascular Plants (4 cr.)

BIOL-L 376 Biology of Birds (4 cr.)

Electives (9 credit hours)

Take an additional three classes from the above list or

from the additional electives listed below.

SPEA-E 504 Sustainable River

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 517 BMP Design for

Healthy Urban

Watersheds

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 520 Environmental

Toxicology

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 522 Urban Forest

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 534 Restoration

Ecology

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 545 Lake and

Watershed

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 550 Soil Science and

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Conservation

Planning

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Sustaining Urban

Ecosystems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 557 Conservation

Biology

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 591 Climate Change

Impacts on Natural

Resources

(3 cr.)

BIOL-L 579 Community

Ecology

(3 cr.)

GEOL-G 544 Methods in

Analytical

Geochemistry

(3 cr.)

Energy Concentration

The MSES Energy concentration (15 credit hours) trains

students in the scientific and technological aspects of

energy generation, utilization, and impacts of these

practices, as well as science and technology associated

with the study of climate change and its impacts. Courses

should be selected in consultation with a concentration

advisor to ensure the best fit for student interests in this

broad and dynamic field.

Required Course (3 credit hours)

SPEA-E 574 Energy Systems (3 cr.)

Electives (12 credit hours)

Select four of the following courses. Two may be out-of-

O’Neill courses.

SPEA-E 505 Renewable and

Nuclear Energy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 515 Fundamentals of

Air Pollution

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 591 Climate Change

Impacts on Natural

Resources

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 674 Energy Economics

and Policy

(3 cr.)

*EAS-G 534 Atmospheric

Dynamics II:

Synoptic to Global

Scale

(3 cr.)

*EAS-G 537 Synoptic

Meteorology and

Climatology

(3 cr.)

*EAS-G 540 Physical

Meteorology,

Climate, and

Paleoclimate

(3 cr.)

*EAS-G 556 Wind Power

Meteorology

(3 cr.)

*GEOG-G 532 Physical

Climatology

(3 cr.)

*GEOG-G 544 Climate Change

Impacts

(3 cr.)

Environmental Chemistry, Toxicology, and Risk

Assessment Concentration

The environmental chemistry, toxicology, and risk

assessment concentration (15 credit hours) addresses the

fate and transport of chemicals in the environment and the

hazards and risks to human health and the environment

associated with chemical pollution. Courses on the

chemical/physical/biological reactions of pollutants in soil,

aquatic, and atmospheric systems are included. Additional

courses study the hazards associated with chemicals used

in modern society, technologies available to manage and

remediate contaminated sites, the toxicological effects

of chemical exposure, and methods to assess risks

associated with chemicals in the environment. Courses

should be selected in consultation with a faculty advisor.

Core (9 credit hours)

Select one course from each of the following three groups:

Environmental Chemistry

SPEA-E 515 Fundamentals of

Air Pollution

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 539 Aquatic Chemistry (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 564 Organic

Pollutants:

Environmental

Chemistry and

Fate

(3 cr.)

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Toxicology

SPEA-E 514 The Changing

Landscape of

Toxic Chemical

Regulations

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 520 Environmental

Toxicology

(3 cr.)

Risk Analysis

SPEA-E 560 Environmental

Risk Analysis

(3 cr.)

Electives (6 credit hours)

Select an additional two courses from the above lists or

from the additional electives listed below:

SPEA-E 502 Water Quality

Modeling

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 537 Environmental

Chemistry

Laboratory

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 542 Hazardous

Materials

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 554 Groundwater Flow

Modeling

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 562 Solid and

Hazardous Waste

Management

(3 cr.)

EAS-A 547 Atmospheric

Instrumentation

(3 cr.)

EAS-G 587 Organic

Geochemistry

(3 cr.)

Water Resources Concentration

The water resources concentration (15 credit hours)

emphasizes scientific principles of water quantity and

quality. Courses provide information and problem-solving

skills using biological, chemical, and physical descriptions

of water in the environment. Courses should be selected

in consultation with a faculty advisor.

Core (9 credit hours)

Take three courses including at least one course from

each section.

Physical and Chemical Aspects of Water:

SPEA-E 502 Water Quality

Modeling

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 539 Aquatic Chemistry (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 554 Groundwater Flow

Modeling

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Watershed

Hydrology

(3 cr.)

EAS-G 544 Methods in

Analytical

Geochemistry

(3 cr.)

GEOG-G 551 Physical

Hydrology

(3 cr.)

Ecological Aspects of Water:

SPEA-E 516 Fisheries

Management

(2 cr.)

SPEA-E 540 Wetlands Ecology

and Management

(4 cr.)

SPEA-E 546 Stream Ecology (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 556 Limnology (4 cr.)

Electives (6 credit hours)

Select an additional two classes from the above lists or

from the additional electives listed below.

SPEA-E 460 Fisheries

and Wildlife

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 461 Fisheries

and Wildlife

Management Lab

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 504 Sustainable River

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 517 BMP Design for

Healthy Urban

Watersheds

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 534 Restoration

Ecology

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 545 Lake and

Watershed

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 557 Conservation

Biology

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 591 Climate Change

Impacts on Natural

Resources

(3 cr.)

GEOG-G 567 Ecohydrology (3 cr.)

Specialized Concentration

(15 credit hours) A student, whose educational and

professional goals are not satisfied by O’Neill’s

concentrations, may design a Specialized Concentration

that best suits his or her needs in consultation with a

faculty advisor with final approval required by the relevant

faculty program director(s). The student, the student’s

advisor, and the appropriate Faculty Program

Director must sign a Specialized Concentration

Form that specifies the courses that will comprise

the customized concentration. This form is available

in Forms section of the Current Student Portal. The

completed Specialized Concentration Form must be

submitted prior to enrolling in the courses outlined. The

concentration must be declared within the first 24

credit hours of the student’s academic program.

Although no specific guidelines exist for the courses to

be included in a Specialized Concentration, students

must take O’Neill courses unless approved by a

faculty advisor(s) and the appropriate Faculty Program

Director(s). Students must name their Specialized

Concentration. However, these names will not appear

on their IU transcript. Instead, after “Major” the words

“Specialized Study” will appear.

Note – the Thesis concentration, which subsumes the

capstone and tools courses, is not reduced, and remains

at 18 credits; it allows a free elective in the MPA-MSES.

Thesis Concentration

Students who wish to pursue their own research may do

so under the MSES thesis concentration (18 credit hours).

Note that a master’s thesis is generally not required

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for admission to doctoral programs, although research

experience (for example, through GAships or research

internships) is strongly recommended. Students interested

in research experience and considering a future doctoral

degree should talk with the MSES faculty advisors to

determine what kinds of research experience will be most

useful to them.

Students pursue the M.S.E.S. thesis concentration under

the guidance of a major professor and thesis committee

comprising at least 3 SPEA faculty (including the major

advisor). Students must find a faculty member willing to

work with them as a major professor, and must do so early

in their degree, preferably in their first semester.

M.S.E.S. thesis concentrations must have a minimum of

18 credits, comprising environmental science coursework

and research credit (E625), and may have as much as

24 credits. The mix of research and courses is designed

and agreed upon among the student, major advisor, and

other committee members, and must be approved by the

M.S.E.S program director. When the thesis is completed,

the student must successfully defend the thesis, providing

a public presentation about the research and then making

a closed-door defense to the thesis committee.

M.S.E.S. students taking the thesis concentration must still

meet the requirement for at least 6 credits of Economics/

Management/Policy coursework, which will typically

fall outside the thesis concentration. The capstone

requirement and experiential requirement are met by

the thesis concentration: students do not need to take a

specific capstone course nor are they required to complete

an internship. This does not prevent thesis students from

taking a capstone course or undertaking a traditional

internship if they wish to do so.

For M.P.A.-M.S.E.S. students, the M.S.E.S. thesis

concentration fulfills the concentration requirement for

the M.S.E.S. degree. M.P.A.-M.S.E.S. students must

also complete 12 concentration credits from the M.P.A.

curriculum, as outlined in the requirements for the M.P.A.-

M.S.E.S. degree. Alternatively, students may choose to

complete an entire M.P.A. concentration.

Completion of the M.S.E.S. thesis concentration fulfills the

capstone and experiential requirements for the M.P.A.-

M.S.E.S. dual degree. This does not prevent thesis

students from taking a capstone course or undertaking a

traditional internship if they wish to do so.

Master of Science in

Environmental Science Dual

Degree Programs

Master of Science in Environmental Science-Master of

Public Affairs (M.S.E.S.-M.P.A.)

Master of Science in Environmental Science–Doctor of

Jurisprudence (M.S.E.S.–J.D.)

Master of Science in Environmental Science-Master of

Science in Intelligent Systems Engineering (M.S.E.S-

M.S.I.S.E)

Master of Science in Environmental Science-Master of

Science in Chemistry (M.S.E.S.-M.S.)

Master of Science in Environmental Science–Master of

Science in Geological Sciences (M.S.E.S.–M.S.)

Master of Science in Environmental Science–Master of

Sciences in Physics (M.S.E.S.-M.S.)

Master of Science in Environmental Science–Doctor of

Jurisprudence

The combined Master of Science in Environmental

Science–Doctor of Jurisprudence program is a four-year,

115-credit-hour sequence of courses and research that

provides depth and breadth in both environmental science

and law. Both degrees are awarded when the student

meets the degree requirements of the Maurer School of

Law and O'Neill.

Application and Admission

The student must have a bachelor’s degree in a physical

or life science, engineering, or related field. Students

interested in the dual M.S.E.S.–J.D. must apply to both

the Maurer School of Law and the O'Neill School of Public

and Environmental Affairs. Students normally apply to

both schools concurrently for the combined program. It

is possible, however, for a person already enrolled in the

Maurer School of Law to apply for admission to the O'Neill

School of Public and Environmental Affairs up to the end

of the second year of law study. A student enrolled in

O'Neill may seek admission to the Maurer School of Law

up to the end of the first year of the M.S.E.S. program

Academic Standing

Grade point averages in the School of Law—Bloomington

and O'Neill are computed separately. To continue in the

program, the student must meet the academic standards

in each school. A student failing in one school but meeting

academic standards in the other may complete work for

the degree in the school in which academic standards

are being met. Such completion must be according to the

same conditions required of regular (noncombination)

degree candidates; that is, 82 credit hours for law and 48

credit hours for O'Neill. Students are eligible for honors in

each school based on the criteria of each school.

Program Advisors

Students enrolled in the combined program are required to

have a O'Neill faculty advisor and are encouraged to seek

an advisor from the faculty of the Maurer School of Law.

The co-advisors can then review and counsel with respect

to each student’s course selection for each semester to

assure attainment of educational objectives.

School Residency

Students in the dual M.S.E.S.–J.D. program should enroll

in courses through O'Neill the first year of their programs

and through the Maurer School of Law in the second

year of their programs. Alternatively, dual M.S.E.S.–J.D.

students have the option of enrolling in courses through

the Maurer School of Law in the first year and O'Neill in

the second year. In the third and fourth years, or until

the dual program is completed, students should enroll

through the school in which the majority of their credit

hours resides in each enrollment period.

Program Requirements (115 credit hours)

Master of Science in Environmental Science

Requirements (36 credit hours)

Students are required to complete 36 credit hours of

courses distributed among the environmental science

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competencies, environmental sciences focus, and a

multidisciplinary capstone project.

Environmental Science core competencies (15 credit

hours)

Select 15 credit hours in consultation with an advisor:

SPEA-E 512 Risk

Communication

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 518 Vector-based

Geographic

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 526 Applied

Mathematics for

Environmental

Science

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 527 Applied Ecology (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 529 Applications

for Geographic

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 536 Environmental

Chemistry

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 538 Statistics for

Environmental

Science

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 560 Environmental

Risk Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 541 Benefit Cost

Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 562 Public Program

Evaluation

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 625 Environmental

Economics and

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 643 Natural Resource

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 517 Public

Management

Economics

(3 cr.)

Environmental Science Focus (18 credit hours)

Select 18 credit hours in consultation with an advisor.

Students are required to develop an area of specialization

approved by a O'Neill faculty advisor. It is recommended

that this be done in consultation with both dual law and

environmental science faculty advisors.

Capstone Course (3 credit hours)

select one of the following:

SPEA-E 517 BMP Design for

Healthy Urban

Watersheds

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 546 Stream Ecology (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 560 Environmental

Risk Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 625 Research in

Environmental

Science

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 600 Capstone in Public

and Environmental

Affairs

(3 cr.)

Doctor of Jurisprudence Requirements (79 credit

hours)

Students are required to complete 79 credit hours of law

courses and to satisfy all requirements for the degree

Doctor of Jurisprudence. For specific requirements, see

the Maurer School of Law Bulletin.

Dual M.S.E.S. - M.S. Intelligent Systems Engineering

Master of Science in Environmental Science–Master of

Science in Intelligent Systems Engineering (M.S.E.S.–

M.S.I.S.E)

Students must earn at least 51 credits in total, including

at least 21-credits each in the M.S.E.S. and M.S.I.S.E.

programs. The M.S.E.S. and M.S.I.S.E. degrees are

awarded concurrently after the student has completed the

requirements for both degrees.

MSES Core Requirements (9 credit hours)

These courses establish the fundamental competencies

required of environmental engineers and scientists.

The following two courses:

SPEA-E 513 Environmental

Project

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 538 Statistics for

Environmental

Science OR

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 506 Statistical Analysis

for Effective

Decision Making

(3 cr.)

Note: With demonstration of prior coursework in statistics

and/or probability theory, these credits can be replaced

with any course from the next list.

Select one course from the following list:

SPEA-E 431 Water supply

and Wastewater

Treatment

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 515 Fundamentals of

Air Pollution

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 520 Environmental

Toxicology

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 527 Applied Ecology (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 536 Environmental

Chemistry

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 550 Soil Science and

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Fluid Mechanics (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 564 Organic

Pollutants:

Environmental

Chemistry and

Fate

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 574 Energy Systems (3 cr.)

Economics, Management, and Policy Core

Competencies (6 credit hours)

Justification: Courses in this section provide context

for environmental and intelligent systems engineering,

including how science impacts and is impacted by social,

political, and economic systems.

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SPEA-E 543 Environmental

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 560 Environmental

Risk Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 539 Management

Science for Public

Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 541 Benefit Cost

Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 512 Climate Law and

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 521 Domestic

Environmental

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 531 Water Law (3 cr.)

SPEA-R 532 Water Policy and

Economics

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 533 Public Natural

Resource Law

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 535 International

Environmental

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 590 Energy Policy:

A Nation State

Perspective

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 625 Environmental

Economics and

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 643 Natural Resource

Management and

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 645 Environmental

Law

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 674 Energy Economics

and Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-S 596 Sustainable

Development

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 517 Public

Management

Economics

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V550 Energy Law and

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-X 511 Human Behavior

and Energy

Consumptions

(3 cr.)

Other SPEA courses may be approved by advisor.

MSISE Core Requirements (7 credit hours)

These courses establish the fundamental competencies

required of environmental engineers and scientists.

The following two courses:

ENGR-E 500 Introduction to

Intelligent Systems

Engineering

(1 cr.)

SPEA-E 552 Environmental

Engineering

(3 cr.)

Select one course from the following list:

ENGR-E 501 Introduction

to Computer

Engineering

(3 cr.)

ENGR-E 502 Introduction to

Cyberphysical

Systems

(3 cr.)

ENGR-E 503 Introduction to

Intelligent Systems

(3 cr.)

ENGR-E 504 Introduction to

Bioengineering

(3 cr.)

ENGR-E 505 Introduction to

Nanoengineering

(3 cr.)

ENGR-E 506 Introduction to

Neuroengineering

(3 cr.)

MSISE Computing Tools Requirements (3 credit

hours)

Familiarity with multiple computing languages and the

ability to learn to operate across them is a requisite skillset

in this field.

Select at least 3 credits from the following courses:

ENGR-E 501 Introduction

to Computer

Engineering

(3 cr.)

ENGR-E 502 Introduction to

Cyberphysical

Systems

(3 cr.)

ENGR-E 503 Introduction to

Intelligent Systems

(3 cr.)

ENGR-E 511 Machine Learning

and Signal

Processing

(3 cr.)

ENGR-E 516 Engineering Cloud

Computing

(3 cr.)

ENGR-E 517 High Performance

Computing

(3 cr.)

ENGR-E 533 Deep Learning

Systems

(3 cr.)

INFO-D 590 Data Science

Onramp (variable

topics)

(1-3 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Intro to Coding for

Environment and

Policy

(1 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Python

Programming for

Environment and

Policy

(1 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Using R for

Environment and

Policy

(1 cr.)

Note: Students may apply for a Computing Tools Waiver

based on previously completed coursework or existing

expertise, in which case these 3 credits would be replaced

by an ENGR course with instructor approval. Other

courses may be approved by advisor.

Experiential Requirement (0-3 credit hours)

Each candidate for the MS-ES/ISE dual degree program

must obtain professionally relevant experience through

one of the following options:

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1. Approved Internship SPEA-E 589 or ENGR-E 591 (0-3

credit hours)

The student will work with the O'Neill Career Hub to

arrange for a suitable internship. Internships vary greatly

according to the expectations and requirements of the

sponsor. Students are expected to give careful attention in

the selection of an internship suitable to their professional

goals. Typically, students do not use credit hours for the

internship, and as a result, have minimal fees for the

experience. However, students who want the additional

credit hours can receive up to 3 credit hours for an

internship involving the appropriate amount of work; these

students will owe fees for the 3 credit hours.

2. Prior Professional Experience (3 credit hours)

Students who have had significant environmental

management, computing, technical or design work

experience in the past may receive 3 credit hours. To

receive 3 credit hours, a student must have a minimum

of one year’s work experience. Under no circumstances

will prior professional experience credit and transfer

credit total more than 12 hours. Students receiving prior

professional experience credit should carefully plan the

balance of their program with their faculty advisors.

Capstone Requirements (3 credit hours)

Each candidate for the MS-ES/ISE dual degree program

should take a 3-credit hour course during which they

participate in a team to carry out an integrative project that

addresses a multidisciplinary problem, or the candidate

should conduct a graduate-level research project that

culminates in a publication or thesis. Capstone course

credit may be double-counted in either Concentration or

Tool Skill requirements.

The capstone requirement may be met in one of the

following ways:

SPEA-V 600 Capstone in Public

and Environmental

Affairs (sections

with an

environmental

focus)

(3 cr.)

Or an approved alternative course with a similar structure.

Current approved courses include:

SPEA-E 517 BMP Design for

Healthy Urban

Watersheds

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 546 Stream Ecology (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 560 Environmental

Risk Analysis

(3 cr.)

ENGR-E 790 ISE Capstone

Design I

(3 cr.)

ENGR-E 791 ISE Capstone

Design II

(3 cr.)

or Additional

approved courses

of a similar format

MS-ES/ISE DUAL DEGREE CONCENTRATION /

TRACK (at least 20 credit hours)

Courses taken for the concentration allow schools

to acquire competency in tools, skills, methods, and

approaches used in environmental science and intelligent

systems engineering. Courses taken to fulfill requirements

cannot be “double counted”

SPEA Environmental Science Electives

At least 6 credit hours must be selected from the following:

SPEA-E 502 Water Quality

Modeling

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 514 Changing

Landscape of

Toxic-Chemical

Regulation

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 517 BMP Design for

Healthy Urban

Watersheds

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 518 Vector Based GIS (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 520 Environmental

Toxicology

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 529 Application of

Geographic

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 534 Restoration

Ecology

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 540 Wetlands Ecology

and Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 542 Hazardous

Materials

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 545 Lake and

Watershed

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 546 Stream Ecology (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 554 Groundwater Flow

Modeling

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Intro to Coding for

Environment and

Policy

(1 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Python

Programming for

Environment and

Policy

(1 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Using R for

Environment and

Policy

(1 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Topics in

Environmental

Science (approved

on an individual

basis by an

advisor)

(1-4 cr.)

SPEA-E 556 Limnology (4 cr.)

SPEA- E 560 Environmental

Risk Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 562 Solid and

Hazardous Waste

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 591 Climate Change

Impacts on Natural

Resources

(3 cr.)

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Intelligent Systems Engineering Electives

At least 11 credit hours must be selected from the

following:

ENGR-E 501 Introduction

to Computer

Engineering

(3 cr.)

ENGR-E 502 Introduction to

Cyberphysical

Systems

(3 cr.)

ENGR-E 503 Introduction to

Intelligent Systems

(3 cr.)

ENGR-E 504 Introduction to

Bioengineering

(3 cr.)

ENGR-E 505 Introduction to

Nanoengineering

(3 cr.)

ENGR-E 506 Introduction to

Neuroengineering

(3 cr.)

ENGR-E 510 Engineering

Distributed

Systems

(3 cr.)

ENGR-E 511 Machine Learning

and Signal

Processing

(3 cr.)

ENGR-E 512 Advanced

Computer

Architecture

(3 cr.)

ENGR-E 513 Engineering

Compilers

(3 cr.)

ENGR-E 514 Embedded

Systems

(3 cr.)

ENGR-E 516 Engineering Cloud

Computing

(3 cr.)

ENGR-E 517 High Performance

Computing

(3 cr.)

ENGR-E 518 Engineering

Networks

(3 cr.)

ENGR-E 519 Engineering

Operating

Systems

(3 cr.)

ENGR-E 522 Sensors and

Remote Sensing

(3 cr.)

ENGR-E 523 Internet of Things (3 cr.)

ENGR-E 525 Robotics I (3 cr.)

ENGR-E 531 Physical

Optimization

(3 cr.)

ENGR-E 532 Systems

Engineering

(3 cr.)

ENGR-E 533 Deep Learning

Systems

(3 cr.)

ENGR-E 534 Big Data

Applications

(3 cr.)

ENGR-E 537 Rapid Prototyping

for Engineering

(3 cr.)

ENGR-E 540 Computational

Methods for 3-D

Biomaterials

(3 cr.)

ENGR-E 541 Simulating Cancer

as an Intelligent

System

(3 cr.)

ENGR-E 551 Nanoscale

Simulation and

Engineering

Applications

(3 cr.)

ENGR-E 565 Image Processing

for Medical

Applications

(3 cr.)

ENGR-E 583 Information

Visualization

(3 cr.)

ENGR-E 584 Scientific

Visualization

(3 cr.)

ENGR-E 599 Topics in

Engineering

(1-3 cr.)

Additional electives that may be used to meet the required

total credit hours for the dual degree include any courses

listed above not used to satisfy a degree requirement.

Additional approved electives are included below from

closely related disciplines. Courses not listed may be

approved by an advisor with justification.

SPEA non-E courses

SPEA-I 516 Public

Management

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-I 519 Database

Management

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-I 611 Design of

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-I 613 Implementation

of Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 507 Data Analysis

and Modeling for

Public Affairs

(3 cr.)

Geography courses

GEOG-G 532 Physical

Climatology

(3 cr.)

GEOG-G 538 Geographic

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

GEOG-G 588 Applied Spatial

Statistics

(3 cr.)

Earth and Atmospheric Sciences courses

EAS-G 514 Geophysical

Signal Analysis

(3 cr.)

EAS-G 534 Dynamic

Meteorology:

Synoptic to Global

Scale

(3 cr.)

EAS-G 538 Air Pollution

Meteorology

(3 cr.)

EAS-G 540 Physical

Meteorology and

Climatology

(3 cr.)

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EAS-G 544 Methods in

Analytical

Geochemistry

(3 cr.)

EAS-G 547 Instrumentation

for Atmospheric

Science

(3 cr.)

EAS-G 548 Sustainable

Energy Systems

(3 cr.)

EAS-G 559 Earth Surface

Processes

(3 cr.)

EAS-G 564 Dynamic

Meteorology:

Boundary-layer

Meteorology

(3 cr.)

EAS-G 576 Climate Change (3 cr.)

EAS-G 594 Numerical

Weather

Prediction

(3 cr.)

EAS-G 612 Inverse Methods

in Geophysics

(2 cr.)

EAS-G 690 Advanced

Geology Seminar,

Mathematical

Modeling in the

Geosciences

(3 cr.)

EAS-G 690 Advanced

Geology Seminar,

Fluvial Processes

and Sediment

Transport

(3 cr.)

Biology / Biotech courses

BIOL-B 572 Photobiology (3 cr.)

BIOL-L 510 Introduction to

the Research

Laboratory

(3 cr.)

BIOL-L 519 Bioinformatics:

Theory and

Application

(3 cr.)

BIOL-L 522 Advanced

Eukaryotic

Molecular

Genetics

(3 cr.)

BIOL-L 523 Critical Analysis

of the Scientific

Literature

(1-6 cr.)

BIOL-L 560 Physiological

Ecology

(3 cr.)

BIOL-L 572 Microbial Ecology (3 cr.)

BIOL-L 575 Ecosystem

Structure and

Function

(3 cr.)

BIOL-L 577 Theoretical

Ecology

(3 cr.)

BIOL-M 511 Molecular Biology

of Prokaryotes

(3 cr.)

Informatics courses

INFO-D 590 Data Science

Onramp (variable

topics)

(1-3 cr.)

INFO-I 400/I590 Environmental

Policy, Health &

Design

(3 cr.)

INFO-I 590 Smart Cities (3 cr.)

Information and Library Science courses

ILS-Z 503 Representation

and Organization

(3 cr.)

ILS-Z 510 Introduction

to Information

Studies

(3 cr.)

ILS-Z 511 Database Design (3 cr.)

ILS-Z 512 Information

Systems Design

(3 cr.)

Mathematics courses

MATH-M 511/M

512

Real Variable I & II (3 cr.)

MATH-M 513/M

514

Complex Variables

I & II

(3 cr.)

MATH-M 540/M

541

PDEs I & II (3 cr.)

MATH-M 544/M

545

ODEs I & II (3 cr.)

MATH-M 571/M

572

Numerical

Methods I & II

(3 cr.)

MATH-M 671/M

672

Numerical

Differential and

Integral Equations

I & II

(3 cr.)

Physics courses

PHYS-P 555 Quantum

Computation and

Information

(3 cr.)

PHYS-P 582 Biological and

Artificial Neural

Networks

(3 cr.)

PHYS-P 583 Signal Processing

and Information

Theory in Biology

(3 cr.)

PHYS-P 609 Computational

Physics

(3 cr.)

PHYS-P 610 Computational

Physics II

(3 cr.)

Statistics courses

STAT-S 501 Statistical Methods

(3 cr.)

STAT-S 503 Statistical Methods

(3 cr.)

STAT-S 520 Introduction to

Statistics

(3 cr.)

STAT-S 611 Statistical

Computing

(3 cr.)

Chemistry courses

CHEM-C 501 Chemical

Instrumentation

(3 cr.)

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CHEM-C 503 Sptrometric

Methods of

Structure

Determination

(3 cr.)

CHEM-C 540 Advanced Organic

Chemistry

(3 cr.)

CHEM-C 565 Nuclear Chemistry (3 cr.)

CHEM-C 566 Molecular Optical

Spectroscopy

(3 cr.)

CHEM-C 567 Chmeical

Statistical

Mechanics

(3 cr.)

CHEM-C 572 Computational

Chemistry

and Molecular

Modeling

(3 cr.)

CHEM-C 611 Electroanalytical

Chemistry

(1.5-3 cr.)

CHEM-C 612 Spectrochemical

Methods of

Analysis

(1.5-3 cr.)

CHEM-C 613 Mass

Spectrometryand

Staple Isotopes

(1.5-3 cr.)

CHEM-C 614 Chromatography (1.5-3 cr.)

CHEM-C 616 Surface Analysis

and Surface

Chemistry

(1.5 cr.)

CHEM-C 633 Inorganic

Chemistry of Main

Group Elements

(2 cr.)

CHEM-C 634 Transition Metal

Chemistry

(3 cr.)

Dual M.S.E.S. - M.S. in Chemistry

Master of Science in Environmental Science–Master of

Science in Chemistry (M.S.E.S.–M.S.)

Department of Chemistry

Students in the MSES-MS Chemistry program take 51

credit hours (of which, at least 21 credits must be from

both O’Neill and Chemistry). Note that double counting

of courses among components is permitted, so long as

overall credit requirements are met.

Chemistry Core (9 credit hours)

In consultation with an advisor, select 3 courses from the

following list:

CHEM-C 503 Methods of

Structure

Determination

(3 cr.)

CHEM-C 540 Advanced Organic

Chemistry

(3 cr.)

CHEM-C 565 Nuclear Chemistry (3 cr.)

CHEM-C 566 Spectroscopy (3 cr.)

CHEM-C 567 Statistical

Mechanics

(3 cr.)

CHEM-C 572 Computational

Chemistry

and Molecular

Modeling

(3 cr.)

CHEM-C 611 Electroanalytical

Chemistry

(1.5-3 cr.)

CHEM-C 613 Mass

Spectrometry

(1.5-3 cr.)

CHEM-C 614 Chromatography (1.5-3 cr.)

CHEM-C 616 Surface Analysis

and Surface

Chemistry

(1.5-3 cr.)

CHEM-C 633 Inorganic

Chemistry of Main

Group Elements

(3 cr.)

CHEM-C 634 Transition Metal

Chemistry

(3 cr.)

Environmental Science Core Competencies (9 credit

hours)

In consultation with an advisor, select three courses from

the following list:

SPEA-E 515 Fundamentals of

Air Pollution

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 526 Applied

Mathematics for

Environmental

Science

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 527 Applied Ecology (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 536 Environmental

Chemistry

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 538 Statistics for

Environmental

Science

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 539 Aquatic Chemistry (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 552 Environmental

Engineering

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 564 Organic

Pollutants:

Environmental

Chemistry and

Fate

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 570 Environmental Soil

Science

(3 cr.)

Eonomics, Management, and Policy Core

Competencies (Typically 6-9 credit hours)

Students are encouraged to acquire competency in these

areas of environmental management. The selection of

courses will vary according to the student’s professional

objectives and an advisor can approve alternative courses

that may be relevant.

SPEA-E 543 Environmental

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 574 Energy Systems (3 cr.)

SPEA-R 535 International

Environmental

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 590 Energy Policy from

a Nation-State

Perspective

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 625 Environmental

Economics and

Policy

(3 cr.)

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SPEA-R 643 Natural Resource

Management and

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 645 Environmental

Law

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 674 Energy Economics

and Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-S 596 Sustainable

Development

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 517 Public

Management

Economics

(3 cr.)

Tool Skills Courses (3 credit hours)

Students are encouraged to acquire competency in

analytical methods by focusing on tool skills appropriate to

their professional objectives.

SPEA-E 512 Risk

Communication

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 518 Vector-based

Geographic

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 529 Application of

Geographic

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 538 /

SPEA-V 506

Statistics for

Environmental

Science

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 554 Groundwater Flow

Modeling

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 560 Environmental

Risk Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 547 Negotiation and

Dispute Resolution

for Public Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 507 Data Analysis

and Modeling for

Public Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 539 Management

Science for Public

Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 541 Benefit-Cost

Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 562 Public Program

Evaluation

(3 cr.)

CHEM-C 501 Chemical

Instrumentation

(4 cr.)

CHEM-C 503 Methods of

Structure

Determination

(3 cr.)

CHEM-C 565 Nuclear Chemistry (3 cr.)

CHEM-C 566 Spectroscopy (3 cr.)

CHEM-C 567 Statistical

Mechanics

(3 cr.)

CHEM-C 572 Computational

Chemistry

and Molecular

Modeling

(3 cr.)

CHEM-C 611 Electroanalytical

Chemistry

(1.5-3 cr.)

CHEM-C 613 Mass

Spectrometry

(1.5-3 cr.)

CHEM-C 615 Bioanalytical

Chemistry

(1.5-3 cr.)

CHEM-C 616 Surface Analysis

and Surface

Chemistry

(1.5-3 cr.)

Dual Program Capstone (3 credit hours)

Each candidate for the MSES-MS in Chemistry dual

degree program should take a 3-credit hour course during

which they participate in a team to carry out an integrative

project that addresses a multidisciplinary problem, or

the candidate should conduct a graduate-level research

project that culminates in a publication or thesis (theses

will be formatted according to Chemistry Department

requirements). Capstone course credit may be double-

counted in either Concentration or Tool Skill requirements.

The capstone requirement may be met in one of the

following ways:

SPEA-V 600 Capstone in Public

and Environmental

Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 560 Environmental

Risk Analysis

(or an approved

alternative course

with a similar

structure)

(3 cr.)

Master's Thesis (Completed under

the supervision of

a graduate faculty

member, overseen

and approved

by a graduate

committee

consisting of the

research advisor

and one of the

advisors for the

dual degree

program, or

a publication

resulting from

similar research).

(3 cr.)

Experiential Requirement (0-3 credit hours)

Each candidate for the MSES-MS in Chemistry dual

degree program must obtain professionally relevant

experience through one of the following options:

1. Approved Internship (0-3 credit hours)

The student will work with the O’Neill Career Hub to

arrange for a suitable internship. Internships vary greatly

according to the expectations and requirements of the

sponsor. Students are expected to give careful attention in

the selection of an internship suitable to their professional

goals. Typically, students do not use credit hours for the

internship, and as a result, have minimal fees for the

experience. However, students who want the additional

credit hours can receive up to 3 credit hours for an

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internship involving the appropriate amount of work; these

students will owe fees for the 3 credit hours.

2. Prior Experience (3 credit hours)

3. Three credits of research experience in the laboratory of

a graduate faculty member

Graduate research course numbers are, in the Chemistry

department, CHEM-C 8X0 and in the MSES, SPEA-E 625.

More involved research projects that culminate in a thesis

or publication can be applied toward the capstone course

requirement (see above).

Environmental Chemistry, Toxicology, and Risk

Assesment Concentration (15-18 credit hours)

This concentration addresses the fate and transport of

chemicals in the environment and the hazards and risks

to human health and the environment associated with

chemical pollution. Courses on the chemical/physical/

biological reactions of pollutants in soil, aquatic, and

atmospheric systems are included. Additional courses

study the hazards associated with chemicals used in

modern society, technologies available to manage and

remediate contaminated sites, the toxicological effects

of chemical exposure, and methods to assess risks

associated with chemicals in the environment.

*At least two courses should be selected from the

Chemistry Department and at least two courses

should be selected from O’Neill. An advisor can approve

alternative courses that may be relevant.

SPEA-E 515 Fundamentals of

Air Pollution

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 520 Environmental

Toxicology

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 537 Environmental

Chemistry

Laboratory

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 539 Aquatic Chemistry (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 542 Hazardous

Materials

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 554 Groundwater Flow

Modeling

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 560 Environmental

Risk Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 562 Solid and

Hazardous Waste

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 591 Climate Change

Impacts on Natural

Resources

(3 cr.)

CHEM-C 581 Macromolecular

Structure and

Interactions

(1.5 cr.)

CHEM-C 632 Structure,

Function, and

Spectroscopy

of Metal Ions in

Biological Systems

(3 cr.)

CHEM-C 634 Transition Metal

Chemistry

(3 cr.)

CHEM-C 636 Organometallic

Chemistry and

Catalysis

(3 cr.)

CHEM-M 501 Nanomaterials (3 cr.)

CHEM-M 503 Supramolecular

Chemistry

(3 cr.)

EAS-G 571 Principles of

Petroleum

Geology

(3 cr.)

EAS-G 576 Climate Change (3 cr.)

EAS-G 587 Organic

Geochemistry

(3 cr.)

GEOG-G 532 Physical

Climatology

(3 cr.)

Dual M.S.E.S.-M.S. in Geological Sciences

Master of Science in Environmental Science–Master of

Science in Geological Sciences (M.S.E.S.–M.S.)

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Students must earn at least 51 credits in total, including

a minimum of 21 credit hours in the Department of Earth

and Atmospheric Sciences as well as in the O’Neill School

of Public and Environmental Affairs. Note that double-

counting of courses among components is permitted, so

long as overall credit requirements are met. In double-

counting, multiple requirements may be met by a single

course, but credits only count once towards credit totals.

Degrees are awarded concurrently after the student has

completed the requirements for both degrees.

Program Requirements (51 credit hours)

The combined M.S. in Geological Sciences–MSES

program requires a minimum of 51 credit hours distributed

among six components:

• Geological Sciences Core

• Environmental Science Core

• Economics, Policy, and Law Competencies

• Tool Skills

• Dual Geological Sciences-Environmental Science

Concentration

• an experiential component or an environmentally

focused thesis project

The student must complete a minimum of 21 credit hours

in the Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences as

well as in the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental

Affairs. Note that double-counting of courses among

components is permitted, so long as overall credit

requirements are met. In double-counting, multiple

requirements may be met by a single course, but credits

only count once towards credit totals.

Geological Sciences Core (9 credit hours)

Select course from the following list:

EAS-X 429 Field Geology

in the Rocky

Mountains

(6 cr.)

EAS-G 513 Seismology I (3 cr.)

EAS-G 517 Optical Mineralogy (3 cr.)

EAS-G 520 Mechanics for the

Earth Sciences

(1 cr.)

EAS-G 524 Carbonate Facies

and Environments

(3 cr.)

EAS-G 554 Fundamentals of

Plate Tectonics

(3 cr.)

EAS-G 559 Earth Surface

Processes

(3 cr.)

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EAS-G 561 Paleoecology (3 cr.)

EAS-G 572 Basin Analysis

and Hydrocarbons

(3 cr.)

EAS-G 576 Climate Change

Science

(3 cr.)

EAS-G 581 Surficial Geology (3 cr.)

EAS-G 583 Isotope

Geochemistry

(3 cr.)

EAS-G 587 Organic

Geochemistry

(3 cr.)

EAS-G 589 Geomicrobiology (3 cr.)

EAS-G 591 Physical

Sedimentology

(3 cr.)

Environmental Science Core (9 credit hours)

Select three courses from the following list:

SPEA-E 515 Fundamentals of

Air Pollution

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 526 Applied

Mathematics for

Environmental

Science

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 527 Applied Ecology (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 536 Environmental

Chemistry

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 538 Statistics for

Environmental

Science

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 539 Aquatic Chemistry (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 552 Environmental

Engineering

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 564 Organic

Pollutants:

Environmental

Chemistry and

Fate

(3 cr.)

Eonomics, Management, and Policy Core

Competencies (6-9 credit hours)

Students are encouraged to acquire competency in these

areas of environmental management. The selection of

courses will vary according to the student’s professional

objectives and an advisor can approve alternative courses

that may be relevant.

SPEA-E 513 Environmental

Project

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 543 Environmental

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 507 Data Analysis

and Modeling for

Public Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 541 Benefit Cost

Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 512 Climate Law and

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 521 Domestic

Environmental

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 531 Water Law (3 cr.)

SPEA-R 532 Water Policy and

Economics

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 535 International

Environmental

Policy

SPEA-R 564 Environmental and

Natural Resource

Policy Design and

Implementation

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 590 Energy Policy:

A Nation State

Perspective

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 625 Environmental

Economics and

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 626 Energy Policy

Seminar

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 643 Natural Resource

Management and

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 645 Environmental

Law

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 674 Energy Economics

and Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-S 596 Sustainable

Development

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 517 Public

Management

Economics

(3 cr.)

Tool Skill Courses (3-6 credit hours)

Students are encouraged to acquire competency in

analytical methods by focusing on tool skills appropriate

to their professional objectives. Students pursuing the

research option (see below) may use research-course

credits to satisfy the Tools requirement, if appropriate.

SPEA-E 502 Water Quality

Modeling

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 518 Vector-based

Geographic

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 529 Applications

of Geographic

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 538 Statistics for

Environmental

Science

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 554 Groundwater Flow

Modeling

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 560 Environmental

Risk Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 507 Data Analysis

and Modeling for

Public Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 539 Management

Science for Public

Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 541 Benefit Cost

Analysis

(3 cr.)

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SPEA-P 562 Public Program

Evaluation

(3 cr.)

EAS-G 520 Mechanics for

Earth Sciences

(3 cr.)

EAS-G 544 Methods in

Analytical

Geochemistry

(3 cr.)

EAS-G 562 Geometric

Morphometrics

(3 cr.)

EAS-G 563 Quantitative

Paleontology

(3 cr.)

EAS-G 582 Computational

Methods for Earth

Scientists

(3 cr.)

EAS-G 583 Isotope

Geochemistry

(3 cr.)

EAS-G 586 Geochemical

Modeling

(3 cr.)

EAS-G 612 Inverse Methods

in Geophysics

(3 cr.)

EAS-G 685 Evolution of

Ecosystems

(3 cr.)

Dual Geological Sciences – Environmental Science

Master’s Concentration

Required Courses (Typically 15 to 18 credit hours)

This concentration supports the Geological Sciences

and MSES degrees with courses in laboratory and

environmental chemistry, toxicology, and risk assessment,

as well as energy-related courses. Courses taken

to satisfy the core requirements may not also satisfy

concentration requirements. Students pursuing the

research option (see below) may use research-course

credits to satisfy part of the concentration requirement.

At least two courses should be selected from the Earth

& Atmospheric Sciences Department and at least two

courses should be selected from the O’Neill School. An

advisor can approve alternative courses that may be

relevant.

SPEA-E 502 Water Quality

Modeling

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 503 Natural Gas:

Technical and

Policy Challenges

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 512 Risk

Communication

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 514 Changing

Landscape of

Toxic-Chemical

Regulation

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 515 Fundamentals of

Air Pollution

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 517 BMP Design for

Healthy Urban

Watersheds

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 520 Environmental

Toxicology

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 536 Environmental

Chemistry

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 539 Aquatic Chemistry (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 542 Hazardous

Materials

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 544 Subsurface

Microbiology and

Bioremediation

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 545 Lake and

Watershed

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 552 Environmental

Engineering

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 554 Groundwater Flow

Modeling

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Fluid Mechanics (1 cr.)

SPEA- E 560 Environmental

Risk Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 562 Solid and

Hazardous Waste

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 564 Organic

Pollutants:

Environmental

Chemistry and

Fate

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 574 Energy Systems (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 591 Climate Change

Impacts on Natural

Resources

(3 cr.)

EAS-G 532 Physical

Climatology

(3 cr.)

EAS-G 551 Physical

Hydrology

(3 cr.)

EAS-G 559 Earth Surface

Processes

(3 cr.)

EAS-G 561 Paleoecology (3 cr.)

EAS-G 572 Basin Analysis

and Hydrocarbons

(3 cr.)

EAS-G 576 Climate Change

Science

(3 cr.)

EAS-G 581 Surficial Geology (3 cr.)

EAS-G 583 Isotope

Geochemistry

(3 cr.)

EAS-G 587 Organic

Geochemistry

(3 cr.)

EAS-G 588 Paleobiogeography(3 cr.)

EAS-G 589 Geomicrobiology (3 cr.)

EAS-G 685 Evolution of

Ecosystems

(3 cr.)

Capstone Course (3 credit hours) Professional-Degree

students

Each candidate for the M.S. in Geological Sciences-

M.S.E.S. dual degree program should take a 3-credit hour

course during which they participate in a team to carry out

an integrative project that addresses a multidisciplinary

problem. Capstone course credit may be double-counted

in either Concentration or Tool Skill requirements, if

appropriate. The capstone requirement may be met in one

of the following ways:

1. SPEA-V 600 Capstone in Public and Environmental

Affairs, sections with an environmental focus.

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2. An approved alternative course with a similar

structure, such as SPEA-E 517 BMP Design

for Healthy Urban Watersheds, SPEA-E

560 Environmental Risk Analysis, EAS-G 690

Environmental & Energy Diplomacy, or other

approved course.

Experiential Requirement (0-3 credit hours)

Professional-Degree Students

Each candidate for the M.S. in Geological Sciences-MSES

dual-degree program must obtain professionally relevant

experience through one of the following options.

1. Approved Internship (0-3 credit hours) The student

will work with the O’Neill Career Hub and the

Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences

to arrange for a suitable internship. Internships

vary greatly according to the expectations and

requirements of the sponsor. Students are expected

to give careful attention in the selection of an

internship suitable to their professional goals.

Typically, students do not use credit hours for

the internship, and as a result, have no fees for

the experience. However, students who want the

additional credit hours can receive up to 3 credit

hours for an internship involving the appropriate

amount of work; these students will owe fees to the

relevant school for the 3 credit hours.

2. Professional Experience (3 credit hours)

Students who have had significant environmental

management, technical or administrative work

experience in the past may receive 3 credit hours.

Students must apply to receive Professional

Experience credit and their experience must meet

O’Neill guidelines. Professional experience credit

and transfer credit, together, may not total more

than 18 hours. Students receiving prior professional

experience credit should carefully plan the balance

of their program with their faculty advisors.

Research Requirement (6-9 credit hours) Research-

Option Students

Candidates choosing to focus primarily on research may

replace the capstone experience with a graduate-level

research project that culminates in a master’s thesis

(following EAS thesis or report option definition but not

O’Neill thesis definition) or research project. The research/

thesis may be directed by a member of the graduate

faculty from either the Department of Earth & Atmospheric

Sciences or the O’Neill School, but the advisory committee

must include at least one member from both departments.

Up to nine hours of research, either from EAS-G 810 or

SPEA-E 625, may be counted in either the Concentration

or Tool Skill requirements as appropriate. The capstone

and experiential (internship) requirements are waived for

students taking the research option.

Dual M.S.E.S.-M.S. in Physics

Master of Science in Environmental Science–Master of

Science in Physics (M.S.E.S.-M.S.)

Department of Physics

This dual master’s program is a 51-credit hour (two-year)

program that gives the student more depth and breadth

than is possible in a single degree. The student must

complete a minimum of 21 credit hours in each of the

degree programs. M.S. in Physics and M.S.E.S. degrees

are awarded concurrently after the student has completed

the requirements for both degrees.

Application, Admission, and Degree Planning

The student must apply to the Department of Physics and

be accepted into the MS in Physics degree program and

apply to the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental

Affairs (SPEA) and be accepted into the Master of Science

in Environmental Science (MSES) degree program. The

students must design their dual-degree curriculum in

consultation with the graduate advisor of the Physics

Department and the program director for the MSES

program in O'Neill. Both must approve the course choices

on a semester-by-semester basis. The students will use

a multi-semester planning form and a degree program

checklist for this purpose; a blank copy of each is attached

to this proposal. The dual-degree program is designed

to be completed in two (2) years, but must be completed

within six (6) years.

Physics MS admissions requirements:

Physics P221, P222, P301 (or equivs)

Math M211,212,311 (or equivs)

O'Neill MSES admissions requirements:

Differential and integral calculus - Math M211 or

equivalent

One semester of inorganic chemistry with lab - C103 or

C117 and C127, or equivalent

Requirements

The dual M.S. in Physics and M.S.E.S. in the O'Neill

program requires a minimum of 51 credit hours distributed

among six components: physics core; O'Neill core;

economics, policy, and law competencies; tool skills;

a physics or O'Neill concentration; and professional

experience. At least 2 of the physics courses must be at

500-level or higher. Details provided below.

Physics Core (9 credit hours)

Choose three of the following (core choices may not

double count in the concentration)

PHYS-P 331 Theory of

Electricity and

Magnestism I

(3 cr.)

PHYS-P 340 Thermodynamics

and Statistical

Mechanics

(3 cr.)

PHYS-P 350 Applied Physics

Instrumentation

Lab

(3 cr.)

PHYS-P 453 Introduction

to Quantum

Mechanics

(3 cr.)

PHYS-P 454 Modern Physics (3 cr.)

PHYS-P 460 Modern Optics (3 cr.)

PHYS-P 510 Environmental

Physics (credit

not given for both

P 510 and E 574

within a student's

program)

(3 cr.)

PHYS-P 511 Quantum

Mechanics

(3 cr.)

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PHYS-P 551 Modern Physics

Laboratory

(3 cr.)

PHYS-P 556 Statistical Physics (3 cr.)

PHYS-P 575 Introduction to

Biophysics

(3 cr.)

O'Neill Core (9 credit hours)

Choose three of the following (core choices may not

double count in the concentration)

SPEA-E 515 Fundamentals of

Air Pollution

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 536 Environmental

Chemistry

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 538 Statistics for

Environmental

Science

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 552 Environmental

Engineering

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 574 Energy Systems

(credit will not

be given for both

E574 and P510

within a given

student’s program)

(3 cr.)

O'Neill Economics, Management, and Policy

Competency (6 credit hours)

SPEA-E 513 Enivornmental

Project

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 543 Environmental

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 532 Water Policy and

Economics

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 625 Environmental

Economics and

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 645 Environmental

Law

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 674 Energy Economics

and Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-S 596 Sustainable

Development

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 517 Public

Management

Economics

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 550 Energy Law (3 cr.)

Other courses may be approved by the O'Neill advisor

Tool Skill Courses (Typically 3–6 credit hours)

Students are encouraged to acquire competency in

analytical methods by focusing on tool skills appropriate

to their professional objectives. Courses should be

selected in consultation with faculty advisors from both

programs. Tool skill courses may double count with the

concentration, but degree credit totals must still be met.

PHYS-P 540 Analog and Digital

Electronics

(3 cr.)

PHYS-P 548 Mathematical

Methods for

Biology

(3 cr.)

PHYS-P 583 Signal Processing

and Information

Theory in Biology

(3 cr.)

PHYS-P 609 Computational

Physics

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 502 Water Quality

Modeling

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 518 Vector-based

Geographic

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 529 Application of

Geographic

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 554 Groundwater Flow

Modeling

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 560 Environmental

Risk Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 507 Data Analysis

and Modeling for

Public Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 541 Benefit Cost

Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 562 Public Program

Evaluation

(3 cr.)

Other courses may be approved by the O'Neill advisor

Capstone course (3 credit hours)

Students must enroll in a 3-credit O'Neill capstone course

(SPEA-V 600 – only environmentally-oriented sections

as approved by the O'Neill program director, SPEA-E

560 Environmental Risk Analysis, or SPEA-E 517 Best

Management Practices for Healthy Urban Watersheds).

The capstone course may double-count in concentration, if

desired, but degree totals must still be met. The capstone

requirement may be waived for students who apply for

Professional Experience credit.

Experiential Requirement (0-3 credit hours)

1. Approved internship (SPEA-E 589)

2. MS research (PHYS-P 802) or MSES research

internship (SPEA-E 589)

The experiential requirement may be waived for students

who file for Professional Experience credit.

Physics-O'Neill Concentration (21 credit hours)

Must include at least 6 credit hours from Physics and at

least 6 credit hours from O'Neill. Remaining courses to

be chosen from graduate classes from either unit, with

advisors’ consent.

O'Neill concentration options

Any O'Neill core course from the list above that was not

used for core credit.

SPEA-E 501 Human Behavior

and Energy

Consumption

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 502 Water Quality

Modeling

(3 cr.)

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SPEA-E 503 Natural Gas:

Technical and

Policy Challenges

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 514 Changing

Landscape of

Toxic-Chemical

Regulation

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 517 BMP Design for

Healthy Urban

Watersheds

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 518 Vector-based

Geographic

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 520 Environmental

Toxicology

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 539 Aquatic Chemistry (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 542 Hazardous

Materials

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 554 Groundwater Flow

Modeling

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Intro to Coding for

Environment and

Policy

(1 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Python

Programming for

Environment and

Policy

(1 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Using R for

Environment and

Policy

(1 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Fluid Mechanics (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Renewable and

Nuclear Energy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 555 Watershed

Hydrology

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 560 Environmental

Risk Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 562 Solid and

Hazardous Waste

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 564 Organic

Pollutants:

Environmental

Chemistry and

Fate

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 591 Climate Change

Impacts on Natural

Resources

(3 cr.)

Physics concentration options

PHYS-P 508 Current Research

in Physics

(3 cr.)

PHYS-P 510 Environmental

Physics

(3 cr.)

PHYS-P 551 Modern Physics

LaboratoryStatistical

Physics

(3 cr.)

PHYS-P 556 Statistical Physics (3 cr.)

PHYS-P 557 Solid State

Physics

(3 cr.)

PHYS-P 572 Radiation

Oncology Physics

(3 cr.)

PHYS-P 578 Radiation

BiophysicsModeling

and Computation

in Biophysics

(3 cr.)

PHYS-P 581 Signal Processing

and Information

Theory in Biology

(3 cr.)

PHYS-P 583 Signal Processing

and Information

Theory in Biology

(3 cr.)

PHYS-P 609 Computational

Physics

(3 cr.)

Concentration options from other departments

GEOG-G 551 Physical hydrology (3 cr.)

Other courses from Physics, O'Neill, (including

research courses SPEA-E 625 or PHYS-P 802 or other

departments may be used in the concentration with

approval of both advisors.

Master of International Affairs

Joint Degree

The Master of International Affairs (MIA) degree program

is an intensive one-year, 36-credit-hour program. This

degree is offered jointly between the Paul H. O’Neill

School of Public and Environmental Affairs (O’Neill) and

the Hamilton-Lugar School of Global and International

Studies (HLS) at Indiana University Bloomington. We

provide an education that provides students the skills

necessary to work effectively in global institutions across

the public, private, and non-profit sectors; an overview

of contemporary and historical efforts to create effective

institutions of governance across borders; and in-depth

knowledge of pivotal fields within international affairs.

This degree program includes 15 core credit hours, 12

concentration credit hours, and 9 elective credit hours.

Students must complete at least 15 credit hours in each

O’Neill and HLS, with the remaining 6 credits being from

either school or other academic units at IUB in graduate

level courses that have either been preapproved or require

program director and instructor approval to enroll.

MIA Requirement I: International Affaris Core (15

credit hours)

The MIA core courses ensure that students acquire

essential competence in understanding the global

governance system, statistics, economics, policy analysis,

and management.

NOTE: Each listed course is worth 3 credit hours unless

indicated otherwise.

INTL-I 500 Practicum in

International

Policy Analysis

(3 cr.)

INTL-I 520 History of the

International

System

(3 cr.)

INTL-I 521 Global

Governance and

International

Organizations

(3 cr.)

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SPEA-D 577 International

Economics

Strategies and

Trade Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 506 Statistical Analysis

for Effective

Decision Making

(3 cr.)

MIA Requirement II: Concentration (12 credit hours)

MIA students must complete a concentration. They must

select one of the three (3) concentrations described

in the pages that follow. Students should confer with

the MIA program directors prior to course registration.

Some students choose to develop a "Specialized

Concentration".# In this case, students should work

closely with a program director to develop a cohesive

design for consideration and final approval.

MIA Requirement III: Electives (9 credit hours)

Students can take any other MIA concentration course,

or, with the approval of the MIA program director, any

courses from either O’Neill and/or HLS to broaden their

skills. Possible options would include language and/or

culture courses at HLS, or further studies in O’Neill-related

subject areas. Students may take up to six credits in

graduate level courses offered by other academic units

at IUB. These courses vary from semester to semester.

Contact the program director to learn more about which

courses are offered that have already been preapproved.

Students interested in taking a graduate level course not

on this list must get approval from the Faculty Program

Director.

Note - The internship credit-hours may be increased to 6

hours for longer, or more intensive internship experiences,

with the recommendation of the student’s advisor and

approval of the MIA Program Director.

Students may receive one of the following concentrations,

depending on choice of electives:

• Security, Diplomacy and Governance

• Finance and Trade

• Global Development, Environment, and

Sustainability

• With the permission of the MIA Program Director,

students may design their own concentration (this

option is intended to be rarely exercised)

Choose from the following concentrations:

Security, Diplomacy, and Governance Concentration

Core Course (3 cr.)

INTL-I 523 International

Security Regimes

(3 cr.)

Electives (9 cr.)

Choose three courses from the following list:

CEUS-R 515 Politics & Society

in Central Asia

(3 cr.)

EALC-E 592 Political Economy

of East Asia

(3 cr.)

INTL-I 500 After Atrocities

Reconstructing the

Peace

(3 cr.)

INTL-I 500 Ocean

Governance

(3 cr.)

INTL-I 506 Women and War (3 cr.)

INTL-I 510 Violence Against

Civilians in War

(3 cr.)

INTL-I 525 International

Climate

Governance

(3 cr.)

INTL-I 545 Practicum

in Human

Rights Law and

International

Organizations

(1-6 cr.)

SPEA-D 548 US Foreign Policy

& Third World

Regimes

(3 cr.)

SPEA-D 583 Conflict and

Development

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 547 Negotiation and

Dispute Resolution

for Public Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 575 Comparative

Public

Management &

Administration

(3 cr)

SPEA-N 524 Civil Society in

Comparative

Perspective

(3 cr)

SPEA-N 534 NGO Management

for International

Development

(3 cr)

SPEA-V 535 Managing and

Leading in Public

Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 550 Latin American

Governance

(3 cr)

SPEA-V 550 Global

Governance

(3 cr)

SPEA-V 550 Homeland

Security

(3 cr.)

Finance and Trade Concentration Core Course (3 cr.)

SPEA-D 573 Development

Economics

(3 cr.)

Electives (9 cr.)

Choose three courses from the following list:

CEUS-R 527 Post-Soviet

Central Asia

Politics, Economy

and Foreign Policy

(3 cr.)

EALC-E 592 Political Economy

of East Asia

(3 cr.)

EALC-E 593 China’s Political

Economy

(3 cr.)

EURO-W 501 The Economics

of European

Integration

(3 cr.)

INTL-I 503 Harnessing

Foreign

(3 cr.)

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Investment for

Development

SPEA-D 578 Introduction to

Comparative

and International

Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-D 669 Economic

Development,

Globalization and

Entrepreneurship

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 574 Energy Systems (3 cr.)

SPEA-F 584 Tax Policy in

Developing

Countries

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 590 Energy Policy

From a Nation

State Perspective

(3 cr.)

Global Development, Environment, and Sustainability

Concentration Core Course (3 cr.)

INTL-I 503 Seminar in Global

Development

(3 cr.)

SPEA-D 573 Development

Economics

(3 cr.)

Electives (9 cr.)

Choose three courses from the following list:

INTL-I 502 Seminar in Global

Health and

Environment

(3 cr.)

SPEA-D 576 Approaches to

Development

(3 cr.)

SPEA-D 669 Economic

Development,

Globalization and

Entrepreneurship

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 543 Environmental

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 574 Energy Systems (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 591 Climate Change

Impacts on Natural

Resources

(3 cr.)

SPEA-H 527 International

Healthcare

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-L 563 Planning and

Community

Development

(3 cr.)

SPEA-L 622 Local Economic

Development

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 539 Management

Science

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 533 Public Natural

Resources Law

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 535 International

Environmental

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 564 Environmental and

Natural Resources

Policy Design

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 590 Energy Policy

From a Nation

State Perspective

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 625 Environmental

Economics and

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 626 Energy Policy

Seminar

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 643 Natural Resource

Management and

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 645 Environmental

Law

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 674 Energy Policy and

Economics

(3 cr.)

SPEA-S 515 Sustainable

Communities

(3 cr.)

SPEA-S 596 Sustainable

Development

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 535 Managing and

Leading in Public

Affairs

(3 cr.)

MIA Specialized Concentration (12 credit hours)

A student, whose educational and professional goals

are not satisfied by existing MIA concentrations, may

design a Specialized Concentration that best suits his

or her needs in consultation with a faculty advisor with

final approval required by the relevant faculty program

director(s). The student, the student’s advisor, and

the appropriate Faculty Program Director must sign

a Specialized Concentration Form that specifies the

courses that will comprise the customized concentration.

This form is available the Forms section of the Current

Student Portal. The completed Specialized Concentration

Form must be submitted prior to enrolling in the courses

outlined. The concentration must be declared within the

first 24 credit hours of the student’s academic program.

MIA specialized concentrations consist of 12 credit hours.

Although no specific guidelines exist for the courses to

be included in a Specialized Concentration, students

must take O’Neill/HLS courses unless approved by a

faculty advisor(s) and the appropriate Faculty Program

Director(s). Students must name their Specialized

Concentration. However, these names will not appear

on their IU transcript. Instead, after “Major” the words

“Specialized Study” will appear.

Master of Science in Healthcare

Management Joint Degree

The Master of Science in Healthcare Management

(MSHM) degree program is a prestigious and rigorous

one-year, 36 credit-hour degree offered jointly between

the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental

Affairs (O’Neill) and the Kelley School of Business (KSB)

at Indiana University Bloomington. We prepare students

to lead in a variety of health-focused industries and

fields including hospitals, healthcare consulting firms,

pharmaceutical companies, medical device companies,

insurance, long term care facilitates and others. No prior

experience or knowledge in healthcare and/or business is

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required! Students will complete 18 credit hours in Kelley

and 18 credit hours in O’Neill.

There are 3 pathway options to complete the MSHM

program: Traditional - Hybrid, Traditional - Online, and

Executive. The two traditional pathways have the same

curriculum while the executive pathway has a slightly

different curriculum to meet the needs of an experienced

working professional.

MSHM Requirement I: Program Requirements Outside

of Required Courses

All MSHM students must successfully complete the

following items in order to be eligible for graduation:

• Online onboarding class before first semester begins

• MSHM Orientation before first semester begins

• Create and defend a portfolio

• Demonstrate and ocument self-care behaviors on a

semester basis through effective utilization of the 8

Dimensions of Wellness

MSHM Requirement II: Kelley Credits (18 credit hours)

Requirements: Traditional Pathway (15 credit hours)

The following courses are required:

BUKD-C 520 Quantitative

Analysis

(3 cr.)

BUKD-C 580 Intro to Operations

and Supply Chain

Management

(3 cr.)

BUKD-X 574 Career Design and

Development

(1.5 cr.)

BUS-X 545 Business

Foundations

(6 cr.)

BUS-Z 540 HR Systems and

Organizational

Effectiveness

(1.5 cr.)

Requirements: Executive Pathway (15 credit hours)

The following courses are required:

BUEX-V 595 Health Economics

for Policy &

Management

(3 cr.)

BUEX-V 596 Healthcare

Finance

(1.5 cr.)

BUEX-V 596 Health Policy (1.5 cr.)

BUEX-V 597 Healthcare

Leadership

(3 cr.)

BUEX-V 598 Capstone in Public

and Environmental

Affairs

(3 cr.)

BUKD-X 574 Career Design and

Development

(1.5 cr.)

BUS-Z 590 Independent

Study: Leadership

Perspectives,

Talent

Management, and

Organizational

Change

(1.5 cr.)

Electives - Traditional and Executive Pathway: (3

credit hours)

Choose one course from the following list:

BUKD-X 520 Kelley Washington

Campus Program

(3 cr.)

BUKD-X 530 Economics

of Healthcare

Analytics

(3 cr.)

BUS-X 518 Business of

Life Sciences I:

Trends*

(1.5 cr.)

AND

BUS-X 519 Business of Life

Sciences: Value

Chain*

(1.5 cr.)

Note: If taking X518/

X519, students

MUST take

both courses

to fulfill the 3-

credit electives

requirement.

Please note,

these courses

have residential

components that

might not work for

online students

who live outside of

Bloomington.

MSHM Requirement III: O'Neill Credits (18 credit

hours)

Requirements - Traditional and Executive Pathway: (9

credit hours)

The folowing courses are required:

SPEA-H 525 Health Economics

for Policy and

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-H 549 Health Policy (3 cr.)

SPEA-H 600 Capstone (3 cr.)

Note: H600 requires

successful

completion of

Practicum 1 and

2, otherwise,

students must take

V600.

Electives - Traditional and Executive Pathway: (9

credit hours)

Group 1 Electives: (3 credits hours)

Select one course from the following list:

SPEA-H 524 Healthcare

Industry

Regulations

(3 cr.)

SPEA-H 526 Healthcare

Finance

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 506 Statistical Analysis

for Effective

Decision Making

(3 cr.)

Group 2 Electives: (6 credits hours)

Select two courses from Group 1 Electives (not used in

the Group 1 requirement) or the following list:

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SPEA-H 585 Practicum I

in Healthcare

Leadership

(3 cr.)

SPEA-H 586 Practicum II

in Healthcare

Leadership

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 547 Negotiation and

Dispute Resolution

for Public Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-N 522 Human Resource

Management

in Nonprofit

Organizations

(3 cr.)

SPEA-N 525 Management

in the Nonprofit

Sector

(3 cr.)

SPEA-N 557 Proposal

Development

and Grant

Administration

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 507 Data Analysis and

Modeling

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 562 Public Program

Evaluation

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 535 Managing and

Leading in Public

Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 536 Rights and

Responsibilities:

How Law Shapes

Public Affairs

(3 cr.)

Note: If you are in the

online program,

some of the

elective courses

will be offered as

SPCN instead of

SPEA

Master of Arts in Arts

Administration

Program Goals and Objectives

Arts administrators are extraordinary individuals. They

must function as managers, fundraisers, planners,

educators, conciliators, facilitators, communicators, and

most important, as leaders. They must be realists as

well as idealists, respectful of the needs of both art and

business, and forward-looking yet mindful of the past.

Since 1971 the Indiana University Arts Administration

Program has been committed to the development of

such leaders. The program, a 16-month, multidisciplinary

course of study leading to an M.A. in Arts Administration,

is broad-based in outlook and curriculum and strives to

achieve a balance of artistic and management concerns,

theory and hands-on experience. Students complete three

semesters of course work, on-campus practicums, and

a supervised internship off campus. The program seeks

to serve students who are at the beginning stages of

their careers as well as older students wishing to change

careers.

Though small in size, the City of Bloomington provides

an ideal setting for the program. The city’s thriving arts

community includes more than 150 arts organizations

as well as the internationally acclaimed Lotus World

Music and Arts Festival. On the IU Bloomington campus,

the Jacobs School of Music presents more than 1,000

concerts and events each year, and a new production

opens almost every other week on one of the two stages

in the Department of Theatre, Drama & Contemporary

Dance. Other cultural organizations on campus include

the IU Auditorium, which offers touring Broadway

productions; the Eskenazi Museum of Art, one of the

nation’s finest university art museums; the Mathers

Museum of World Cultures; the African American Arts

Institute; the IU Cinema; and the Lilly Library of rare books

and manuscripts.

Degree requirements

(45 credit hours) The program requires 45 credit hours

of course work. A typical schedule includes 13 credit

hours the first semester and 13 credit hours in the second

semester. The third semester of 13 credit hours includes

the capstone seminar course, leaving six credits for either

the fourth semester or one or both summers. In addition

to the required and elective 3-credit courses, students

semesters. Some students finish in three semesters plus

some summer work, while others stay four semesters.

In the summer following the second semester of course

work most students complete a 280 hour internship in an

arts organization of their choice. These students are able

to complete their degree in December of their second year

of study. Some students opt to complete their internship

in the spring following their final fall semester of course

work. Recent sites have included Carnegie Hall, the St.

Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Smithsonian, the Museum of

Fine Arts–Houston, the Seattle International Film Festival,

the Indianapolis Museum of Art, the Abrons Art Center,

and the Barrier Island Group for the Arts (BIG ARTS)

on Sanibel Island. While there is no thesis requirement,

extensive writing projects are part of the capstone seminar

course and internship experiences.

Introduction Course (3 credit hours)

AADM-Y 502 Organizational

Behavior and the

Arts

(3 cr.)

Management and Policy Courses (9 credit hours)

Area I: Performing Arts

Choose one of the following:

AADM-Y 505 Programming the

Performing Arts

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 508 Performing Arts

Organization

Management

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 511 Performing

Arts Center

Management

(3 cr.)

Area II: Visual Arts

Choose one of the following:

AADM-Y 506 Curating for

Museums and

Galleries

(3 cr.)

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AADM-Y 525 Museum

Management

(3 cr.)

Area III: Arts and Cultural Policy

Choose one of the following:

AADM-Y 551 Cultural Planning

and Urban

Development

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 559 Public Policy in the

Arts

(3 cr.)

Skill Building Courses (9 credit hours)

AADM-Y 515 Financial

Management for

the Arts

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 530 Audience

Development and

Marketing the Arts

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 558 Fund

Development

for Nonprofit

Organizations

(3 cr.)

Theory and Survey Courses (6 credit hours)

AADM-Y 504 Arts Organizations

in the Public and

Private Sectors

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 562 Legal Issues in the

Arts

(3 cr.)

Electives (9 credit hours)

Elective courses, any 500+ level course

Experiential Requirement (6 credit hours)

AADM-Y 550 Practicum in Arts

Administration

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 750 Internship in Arts

Administration

(3 cr.)

Capstone (3 credit hours)

AADM-Y 650 Seminar in Arts

Administration

(3 cr.)

Master of Arts in Arts

Administration Dual Degree

Programs

Master of Arts in Arts Administration-Master of Arts in

Folklore and Ethnomusicology (M.A.A.A.-M.A.F.E.)

Master of Arts in Administration-Master of Museum and

Heritage Sudies (M.A.A.A.-M.M.H.S.)

Dual Master of Arts in Arts Administration and Master

of Arts in Folklore and Ethnomusicology (M.A.A.A.-

M.A.F.E.)

The Indiana University Bloomington, O'Neill School of

Public and Environmental Affairs and the Department

of Folklore and Ethnomusicology offers a dual degree,

Master of Arts in Arts Administration and Master of Arts in

Folklore and Ethnomusicology. This degree is intended for

a range of students, especially, although not exclusively,

those interested in leadership and administration in

museums and festivals. The two programs are each of

national and international distinction. The dual degree

gives students an opportunity over the course of three

years of full time study (with a total of 60 credit hours), to

earn degrees from each of these distinguished programs,

combine classroom and practicum work from both

programs.

Application and Admission

Students must apply for admission to the Master’s

Programs for both the Arts Administration program at

the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs

and the Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology.

Admissions criteria established for each program must be

met; acceptance into one program does not guarantee

acceptance into the other. To graduate under the dual

degree option, the two degrees must be awarded

simultaneously.

M.A. in Arts Administration (36 hours)

Students are required to complete 36 credit hours of

courses distributed among the MAAA core, experiential

learning, and electives.

MAAA Requirement I: Core (24 credit hours)

Students are required to take the following courses:

AADM-Y 502 Introduction to Arts

Administration and

Organizational

Behavior

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 504 Arts Organizations

in the Public and

Private Sectors

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 515 Financial

Management for

the Arts

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 525 Museum

Management

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 530 Audience

Development and

Marketing the Arts

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 551 Cultural Planning

and Urban

Development

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 558 Fund

Development

for Nonprofit

Organizations

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 562 Legal Issues in the

Arts

(3 cr.)

MAAA Requirement II: Experiential (6 credit hours)

Students must complete three 50-hour arts management

practicum projects, as well as a 280-hour internship.

1. Practicum (Y550) – Three different 50-hour arts

management projects are completed throughout the three

semesters of coursework. Students can register for all

three credits at once or one credit per semester, as long

as the total number of credits equals three. Students

should seek advice from an advisor before beginning

practicum work.

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2. Internship (Y750) – Each student is required to

complete a 280-hour internship. These internships give

students an excellent opportunity to apply classroom

theory and techniques to real-life experiences. Students

should register for AADM-Y 750 either in the summer

between their second and third semesters, summer

between their fourth and fifth or in the spring following the

fifth semester in the program. Before registering, students

must submit an internship contract with the Career Hub

(O'Neill 200) for approval. To obtain credit, students must

complete all required paperwork.

Practicum and Internship Guidelines for International

Master’s Candidates:

International Students completing their Master of Arts

in Arts Administration must meet with an advisor from

the Office of International Services prior to beginning

practicum and internship work. Students must apply

for curricular practical training (CPT) in each semester

that they will complete practicum and/or internship

work that is either off campus or a paid opportunity.

Arts Administration requires immediate participation in

Curricular Practical Training, and therefore a request for

CPT must be made to the Office of International Services

(OIS). A student may begin CPT only after receiving his

or her Form I-20 with an endorsement from an advisor at

OIS. For more information on CPT, please visit https://

ois.iu.edu/living-working/employment/f1/curricular.html or

call (812) 855-9086.

MAAA Requirement III: Seminar

Choose one of the following:

AADM-Y 650 Seminar in Arts

Adminstration

(3 cr.)

FOLK-F 850 Thesis (1-15 cr.)

MAAA Requirement IV: Electives (a maximum of 6

credit hours)

Depending on the capstone option chosen, 3-6 credit

hours of arts administration electives are required,

for a total of 36 credit hours in the arts administration

program. Courses should be chosen in consultation with

an academic advisor.

MAFE Requirements (24 credit hours)

Students take at least 24 credit hours in folklore

and ethnomusicology. For a complete list of folklore

course options please visit the UGS Bulletin or http://

www.indiana.edu/~folklore/graduate/dualma.shtml.

Dual Master of Arts in Arts Administration and Master

of Museum and Heritage Studies (MAAA-MMHS) with

Australian National University (ANU)

In spring 2017, the Arts Administration program launched

a partnership with the Museum and Heritage Studies

program at Australia National University (ANU). Graduate

students in Arts Administration may now pursue a two

year dual degree when they receive a Masters of Arts in

Arts Administration from SPEA and a Master of Museum

and Heritage Studies from ANU. You must apply to both

programs concurrently and be accepted to both programs

in order to participate in this opportunity. ANU is located

in Canberra, Australia and boasts a beautiful campus

and diverse array of course offerings. Please contact the

Arts Administration program at [email protected] for

more information.

M.A. in Arts Administration (30 credit hours)

Program Requirements

24 SPEA credits hours of the following compulsory

courses:

AADM-Y 502 Introduction to Arts

Administration and

Organizational

Behavior

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 504 Arts Organizations

in the Public and

Private Sectors

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 515 Financial

Management for

the Arts

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 525 Museum

Management

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 530 Audience

Development and

Marketing the Arts

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 551 Cultural Planning

and Urban

Development

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 558 Fund

Development for

Nonprofits

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 550 Practicum in Arts

Administration

(3 cr.)

Practicum: As part of AADM-Y 550, students are

required to complete 3 practicums with partnering

organizations. Each practicum consist of a 50 hour

commitment to an organization to complete a project.

Practicums are graded on a pass/fail basis and students

receive one credit for each completed practicum. Students

do not need to complete the practicums at a particular

time, but they must complete 3 total practicums during

their time at Indiana University.

A maximum of 6 O'Neill credit hours from completion of

any graduate courses at IU. (Students may be particularly

interested in the following electives, but may fulfil the 6

O'Neillcredit hour elective requirement with any graduate

courses at IU):

AADM-Y 500 Graphic Design (3 cr.)

AADM-Y 505 Programming the

Performing Arts

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 506 Curating in

Galleries and

Museums

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 511 Performing

Arts Center

Management

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 522 IT Applications for

the Arts

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 526 Art and Social

Change

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 559 Public Policy and

the Arts

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 562 Legal Issues in the

Arts

(3 cr.)

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M.A. in Museum and Heritage Studies (48 units)

Program Requirements

30 credit hours from completion of the following

compulsory courses:

HUMN8027 Critical Issues

in Heritage and

Museum Studies

(3 cr.)

MUSC8004 Internship

(transfers as 3 IU

credits to SPEA

(3 cr.)

MUSC8006 Indigenous

Collections and

Exhibitions

(3 cr.)

MUSC8012 Understanding

Learning in

Museum and

Heritage

(3 cr.)

MUSC8017 Museums and

Collections Key

Concepts

(3 cr.)

6 credit hours from completion of courses from the

following list:

MUSC8013 Museum

Education

and Heritage

Interpretation

Study Tour

(3 cr.)

MUSC8014 Design

and Delivery of

Exhibitions

(3 cr.)

MUSC8019 Repatriation:

Principles, Policy,

Practice

(3 cr.)

A minimum of 6 credit hours from completion of courses

on the following list:

MUSC8009 Museums and

Collections:

Research Project

(3 cr.)

MUSC8011 Museums and

Collections:

Extended

Research Project

(3 cr.)

A maximum of 6 credit hours from completion of courses

on the following list: (transfers as 3 IU credits to SPEA)

ARTV8100 Points of View (3 cr.)

ARTV8107 Arguing Objects (3 cr.)

HIST6237 Digital History,

Digital Heritage

(3 cr.)

HUMN8010 Material Culture

Studies

(3 cr.)

MUSC8008 Museums, Art

and Society in the

Asia-Pacific

(3 cr.)

MUSC8013 Museum

Education

and Heritage

Interpretation

Study Tour

(3 cr.)

MUSC8016 Museum Learning:

The Politics of

Dress

(3 cr.)

Research Component Requirement

On the compulsory list there are at least 12 units of

courses that have at least a 50% research requirement

assessment, therefore this degree satisfies the research

component requirement.

Doctor of Philosophy in

Environmental Science

This doctoral program is administered by the School of

Public and Environmental Affairs in cooperation with the

Departments of Biology, Chemistry, Geography, and

Geological Sciences. The Ph.D. in environmental science

degree is awarded by the University Graduate School.

The program provides a rigorous, comprehensive

education in environmental science. The specific

objectives of the program are:

• to conduct advanced research and scientific analysis

of environmental events, issues, and problems

• to further understanding of the nature and

management of natural and human environments

• to provide an opportunity for students and faculty

members in several departments to engage

in collaborative environmental research in an

interdisciplinary mode

Admission

A student must apply to the School of Public and

Environmental Affairs for doctoral studies; those accepted

will be recommended to the University Graduate School

for formal admission into the Ph.D. program. Applicants to

this program must have completed at least a bachelor’s

degree in science, mathematics, engineering, or a related

field. Prospective students are required to submit:

• a statement of purpose, which should be as specific

as possible and, preferably, should refer to potential

research mentors by name

• official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate

course work completed

• three letters of recommendation.

• Applicants whose native language is not English

must also submit results of the Test of English as a

Foreign Language (TOEFL)

Degree Requirements

• substantial knowledge in a primary environmental

science concentration

• breadth in related environmental science and policy

• an understanding of research methods

• an in-depth knowledge of the dissertation topic

• a dissertation that demonstrates the student’s ability

to analyze, explain, and interpret research clearly

and effectively

Advisory Committee

During the first semester of enrollment, each student must

organize an advisory committee. Normally this committee

consists of at least four faculty members: at least two

should be from the School of Public and Environmental

Affairs; the others may be from other departments or

from outside the university. Membership of the advisory

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committee is approved by the director of the Doctoral

Program in Environmental Science and the dean of the

University Graduate School. At least three members of the

advisory committee must be full members of the graduate

faculty.

Fields of Study

Each student should define a principal field of study, which

may be interdisciplinary. The student should prepare

a proposal outlining a program of course work that the

student believes lies within that principal field.

Each student should also prepare a program of

course work that fulfills the requirement of breadth

in environmental science and policy. The breadth

requirement may be fulfilled by using a wide spectrum of

environmentally related courses, including areas such as

economics, law, and management, in addition to other

science courses.

Each student should also prepare a statement of

courses or activities for meeting the research methods

requirement. Normally these include subjects such as

computer science, geographic information systems,

remote sensing, statistics, and mathematical modeling,

although other technical skill areas such as electronics

and analytical chemical techniques may be appropriate for

some students.

Narrative Statement

Each student must prepare a narrative statement that

includes a discussion of the student’s previous educational

experiences, a statement of career objectives, a statement

of research interests, and a proposed program of course

work.

Each student must submit the narrative statement to the

advisory committee for approval, usually during the first

semester in the program.

Course Requirements

The exact nature and amount of course work in each

of the three areas—principal field of study, breadth in

environmental science and policy, and research methods

—is determined by the advisory committee after review

and approval of the student’s proposed plan of study in

each of these areas. Selection of specific courses is based

on obtaining

• adequate knowledge for qualifying examinations

• appropriate preparation for a research project

• a mixture of courses that meets the individual

professional goals of the student

The Ph.D. degree requires the completion of at least 90

credit hours in advanced study and research beyond the

bachelor’s degree. A student must complete a minimum of

30 credit hours of advanced course work in environmental

science and policy. Students must also complete a

minimum of 30 credit hours of research, normally taken

as SPEA-E 625 or SPEA-E 890. The student, with the

approval of the advisory committee, should complete

some combination of additional course work and research

sufficient to meet the 90 credit hour requirement.

Students are required to enroll in SPEA-E 680 Seminar

in Environmental Science and Policy for a total of 4

credit hours (1 credit hour/semester) during the course

of their degree program. In the event of an extenuating

circumstance, in consultation with their major advisor and

approval of the program director, a student could enroll in

2 credit hours of SPEA-E 680 during a semester. Students

must give at least one seminar presentation in SPEA-

E 680 as part of their Ph.D. in environmental science

requirement.

Students should note that 30 credit hours of advanced

course work, if properly selected, and 6 credit hours

of research, may be applied toward the Master of

Science in Environmental Science (M.S.E.S.) degree.

With an additional 12 credit hours of approved course

work, a student may be awarded the M.S.E.S. degree

while completing the requirements for the Ph.D. in

environmental science. Completion of the M.S.E.S. degree

as part of this doctoral program is not a requirement;

however, this option may be appropriate for some

students.

Qualifying Examinations

Before a student is admitted to candidacy, all

requirements determined by the advisory committee must

be met and the qualifying examinations passed. A student

who fails qualifying examinations may retake them only

once.

The decision to admit a student to doctoral candidacy is

made by the advisory committee, which evaluates the

student’s performance in the written examination, research

proposal, and oral examination.

Written Examination

This examination should be taken by the end of a

student’s fifth semester in the Ph.D. program. The exam

focuses on topics covered by the student’s course

work and related to the student’s research interests.

The examination is written and graded by the student’s

advisory committee. The written examination is graded as

pass, conditional pass, or fail.

Research Proposal

No later than the end of the fifth semester, the student

should submit a written research proposal for review

by the advisory committee. The proposal should be

documented, clearly stating a research objective, the

approach to be taken, and the significance of the work.

Oral Examination

Each candidate is examined orally by the advisory

committee. The oral examination expands upon the written

examination and covers the student’s research proposal.

Research Committee

Upon the student’s successful completion of the qualifying

examination, a research committee is formed. Normally

this committee consists of at least four faculty members:

at least two should be from the School of Public and

Environmental Affairs; the others may be from other

IU departments. The director of the Doctoral Program

in Environmental Science recommends the student’s

research committee to the dean of the University Graduate

School. At least three members of the research committee

must be full members of the graduate faculty.

Dissertation

A dissertation is required and must be of sufficient value

to warrant publication. The dissertation must represent a

substantial research effort, both in quality and quantity.

The dissertation requirement may be met by preparing

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a traditional dissertation or by preparing a portfolio of

research documents including publications, manuscripts in

press, and completed manuscripts suitable for submission

to a journal. These documents may have multiple authors,

although the doctoral candidate must demonstrate that

he or she made significant contributions to at least two of

the publications or manuscripts submitted for review. The

research portfolio must have introductory and concluding

chapters to integrate across the topics. The research

portfolio also must be prepared to meet the University

Graduate School’s requirements for dissertations. A public

presentation of the dissertation research is required. The

dissertation must be approved by the research committee.

Doctor of Philosophy in Public

Affairs

The Doctoral Program in Public Affairs was created

to take advantage of the unique strengths of SPEA’s

interdisciplinary faculty and research programs, both

of which have earned wide recognition from peer

institutions, national and international agencies, and

professional groups. The curriculum equips students with

the necessary skills for independent research and analysis

of problems, issues, and solutions in government and the

nonprofit sector in four major fields:

• Public Finance: the theory and practice of fiscal

administration, including public budgeting, revenue

administration, and financial management

• Public Management: the design and operation

of government institutions, including strategic/

operations management and interrelationships

between public and private organizations;

• Public Policy Analysis: research methods and

quantitative techniques for policy analysis, including

the content, design, and evaluation of public

programs; and

• Environmental Policy: the study of and contribution

to public policies that affect the environment,

both domestic and international, including legal,

economic, and other policy tools and approaches.

Instead of being grounded in a traditional academic

discipline, each of the fields has developed from several

theoretical literatures applied to real-world public affairs

problems. Although research is grounded in the social

sciences, the context of inquiry reverses the normal

research process. Instead of beginning with questions

originating in discipline-based scholarship, the research

process begins with public problems and issues. The

research challenge, then, is to match available tools

of inquiry to the research opportunities presented by

problems.

Admission

Students apply directly to the School of Public and

Environmental Affairs; those accepted are recommended

to the University Graduate School for formal admission

into the Ph.D. program.

Application materials can be found at

www.gradapp.indiana.edu/. Applicants to this program

must have completed at least a bachelor’s degree.

Prospective students are required to submit (1) a

statement of purpose, which should be as specific as

possible and, preferably, should refer to potential research

mentors by name; (2) official results of the Graduate

Record Examinations (GRE); (3) official transcripts of all

undergraduate and graduate work completed; and (4)

three letters of recommendation. Applicants whose native

language is not English must also submit results of the

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

Degree Requirements

The Ph.D. in Public Affairs degree requires the completion

of at least 90 credit hours in advanced study and research

beyond the baccalaureate. Typically, two-thirds of the 90

credit hours are taken in formal course work and one-

third in thesis credit. Students completing a Master of

Public Affairs or similar degree may be allowed to transfer

some of their graduate course work (30 hours maximum) if

approved by their Progress Review Committees, though a

prior master’s degree is not required for admission.

• Core Field Requirements

• Research Tool Skills

• Major Fields

• Minor Field

Major Junctures

Preliminary Exam

Students must take the first six core requirement courses

during their first year in the program. At the end of their

first year, students are required to sit for a preliminary

exam on material covered in these six courses. Students

will receive a high pass, pass, qualified pass or a fail on

this exam. Students receiving a qualified pass will be

required to re-take portions of the exam or complete an

oral examination. Students who receive a fail on the exam

will be required to retake the exam.

Progress Review Committee

Early in the student’s program, but in no case later than

the third semester in the program, the student must form

a progress review committee. The committee consists

of four to five members and includes at least two faculty

members from the student’s chosen major fields of study

and also a representative of his or her minor field. The

committee members act as mentors and help monitor

the selection and fulfillment of program requirements.

The chairperson of the committee serves as the student’s

principal advisor.

At the end of the first year, the student develops

a Progress Review Committee. The committee, in

cooperation with the student, defines program objectives,

supervises the selection and completion of the minor field,

and monitors overall progress toward completion of course

work requirements. Members of the Progress Review

Committee should be scholars who know the student’s

academic record and who are recognized experts in the

field in which the student will stand for examination. The

committee will consist of four to five members chosen by

the student in consultation with the director of the Ph.D.

program. At least two members of the Progress Review

Committee will be chosen from the student’s major field.

It is required that one member of the Progress Review

Committee be a professor and represent the inside or

outside minor.

Third Semester Review

During the third semester, each student holds a third

semester review meeting with the Progress Review

Committee. The purpose of the meeting is to reach an

agreement between the student and the committee

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about the character and status of the student’s program.

This meeting also serves as a formal evaluation of

the student’s performance and prospects. Before the

meeting of the Progressive Review Committee, the

student develops a Progress Review Statement. The

statement needs to include background professional

and educational information, course work completed and

planned in each concentration and for basic and advanced

tool skills, tentative dates for taking the qualifying exam

and a discussion of a proposed dissertation topic. Once

approved by the committee, the statement serves as a

contract for the completion of degree requirements. In the

progress review meeting, the committee members review

the student’s record of past and planned courses, and

the likely dissertation topic. The committee determines

whether the proposed program of courses will prepare the

student for the examination to be taken at the end of the

course work as well as for the dissertation.

Third Year Paper

During the spring semester of the third year, each student

will prepare an original research paper to present before

the Progress Review Committee. The committee will

evaluate the quality of the paper and its presentation.

The principal objective of the research paper is to allow

the faculty to judge whether the student has the ability

to complete all requirements for this research-oriented

degree in a timely fashion. Thus, of most importance will

be that the paper demonstrates the student’s ability to

carry out reasonably independent research and write

the results in a well-reasoned and coherent fashion. The

paper should also demonstrate that the student has a

good command of the literature in the area and has the

ability to use appropriate research methods in carrying

out the analysis. It is anticipated that the progress review

paper will be a revision of a substantial research paper

prepared to fulfill a requirement for a regular course. (The

student can, however, submit an entirely new paper to

fulfill this requirement.) The paper should be of a quality

warranting presentation at a professional society meeting.

Qualifying Examinations

Students are required to sit for a qualifying exam in their

major fields. SPEA field exams employ a standard format

for all students in a field and are offered at predetermined

times each year. Each exam is administered by a team

of faculty and organized by an exam coordinator for each

field. Students will receive a high pass, pass, qualified

pass, or a fail for the exam. Students receiving a qualified

pass will be asked to re-take portions of the exam, or

complete an oral examination. Students who receive a

fail on the exam will be required to retake the exam. Upon

completion of the exam, signatures of the Committee

members and Program Director are required on the

Report of Qualifying Examination Committee form. If there

is an exam requirement in the minor department, then you

must also complete a third exam.

Dissertation

After filing for candidacy status, the doctoral candidate

forms a Research Committee consisting of at least four

faculty members, including one representative of the

candidate’s minor field. This committee may be but is not

necessarily identical to the Progress Review Committee.

The selection of Research Committee members should

reflect the dissertation topic and expertise of the faculty

chosen.

The candidate prepares a dissertation proposal to present

and defend in a meeting of the Research Committee.

The Research Committee is ultimately responsible for

determining whether the dissertation is acceptable.

Placement

The Indiana University School of Public and

Environmental Affairs Ph.D. in Public Affairs is ranked

as high as #1 among public affairs Ph.D. programs in

the United States by the National Research Council.

The program is able to recruit highly skilled and talented

doctoral students and place graduates in some of the

most prestigious public affairs programs in the United

States and abroad. Graduates of the program now serve

(or once served) on the faculties of Syracuse University,

University of Georgia, University of Kansas, University of

Washington, Ohio State University, University of Arizona,

Dartmouth College, North Carolina State University,

Brigham Young University, University of South Carolina,

DePaul University, University of Colorado, Iowa State

University, Cleveland State University, Yonsei University,

University of Hong Kong and National University of Taipei.

In addition, the program enjoys broad support from the

faculty.

Core Requirements

The following six courses are required for all Public Affairs

students:

SPEA-M 772 Public

Organization and

Management II

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 790 Seminar in Public

Policy Process

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 710 Topics in

Public Policy -

Microeconomics

for Public Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 706 Statistics for

Research in Public

Affairs I

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 707 Statistics for

Research in Public

Affairs II

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 780 Research Design

and Methods in

Public Affairs

(3 cr.)

Students must take these six courses during their first year

in the program.

In addition to the six courses listed above, the following

two courses are required for all Public Affairs students:

• SPEA-M 721 Seminar in Teaching Public and

Environmental Affairs (2 cr.) This course prepares

students for college teaching and their professional

responsibilities toward current and future students. It

is taken in the student’s second year in the program.

• SPEA-P 791 Workshop in Public Policy (0 -1 cr.)

Each student is required to take this zero to one-

credit hour course for credit for three semesters.

The workshop provides an experiential base that

prepares students to critique research in the field,

prepare manuscripts for publication, and to defend

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new ideas and theories. The course meets once a

week for 90 minutes.

Research Tool Skills

Students must take SPEA-V 706, SPEA-V 707 and SPEA-

V 780 as part of the core requirements.

In addition, students must demonstrate either (1)

advanced proficiency in quantitative analysis or

specialized research skills by completing two additional

courses approved by the student’s Progress Review

Committee, or (2) proficiency in a language appropriate

to his/her field of study and approved by the Progressive

Review Committee. To qualify as language-proficient, a

student must take a language proficiency exam from the

appropriate language department at Indiana University

Major Fields

Students select one of the four SPEA Public Affairs major

fields (identified below) to prepare for their qualifying

examinations. For this field, the student must complete

required courses and approved electives.

Public Management

The design and operation of government and not-for-profit

institutions, including strategic/operations management

and interrelationships between public, private, and civil

society organizations.

Required courses:

SPEA-M 771 Public

Organization and

Management I

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 710 Public

Organization and

Management III

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 710 Modern lines of

Research in Public

Management

(3 cr.)

Public Finance

The theory and practice of fiscal administration, including

public budgeting, revenue administration, and financial

management.

Required courses:

SPEA-F 766 Public Revenue (3 cr.)

SPEA-F 768 Seminar in Public

Budgeting

(3 cr.)

SPEA-F 785 Research Seminar

in Public Debt

(3 cr.)

Public Policy Analysis

Research methods and quantitative techniques for policy

analysis, including the content, design, and evaluation of

public programs.

Required courses:

SPEA-P 723 Public Programs

- Theory and

Evidence

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 762 Public Program

Evaluation

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 764 Seminar in Policy

Analysis

(3 cr.)

Environmental Policy

Economics, law, politics, and implementation of

environmental policies in the United States and abroad.

Required courses:

SPEA-P 710 Policy

Topics in Public

Policy:

Domestic

Environmental

Policy

SPEA-P 710

Topics in Public

Policy:

International

Environmental

Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 625 Economics

Environmental

Economics

(3 cr.)

SPEA-R 645 Law

Environmental

Law

LAW-B 783

International

Environmental

Law

(3 cr.)

Minor Field

Students select a minor field according to their research

interests. Students have the option of taking either:

a second major field in O'Neill School of Public and

Environmental Affairs, an external minor field, an internal

minor field, or a self-designed or individualized minor

approved by the Indiana University Graduate School.

• Doctoral students from other programs must secure

an advisor from the faculty of the O’Neill School

of Public and Environmental Affairs. The faculty

advisor will serve as the representative of O’Neill

in all examinations and other requirements of the

student’s Ph.D. program that pertain to the minor.

• Minor Field. Students select a minor field according

to their research interests. Students have the option

of taking either: a second major field in O'Neill, an

external minor field, an internal minor field, or a self-

designed or individualized minor approved by the

Indiana University Graduate School.

• External minor field: For an external minor field, a

three to five course sequence is negotiated between

the student and the Progress Review Committee,

following the requirements of the department or

school offering the minor. Among the external

minor fields chosen by students in the program are

Economics, Finance, Political Science, Sociology,

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource

Management, Statistics, and Geography.

• Internal minor field: For an internal minor field,

students may choose any one of the four major fields

(public management, public finance, public policy

analysis, and environmental policy) or one of the four

minor fields (environmental studies, nonprofits and

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civil society studies, regional economic development,

urban affairs) offered by SPEA. A four-course

sequence (12 credit hours) is negotiated between

the student and the Progress Review Committee.

Students choosing a third major field for their minor

field must take the required courses in that field.

• Self-designed minor field. Students have the option

of a self-designed minor field to provide opportunities

for specialized training without requiring the creation

and approval of a defined minor field. A four-course

sequence (12 credit hours) is negotiated between

the student and the Progress Review Committee.

Students may combine courses from SPEA and

other academic units for their self-designed minor.

The University Graduate School must approve

a student's proposal for a self-designed minor

field (see the University Graduate School Bulletin

at http://bulletins.iu.edu/iu/gradschool/2022-2023/

requirements/phd/major-minor.shtml).

• A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0(B)

must be attained in all courses used for the minor.

• Special requirement for 500-level courses. Students

taking a 500-level course (and SPEA-M 602) are

required to show that they have completed doctoral-

level work in conjunction with the course in order to

count the course for the minor. Students must alert

the instructor to their doctoral status and request

additional/alternative assignments. If the instructor

is unwilling to do this, the student should select a

different course in conjunction with the candidate’s

advisor.

Courses taken as part of any minor field cannot count

toward a major field.

Doctor of Philosophy in Public

Policy

The Joint Ph.D. Program in Public Policy is a collaborative

endeavor of the School of Public and Environmental

Affairs and the Department of Political Science.

Its emphasis is on the broad field of public policy,

concerning the environment of public policy; the processes

of policy formation, management, and implementation;

and the analysis and evaluation of policy outputs and

results. The institutional setting and design of the program

offer a unique educational opportunity. Students in the

program receive rigorous social science training and gain

knowledge of government decision-making processes,

problem-solving capabilities, and an understanding of the

substantive aspects of public problems and their effects on

public institutions.

Admission

All applicants to the public policy program are subject

to approval by a SPEA–Department of Political Science

joint admissions committee. Application materials can

be found at www.gradapp.indiana.edu/. Applicants for

admission and for financial assistance are required

to submit a statement of career goals, official results

of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), official

transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work, and

a minimum of three letters of recommendation. Students

whose native language is not English also must submit

results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language

(TOEFL). The Joint Program Committee on Admissions

and Financial Aid examines each application closely to

determine suitability for the program. The committee looks

beyond the formal academic record, at the applicant’s

demonstrated ability to pursue independent study,

language and research skill training, and maturity and

experience.

Degree Requirements

The University Graduate School requires doctoral students

to complete 90 credit hours of graduate credit. Typically,

two-thirds of the 90 credit hours are taken in formal course

work and one-third in thesis credit. Students holding a

Master of Public Affairs or similar degree may be allowed

to transfer some of their graduate course work (30 credit

hours maximum) if approved by their Progress Review

Committee.

• Core Requirements

• Research Tool Skills

• Fields of Concentration

Major Junctures

Progress Review Committee

The Progress Review Committee consists of from four to

six faculty members. Two SPEA faculty must be selected

for the SPEA concentration and two Political Science

faculty for the Political Science concentration. For the

shared public policy concentration, there must be one

SPEA and one Political Science faculty member. One

faculty member is chosen by the student to act as the

chair of the committee. The chairperson serves as the

student’s mentor and guides the student through the

Progress Review and qualifying examination process.

Before the meeting of the Progress Review Committee,

the student develops a Progress Review Statement. The

statement needs to include background professional

and educational information, course work completed and

planned in each concentration and for basic and advanced

tool skills, tentative dates for taking qualifying exams,

and a discussion of a proposed dissertation topic. Once

approved by the committee, the statement serves as a

contract for the completion of degree requirements.

Qualifying Examinations

After completing the course work for a field of

concentration, the student is eligible to take the qualifying

examination for that concentration. The examinations in

fields of concentration offered by the Political Science

Department and SPEA are prepared by faculty in those

fields and offered at times scheduled by the Political

Science Department and SPEA.

After receiving a pass or qualified pass on each of the two

exams, the student schedules the oral examination. Upon

completion of the oral examination, signatures of the

committee member and program director are required on

the “Report of Preliminary Examination Committee” form.

Dissertation

After filing for candidacy status, the doctoral candidate

forms a Research Committee consisting of at least four

faculty members. Two of the members must be School of

Public and Environmental Affairs faculty, and two must be

from Political Science. This committee may be but is not

necessarily identical to the Progress Review Committee.

The selection of the Research Committee members

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should reflect the dissertation topic and expertise of the

faculty chosen.

The candidate prepares a dissertation proposal to present

and defend in a meeting of the Research Committee. The

Research Committee reviews the research proposal and

requires changes as needed.

Once the dissertation research is completed, the

candidate defends the thesis in an open oral examination

meeting. The Research Committee is ultimately

responsible for determining whether the dissertation is

acceptable.

Placement

The Ph.D. Office, the director of the program, and

individual faculty members work hard to ensure that

graduates of the program are placed in academic or

research organizations. Graduates of the Joint Program in

Public Policy have been very successful in obtaining such

positions. Recent placements include George Washington

University, Emory University, Florida State University,

University of North Carolina, The Ohio State University,

University of Arizona, Georgia Institute of Technology,

Ulsan University (Korea), the University of Massachusetts,

the U.S. Agency for International Development, and

University of Washington.

Core Requirements

Public Policy students are required to complete the

following courses:

SPEA-M 621 or

POLS-Y 550

Seminar in

Teaching Public

and Environmental

Affairs or Political

Science and

Professional

Development

(These courses

prepare students

for college

teaching and

their professional

responsibilities

toward current and

future students.

They are taken

in a student’s

first year in the

program).

(2 cr. or 1-3 cr.)

SPEA-P 690 or

POLS-Y 565

Seminar in

Public Policy

Process or Public

Administration,

Law, and Policy:

Approaches and

Issues (This

course is offered

alternately each

fall semester by

SPEA-P 690 and

the Department of

Political Science Y

565)

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 691 Workshop in

Public Policy

(3 cr.)

(Each student

is required to

take this 1 credit

hour course for

three semesters.

The workshop

features research

presentations

by faculty,

visiting scholars,

and advanced

students. It

prepares students

to critique current

literature in the

field, to prepare

manuscripts for

presentation and

publication, and to

defend their ideas

and theories.

There are two

sections offered:

one by SPEA

and the other by

the Workshop in

Political Theory

and Policy

Analysis).

SPEA-V 680 or

POLS-Y 570

Research Design

and Methods in

Public Affairs or

Introduction to the

Study of Politics

(3 cr.)

Research Tool Skills

Required course work for research skills includes a basic

two-semester statistics sequence and two additional

elective courses or proficiency in a foreign language.

Basic Tool Skills

The two-semester quantitative analysis sequence

requirement is generally fulfilled through one of the course

sequences listed below.

• SPEA-V 606 Statistics for Research in Public Affairs

I (3 cr.) and SPEA-V 607 Statistics for Research in

Public Affairs II (3 cr.)

• POLS-Y 575 Political Data Analysis I (3 cr.) and

POLS-Y 576 Political Data Analysis II (3 cr.)

• SOC-S 554 Statistical Techniques in Sociology I

(3 cr.) and SOC-S 650 Statistical Techniques in

Sociology II (3 cr.)

Advanced Tool Skills

In addition, students must demonstrate either

• advanced proficiency in quantitative analysis or

specialized research skills by completing two

additional courses approved by the student’s

Progress Review Committee or

• proficiency in a language appropriate to his/her

field of study and approved by the Progress Review

Committee. To qualify as language proficient, a

student must take a language proficiency exam from

the appropriate language department at Indiana

University

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Fields of Concentration

The School of Public and Environmental Affairs and the

Department of Political Science share equally in delivering

Public Policy as a filed of concentration. Students in the

Public Policy Program select two concentration areas

—one from SPEA and one from Political Science—in

addition to the required concentration in public policy.

These fields of concentration include the following:

SPEA:

• Environmental Policy

• Public Management

• Public Finance

• Policy Analysis

• Political Science:

• American Politics

• Comparative Politics

• International Relations

• Political Philosophy

• Political Theory and Methodology

Course offerings in SPEA and Political Science help the

student prepare for examinations in these fields, and

students supplement their course work with directed

readings and research. There is no predetermined set of

courses required of all students. Course selection is the

responsibility of the student, working in conjunction with

his or her Progress Review Committee.

Doctoral Minors

The School of Public and Environmental Affairs provides

course work and other student-related activities for those

working toward doctoral degrees in other schools and

colleges of Indiana University who select a minor field in

public and environmental affairs.

Seven minor fields are available:

Arts Administration Minor

Environmental Science Minor

Environmental Studies Minor

Nonprofits and Civil Society Minor

Public Management Minor

Regional Economic Development Minor

Urban Affairs Minor

Arts Adminstration Minor

(12 credit hours) Students in Ph.D. programs at Indiana

University may, with the consent of their advisory

committee, choose Arts Administration as an outside

minor.

we expect Public Affairs PhD students will:

1. Enroll in SPEA-V 710, Seminar in Cultural Affairs;

2. Enroll in either AADM-Y 551, Cultural Planning and

Urban Development or AADM-Y 559, Public Policy

and the Arts

3. Enroll in two of the following MAAA courses

AADM-Y 502 Introduction to Arts

Administration and

(3 cr.)

Organizational

Behavior

AADM-Y 504 Arts Organizations

in the Public and

Private Sectors

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 505 Programming in

the Performing

Arts

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 506 Curating for

Museums and

Galleries

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 508 Performing Arts

Organization

Management

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 511 Performing

Arts Center

Management

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 515 Financial

Management for

the Arts

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 522 IT Applications for

the Arts

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 526 Arts and Social

Change

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 530 Audience

Development and

Marketing the Arts

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 551 Cultural Planning

and Urban

Development

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 558 Fund

Development

for Nonprofit

Organizations

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 559 Public Policy and

the Arts

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 562 Legal Issues in the

Arts

(3 cr.)

SPEA-N 525 Management

for the Nonprofit

Sector

(3 cr.)

Y500 Topics courses (topics vary from semester to

semester) Current topics include: Arts Education Policy,

Arts Entrepreneurship, Arts Writing and Advanced

Marketing, Rural Arts Engagement, Graphic Design, and

The Film Industry.

Environmental Science Minor

(9 credit hours) Students in Ph.D. programs at Indiana

University may, with the consent of their advisory

committee, choose environmental science as an outside

minor. The minor is flexible and is usually designed by

students in accordance with their needs.

Requirements

1. The doctoral candidate must secure a faculty advisor

in consultation with the director of the Doctoral

Program in Environmental Science. The advisor

may not be from the candidate’s major department.

The candidate’s ES minor advisor serves as

the representative in all examinations or other

requirements of the candidate’s Ph.D. program that

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relate to the minor. The advisor decides on the

character of the examination, if any, in the minor

field and certifies that the candidate has met the

requirements of the minor.

2. The candidate must take at least 9 credit hours of

graduate-level courses related to environmental

science. The minor will consist of 3 total courses,

9 total credits. The minor will have at least two

Environmental courses from SPEA and one elective

course. The choice of courses should be made

in consultation with the candidate’s advisor and

must be approved by the director of the Doctoral

Program in Environmental Science. Acceptance

of the proposed minor is based on two criteria:

(1) the courses must have a direct relationship to

environmental science, and (2) the courses must

not normally be required as part of major or tool skill

options in the student’s major department. Courses

in the minor program should be selected according

to the student’s interest.

3. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0

(B) must be attained in all courses used for the

minor.

Environmental Studies Minor

(12 credit hours) Students in Ph.D. programs at Indiana

University may, with the consent of their advisory

committee, choose environmental studies as an outside

minor. The minor is flexible and is usually designed by

students in accordance with their needs.

Requirements

• The doctoral candidate must secure a faculty advisor

in consultation with the director of the Doctoral

Program in Environmental Science. The advisor may

not be from the candidate’s major department. The

candidate’s advisor serves as the representative

in all examinations or other requirements of the

candidate’s Ph.D. program that relate to the

minor. The advisor decides on the character of the

examination, if any, in the minor field and certifies

that the candidate has met the requirements of the

minor.

• The candidate must take at least 12 credit hours

of graduate-level courses related to environmental

studies. These courses must be from at least two

different disciplines outside the candidate’s major

department. The choice of courses should be made

in consultation with the candidate’s advisor and

must be approved by the director of the Doctoral

Program in Environmental Science. Acceptance of

the proposed minor is based on two criteria:

• the courses must have a direct relationship to

environmental studies

• the courses must not normally be required

as part of major or tool skill options in the

student’s major department. Courses in the

minor program should be selected according

to the student’s interest. Students majoring

in areas other than the natural sciences, for

example, may wish to consider the offerings in

the natural sciences; similarly, natural science

students might consider course offerings in the

social and behavioral sciences.

• A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0

(B) must be attained in all courses used for the

minor.

Nonprofit Management Minor

(12 credit hours) Students in a Ph.D. program at Indiana

University may select nonprofit management as an outside

minor.

Requirements

• The doctoral student must secure an advisor from

the faculty of the School of Public and Environmental

Affairs. The faculty advisor will serve as the

representative of SPEA in all examinations and other

requirements of the student’s Ph.D. program that

pertain to the minor.

• The minor in nonprofit management requires 12

credit hours of courses approved by the advisor.

Three of the four courses must be SPEA courses.

The additional course may come from SPEA or from

any of a variety of disciplines relevant to nonprofit

management.

Some examples of courses appropriate for the SPEA

minor in nonprofit management are:

SPEA-F 526 Financial

Management

for Nonprofit

Organizations

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 602 Strategic

Management

of Public and

Nonprofit

Organizations

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 672 Public

Organization and

Management II

(3 cr.)

SPEA-N 521 The Nonprofit and

Voluntary Sector

(3 cr.)

SPEA-N 522 Human Resource

Management in

Nonprofit

Organizations

(3 cr.)

SPEA-N 523 Civil Society and

Public Policy

(3 cr.)

SPEA-N 524 Civil Society in

Comparative

Perspective

(3 cr.)

SPEA-N 525 Management

in the Nonprofit

Sector

(3 cr.)

SPEA-N 558 Fund

Development for

Nonprofits

(3 cr.)

SPEA-N 720 Research

and Theory

of Nonprofit

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 562 Public Program

Evaluation

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 685 Research Seminar

in Management

(approved topics)

(3 cr.)

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• A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0

(B) must be attained in all courses used for the

minor.

• Special requirement for 500-level courses. Students

taking a 500-level course (and SPEA-M 602) are

required to show that they have completed doctoral-

level work in conjunction with the course in order to

count the course for the minor. Students must alert

the instructor to their doctoral status and request

additional/alternative assignments. If the instructor

is unwilling to do this, the student should select a

different course in conjunction with the candidate’s

advisor.

Public Management Minor

(12 credit hours) Students in doctoral programs at

Indiana University may, with the consent of their advisory

committee, select public management as an outside

minor.

Requirements

• The doctoral candidate must secure an advisor

from the faculty of the School of Public and

Environmental Affairs. The faculty advisor serves as

the representative of SPEA in all examinations and

other requirements of the student’s Ph.D. program

that pertain to the minor.

• The student must take at least 12 credit hours of

SPEA graduate-level courses in public management.

The choice of courses must be approved by the

advisor.

• A cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 (B)

must be maintained.

Regional Economic Development Minor

(12 credit hours) The minor field in regional economic

development involves study in the topics facing regional

planners, developmental specialists, and researchers,

and an introduction to the body of knowledge in

regional development. The study of regional economic

development broadens students’ perspectives, and

students may apply this knowledge to a research agenda

that incorporates regional development questions. The

student is expected to have studied both micro- and

macroeconomics before beginning the minor program.

Requirements

• The director of the Institute for Development

Strategies serves as the minor advisor. The advisor

ensures that prerequisites have been met and

certifies that the candidate has met the requirements

of the minor. An examination may be required at the

discretion of the advisor.

• The candidate must take at least 12 credit hours

of approved courses, which must include two core

courses and 6 credit hours of electives. The core

curriculum consists of a topics course and a general

methodology course. (If the required methodology

course has been completed as a requirement for the

student’s major, an additional elective must be taken

to fulfill the minor requirement.) The required topics

course is SPEA-D 669 Economic Development,

Globalization, and Entrepreneurship. This course is

cross-listed as GEOG-G 817 Seminar in Regional

Geography. The elective courses may come from

a variety of disciplines and must be selected in

consultation with and approved by the student’s

minor advisor.

• A cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 (B)

must be maintained.

Urban Affairs Minor

(12 credit hours) Students in doctoral programs at

Indiana University may, with the consent of their advisory

committee, choose urban affairs as an outside minor. The

minor is flexible and is designed by students and their

advisors in accordance with students’ needs.

Requirements

• After consulting the director of the Joint Ph.D. in

Public Policy Program, the doctoral candidate must

secure an advisor from the faculty of the School

of Public and Environmental Affairs. This faculty

advisor serves as the school’s representative in all

examinations or other minor program requirements

of the candidate’s Ph.D. program. The advisor

determines the character of the minor examination

(if any), participates in the candidate’s oral

examinations, and certifies that the candidate has

met the requirements of the minor.

• The candidate must take at least 12 credit hours

of graduate-level courses related to urban affairs.

Courses should be selected from at least two

departments outside that of the candidate’s major.

The selection of courses must be approved by the

candidate’s SPEA advisor.

• A cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 (B)

must be maintained.

Certificate Programs

Admission

The student must have a bachelor’s degree from

an accredited college or university to apply. For the

Certificate in Hazardous Materials Management,

applicants must have completed one year of general

chemistry. For the Certificate in Social Entrepreneurship,

applicants must be enrolled in the M.P.A. program in

O'Neill or the M.B.A. program in the Kelley School of

Business.

Application

Application forms and literature may be obtained from the

same O'Neill offices that offer material for the graduate

degree programs.

Students should apply to the O'Neill admissions office on

the Bloomington campus.

Application Deadlines

Residential

Application deadlines for the certificate programs are June

1 for the fall semester and December 1 for the spring

semester.

Online

Application deadlines for the certificate programs are April

1 for the summer semester, August 1 for the fall semester,

and December 1 for the spring semester.

Application Fee

Students must pay a nonrefundable application fee.

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Program Restrictions

• O’Neill graduate certificate programs require 15

credit hours of approved O’Neill coursework with a

minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (B).

• Course substitutions and course waivers are

generally not accepted in certificate programs.

However, students may petition the Faculty Program

Director for an exception to these policies on the

basis of extenuating circumstances.

• The O’Neill School does not allow concurrent

admission to an O’Neill graduate degree

and an O’Neill graduate certificate that have

significant overlap (e.g. MPA degree and Nonprofit

Management certificate; MAAA degree and Rural

Arts Admin certificate). However, students seeking

a degree in Environmental Science are eligible

to pursue the Hazardous Materials Management

Certificate. When pursuing an O’Neill degree and

certificate simultaneously, credits may be shared

between the degree and certificate when applicable.

• Students who have made progress toward an O’Neill

graduate degree but are unable to complete the

program are eligible to use their O’Neill graduate

credits toward an O’Neill graduate certificate

program.

• Students who have previously completed an O’Neill

graduate degree are eligible for admission to an

O’Neill graduate certificate as long as the certificate

program does not match the student’s concentration

or focus area in the O’Neill graduate degree.

Students who pursue this option may double-count 9

credits of O’Neill graduate coursework between their

conferred O’Neill graduate degree and their O’Neill

graduate certificate.

• All credits from a conferred O’Neill graduate

certificate can count towards an O’Neill graduate

degree.

• Students wishing to pursue the Social

Entrepreneurship Certificate must first be admitted

to the MPA program. All other O’Neill certificates are

stand-alone certificates that do not require admission

to a degree program.

• Admission to or successful completion of a certificate

program does not guarantee subsequent admission

to a O'Neill graduate degree program.

• Students enrolled in the certificate program who

apply to O'Neill's graduate degree programs must

meet all existing admission requirements.

• Students planning to request admission to a

O'Neill graduate degree program after successfully

completing a certificate program should refer to

the application procedure presented earlier in this

bulletin.

• With the exception of the Hazardous Materials

Management certificate, students admitted to an

O’Neill graduate certificate who wish to continue into

an O’Neill graduate degree while also still pursuing

the certificate must wait to apply to the degree

program until they have completed 9 credit hours

of coursework toward the certificate. If successfully

admitted to the degree program before 9 credits

have been completed, O’Neill will discontinue the

certificate record, leaving the degree as the only

credential the student will earn.

Certificates

Seven graduate certificates are offered on the

Bloomington campus. Certificate programs are flexible and

adaptable to the needs of either precareer or in-service

students.

• Certificate in Hazardous Materials Management

• Certificate in Nonprofit Management

• Certificate in Public Budgeting and Financial

Management

• Certificate in Public Management

• Certificate in Public and Nonprofit Evaluation

• Certificate in Rural Arts Adminstration

• Certificate in Social Entrepreneurship

Certificate in Hazardous Materials Management

The Certificate in Hazardous Materials Management is a

15 credit hour program of study. The program provides

managers and technicians in concerned organizations

and agencies, public and private, with training in the

management of hazardous materials. The certificate

program provides an information base that these

managers and technicians can use to develop, implement,

manage, and assess hazardous waste programs for

local, state, and federal regulatory agencies. Graduate

students in other disciplines can use the program to

supplement their primary fields with course work in

hazardous materials management, possibly using the

certificate courses as part of a doctoral or master’s minor.

Required Courses (9 credit hours)

SPEA-E 520 Environmental

Toxicology

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 542 Hazardous

Materials

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 562 Solid and

Hazardous Waste

Management

(3 cr.)

Electives (6 credit hours)

Two of the following courses:

SPEA-E 510 Hazardous

Materials

Regulation

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 515 Fundamentals of

Air Pollution

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 526 Applied

Mathematics for

Environmental

Science

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 536 Environmental

Chemistry

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 552 Environmental

Engineering

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 553 Creation and

Solution of

Environmental

Models

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 554 Groundwater Flow

Modeling

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 556 Limnology (4 cr.)

SPEA-E 560 Environmental

Risk Analysis

(3 cr.)

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SPEA-H 433 Industrial Hygiene

and Radiological

Health

(3 cr.)

GEOL-G 430 Principles of

Hydrology

(3 cr.)

GEOL-G 451 Principles of

Hydrogeology

(3 cr.)

GEOL-G 551 Advanced

Hydrogeology

(3 cr.)

GEOL-G 585 Environmental

Geochemistry

(3 cr.)

Or other specialty courses with the approval of the

graduate program advisor.

Certificate in Nonprofit Management

The Certificate in Nonprofit Management is a 15 credit

hour program of study. The certificate is designed to

serve the needs of individuals who would like exposure

to the nonprofit sector and nonprofit management skills

but who do not wish or need to pursue a degree in

nonprofit management. The certificate complements other

courses of study or career experience in such areas as

social work, library science, public health, or business.

Students pursuing a nonprofit management certificate

gain an understanding of how to work in and with nonprofit

organizations. This certificate is also available to students

in the O'Neill Online Program.

Required Courses (9 credit hours)

SPEA-F 526 Financial

Management

for Nonprofit

Organizations

(3 cr.)

SPEA-N 522 Human Resource

Management

in Nonprofit

Organizations

(3 cr.)

SPEA-N 525 Management

in the Nonprofit

Sector

(3 cr.)

Electives (6 credit hours)

Two additional SPEA graduate courses are selected

with the approval of the student’s advisor. A sampling of

current course titles includes:

• SPEA-M 602 Strategic Management of Public and

Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)

• SPEA-N 521 Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector (3 cr.)

• SPEA-N 523 Civil Society and Public Policy (3 cr.)

• SPEA-N 534 NGO Management for International

Development (3 cr.)

• SPEA-N 557 Proposal Development and Grant

Management (3 cr.)

• SPEA-N 558 Fund Development for Nonprofit

Organizations (3 cr.)

Certificate in Public Budgeting and Financial

Management

The Certificate in Public Budgeting and Financial

Management is a 15 credit hour program for those seeking

graduate training in the fundamentals of budgeting and

finance for government and nonprofit organizations. It

is designed for pre-career students, including graduate

students in other disciplines who seek to additional

capacity-building in their educational program, and for in-

service professionals who seek additional expertise in

their work or who plan to change their professional roles.

The program is for those who wish to acquire additional

knowledge and skills in public financial management and

control, governmental or nonprofit accounting, and public

expenditure planning, management, and control. This

certificate is also available to students in the O'Neill Online

Program.

Required Courses (9 credit hours)

SPEA-F 542 Governmental

Financial

Accounting and

Reporting

(3 cr.)

SPEA-F 526 Financial

Management

for Nonprofit

Organizations

(3 cr.)

SPEA-F 560 Public Finance

and Budgeting

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 517 Public

Management

Economics

(3 cr.)

Electives (6 credit hours)

Select two from the following courses:

SPEA-F 609 Seminar in

Revenue Theory

and Administration

(3 cr.)

SPEA-F 610 Government

Budget and

Program Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-F 667 Seminar in Public

Capital and Debt

Theory

(3 cr.)

Certificate in Public Management

The Certificate in Public Management Program is a 15

credit hour program of study in public management. The

certificate program is flexible enough to be adapted to the

needs of precareer and in-service individuals. Graduate

students in other disciplines can use the program to

supplement their primary fields with course work in public

management, possibly using the certificate courses

as part or all of a doctoral or master’s degree minor.

Career employees of public and private sector agencies

seeking courses in public management, and especially

those changing from professional or technical roles to

managerial roles, find the certificate program beneficial.

This certificate is also available to students in the O'Neill

Online Program.

Required Courses (9 credit hours)

SPEA-F 560 Public Finance

and Budgeting

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 561 Public Human

Resources

Management

(3 cr.)

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SPEA-V 535 Managing and

Leading in Public

Affairs

(3 cr.)

Electives (6 credit hours)

Two additional SPEA graduate public affairs courses

approved by the program director.

Note: Students interested in continuing on for the Master

of Public Affairs degree should consider electing the two

elective courses from the M.P.A. core; one of the courses

recommended is V 506 Statistical Analysis for Effective

Decision Making.

Certificate in Public and Nonprofit Evaluation

The Certificate in Public and Nonprofit Evaluation is a 15

credit hour online program. As it is an online program, it

is expected students will complete the program in three

semesters. Two courses in each of the first two semesters

followed by one semester of one course. This certificate

approaches program evaluation as a professional field and

not simply a tool. As an additional professional credential,

the certificate in evaluation will strengthen the capacity for

recipients to utilize evidence driven approaches to assess

the effectiveness of programs and services in the public,

private, and nonprofit sectors.

Required Courses (9 credit hours)

SPCN-P 562 Public Program

Evaluation

(3 cr.)

SPCN-V 506 Statistical Analysis

for Effective

Decision Making

(3 cr.)

SPCN-V 550 Designing Studies

to Address Public

Problems

(3 cr.)

Electives (6 credit hours)

Two of the following courses:

SPCN-M 561 Public Human

Resources

Management

(3 cr.)

SPCN-M 602 Strategic

Management

of Public and

Nonprofit

Organizations

(3 cr.)

SPCN-N 525 Nonprofit

Management

(3 cr.)

SPCN-P 507 Data Analysis

and Modeling for

Public Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPCN-V 535 Managing and

Leading in Public

Affairs

(3 cr.)

Certificate in Rural Arts Adminstration

The Certificate in Rural Arts Administration is a 15 credit

hour program of study. The Rural Arts Administration

Certificate prepares students to manage and lead an arts

organization in a rural setting, and an understanding of the

specific challenges that come with rural arts development

in the contemporary era. They will also be familiar with the

changing economic and social environment of the rural

Midwest, and the key public policy issues affecting rural

development, and the arts.

Required Courses (9 credit hours)

AADM-Y 502 Organizational

Behavior and the

Arts

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 551 Cultural Planning

and Community

Development

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 750 Internship in Arts

Administration

(3 cr.)

Electives (6 credit hours)

Choose any two courses from the following:

AADM-Y 500 Topics in Arts

Administration

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 504 Arts Organizations

in the Public and

Private Sectors

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 505 Programming the

Performing Arts

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 506 Curating for

Museums and

Galleries

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 508 Performing Arts

Organization

Management

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 511 Performing

Arts Center

Management

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 515 Performing

Arts Center

Management

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 525 Museum

Management

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 530 Audience

Development and

Marketing the Arts

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 550 Practicum in Arts

Administration

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 558 Fund

Development

for Nonprofit

Organizations

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 559 Public Policy and

the Arts

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 562 Legal Issues in the

Arts

(3 cr.)

Certificate in Social Entrepreneurship

The Certificate in Social Entrepreneurship is an 18 credit

hour program of study. The certificate is a cooperative

program between the School of Public and Environmental

Affairs and the Kelley School of Business and is available

only for students enrolled in the M.P.A. or M.B.A.

programs. The Social Entrepreneurship Certificate

prepares students for innovatively approaching public

needs with a combination of entrepreneurial practices and

social purposes— through the for-profit, nonprofit, and

governmental sectors.

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Required Courses (6 credit hours)

SPEA-V 559 Principles and

Practices of Social

Entrepreneurship

(3 cr.)

BUS-W 508 Social

Entrepreneurship

(1.5 cr.)

BUS-W 510 Sustainability and

Green Business

(1.5 cr.)

Electives (9 - 12 credit hours)

Nine credit hours required from list below, or other

courses, as approved by directors of the certificate

program. At least 3 credit hours must be taken at school

other than one in which student is enrolled

AADM-Y 511 Performing

Arts Center

Management

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 525 Museum

Management

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 530 Audience

Development and

Marketing the Arts

(3 cr.)

AADM-Y 535 Arts Administration

and the Cultural

Sector

(3 cr.)

SPEA-F 510 Government

Regulation in

Market Economics

(3 cr.)

SPEA-F 526 Financial

Management

for Nonprofit

Organizations

(3 cr.)

SPEA-F 542 Government

Financial

Accounting and

Reporting

(3 cr.)

SPEA-F 560 Public Finance

and Budgeting

(3 cr.)

SPEA-I 516 Public

Management

Information

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-I 519 Database

Management

Systems

(3 cr.)

SPEA-L 568 Management of

Local Government

Services

(3 cr.)

SPEA-L 622 Local Economic

Development

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 504 Public

Organizations

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 547 Negotiation and

Dispute Resolution

for Public Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 561 Public Human

Resources

Management

(3 cr.)

SPEA-M 602 Strategic

Management

of Public and

(3 cr.)

Nonprofit

Organizations

SPEA-N 521 The Nonprofit and

Voluntary Sector

(3 cr.)

SPEA-N 522 Human Resource

Management

in Nonprofit

Organizations

(3 cr.)

SPEA-N 525 Management

in the Nonprofit

Sector

(3 cr.)

SPEA-N 544 Marketing

for Nonprofit

Organizations

(3 cr.)

SPEA-N 558 Fund

Development for

Nonprofits

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 539 Management

Science for Public

Affairs

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 541 Benefit Cost

Analysis

(3 cr.)

SPEA-P 562 Public Program

Evaluation

(3 cr.)

SPEA-V 535 Managing and

Leading in Public

Affairs

(3 cr.)

BUS-F 509 Financial Analysis

for Corporate

Decisions

(1.5 cr.)

BUS-F 517 Venture

Capital and

Entrepreneurial

Finance

(1.5 cr.)

BUS-J 501 Developing

Strategic

Capabilities

(1.5 cr.)

BUS-M 511 Marketing

Performance

and Productivity

Analysis

(1.5 cr.)

BUS-M 512 Marketing Strategy

(with M511, 4.5

cr.)

(1.5 cr.)

BUS-M 521 Implementation

of Marketing

Strategies

(1.5 cr.)

BUS-P 510 Service

Operations

(1.5 cr.)

BUS-P 552 Project

Management

(1.5 cr.)

BUS-P 561 Supply Chain

Management and

Technologies

(1.5 cr.)

BUS-S 509 Information

Systems

in Modern

Organizations

(1.5 cr.)

BUS-S 510 Managing the

Net-Enabled

Organization

(1.5 cr.)

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BUS-S 520 Managing and

Designing Data

Base Systems

(1.5 cr.)

BUS-W 503 Creativity and

Innovation:

Generating New

Venture Ideas

(1.5 cr.)

BUS-W 504 New Venture

Business Planning

(1.5 cr.)

BUS-W 506 Entrepreneurship

Leadership and

Practice

(1.5 cr.)

BUS-W 511 Venture Strategy (1.5 cr.)

BUS-W 516 Organizational

Development

and Change: The

Change Agent

(1.5 cr.)

BUS-W 532 Organization

Design

Alternatives

(1.5 cr.)

BUS-W 574 Corporate

Entrepreneurship

and Innovation

(1.5 cr.)

Social Entrepreneurship Internship (0-3 credit hours)

An internship practicum is also required that can be

satisfied by SPEA-V 585 Practicum in Public Affairs (0-3)

credit hours, BUS-X 523 and BUS-X 524 Enterprise

Experience I and II, or approved experiential credit. The

internship consists of:

• A two-month project development period the

semester before the internship.

• A three-month full-time (40 hour per week) internship

on site at the host organization, agency, or business

to execute the project.

• A final evaluation of the project, related to social

entrepreneurial approaches.

Executive Education Program

The Executive Education Program is one of the most

prestigious leadership programs in the nation. Offered

through the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental

Affairs, the Executive Education Program works with the

government, nonprofit agencies, and the private sector to

prepare leaders and managers to meet today’s challenges

and anticipate tomorrow’s opportunities.

The Executive Education Program offers graduate level

programs for the United States Navy and nonprofit

organizations. Graduate programs include the Master of

Public Affairs (M.P.A.), the Public Management Certificate

(P.M.C.), and the Nonprofit Management Certificate

(N.P.M.C.).

In 1985, the Executive Education Program formed a

partnership with the American Association of State

Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO),

the leading transportation organization in the United

States. Together they created two institutes to challenge

and educate transportation leaders, the National

Transportation Leadership Institute and the Advanced

Leadership Institute, two of the most influential leadership

development programs for transportation officials.

In partnership with the Indiana Hospital Association

(IHA), the Executive Education Program created a 10-

course management curriculum leading to a Certificate in

Healthcare Management. Through the IHA Management

Institute, managers are equipped with the knowledge,

skills, and abilities to help them lead their organizations

in a rapidly changing environment. Another partnership is

with the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns (IACT).

The Executive Education Program was engaged by IACT

to develop and deliver professional development programs

just for mayors from 2008–2011.

O'Neill’s Executive Education Program also offers

customized leadership and management programs for

local, regional, national, and international clients.

Centers & Institutes

O’Neill School Centers and Initiatives

Student Organizations &

Services

Organizations

O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs Alumni

Association

Services

Business–SPEA Information Commons

Career Hub

Honor Societies

Alpha Phi Sigma

Pi Alpha Alpha

O'Neill Alumni Association

O'Neill has a strong commitment to its alumni and

considers them among our most valued resources. The

O'Neill Office of Alumni Relations strives to maintain

lifelong connections with our network of over 32,000

alumni. When O'Neill graduates join the Indiana University

Alumni Association, they automatically become members

of the O'Neill Alumni Association. The mission of the

O'Neill Alumni Association is to inspire and cultivate

dynamic interactions among alumni, the school, and

current students for the betterment of O'Neill and the

professions it serves. Some activities of the Association

include the Capitol Hill Colloquium, annual social

gatherings in Indianapolis, Denver, Chicago and

Washington D.C., and networking and educational

opportunities for O'Neill alumni- nationally and globally.

The association is also a sponsor of the O'Neill Magazine,

our e-newsletter, and manages an endowed scholarship

that is awarded annually to O'Neill undergraduate and

graduate students. The O'Neill Alumni Association is

governed by an elected board of directors comprised

of O'Neill Alumni who represent diverse academic and

geographic backgrounds. For more information, please

visit https://oneill.indiana.edu/career-services/alumni/

index.html.

Alpha Phi Sigma

Alpha Phi Sigma is the national criminal justice honor

society. The society recognizes scholastic excellence by

students in the field of criminal justice. It was founded

in 1942 and was admitted to the Association of College

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Honor Societies in 1980. Membership of graduate

students is limited to those who have a bachelor’s degree

in criminal justice or who are currently doing graduate

work in this field. A minimum grade point average of 3.4

is required of graduate students seeking membership in

Alpha Phi Sigma.

Pi Alpha Alpha

Pi Alpha Alpha is the national honor society for

schools of public affairs and administration. The

society acknowledges outstanding scholarship and

contributions to these fields. It was founded in 1972 by

the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and

Administration and the National Association of Schools

of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) to honor

those whose performance in public affairs has been

distinguished. Indiana’s is a charter chapter of Pi Alpha

Alpha. Membership in Pi Alpha Alpha is comparable to

membership in Phi Beta Kappa for liberal arts graduates.

A person evaluating credentials in the various fields of

public service should recognize the professional quality

such a membership represents.

O'Neill graduate students can qualify for membership by

being in the top 20 percent of their M.P.A. or M.S.E.S.

class, with a minimum overall grade point average of 3.5,

a 3.7 in at least 50 percent of all required courses, and by

having completed 50 percent of the required course work

(i.e., 24 to 30 credit hours).

Any doctoral student who has successfully passed the

qualifying examination is eligible. Alumni are eligible if

they meet all the requirements of student membership but

graduate before induction by the Indiana chapter.

Any full-time faculty member of a NASPAA-member

institution that offers course work in a public affairs or

administration degree program and at which a Pi Alpha

Alpha chapter is located is eligible for membership.

Honorary membership is available to any person who has

achieved distinction in public administration and who has

the qualities that Pi Alpha Alpha fosters.

Career Education and Professional

Advancement Office

O'Neill's Career Education and Professional Advancement

Office delivers a wide range of career/professional

development programs and services for graduate

students. Experienced Career Advisors meet individually

with students as they begin their respective first semesters

to plot their career timelines and orient them to the

multiple career resources and services available to them.

• Individual career advising

• Self-assessment tools, such as the MBTI and

StrengthsQuest

• Workshops and employer information sessions

• Critiquing of resumes, cover letters, and related

application materials

• Assist with the formulation of internship and job-

search strategies

• Training in career/industry research and interviewing

• Networking with professionals, including O'Neill

Alumni/ae and employers

• Individual strategies for making on- and off-campus

recruiting opportunities work effectively

• Access to O'Neill Careers, our internship/job

database specifically designed to serves O'Neill

SPEA students

• Quiet interview rooms available for Skype and phone

interviews with employers

• An extensive collection of web-based career/

internship resources that covers opportunities in

each area of academic concentration at O'Neill

The Employer Relations team continually cultivates

strong recruiting relationships with key employers

representing the Public, Nonprofit, and Private sectors of

the U.S. and global economies. Many of these employers

include O'Neill Alumni/ae who actively participate in

signature recruiting and networking events, both on-

and off-campus. Our annual Career Catalysts attract

alumni and employer representatives from various

locations, such as Washington DC, who have a vested

interest in connecting with current students. Each fall

the Career Education and Professional Advancement

Office stages its annual Career Expo to bring employers

and SPEA students together to share internship and job

opportunities. Add to these our numerous on-campus

career and internship information sessions with alumni

and recruiters – the Career Education and Professional

Advancement Office and O'Neill SPEA community serves

as an important conduit to your post-O'Neill SPEA career

direction.

O'Neill SPEA Career Education and Professional

Advancement Office

SPEA 200

812.855.9639

[email protected]

Business–SPEA Information

Commons

The Business-SPEA Information Commons (IC) is part

of the IU Libraries system in Bloomington. It provides

collections, services, and facilities to support the teaching,

learning, and research of the Kelley School of Business

and the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs.

The IC provides access to an extensive collection of print

and digital resources. Detailed information about the

Business-SPEA IC can be found at its website.

Academic Policies &

Procedures

The following academic regulations of the O'Neill School

of Public and Environmental Affairs are applicable to all

graduate programs. Additional campus-specific policies

may also apply.

Confidentiality of Student Records

In accordance with Indiana University regulations, student

records are confidential and are available to other persons

only under specific conditions as outlined in university

regulations.

Student Rights

Rights of students are included in a handbook available

on each campus. Due process is followed in the event of

disciplinary or other actions.

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Student Responsibility

Students are responsible for planning their own

academic programs and for meeting the requirements

for their degree or certificate programs. Faculty and

academic advisors may assist students in meeting their

responsibilities.

Applicability of Degree and Certificate Requirements

Students may choose to complete either the specific

degree and certificate requirements published in the

appropriate bulletin at the time of entry into the university

or those in the bulletin current at the time of graduation.

Residency Requirements—Master’s and Certificate

Programs

The campus at which a student completes the majority

of required course work will certify and award the degree

or certificate, provided the campus is authorized to grant

that degree or certificate. The student must have been

admitted by the O'Neill SPEA campus awarding the

degree or certificate.

Residency Requirements—Doctoral Programs

Students must obtain prior approval from the O'Neill

SPEA director of their specific doctoral program for any

courses they propose to take at another Indiana University

campus. The director of the Ph.D. program follows the

policies of the University Graduate School relating to

work done at Indiana University campuses other than

Bloomington.

Academic Standing

Students are considered to be in good standing during

any semester in which their academic grade point average

is at least 3.0 (B) for both their last semester’s course

work and for the cumulative average of all course work

completed. Only courses with grades of C (2.0) or above

may be counted toward degree requirements. However,

grades below C are used in computing the cumulative

grade point average, even if a course is repeated and

a higher grade is earned. Students must be in good

academic standing in order to graduate.

Academic Probation

Students are placed on probation following a semester in

which their cumulative or semester grade point average

falls below 3.0. Students on probation or admitted

provisionally are required to attain an average of at least

3.0 for all work completed by the end of the next semester.

Failure to do so is cause for dismissal.

Grading System

The official grading system of the O'Neill School of Public

and Environmental Affairs is as follows:

A =4.0 D+ =1.3

A– = 3.7 D =1.0

B+ = 3.3 D– = 0.7

B= 3.0 I = Incomplete

B– = 2.7 F = Failed

C+ = 2.3 W = Withdrawn

C= 2.0 R = Deferred

C– = 1.7 NR = No grade

reported

Only grades of C (2.0) or better can be used toward

graduation requirements.

Incomplete

A grade of Incomplete must be removed within the time

specified by the instructor of the course; if not, the grade

automatically changes to an F one calendar year after the

Incomplete was given.

Withdrawals

Because deadlines for withdrawal from courses may vary

by campus and/or school, students should check with the

current campus Schedule of Classes to verify deadlines

and procedures.

Intercampus Transfer

Students enrolled in the O'Neill School of Public and

Environmental Affairs at any campus of Indiana University

may transfer to O'Neill on another campus, provided they

are in good standing.

Transfer of Credit

A maximum of 9 credit hours of appropriate graduate

course work with grades of B (3.0) or higher may be

transferred from degree programs of other academic units

within Indiana University or other accredited colleges

and universities and applied to O'Neill master’s level

degree programs. The transfer must be approved by the

appropriate graduate program director.

Credit Earned in IU Nondegree Status

Not more than 12 hours of graduate credit completed

as a nondegree student may be credited toward an

O'Neill graduate degree. Not more than 9 hours of O'Neill

graduate credit earned as a nondegree student may be

credited toward O'Neill certificate programs.

Course Waivers

Requests for waiver of specific courses or requirements

on the basis of previous course work are to be submitted

in writing to the appropriate faculty member or program

director.

Program Deviations

Requests for deviation from O'Neill SPEA programs or

school requirements are granted only by written approval

from an academic advisor and a campus or program

director. Disposition by the O'Neill SPEA program or

campus director is final.

Minimum Credit Hours

To qualify for the M.P.A. or M.S.E.S. degree, students

must complete a minimum of 24 of the required 48-51

credit hours of graduate O'Neill SPEA courses at Indiana

University. Credit granted to transfer students and those

exercising the Mid-Career Option or the Prior Professional

Experience does not reduce the number of courses taken

in O'Neill SPEA below this 24 credit hour minimum.

Academic Integrity

Academic integrity requires that students take credit only

for their own ideas and efforts. Misconduct, including

cheating, fabrication, plagiarism, interference, or

facilitating academic dishonesty, is prohibited because

it undermines the bonds of trust and cooperation among

members of this community and between us and those

who may depend on our knowledge and integrity.

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Complete details are contained in the Indiana University

Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct.

Academic Appeals

Students may appeal academic decisions made by O'Neill

faculty members. Attempts to resolve such issues should

be made first at the class/instructor level. If necessary,

written appeals should be submitted to relevant program

directors. Appeals must be submitted within 14 days of

the final grade being posted. Please contact the Master's

Program Office for additional details on the appeal

process.

Graduate Courses

• Arts Administration

• Criminal Justice - For a complete list of courses

please refer to the Indianapolis O'Neill website.

• Environmental Science

• Public Affairs

• O'Neill Online

Arts Administration Courses

AADM-Y 500 Topics in Arts Administration (1-6 cr.)

Selected research and discussion topics organized on a

semester by semester basis.

AADM-Y 502 Introduction to Arts Administration and

Organizational Behavior (3 cr.) This course introduces

graduate students to the professional world of arts

administration, its many disciplines, its dramatically and

rapidly changing landscape, and the nature and culture

of its organizations. Major concepts of organizational

behavior by employees, administrators, and organizations

themselves will be discussed.

AADM-Y 504 Arts Organizations in the Public and

Private Sectors (3 cr.) The internal structure and

governance of arts organizations in the commercial,

nonprofit and public sectors (Ministries of Culture,

and arm's length arts councils), as well as hybrid

organizations, and contracts between types of

organizations.

AADM-Y 505 Programming the Performing Arts (3 cr.)

This course examines how programming relates to

marketing and public relations; the role of programming

in the public and professional identity of artists and arts

organizations; the external factors that condition program

choice; and how programming affects relationships with

society and the arts community on local, national, and

international levels.

AADM-Y 506 Curating in Galleries and Museums (3 cr.)

This course explores the idea and practice of curating,

from displaying a single object to organizing a complex

exhibition. Course provides a body of knowledge and

helps students develop skills to curate and evaluate the

role of curation and display of objects - all essential to

museum and gallery management.

AADM-Y 508 Performing Arts Organization

Management (3 cr.) In this course, students obtain

a working vernacular of the various performing arts

disciplines, understand nuances and niche theories and

practices in the performing arts management field, analyze

and synthesize major concepts and trends, and exercise

real-world activities in anticipation of entering the sector.

Topics covered include artistic planning, labor relations,

artist management and contracts, and ethics.

AADM-Y 511 Performing Arts Center Management

(3 cr.) This course focuses on the aspects of managing

a performing arts program and facility. Indiana University

Auditorium and other performing arts facilities will serve

as laboratories to provide you with a balance between

academic and real-world issues.

AADM-Y 515 Financial Management for the Arts (3 cr.)

The course introduces students to the role of financial

management in the modern not-for-profit organization.

This course covers applications of budgeting, financial and

managerial accounting principles, and procedures and

financial analysis for nonprofit organizations. Materials

covered should be considered required knowledge for the

mid- to senior-level arts administrator.

AADM-Y 525 Museum Management (3 cr.) General

management of art and historical museums. The museum,

its legal status, the building, management and staff, goals

and objectives, fund raising and budgeting, collections and

exhibitions, education and community outreach.

AADM-Y 526 Art and Social Change (3 cr.) Art & Social

Change traces the development of art practices as a

vehicle for social change from the Civil Rights movement

to the present day and asks students to envision a

community cultural development project of their own.

Augusto Boal's innovative community building techniques

are used throughout the class.

AADM-Y 530 Audience Development and Marketing

the Arts (3 cr.) Course includes basic marketing

principles as well as audience development and marketing

strategy. In addition to introducing the fundamentals

of marketing, it fosters and encourages the thought

processes necessary to market the products/services that

are creative arts.

AADM-Y 550 Practicum in Arts Administration (1-3 cr.)

Managerial and administrative experience in three of six

arts groups: Musical Arts Center, Department of Theatre

and Drama, IU Auditorium, IU Foundation, IU Art Museum,

or Mathers Museum.

AADM-Y 551 Cultural Planning and Urban

Development (3 cr.) An introduction to research and

practice concerning the intersection of the arts and urban

development. Students will gain an understanding of how

scholars view the arts and culture in the context of urban

development and how local governments and cultural

leaders currently use the arts in urban development

initiatives.

AADM-Y 558 Fund Development for Nonprofit

Organizations (3 cr.) This course will review the historic

philanthropic landscape for/examine the different sources

of donations needed to complete the contributed revenue

picture for nonprofit organizations, concentrating on those

operating in the arts and culture sector. We will explore

strategies for building and increasing contributed revenue

inside organizations, concentrating on practical solutions.

AADM-Y 559 Public Policy and the Arts (3 cr.) This

course looks at the various philosophies and practices of

government support for the arts in the US and elsewhere.

Additional selected topics include ethical issues regarding

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problematic works of art, multiculturalism and diversity,

equity in the arts, and the politicization of art.

AADM-Y 562 Legal Issues in the Arts (3 cr.) This course

considers national and international legal aspects of

the protection of cultural heritage and cultural diversity,

antitrust, and the evolving legal frameworks regulating

social media.

AADM-Y 564 Economics and Administration of Artistic

Organizations (3 cr.) In this course students analyze the

unique challenges facing arts organizations in the public,

nonprofit, and for-profit sectors. Among other topics, the

course deals with the multiple and often-conflicting goals

faced by arts organizations, consumer demand and price

setting, experimentation and innovation, and setting the

rules for decision-making and oversight.

AADM-Y 650 Seminar in Arts Administration (3 cr.)

Seminar that addresses key leadership and management

issues for arts administrators: organizational culture

and teamwork, healthy conflict, trust and accountability,

boards and governance, change and crisis management,

personal leadership development. Course is structured

to include lecture/discussion, reflection, simulations, and

visits by guest speakers.

AADM-Y 680 Readings in Arts Administration (1-3 cr.)

P: consent of instructor and departmental chairperson.

Supervised readings in arts administration.

AADM-Y 690 Independent Study in Arts

Administration (1-3 cr.) P: consent of instructor and

department chairperson.

AADM-Y 750 Internship in Arts Administration (0-3 cr.)

The internship shall consist of at least 280 hours in an arts

related organization. Students may take the internship

during the summer following the second semester of

course work or in the spring following the third semester of

course work.

Environmental Science Courses

SPEA-E 410 Introduction to Environmental Toxicology

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 431 Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment

(3 cr.)

SPEA-E 451 Air Pollution and Control (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 460 Fisheries and Wildlife Management (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 461 Fisheries and Wildlife Management

Laboratory (3 cr.)

SPEA-E 501 Human Behavior and Energy

Consumption (3 cr.) We face many barriers that

prevent us from conserving energy and other natural

resources. This course is aimed at decreasing energy

use independent of top down regulations. Students will

understand the nature of energy, the importance of human

behavior, and how to create, and evaluate behavioral

change.

SPEA-E 502 Water Quality Modeling (3 cr.) R: College

level checmistry, college level physics or calculus, or

permission of instuructor. This course teaches students

to construct and apply water-quality models of aquatic

systems, with primary focus on streams, lakes, and

estuaries. Students learn to combine physical, chemical,

and biological processes into models, and use their

models to forecast water quality as a function of changing

pollutant loading and management goals.

SPEA-E 503 Natural Gas: Technical and Policy

Challenges (3 cr.) The principal goal of this course is to

convey to students the multiple factors that are associated

with the formational processes, physical and chemical

characteristics, exploration and development dynamics,

transportation and energy conversion technologies,

along with some of the environmental policy implications

associated with this energy resource; natural gas.

SPEA-E 504 Sustainable River Management: Theory

and Practice (3 cr.)

This course focuses on the concept of sustainable

river management, which is based on the philosophy

of utilitarianism and has roots in adaptive management

and integrated ecosystem management. Course content

will extend beyond the science of river management

and include international conflict, ethics, economics,

engineering, and law.

SPEA-E 510 Environmental Regulations and

Compliance (3 cr.) This course provides an overview

of the principles and practice of environmental law,

regulation, and compliance. Topics include introduction to

the U.S. regulatory framework, survey of regulations and

statutes, and problems/case studies for applying legal and

regulatory concepts.

SPEA-E 511 Sustainability Assessment (3 cr.) There

has been a proliferation of various metrics that measure

the sustainability of products, services, buildings, and

institutions. Three are developed: life cycle analysis

(ISO14040), the USGBC's LEED certification, and the

AASHE's STARS metric. Various uses of these metrics

to design products, certify performances, and improve

outcomes will be evaluated.

SPEA-E 512 Risk Communication (3 cr.) Risk

communication is the means by which technical

information is communicated to others (the public

included), especially in the context of making decisions

about environmental-related policy, such as siting of a

landfill. The course emphasizes both theory (in lectures)

and practical experience through developing and acting in

role-play scenarios.

SPEA-E 513 Environmental Project Management

(3 cr.) This course covers foundational to advanced

concepts and specific skills development in critical

project management areas, including supervising project

scope, time, cost, human resources, and communication.

This team-based course will focus on environmental

sustainability case studies and include an academic

foundation with an emphasis on the use of real-world

skills.

SPEA-E 514 The Changing Landscape of Toxic

Chemical Regulations (3 cr.) This class reviews current

toxicological practices and chemical safety policies, and

regulations. It discusses these current practices in light of

proposed changes in regulatory toxicology that incorporate

21st century innovations, which are covered in context

of their scientific underpinnings, and the promises and

challenges they offer to regulatory toxicolog.

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SPEA-E 515 Fundamentals of Air Pollution (3 cr.)

The purpose of the course is to provide the student with

an understanding of the field of air pollution, including

the behavior of the atmosphere and pollutants in the

atmosphere, effects of air pollution, regulatory programs,

engineering controls, and air quality management

programs.

SPEA-E 516 Fisheries Management (2 cr.) Teaches

the processes for managing fisheries in a variety of

environments. Covers basics of fish biology, ecology and

management, with an emphasis on public involvement.

Students will explore quantitative fisheries methods,

including population dynamics and management strategy

evaluation, and presentation of scientific information in

written and spoken form.

SPEA-E 517 BMP Design for Healthy Urban

Watersheds (3 cr.) Students will acquire the skillset to

implement Best Management Practices within watersheds.

Students will explore the innovative BMPs and respective

ecological analysis and impacts. Improving on water

quality and quantity, BMPs also improve municipality

resilience for sustainability and future development. This

course will work with clients to address these demands.

SPEA-E 518 Vector-based Geographic Information

Systems (3 cr.) Geographic information systems using

vector data structure. Vector GIS capabilities and uses.

Data structure and file management of spatial data.

Laboratory exercises using ARC/INFO software.

SPEA-E 519 Applied Remote Sensing of the

Environment (3 cr.) Applications of remotely sensed

data and raster geographic information systems in

environmental research. Concepts of remote sensing.

Image acquisition from different sensors ranging from

aerial photography to various types of satellite imagery.

Image processing and analysis. Raster geographic

information systems. Raster-vector integration. Concepts

of spatial analysis.

SPEA-E 520 Environmental Toxicology (3 cr.) An

examination of the principles of toxicology and the toxicity

resulting from environmental exposure to chemical

substances.

SPEA-E 521 PCBs, Dioxins and Flame Retardants

(2 cr.) History of toxic chemical environmental disasters:

mercury & lead; Love Canal & hazardous waste;

polychlorinated biphenyls in Bloomington & New York;

dioxins (in Agent Orange, Missouri, & Italy); toxic torts;

flame retardants (in Michigan & in babies, cats, dogs, &

eagles); persistent pesticides (environmental trends & in

farm-raised salmon); Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

SPEA-E 522 Urban Forest Management (3 cr.)

Originally an outgrowth of arboriculture, urban forestry

now encompasses the broader concepts of managing

the trees, forests, and other natural resources of cities

for ecological, economic, and social benefits. Lectures,

discussion, and field projects will be supplemented by

outside speakers. (IUB and Bloomington will be the field

laboratory.)

SPEA-E 523 Habitat Analysis - Aquatic (3 cr.) This is

a hands-on field course that combines the disciplines

of ecology, natural history, and environmental policy

to understand the habitat requirements of a variety of

aquatic species. We will evaluate and measure various

characteristics of the aquatic environment and determine

the suitability of these characteristics or a variety of

aquatic species.

SPEA-E 524 Habitat Analysis - Terrestrial (3 cr.) This

is a hands-on field course that combines the disciplines

of ecology, natural history, and environmental policy

to understand the habitat requirements of a variety

of terrestrial species. We will evaluate and measure

various characteristics of the terrestrial environment and

determine the suitability of these characteristics for a

variety of terrestrial species.

SPEA-E 526 Applied Mathematics for Environmental

Science (2-3 cr.) P: differential and integral calculus.

Applications of mathematics to modeling environmental

processes. Applied calculus, numerical analysis,

differential equations.

SPEA-E 527 Applied Ecology (3 cr.) Ecosystem

concepts in natural resource management. Techniques of

ecosystem analysis. Principles and practices of ecological

natural resource management.

SPEA-E 528 Forest Ecology and Management (3 cr.)

P: SPEA-E 538 or V 506. C: SPEA-E 538 or V 506. Field

and laboratory exercises in quantitative analysis of forest

ecosystems. Sampling and data collection methodologies.

Data analysis and interpretation. Concepts in forest

ecology and forest management.

SPEA-E 529 Application of Geographic Information

Systems (3 cr.) Conceptual and technical overview of

geographic information systems (GIS). Applications in

various fields of public affairs and environmental science.

SPEA-E 530 Fundamentals of Sustainable Agriculture

(3 cr.) This course will present the fundamentals of

specialty crop and animal sustainable agriculture based

on an ecological agriculture framework. Students will

learn about and apply ecological, social, and economic

concepts in evaluating farm sustainability. The course

includes both in-class and field lab experiences.

SPEA-E 532 Introduction to Applied Ecology (3 cr.)

This course provides an introduction to applied ecology for

non-science majors.

SPEA-E 533 Environmental Management Systems:

ISO 14001 Based (3 cr.) This course provides students

with the knowledge and skills to establish or improve an

environmental management system that is compatible

with ISO (International Organizations for Standardization)

14001, an international, voluntary standard that is

emerging as a best-management practice for environment.

SPEA-E 534 Restoration Ecology (3 cr.) P: SPEA-

E 440 or SPEA-E 527 or permission of instructor. The

development and application of ecological principles to

restore or re-create ecological structure and function of

terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. This course covers

basic concepts of ecosystem restoration, including

development of energy flow and nutrient cycles, soil

formation, mechanisms of species dispersal and

colonization, and mutualistic relationships.

SPEA-E 535 International Environmental Policy (3 cr.)

This course examines the forces in society alternately

promoting and impeding cooperation in the environmental

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realm. Our inquiry is guided by four, interrelated course

units: (1) international environmental law; (2) international

political order; (3) the environment and global markets;

and (4) sustainable development.

SPEA-E 536 Environmental Chemistry (3 cr.) P: one

course in chemistry with lab. Gas law calculations,

stoichiometry, steady and nonsteady state box models,

stratospheric ozone, chemical kinetics, photochemical

smog, greenhouse effect, CO2 equilibria, chemodynamics,

pesticides, and toxic metals.

SPEA-E 537 Environmental Chemistry Laboratory

(3 cr.) P: SPEA-E 536 or consent of instructor. C: SPEA-

E 536 or consent of instructor. Experimental work in

environmental chemical analysis to demonstrate analytical

methods and instrumentation used in environmental

laboratories, having reference to air, water, and soil

quality.

SPEA-E 538 Statistics for Environmental Science

(3 cr.) P: calculus and introductory statistics. Data analysis

and statistics for environmental research and policy-

making. Logic and illogic hypothesis testing with emphasis

on power. Sampling and design of experiments. Group

comparisons, analysis of variance, regression.

SPEA-E 539 Aquatic Chemistry (3 cr.) The distribution

and cycling of chemical components in natural and

engineered systems. Emphasis is on practical aspects of

aquatic chemistry. Graphical and computational methods,

as well as chemical equilibrium modeling, will be used to

solve applied problems in water chemistry.

SPEA-E 540 Wetlands Ecology and Management

(4 cr.) P: SPEA-E 272. This course focuses on structural

and functional characteristics of wetlands and their

importance as a natural resource to society. Topics

include characteristics to identify and classify wetlands,

adaptations for living in wetlands, community structure,

ecosystem processes, functions and values. Management

of wetlands includes jurisdictional delineation, wetland

assessment, and hydrogeomorphic assessment.

SPEA-E 541 Controversies in Environmental Health

(3 cr.) Research, presentation, writing, and argumentation

skills will be developed using a debate format. The course

focuses on topics related to environmental health and the

health of the environment.

SPEA-E 542 Hazardous Materials (3 cr.) Provides

a technical basis for managing hazardous materials.

Topics of discussion include properties and chemistry

of hazardous materials; recognition of potential hazards

associated with the use, storage, and transport of these

materials; emergency and spill response; health effects;

and transportation regulations.

SPEA-E 543 Environmental Management (3 cr.)

Introduces advanced management concepts needed

for environmental professionals by increasing their

understanding regarding: 1) How implementing

program, resource and political management relates to

environmental issues; 2) the organizational and legal

structure/function of environmental management in

the United States; and 3) how professionals develop a

strategic implementation approach toward successfully

managing the environment.

SPEA-E 544 Subsurface Microbiology and

Bioremediation (3 cr.) P: BIOL-M 310 or BIOLM 350;

CHEM-C 126. This course explores how microorganisms

and microbial processes affect the degradation of

organic and inorganic pollutants in the subsurface.

Topics include measurements of subsurface microbial

activity, thermodynamics and biochemistry of degradation

processes, degradation kinetics, and the control and

enhancement of these processes in environmental

matrices.

SPEA-E 545 Lake and Watershed Management

(3 cr.) Students will learn to apply basic limnological

principles to diagnose lake and watershed problems,

to understand lake response to pollution, to identify

appropriate management solutions, and to predict lake

response to management.

SPEA-E 546 Stream Ecology (3 cr.) P: SPEA-E 556.

Advanced limnology course that explores patterns and

processes characterizing stream ecosystems. Takes a

holistic approach that includes: physical, chemical and

biological stream characteristics; watershed patterns;

and stream processes (trophic dynamics, colonization

and dispersal, community dynamics, and responses to

change). A four-hour weekly lab and group project develop

necessary analytical skills.

SPEA-E 547 Applied Earth Science (3 cr.) Principles of

the earth sciences and their applications to environmental

analysis and management. Identification, quantification,

and analysis of critical components of watershed

systems. Interaction of human activities with the physical

environment.

SPEA-E 548 Applied Earth Science Laboratory

(3 cr.) Principles and methods of sampling, collection,

measurement, analysis, and interpretation of data

concerning processes and features of the physical

environment. Students will become familiar with field

and laboratory equipment within the context of research

projects. Emphasis is placed on practical application of

basic techniques to real problems.

SPEA-E 549 Environmental Planning (3 cr.) Concepts

and methodologies in environmental planning. The

planning process. Topics may include environmental

impact assessment, economic approaches to

environmental decision making, use of computer models

in environmental planning, geographic information

systems in environmental planning, environmental

perception, and construction of environmental indices.

Team projects with planning agencies.

SPEA-E 550 Soil Science and Management (3 cr.)

Students will gain a general background in traditional

topics in soil science, such as soil formation, classification,

nutrient cycling, and soil ecology. They will then apply this

foundation to critical management problems and concepts,

such as agricultural production, soil erosion, nutrient

pollution, and soil health.

SPEA-E 552 Environmental Engineering (3 cr.)

Concerned with biological, chemical, physical, and

engineering knowledge essential to the achievement

of environmental quality objectives. Theory and design

of unit operations and processes for air, water, and

land pollution abatement. Emphasis on water quality

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control, industrial wastewater treatment, and solid waste

management.

SPEA-E 553 Creation and Solution of Environmental

Models (3 cr.) Description of the environmental system

in terms of steady-state and nonsteady-state material

and energy balances. Formulation of the balances

as differential equations with appropriate boundary

conditions, solution techniques.

SPEA-E 554 Groundwater Flow Modeling (3 cr.)

Fundamentals of groundwater flow modeling

demonstrated through exercises in one-dimensional

and radial flow. Two-dimensional flow is treated by

use of a semianalytic approach. Alternative modeling

techniques, such as finite elements and finite differences,

are discussed. Streamline tracing is discussed to study

spreading of contaminants.

SPEA-E 555 Topics in Environmental Science (1-3 cr.)

Selected research and discussion topics in environmental

science. Usually organized in a seminar format.

SPEA-E 556 Limnology (4 cr.) P: a undergraduate

course in biology Study of inland waters, including lakes,

reservoirs, and rivers. Course covers physical, chemical,

and biological aspects of aquatic ecology, including the

impacts of human activities on inland waters. We have two

75-minutes lectures per week, along with one 4-hour lab

each week.

SPEA-E 557 Conservation Biology (3 cr.) P: a 300 level

ecology course. Ecological principles associated with rare

species and with biodiversity, laws and statutes used to

conserve biodiversity, and land and species management

practices. Our aim is to understand scientific and political

complexities of conservation biology, and to study different

methods used to conserve living resources and resolve

conflicts associated with conservation.

SPEA-E 559 Field Techniques in Ecology (3 cr.) P: one

semester of statistics. Course provides an introduction

to field research on ecology. Field labs teach techniques

associated with geographic and map work, population

estimation, habitat measurement in a variety of settings,

and soil sampling. Indoor work covers descriptive

univariate and bivariate statistical techniques, data

display, and report writing.

SPEA-E 560 Environmental Risk Analysis (3 cr.)

P: SPEA-E 538 or V 506, or consent of instructor.

Methods of probabilistic risk analysis applied to

environmental situations. Event trees, fault trees,

toxicological estimation, ecological risk analysis. Social

and psychological aspects of risk. Individual and group

projects assessing some real environmental risk are an

important part.

SPEA-E 562 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management

(3 cr.) The purpose is to provide students with a technical

foundation in areas of solid and hazardous waste

management which can be applied to the examination

of policy options. Topics include characterization of the

waste stream, regulations, health and environmental risks,

liability issues, management technologies, and treatment

and disposal options.

SPEA-E 564 Organic Pollutants: Environmental

Chemistry and Fate (3 cr.) P: SPEA-E 536 or permission

of instructor. This course provides students with both a

quantitative and intuitive understanding of the relationship

between chemical structure, environmental properties, and

the behavior of organic contaminants in the environment,

particularly aquatic environments. Physical/chemical

properties of organic chemicals, fate determining

processes, and modeling concepts will be examined in

detail.

SPEA-E 570 Environmental Soil Science (3 cr.) Soil

chemistry can affect forest and crop productivity, pollutant

degradation, surface and groundwater quality, and other

environmental processes. This course emphasizes

chemistry of soil minerals and organic matter, mineral

solubility, the soil biota, redox transformations and

reaction kinetics, soil colloid and surface chemistry, and

biogeochemical cycling of metals.

SPEA-E 574 Energy Systems (3 cr.) Graduate level

course that introduces the basic technical and regulatory

elements of energy systems including characteristics of

primary sources, conversion technologies, environmental

impacts and commercial/regulatory constraints.

SPEA-E 579 Readings in Environmental Science

(1-6 cr.) Readings on selected topics in environmental

science to be arranged with the individual instructor.

SPEA-E 582 Overseas Topics in Environmental

Science (0-15 cr.) SPEA Abroad Graduate Program:

study of selected topics in environmental science. Topics

vary from semester to semester. May be repeated for

credit.

SPEA-E 589 Practicum in Environmental Science

(0-6 cr.) Professional experience in environmental

science with public agencies or private sector firms or

organizations. Usually arranged through the Placement

and Internship Office.

SPEA-E 590 Energy Policy from a Nation-State

Perspective (3 cr.) This course will examine national

energy policies through the lens of basic theories of

international relations. Case studies will examine specific

countries in detail, as well as efforts at regional and

international cooperation. Students will work in pairs

preparing recommendations for the energy ministries of

specific countries.

SPEA-E 591 Climate Change Impacts on Natural

Resources (3 cr.) Climate change impacts to species,

ecosystems, and natural processes, including impacts that

result from human responses to climate change. Includes

science and policy aspects. Requires previous coursework

in supporting science or policy.

SPEA-E 620 Environmental Analysis Workshop (3 cr.)

Projects in environmental analysis.

SPEA-E 625 Research in Environmental Science

(1-12 cr.) Research on selected topics in environmental

science to be arranged with the individual instructor.

SPEA-E 680 Seminar in Environmental Science and

Policy (1-2 cr.) P: doctoral student status or consent

of the instructor. A seminar series on current topics in

environmental science and policy. This course can be

repeated for credit for a maximum of 8 credit hours. This

course can be repeated for credit for a maximum of 8

credit hours.

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SPEA-E 710 Advanced Topics in Environmental

Science (1-3 cr.) P: consent of instructor. For advanced

students. Topics will vary and will cover subjects not

available in other courses. May be repeated with different

topics for a maximum of 12 credit hours. May be repeated

with different topics for a maximum of 12 credit hours.

SPEA-E 725 Research in Environmental Science

(1-12 cr.) Research on selected topics in environmental

science to be arranged with the individual instructor.

SPEA-E 782 Overseas (PH.D.) Topics in Environmental

Science (0-15 cr.) P: consent of instructor. For advanced

students. Doctoral Abroad Program; study of selected

topics in environmental science. Topics vary from

semester to semester. May be repeated for credit. May be

repeated with different topics for a maximum of 12 credit

hours.

SPEA-E 890 Ph.D. Thesis: Environmental Science

(1-12 cr.) (S/F option available)

Public Affairs Courses

SPEA-D 548 US Foreign Policy and Third World

Regimes (3 cr.) This course is designed to familiarize

students with institutional actors, interest groups and

issues that dominate American foreign policy toward Third

World countries in the post-Cold War era.

SPEA-D 573 Development Economics (3 cr.) This

course will give students a firm understanding about

developing economics and some of their pressing issues.

It will provide conceptual, theoretical and empirical

exposure on key topics, problems, policies and actors.

SPEA-D 576 Approaches to Development (3 cr.)

Examination of the application of development theory to

the public sector. Topics include modernization theory,

urbanization, development administration, community

development, ethnicity, ideology, and national planning.

Area case study project to include problems of policy

implementation in developing areas.

SPEA-D 577 International Economic Strategies

and Trade Policy (3 cr.) Examination of topics in

international economics as related to problems of

economic development policy. Topics include international

trade, comparative economic policy, economic integration,

foreign aid investment, exchange rates, and international

economic organizations.

SPEA-D 578 Introduction to Comparative and

International Affairs (3 cr.) The purposes of this course

are to enlighten future public professionals about the

promises and challenges posed by globalization, and to

introduce and examine major concepts and case material

from the world of comparative and international affairs.

SPEA-D 583 Conflict and Development (3 cr.) This

course will introduce students to the relationship between

economic systems and political stability, with a focus on

understanding why so many developing countries are also

weak, fragile, or in conflict.

SPEA-D 598 Governing and Leading in a Global

Society (3 cr.) This gateway course will increase student

appreciation of the role of public affairs professionals in

governance across multiple sectors of society within the

global context. Students will learn norms associated with

effective practice in public affairs and frame a professional

development plan to acquire leadership skills to support

these norms.

SPEA-D 669 Economic Development, Globalization,

and Entrepreneurship (3 cr.) This seminar examines

the link between globalization, entrepreneurship, and

regional economic development. It utilizes state-of-the art

methodologies and theories to focus advanced graduate

students on research topics in economic development

policies.

SPEA-D 781 Seminar in Development Policy and

Management (3 cr.) To explore linkages among policy

analysis, management modes, programs and outcomes

in a variety of development efforts in the less developed

countries. The primary focus is on empirical analysis in

developing countries, with some attention to U.S. domestic

ventures.

SPEA-F 510 Government Regulation in Market

Economies (3 cr.) P: SPEA-V 517 or consent of

instructor. An overview of government regulation and

involvement in the private sector and of public policy

consequences of government action in market economies.

Analysis of case studies in business-government relations.

SPEA-F 526 Financial Management for Nonprofit

Organizations (3 cr.) This course emphasizes a thorough

understanding of the language and key concepts of

nonprofit financial management. A working knowledge of

the basic analytical tools used in financial decision making

for nonprofit organizations will be examined through the

use of computer software.

SPEA-F 527 International Development Finance (3 cr.)

This course provides an overview of international financial

tools utilized in development finance. It first develops a

basic foundation in financial, credit and macroeconomic

concepts. It then evaluates the instruments of financing

development in countries that lack the capacity to raise

sufficient capital to foster a higher quality of life.

SPEA-F 542 Governmental Financial Accounting

and Reporting (3 cr.) P: SPEA-V 560. C: SPEA-V 560.

An introduction to the fundamentals of accounting in

business, nonprofit, and public sectors. Intended only for

students without previous accounting courses. Primary

emphasis is on municipal entity fund accounting, including

the development and use of financial statements.

SPEA-F 560 Public Finance and Budgeting (3 cr.) The

fiscal role of government in a mixed economy; sources

of public revenue and credit; administrative, political, and

institutional aspects of the budget and the budgetary

process; problems and trends in intergovernmental fiscal

relations.

SPEA-F 567 Public Financial Administration (3 cr.)

Problems of financial management in governmental units;

alternative revenue sources, financial planning, and

control; cash debt management; and survey of modern

expenditure management, control, and planning.

SPEA-F 584 Tax Policy in Developing Countries (3 cr.)

This course will introduce students to the challenges

afflicting developing countries as they seek to administer

their tax systems and some of the policies that have been

used to mitigate these problems.

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SPEA-F 591 Investments and Portfolio Management

(3 cr.) For M.P.A. students with interests in investment

management and design of investment portfolios in the

public and nonprofit sectors. Surveys the basic theory and

practice of investment valuation; stocks, bonds, and hybrid

securities; risk management; diversification; asset pricing

models; and theory of tests of market efficiency.

SPEA-F 609 Seminar in Revenue Theory and

Administration (3 cr.) P: SPEA-V 560. C: SPEA-V 560.

This seminar examines the basic objectives and the

political and economic aspects of tax administration. In

the course of an examination of the interrelationships of

tax policy, tax laws, and tax administration, the course

reviews the major economic issues raised by types of

taxes and user charges. The seminar also examines the

fundamentals of tax legislation. Major emphasis is on state

and local administration, although some federal problems

will be covered.

SPEA-F 610 Government Budget and Program

Analysis (3 cr.) Advanced study of management aspects

of budgetary process. Special cases are analyzed and

budget problem-solving exercises are utilized.

SPEA-F 666 Public Revenue (3 cr.) This course is

designed to provide a foundation for policy-directed

research into government revenue systems and the

individual revenue sources entering into those systems.

It includes both the nature of those sources and their

administration.

SPEA-F 667 Seminar in Public Capital and Debt

Theory (3 cr.) P: SPEA-F 560. C: SPEA-F 560. This

seminar examines the options open to governments,

especially state and local, and why they resort to debt

finance. The issues raised by the alternatives are

examined in detail. Among the topics are public authority

debt, revenue bonds, methods of placement, lease-

purchase finance, and maturity choice. In addition,

management of idle cash balances will be considered.

SPEA-F 710 Government Budgeting and Program

Analysis (3 cr.) Advanced study of management aspects

of budgetary process. Special cases are analyzed and

budget problem-solving exercises are utilized.

SPEA-F 766 Public Revenue (3 cr.) This course is

designed to provide a foundation for policy-directed

research into government revenue systems and the

individual revenue sources entering into those systems.

It includes both the nature of those sources and their

administration.

SPEA-F 767 Seminar in Public Capital and Debt

Theory (3 cr.) Examines options open to governments,

especially state and local, and why they resort to debt

finance. The issues raised by the alternatives are

examined in detail. Topics include public authority debt,

revenue bonds, methods of placement, lease-purchase

finance, and maturity choice. Additionally, management of

idle cash balances will be considered.

SPEA-F 768 Seminar in Public Budgeting (3 cr.)

This seminar will examine a body of literature dealing

with public sector resource allocation in the U.S.

Primary emphasis will be on the budgetary process,

the emergence of competing theories of budgeting and

contemporary budgeting research. Budgetary systems will

be explored at the national, state, and local levels.

SPEA-H 509 Financial Management Principles of

Health Care (3 cr.) Provides knowledge of corporate

finance practice in health care organizations. Establishes

and understanding of the basic elements of financial

theory used to address service expansion or contraction,

capital investment issues, developing business plans and

working capital management.

SPEA-H 524 Health Industry Regulation (3 cr.) This

course provides an overview of the management,

economic and policy issues facing the pharmaceutical,

biotechnology, and medical device industries. It also

covers legal issues in hospital and other provider sectors

as a secondary focus. Topics include R+D regulations,

FDA approval, biotechnology, mergers and acquisitions,

manufacturing and liability.

SPEA-H 525 Health Economics for Policy and

Management (3 cr.) Economic principles play a key

role in understanding/improving health policy and

management. Health economics applies the tools of

the discipline to questions in organization, delivery, and

financing to understand health, the health care and health

insurance systems, and to critically evaluate current policy

debates in the US and globally.

SPEA-H 526 Healthcare Finance (3 cr.) The course

focuses on important accounting and financial

management principles and concepts relevant to health

services and organizations. Through this class, you

will learn to: (a) Apply basic financial management and

accounting principles in healthcare and public health; (b)

use statistical and analytical tools to measure and improve

organizational performance.

SPEA-H 527 International Healthcare Systems (3 cr.)

The course provides the student with an overview of basic

healthcare systems currently employed around the world.

The first half of the course will explore the basic types

of healthcare systems/structures. The second half of

the course will employ a country by country evaluation of

world healthcare systems. The course will end with a look

at applying an understanding of world healthcare systems

to industry.

SPEA-H 533 Industrial Hygiene (3 cr.) Survey of

technical and regulatory aspects of protecting the health

and safety of workers. Topics include basic toxicology;

skin, eye, and respiratory hazards; measuring hazardous

atmospheres; ventilation systems; fire and explosion

hazards; emergency responses; occupational hearing

loss; radiation; prevention of accidents; cumulative

trauma; and personal protective equipment.

SPEA-H 549 Health Policy (3 cr.) Comprising an

astounding one fifth of the economy and growing, the

health sector provides a fascinating setting to study policy

making in action. The class confronts major current US

and international topic areas such as preventive behavior;

medical technology; the health care delivery and payment

systems; and health insurance reforms.

SPEA-H 550 Topics in Healthcare Management

(1-12 cr.) Selected research and discussion topics

organized on a semester-by-semester basis, usually with

significant student input in the course design.

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SPEA-H 585 Practicum 1 in Healthcare Leadership

(3 cr.) This MSHM specific course develops the

professional skills needed to succeed in healthcare.

It includes several national certifications and a written

leadership transition plan.

SPEA-H 586 Practicum 2 in Healthcare Leadership

(3 cr.) Recommended B or higher in SPEA-H 586. To be

arranged with host agency and student. A product, such

as a practicum report, an oral examination, or examples of

materials produced in the practicum, must be approved by

the Chairman of the Graduate Program.

SPEA-H 592 Global Health Issues and Management

(3 cr.) An overview of the theoretical underpinnings of,

and current issues within, global health management.

Topics include the impact of globalization on disease,

health organization, program management, management

of humanitarian events, and health system planning. The

necessity of collective obligation and action for global

health will be a recurring theme.

SPEA-H 600 Capstone in Healthcare Management

(3 cr.) P: H585 and H586 The H600 Capstone class is the

MSHM capstone for the core curriculum and deals with

interdisciplinary, interrelated issues that usually arise in

the professional positions students are expected to obtain.

Students pair with preceptors at a host agencies and

serve as project managers on continuous improvement

projects. Course goals are professional preparation and

integration of degree program knowledge.

SPEA-I 516 Public Management Information Systems

(3 cr.) This course focuses on the application of

information systems concepts and tools to challenges

and opportunities in the public sector. Topics covered will

include current trends in information systems; managerial

use of information systems; hardware, software, and

telecommunications; systems development processes and

practices; and strategic and policy issues in IS.

SPEA-I 519 Database Management Systems (3 cr.)

This course provides students an in-depth knowledge of

database design and management in public organizations.

The students create a conceptual, logical, and physical

design of databases; build models of data required by

users with modeling formalisms and computer-aided

software engineering tools; and design queries using

leading database software packages.

SPEA-I 611 Design of Information Systems (3 cr.)

P: SPEA-V 516 and V 519. C: SPEA-V 516 and V 519.

Students in this course will learn the concepts, skills,

methodologies, techniques, tools, and perspectives

essential to successfully develop information systems for

the public sector. To achieve this, students will learn how

to conduct systems requirements analysis, translate them

to process and logical models, and design the systems.

SPEA-I 613 Implementation of Information Systems

(3 cr.) P: SPEA-V 516, V 519, and V 611. C: SPEA-V 516,

V 519, and V 611. This course is intended to build on prior

courses in information systems management. The course

covers advanced topics in systems implementation and

evaluation. Special emphasis is placed on evaluation of

alternative systems designs and their implementation in

operational settings of public agencies.

SPEA-L 563 Planning and Community Development

(1-3 cr.)

Course designed to familiarize students with planning

and community development ramifications at local

governments. The emphasis of course is to use critical

thinking and problems solving techniques in a project

management type setting. Local government topics such

as, housing, redevelopment, public finance and others will

vary by semester.

SPEA-L 564 Local Government Management (3 cr.)

This course deals with the professional management of

local communities, with special attention to the forms,

processes and policies of cities, towns and counties.

Readings and case studies will focus on local government

management relating to leadership, planning and

operations.

SPEA-L 568 Management of Local Government

Services (3 cr.) This course covers the professional

management of core municipal services. It is intended to

prepare administrative generalists with the knowledge and

skills needed to oversee program managers responsible

for the delivery of those services through readings, case

studies, field visits, guest practitioners, discussions,

written assignments, and group presentations.

SPEA-L 597 Land Use Planning (3 cr.) The course

examines the theoretical basis and practical need for

land use planning. Emphasis is placed on the institutional

context in which land use planning occurs. The course

provides an in-depth analysis and exercise in plan

preparations.

SPEA-L 622 Local Economic Development (3 cr.)

This course presents concepts, theories and practices of

sustainable local economic development. Lectures, guest

speakers, readings and a final applied project will prepare

students to provide professional recommendations

and analysis of economic development policies and

implementation strategies.

SPEA-L 623 Seminar in Urban Management (3 cr.)

P: SPEA-V 561, V 564, V 567. This course is the

required capstone course for all graduate students with a

concentration in urban management. Course is combined

with student’s required internship. Students are assigned

selected reading in current urban management issues

as well as research projects and case studies on/in the

communities they are serving.

SPEA-M 504 Public Organizations (1-3 cr.) This

course focuses on the behavior and theory of public

organizations in four areas: (1) individuals and groups

in public organizations, (2) the design of public

organizations, (3) organization-environment relations, and

(4) interorganizational relations.

SPEA-M 518 Intergovernmental Systems Management

(1-3 cr.) Discussion of theories and approaches to

systems management, including responsibilities and tasks

of public systems. Examination of intergovernmental

relationships and intralocal governmental relationships,

treatment of organizational and systems design, as

well as planning, decision making, and control of public

systems. Discussion of applications to services such as

environment, health, and human services.

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SPEA-M 547 Negotiation and Dispute Resolution

for Public Affairs (3 cr.) Students will learn the skill

of interest-based negotiation through role play and

simulation. Students will learn about dispute resolution

techniques such as mediation, arbitration, fact finding,

early neutral evaluation, ombudsmanship, and facilitation.

The course covers dispute resolution in federal

government and in the context of public, environmental,

labor, and business disputes.

SPEA-M 561 Public Human Resources Management

(1-3 cr.) Analysis of the structure, operations, and design

of public personnel systems, including government

agencies and public enterprise. Relationships between

public policy and personnel concepts, values, and

operations considered.

SPEA-M 569 Managing Interpersonal Relations (3 cr.)

P: SPEA-V 502. This course will teach students the

theory and application of individual and group human

behavior. Key interpersonal skills will be modeled expertly

on videotape. Students will be expected to practice these

key skills and receive feedback on their performance.

SPEA-M 570 Public Sector Labor Relations (1-3 cr.) An

introductory overview of labor relations concepts within

the framework of the public sector. The development,

practice, and extent of the collective bargaining process,

as well as the administration of the labor agreement, will

be examined for state agencies, local municipalities, and

school districts.

SPEA-M 575 Comparative Public Management and

Administration (3 cr.) Reading and discussion of case

studies and comparative analyses of formal organizations,

with emphasis on governmental bureaucracies, public

corporations, and international organizations. Topics

include bureaucratic environment and culture, technology

and organizations, program evaluation, communication

and decision making, and administrative structure and

process.

SPEA-M 602 Strategic Management of Public and

Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.) P: SPEA-V502.

Concepts, cases, and problem solving associated with

the structure and process of strategic management in the

public sector, broadly defined to include governmental and

nongovernmental organizations. Concepts, cases, and

problem solving associated with the structure and process

of strategic management in the public sector, broadly

defined to include governmental and nongovernmental

organizations.

SPEA-M 721 Seminar in Teaching Public and

Environmental Affairs (2 cr.) This course is designed

for Ph.D. students in SPEA's public policy, public affairs,

and environmental science programs. Course will

focus on a number of topics equally relevant to those

students currently teaching, as well as, for future teaching

assignments. Emphasis on student/teach interaction,

interest, evaluation, and ethics.

SPEA-M 639 Managing Government Operations

(3 cr.) P: SPEA-V 502. This is an introductory survey

of operations management. Emphasis is placed on the

analysis, design, and management of operation systems

using models from operations management. Readings,

lectures, and structured exercises are used to present the

models and demonstrate their application.

SPEA-M 652 Managing Work Force Diversity in Public

Organizations (3 cr.) Explores and applies theoretical

and empirical research from a management perspective

on workforce diversity. Topics include theories and

constructs pertaining to diversity, the work organizations,

organizational postures toward workplace diversity, the

interface between heterogeneity, work processes, and

management practices; and the effects of heterogeneity

on work-related outcomes

SPEA-M 654 Public Program Management and

Contracting (3 cr.) An examination of theories,

concepts, and processes concerning multi-actor

program implementation and alternative forms of service

delivery. Focus will be on the problems and challenges

public managers face in designing and managing

contractual relationships, networks, and other complex

implementation structures.

SPEA-M 662 Seminar in Accountability and

Performance (3 cr.) Examines the problems of measuring

performance and establishing accountability in publicly

sponsored institutions and organizations. Concepts are

given concrete application through careful investigation

of attempts to measure performance and productivity in

activities that cross public, private, and nonprofit sectors.

SPEA-M 771 Public Organization and Management I

(3 cr.) This seminar focuses on management theory in the

public sector. Subjects include: historical development,

major questions in theory and practice, managerial

decision making, and managerial effectiveness.

SPEA-M 772 Public Organization and Management

II (3 cr.) This seminar focuses on public organization

theory. Subjects include organizational theory, design, and

change.

SPEA-N 521 The Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector (3 cr.)

Same as PHST-P 521. The theory, size, scope, and

functions of the nonprofit and voluntary sector are covered

from multiple disciplinary perspectives including historical,

political, economic, and social.

SPEA-N 522 Human Resource Management in

Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.) This course provides

an overview of the human resource management areas

necessary for the productive functioning of nonprofit

organizations. Theories of motivation applicable to the

management of staff and volunteers, and personnel

topics of recruitment, selection, board-staff relations,

compensation, training, and development are covered.

SPEA-N 523 Civil Society and Public Policy (1-3 cr.)

Exploration of interaction of public policy and nonprofit

organizations, drawing on history, political theory, and

social science. Includes examination of regulations and

taxation. Depending on instructor’s interests, course

covers nonprofit role in selected policy arenas (such

as environment and poverty) and industries (such as

international development and health care).

SPEA-N 524 Civil Society in Comparative Perspective

(3 cr.) An exploration of state-society relationship in

a variety of regimes and time periods. Focus on ways

regimes’ policies affect the existence and contribution of

those nongovernmental and nonprofit organizations that

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stand between the individual and the state; how nonprofit

organizations shape the policy agenda of a regime.

SPEA-N 525 Management in the Nonprofit Sector

(3 cr.) P: SPEA-V 521 or PHST-P 521. An examination

of nonprofit organizations and their role in society.

Management issues and public policy affecting these

organizations are discussed. Primary emphasis is upon

U.S. organizations, but attention is given to the global

nature of the sector.

SPEA-N 534 NGO Management for International

Development (3 cr.) Coursework prepares students for

employment in international development. It covers a

range of theoretical material and practical skills, answering

questions like: What role do NGOs play in developing

countries? How do we define and measure NGO success

or failure? How do NGOs fundraise, plan, evaluate and

collaborate on programs?

SPEA-N 544 Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations

(3 cr.) This course examines the concepts of marketing

and the extent to which they apply to the nonprofit sector,

as well as how marketing can assist organizations both

in resource acquisition and program development/

implementation. Contexts such as social marketing,

arts marketing, fundraising, education, and healthcare

marketing will be considered.

SPEA-N 557 Proposal Development and Grant

Administration (3 cr.) This course provides the

opportunity for each student to develop a complete

proposal through participation in the entire grant

application process. The integration of case studies, visual

media, printed materials, and class discussions provides

students with practical knowledge for writing successful

proposals.

SPEA-N 558 Fund Development for Nonprofits (3 cr.)

Important aspects of the fund raising process in nonprofit

organizations are covered, including techniques and

strategies for assessing potential sources of support;

effective use of human resources; process management;

theory to underlay practice; analysis of current practice;

practice standards; and discussion of ethical problems.

SPEA-N 720 Research and Theory of Nonprofit

Management (3 cr.) Doctoral Seminar covering nonprofit

management research, applying a broad, interdisciplinary

lens and addressing the methodological and theoretical

state of the field. Required for both SPEA and non-

SPEA doctoral students who are minoring in nonprofit

management.

SPEA-P 507 Data Analysis and Modeling for Public

Affairs (3 cr.) P: SPEA-E 538 or V 506. Focus on

analytical models and their use in solving problems

and making decisions in the public sector. Discussion

of standard approaches to modeling and estimation of

parameters.

SPEA-P 539 Management Science for Public Affairs

(3 cr.) P: SPEA-V 506. Focuses on management science

methods as applied to public affairs. Includes treatment of

decision theory, constrained optimization, and probability

simulation.

SPEA-P 541 Benefit Cost Analysis (3 cr.) A course

applying benefit-cost analysis to public and environmental

policies. The first part of the course develops the

foundation of benefit-cost analysis. The second part of

the course consists of case studies applying benefit-cost

analysis to actual policy decisions.

SPEA-P 562 Public Program Evaluation (1-3 cr.)

Examination of how the programs of public agencies

are proposed, established, operated, and evaluated.

Discussion of the role and conduct of research in the

program evaluation process. In addition, techniques of

effective evaluation and analysis are discussed.

SPEA-P 710 Topics in Public Policy (3 cr.) Doctoral

seminar focusing upon various topics in public

policy. Illustrative topics include public management,

environmental policy, public finance, and urban affairs.

SPEA-P 723 Public Programs - Theory and Evidence

(3 cr.) Public Programs - Theory and Evidence will

examine theoretical and empirical research related

to large public expenditure programs in the US and

similar programs in other countries. Specific topics may

include: Poverty (TANF, SNAP, EITC), Social Insurance

(Social Security, Unemployment Insurance, Workers

Compensations Insurance), Health Care (Medicare,

Medicaid), and Education.

SPEA-P 741 Benefit Cost Analysis (3 cr.) A course

applying benefit-cost analysis to public and environmental

policies. The first part of the course develops the

foundation of benefit-cost analysis. The second part of

the course consists of case studies applying benefit-cost

analysis to actual policy decisions.

SPEA-P 762 Public Program Evaluation (3 cr.)

Examination of how the programs of public agencies

are proposed, established, operated and evaluated.

Discussion of the role and conduct of research in the

program process. In addition, techniques of effective

evaluation and report presentation are discussed.

SPEA-P 764 Seminar in Policy Analysis (3 cr.) This

course focuses on applications of such policy tools as

the general linear model (GLM), optimization techniques,

probability models, and management science techniques.

Students complete a policy analysis project using one of

these approaches.

SPEA-P 773 Public Policy Analysis and Management

Science/Operations Research (3 cr.) Applications of

management science and operations research (MS/

OR) techniques such as linear programming, goal

programming, data envelopment analysis, stochastic

processes, networks, decision analysis, and nonlinear

programming to public policy problems analysis.

SPEA-P 790 Seminar in the Public Policy Process

(3 cr.) An evaluation of the theoretical and empirical

literature on public policy processes. The findings of policy

research are evaluated. An integrative paper is required.

SPEA-P 791 Workshop in Public Policy (0-1 cr.) This

workshop focuses on theory and research about public

policy. Students are given opportunities to present and

critique public policy research and to lead and participate

in discussions of selected books and articles.

SPEA-R 512 Climate Law and Policy (3 cr.)

The goal of the course is to prepare students to engage

effectively as lawyers and policy makers in the developing

field of climate law and policy at all governance levels.

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That includes some instruction in the science and socio-

economic consequences of climate change.

SPEA-R 513 Wildlife Law (3 cr.) Topics include the

relationship between real property and wildlife, sovereignty

and federalism issues, the Endangered Species Act,

and other federal programs. The class also discusses

the public policy, ethical, scientific, and economic issues

associated with environmental decision-making. Focus is

on U.S. law/policy.

SPEA-R 515 Renewable and Nuclear Energy (3 cr.)

Graduate course on the technologies and policies

associated with renewable and nuclear energy sources.

SPEA-R 516 Sustainable Agriculture and

Environmental Governance (3 cr.) This course explores

sustainable agriculture by examining the environmental

problems that result from agricultural intensification

worldwide. The course addresses the strengths and

weaknesses of voluntary, regulatory, and collaborative

governance strategies and interventions to mitigate the

problems of water quality degradation, greenhouse gas

emissions, and biodiversity loss.

SPEA-R 517 Environmental Justice (3 cr.)

This course examines environmental justice in the United

States from a historical and contemporary perspective.

The course critically evaluates different conceptual

frameworks and analyzes environmental disparities

through a careful review of relevant social science

literature. The course also explores the environmental

justice movement, and public policy responses to

environmental disparities.

SPEA-R 520 Environmental Policy Analysis (3 cr.) The

interrelationships among social, technical, and natural

systems. Theories of growth. Causes and implications

of environmental problems. Alternative policies and

mechanisms for environmental control and bases for

choice.

SPEA-R 521 Domestic Environmental Policy (3 cr.)

This course focuses on the actions taken by the

national and state governments to protect and improve

environmental quality in the United States, emphasizing

the role of political actors and institutions. The course

provides a survey of the primary laws, regulations, and

policies with an emphasis on pollution control.

SPEA-R 531 Water Law (3 cr.) P: SPEA-V 540 or SPEA-

V 645 Water Law explores how the U.S. addresses

water use conflicts. Topics include riparian water rights

(eastern U.S. water law), prior appropriation water rights

(western U.S. water law), federal water rights, the public

trust doctrine, recreational uses, and groundwater use.

The class focuses on access and allocation policy, not

pollution control.

SPEA-R 532 Water Policy and Economics (3 cr.)

The course provides a throughout review into the current

status quo of water quality and water availability policy

related issues through the prism of the economics

literature. Applications and case studies focus mainly in

the US but also expand internationally.

SPEA-R 533 Public Natural Resources Law (3 cr.)

This course examines the tension between public control

of and private interests in U.S. public lands. Coverage

includes: federalism; proprietary management models;

role of science; separation of powers; and judicial review

in the context of the laws/policies governing mineral,

energy, timber, recreation, wildlife, and preservation

resources.

SPEA-R 535 International Environmental Policy (3 cr.)

Many modern environmental problems are regional or

global; policies to address them are complex. We explore

several such problems, focusing on climate change and

pollution. We study policy details shaping these problems,

and examine how international policies create solutions

to these issues and how coalitions of countries address

these problems.

SPEA-R 563 Sustainability in a Tri-sectoral World

(3 cr.)

Focus on environmental and social sustainability through

the lens of the private sector and how it serves public

interests. Course takes a broad disciplinary and analytical

perspective, exploring the interactions of the private,

government and non-profit sectors and how the latter

two, along with markets, influence the sustainability of

businesses.

SPEA-R 564 Environmental and Natural Resources

Policy Design and Implementation (3 cr.)

Focus on how governments implement environmental

and natural resources policy. Course covers the range

of available policy instruments, evaluative criteria, and

relative implications of choice such as cost-effectiveness,

financing, legal and political issues, and transaction costs.

Examples are drawn from different nations and offer the

opportunity for comparative analysis.

SPEA-R 571 State and Local Environmental

Management (3 cr.) This course examines a mix of

management and policy issues. Included are civic

environmentalism, alternatives to environmental

regulation, unfunded mandates, environmental justice,

public relations, outsourcing, ethical challenges, and

managing scientific and technical personnel.

SPEA-R 590 Energy Policy from a Nation-State

Perspective (3 cr.) This course will examine national

energy policies through the lens of basic theories of

international relations. Case studies will examine specific

countries in detail, as well as efforts at regional and

international cooperation. Students will work in pairs

preparing recommendations for the energy ministries of

specific countries.

SPEA-R 591 Climate Change Impacts on Natural

Resources (3 cr.) P: A graduate class (or waiver) in

applied ecology, natural resource management, energy

policy, environmental policy, or other relevant supporting

course with permission of the instructor. Climate change

impacts to species, ecosystems, and natural processes,

including impacts that result from human responses to

climate change. Includes science and policy aspects.

Requires previous coursework in supporting science or

policy.

SPEA-R 625 Environmental Economics and Policy

(3 cr.) P: SPEA-V 517. The course develops the

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microeconomics-based environmental policy paradigm

and uses the paradigm to evaluate the efficiency of current

environmental regulations. The course also explores the

incentive issues associated with the design of international

environmental agreements and develops techniques

(contingent valuation, hedonic pricing, travel cost method)

for valuing environmental resources.

SPEA-R 626 Energy Policy Seminar (3 cr.) Energy

production and consumption contributes to climate

change, national security, poverty, air and water pollution,

and economic stability of nations. This seminar-style

course takes an in-depth view of energy issues, the policy

approaches used across the world to address such issues,

and the equity and justice dimensions of energy systems.

SPEA-R 643 Natural Resource Management and

Policy (3 cr.) This course evaluates a broad range of

contemporary resource policies, cases, and controversies,

using bioeconomic resource management models as an

intuitive aid, wherever possible. Topics include fishery

management, forestry policy, tropical deforestation, water

management policy, nature preservation/endangered

species, sustainable development, and national income

accounting.

SPEA-R 645 Environmental Law (3 cr.) An overview

of U.S. environmental law. Key environmental statutes

are examined, as are court decisions interpreting those

statutes. Topics include water and air pollution, hazardous

waste, toxins, pesticides, and environmental impact

statements.

SPEA-R 674 Energy Economics and Policy (3 cr.) This

course will introduce students to the fundamentals of

energy economics including the concepts and tools related

to analysis of international fuel markets, technology

choice, exhaustible and renewable energy models,

consumption and efficiency choices, and environmental

protection options.

SPEA-S 515 Sustainable Communities (3 cr.) Course

explores proactive strategies for moving communities

toward economics, social and environmental sustainability.

Through case studies, projects, tours, and visiting

professionals the new thinking in community design,

from individual green buildings to regional scales of

transportation, land use, commerce, natural systems

restoration, waste, food, water and energy are developed.

SPEA-S 596 Sustainable Development (3 cr.) Focuses

on theories and policies of sustainable development.

Course employs an interdisciplinary approach by

combining approaches and models with neoclassical

economics, ecological economics, political science, and

ecology to study dynamical interrelationships between

the macro-economy at the national and international

levels of analyses, markets, political institutions, and the

ecosystem.

SPEA-V 500 Quantitative Tools for Public Affairs

(1-3 cr.) A modular presentation of mathematical and

statistical concepts designed to prepare students for V

506 Statistical Analysis for Effective Decision Making.

Representative module topics include basic algebraic

concepts, probability, computer use, and matrix algebra.

SPEA-V 502 Public Management (1-3 cr.) Analysis

of concepts, methods, and procedures involved in

managing public organizations. Problems of organization,

planning, decision making, performance evaluation,

and management of human resources are considered.

Cases are drawn from a variety of public services found at

federal, state, and local levels of government.

SPEA-V 506 Statistical Analysis for Effective

Decision Making (3 cr.) Noncalculus survey of concepts

in probability, estimation, and hypothesis testing.

Applications of contingency table analysis and analysis

of variance, regression, and other statistical techniques.

Computer processing of data emphasized.

SPEA-V 508 Topics in Quantitative Analysis (1-3 cr.)

P: consent of instructor. Study and application of selected

quantitative methods of analysis. Additional topics that

are not included in V 506 and V 507 may be presented, or

more advanced examination of topics that are introduced

in V 506 or V 507 may be presented.

SPEA-V 512 Public Policy Process (1-3 cr.) An

examination of the role of public affairs professionals in

policy processes. Focuses on relationships with political

actors in various policy areas.

SPEA-V 517 Public Management Economics (3 cr.)

This course focuses on applications of the principles

and concepts of intermediate microeconomic theory and

managerial economics to public-sector management

decisions and policy analysis. The course utilizes case

studies with the goal of giving students opportunities to

recognize the economic dimensions inherent in the public

policy problems and to develop an analytical problem-

solving orientation.

SPEA-V 529 Seminar in Career and Professional

Development (1 cr.) Introduction to career development

in public and environmental affairs. Orientation to career

development approaches and resources. Discussion and

practice of professional skills and techniques. Orientation

to career development opportunities. Grading is on an S/F

basis.

SPEA-V 530 Communications for Public and Nonprofit

Affairs (3 cr.) Using perspectives from the social sciences

and case studies of successful (and unsuccessful) efforts,

this course examines what "public opinion" is, how it is

formed, and what leaders of government and nonprofit

agencies do to communicate with the public, especially in

an era of great change in the mass media.

SPEA-V 532 Social Equity and Justice in Public Affairs

(1.5 cr.) This course will explore concepts of social equity

and justice as a value and a tool, as well as a measure

of policy effectiveness. Topics focus on the role of public

policy and institutions (e.g., legislatures, courts, and

agencies) in addressing issues like structural racism and

inequality.

SPEA-V 535 Managing and Leading in Public Affairs

(3 cr.) The course allows students to develop skills and

competencies to become effective managers and leaders

in organizations pursuing the public interest. It draws

from the organization theory and organizational behavior,

leadership, and public and nonprofit management

literatures for insight into the critical role of management

and leadership in governance.

SPEA-V 536 Rights and Responsibilities: How Law

Shapes Public Affairs (1.5 cr.) Explanation of law in

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society and its influence on public-sector operations.

Examination of central legal principles shaping American

governance including the rule of law, supremacy and

preemption, due process and equal protection, statutory

interpretation, and judicial review of administrative agency

action, among others.

SPEA-V 537 Designing and Managing Complex

Projects (1.5 cr.) This course covers foundational to

advanced concepts and specific skills development in

critical project management areas, including supervising

project scope, time, cost, human resources and

communication. This team-based course will include an

academic foundation with an emphasis on the use of real-

world skills.

SPEA-V 538 Comparative & International Policy

Process (3 cr.) This course for public affairs professionals

interested in working internationally begins by comparing

the policy process in a variety of nations with a focus on

how economic, political, institutional, and cultural context

shapes policymaking. The second section of the course

examines the role of international law and institutions.

SPEA-V 540 Law and Public Affairs (3 cr.) Explanation

of law in society and its influence on public-sector

operations. Examination of some of the central substantive

areas of the study of law, including regulatory processes,

administrative adjudication, the Administrative Procedures

Act, ombudsmen, and citizen rights, among others.

SPEA-V 543 Health Services Management (3 cr.) A

course that integrates theory and application with respect

to management of health service organizations. Emphasis

on the role of managers and management within formal

health service organizations. Current management and

organization theories are applied to an understanding of

health care delivery settings.

SPEA-V 545 The U.S. Health Care System (3 cr.) An

analysis of the delivery of health care in the United States

from 1900 to the present. Major system components are

defined and studied with emphasis on current health care

policy. Topics include the organization of health care

delivery on federal, state, and local levels, in both public

and private sectors.

SPEA-V 550 Topics in Public Affairs (1-4 cr.) Selected

research and discussion topics organized on a semester-

by-semester basis, usually with significant student input in

the course design.

SPEA-V 551 Topics in Comparative Public Policy

(3 cr.) The role of administrative and political systems in

an international setting that focuses on industrial policy as

developed between collaborative governments and their

links to the key countries of Asia, Europe, the Americas,

and Africa will be examined in topic settings. Related

readings and published research will also be used.

SPEA-V 554 Human Services Administration (3 cr.)

Focus is on policy, management, and organization relating

to a variety of human service systems. Special attention

is given to the management of social programs in the

environmental system.

SPEA-V 556 Topics in Human Services Administration

(3 cr.) Readings and research on selected topics in

the field of the management of human services. Topics

selected for study will vary.

SPEA-V 559 Principles and Practices of Social

Entrepreneurship (3 cr.) This course will survey issues

in social entrepreneurship and engage students in

completing class projects applying principles and practices

of social entrepreneurship to problems of nonprofit

organizations, government agencies, and social-purpose

business.

SPEA-V 565 Environmental Conflict Resolution:

Theory and Practice (3 cr.) Theories of environmental

conflict resolution are examined. Students will ‘‘practice by

doing’’ through participation in a series of environmental

conflict resolution simulations.

SPEA-V 566 Executive Leadership (3 cr.) The course

offers an in-depth examination of factors that contribute to

successful executive leadership practice in a wide variety

of organizational settings. Topics include what leadership

is, what impact leadership has, and how leaders use

various approaches and powers to achieve their goals.

SPEA-V 572 Urban Topics (3 cr.) Selected topics in

urban policy and administration. The course is sometimes

restricted to a special group of students focusing on a

particular research interest.

SPEA-V 574 Environmental Management in the

Tropics (3 cr.) This course provides an interface between

ecology, economics, and policy in the context of non-

Western cultures and environments. Students will explore

resource use in unfamiliar physical and cultural settings.

This examination will highlight common processes that in

turn will help the student to understand better the cultural/

social underpinnings necessary for analysis.

SPEA-V 579 Master's International (0-6 cr.) Master's

International (MI), V579, represents the field experience

component for MI candidates. This course will consist

of a field, research or self-reflection project approved

and directed by a faculty advisor or relevant staffer.

Registration is by permission only. The final registration for

V579 will be upon the return semester to SPEA.

SPEA-V 580 Readings in Public Affairs (1-6 cr.)

P: written consent of instructor. Readings on selected

topics in public affairs.

SPEA-V 581 Public Safety Law (1-3 cr.) Survey

of historical development of Anglo-American law of

public safety, including criminal law, civil remedies,

administrative regulation of risk, and recent developments

in employee and consumer safety. Emphasis on

understanding legal theory and practice as basis for

management decisions. Comparison of jurisprudential

viewpoints and other disciplinary approaches to causation,

prevention, and correction of public safety problems.

SPEA-V 582 Overseas Topics in Public Affairs

(0-15 cr.) SPEA Abroad Graduate Program: study of

selected topics in public affairs. Topics vary from semester

to semester. May be repeated for credit.

SPEA-V 585 Practicum in Public Affairs (0-6 cr.)

Students hold work assignments with public agencies.

Grading is on an S/F basis.

SPEA-V 589 Democratization and Transition in

Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States

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(3 cr.) This seminar focuses on how the governments

of Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States

have responded to changes in their political, economic

and social environments. Discussion of constitutional

development, legislative-executive relations, the

development of intergovernmental relations, bureaucratic

development, economic reform, budgetary systems,

legislatures, and executive branches is included.

SPEA-V 590 Research in Public Affairs (1-6 cr.)

P: written consent of instructor. Research on selected

topics in public affairs.

SPEA-V 593 Analytical Methods in Planning and

Policy Analysis (3 cr.) P: SPEA-V 507. C: SPEA-

V 507. Topics relate to goal setting and forecasting.

Analytical methods include time series analysis,

demographic projections, economic development and

employment forecasting, and land use and transportation

planning analysis. Optimization methods are applied to

transportation and project management.

SPEA-V 594 Principles of Urban and Regional Science

(3 cr.) Discussion of the basic processes of change and

development in regional systems, with emphasis on

metropolitan regions. Includes economic, demographic,

and environmental aspects of their interactions.

SPEA-V 595 Managerial Decision Making (1-3 cr.)

P: SPEA-V 504 and V 539. Applications of decision-

making tools to substantive public management problems.

A variety of managerial cases and issues are selected for

intensive discussion and analysis.

SPEA-V 600 Capstone in Public and Environmental

Affairs (3 cr.)

Interdisciplinary course organized as faculty-coached

class project on a management/policy topic determined

by an external client. Course goals are professional

preparation and integration of degree program knowledge.

SPEA-V 601 Workshop in Public Affairs (1-6 cr.)

Projects in public affairs. The students work on a research

and resource team to complete a project for a public-

sector client. Faculty act as project managers and

resource personnel.

SPEA-V 706 Statistics for Research in Public Affairs I

(3 cr.) P: Graduate-level introductory statistics. Focus is

on estimation of model parameters using least squares

methods. Topics include properties of estimators, ordinary

least squares, instrumental variables, two- and three-

stage least squares, assumptions, consequences

when assumptions false, and alternate methods when

assumptions false. Emphasis on matrix representations

and simulation methods.

SPEA-V 707 Statistics for Research in Public Affairs

II (3 cr.) P: SPEA-V 706. The second part of a sequence

introducing statistical techniques used in modern public

research. It extends the single and multiple equation least

squares models to include non-linear moments, bayesian,

maximum likelihood, and simulation based techniques.

Applications to a number of situations which cannot be

estimated using standard regression methods.

SPEA-V 620 Seminar in Professional Ethics (3 cr.) This

seminar explores issues of personal and official ethics in

public affairs. Various frameworks for professional ethics

will be covered.

SPEA-V 630 Advanced Management Topics (3 cr.)

P: SPEA-V 502 or permission of instructor. Selected

readings, research, and problems covering advanced

public management applications and practices. Topics

will vary. Course will not cover topics available in other

courses. Course may be repeated. Course may be

repeated.

SPEA-V 640 Law, Public Management, and Public

Policy (3 cr.) A seminar that examines how courts and

public actors interact to produce public policy. The nature

of public policy and the capacity of judicial decisions to

effect public policy will be examined and analyzed.

SPEA-V 650 Topics in Public Personnel Management

(1-3 cr.) P: SPEA-V 561. Readings and research on

selected topics in the public personnel field. Topics may

include such subjects as affirmative action, occupational

health and safety, workforce forecasting and planning, and

personnel approaches to position classification.

SPEA-V 651 Introduction to Public Affairs (3 cr.)

Covers the central organizing concepts in public affairs

study, specialized areas of research in the field, and

problems of knowledge and method in public affairs.

SPEA-V 660 Cases and Problems in Fiscal

Administration (3 cr.) P: SPEA-V 560 or consent of

instructor. C: SPEA-V 560 or consent of instructor. An

advanced seminar in the management aspects of public

finance. Focuses on the budgetary process. Special cases

are analyzed and budget problem-solving exercises are

utilized.

SPEA-V 663 Policy Analysis (3 cr.) An introduction to

the field of policy analysis. Includes discussion of different

models, approaches, conceptual foundations of the field,

and the basic issues surrounding application. Students

without appropriate previous course work are expected to

do extra reading under the guidance of their instructor or

to audit existing master courses.

SPEA-V 665 Seminar in Policy and Administration

(3 cr.) Politics of program development and management.

Translation of plans into viable, administrable programs.

Marshaling support, political processes, strategies,

constraints, tradeoffs, etc.

SPEA-V 670 Topics in Public-Sector Labor Relations

(1-3 cr.) P: SPEA-V 570 or consent of instructor. Selected

research and discussion topics in the field of public-sector

labor relations arranged on a semester-by-semester

basis. Possible topics are collective bargaining in the

public sector and dispute settlement in public-sector labor

relations.

SPEA-V 675 Issues and Problems in Public-Sector

Personnel and Labor Relations (3 cr.) P: SPEA-V 561

and V 570. A capstone seminar providing a practical

and integrated examination of significant current cases

and problems confronting public-sector employees and

employers.

SPEA-V 780 Research Design and Methods in Public

Affairs (3 cr.) Three major areas will be covered:

philosophy of science, theory and design of research, and

applied research methodologies. Topics play a major role

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in providing insights into how participation in the doctoral

research seminar.

SPEA-V 785 Research Seminar in Public Affairs (3 cr.)

P: SPEA-V 680. Course will focus upon completion,

revision, and presentation of completed original research.

Class meetings will focus on progress reports by each

participant and the critique and revision of draft papers.

Students will present revised research papers to the

faculty and students of the school in a series of research

colloquia.

SPEA-V 782 Overseas (Ph.D.) Topics in Public Affairs

(0-15 cr.) Doctoral Abroad Program: study of selected

topics in public affairs. Topics vary from semester to

semester.

SPEA-V 789 Readings in Public Affairs (1-6 cr.)

Readings on selected topics in public affairs.

SPEA-V 799 Research in Public Affairs (1-6 cr.)

Research on selected topics in public affairs.

SPEA-V 800 Public Affairs Tutorial (3 cr.) Readings in

a substantive area of public affairs (e.g., health, criminal

justice, human services, transportation) in preparation for

development of a dissertation proposal.

SPEA-V 890 Thesis (Ph.D.) (1-12 cr.) (S/F only)

SPEA-X 511 Human Behavior and Energy

Consumption (3 cr.) We face many barriers that

prevent us from conserving energy and other natural

resources. This course is aimed at decreasing energy

use independent of top down regulations. Students will

understand the nature of energy, the importance of human

behavior, and how to create, and evaluate behavioral

change.

O'Neill Online Courses

SPCN-F 526 Financial Management for Nonprofit

Organizations (3 cr.) This course emphasizes a thorough

understanding of the language and key concepts of

nonprofit financial management. A working knowledge of

the basic analytical tools used in financial decision making

for nonprofit organizations will be examined through the

use of computer software.

SPCN-F 542 Governmental Financial Accounting and

Reporting (3 cr.) An introduction to the fundamentals

of accounting in business, nonprofit, and public sectors.

Intended only for students without previous accounting

courses. Primary emphasis is on municipal entity fund

accounting, including the development and use of financial

statements.

SPCN-F 560 Public Finance and Budgeting (3 cr.) The

fiscal role of government in a mixed economy, sources

of public revenue and credit; administrative, political, and

institutional aspects of the budget and the budgetary

process; problems and trends in inter-governmental fiscal

relations.

SPCN-F 609 Seminar in Revenue Theory and

Administration (3 cr.) Examines basic objectives and

political and economic aspects of tax administration.

Examination of the interrelationships of tax policy, tax

laws, and tax administration. Reviews major economic

issues raised by types of taxes and user charges.

Also examines the fundamentals of tax legislation with

emphasis on state and local administration.

SPCN-F 610 Government Budget and Program

Analysis (3 cr.) Advanced study of management aspects

of budgetary process. Special cases are analyzed and

budget problem-solving exercises are utilized.

SPCN-F 667 Seminar in Public Capital and Debt

Theory (3 cr.) This seminar examines options open to

governments, especially state and local, and why they

resort to debt finance. Issues raised by the alternatives are

examined in detail. Topics include public authority debt,

revenue bonds, methods of placement, lease-purchase

finance, and maturity choice. Management of idle cash

balances also considered.

SPCN-I 516 Public Management Information Systems

(3 cr.) This course focuses on the application of

information systems concepts and tools to challenges

and opportunities in the public sector. Topics covered will

include current trends in information systems; managerial

use of information systems; hardware, software, and

telecommunications; systems development processes and

practices; and strategic and policy issues in IS.

SPCN-L 563 Planning and Community Development

(3 cr.) Seminar designed to familiarize students

with planning ramifications of policy issues faced by

governments. The focal topics selected for study will

vary. Emphasis placed on identification and analysis of

substantive issues, methods employed for resolution, and

application of planning techniques for achieving goals

SPCN-M 561 Strategic Management of Public and

Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.) Analysis of the structure,

operations, and design of public personnel systems,

including government agencies and public enterprise.

Relationships between public policy and personnel

concepts, values, and operations considered.

SPCN-M 602 Strategic Management of Public and

Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.) Concepts, cases and

problem-solving associated with the structure and process

of strategic management in the public sector, broadly

defined to include governmental and nongovernmental

organizations.

SPCN-M 654 Public Program Management and

Contracting (3 cr.) An examination of theories,

concepts, and processes concerning multi-actor

program implementation and alternative forms of service

delivery. Focus will be on the problems and challenges

public managers face in designing and managing

contractual relationships, networks, and other complex

implementation structures.

SPCN-N 521 The Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector (3 cr.)

The theory, size, scope, and functions of the nonprofit and

voluntary sector are covered from multiple disciplinary

perspectives including historical, political, economic, and

social.

SPCN-N 522 Human Resource Management in

Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.) This course provides

an overview of the human resource management areas

necessary for the productive functioning of nonprofit

organizations theories of motivation applicable to the

management of staff and volunteers, and personnel

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topics of recruitment, selection, board-staff relations,

compensation, training, and development are covered.

SPCN-N 525 Management in the Nonprofit Sector

(3 cr.) An examination of nonprofit organizations and

their role in society. Management issues and public policy

affecting these organizations are discussed. Primary

emphasis is upon U.S. organizations, but attention is given

to the global nature of the sector.

SPCN-N 534 NGO Management for International

Development (3 cr.) Coursework prepares students for

employment in international development. It covers a

range of theoretical material and practical skills, answering

questions like: What role do NGOs play in developing

countries? How do we define and measure NGO success

or failure? How do NGOs fundraise, plan, evaluate and

collaborate on programs?

SPCN-N 557 Proposal Development and Grant

Administration (3 cr.) This course provides the

opportunity for each student to develop a complete

proposal--through participation in the entire grant

application process. The integration of case studies, visual

media, printed materials, and class discussions provide

students with practical knowledge for writing successful

proposals.

SPCN-N 558 Fund Development for Nonprofits (3 cr.)

Important aspects of the fund raising process in nonprofit

organizations are covered, including: techniques and

strategies for assessing potential sources of support;

effective use of human resources; process management;

theory to underlay practice; analysis of current practice;

practice standards; and discussion of ethical problems.

SPCN-P 507 Data Analysis and Modeling for Public

Affairs (3 cr.) Focus on analytical models and their use

in solving problems and making decisions in the public

sector. Discussion of standard approaches to modeling

and estimation of parameters.

SPCN-P 541 Benefit Cost Analysis (3 cr.) A course

applying benefit-cost analysis to public and environmental

policies. The first part of the course develops the

foundation of benefit-cost analysis. The second part of

the course consists of case studies applying benefit-cost

analysis to actual policy decisions.

SPCN-P 562 Public Program Evaluation (3 cr.)

Examination of how the programs of public agencies

are proposed, established, operated, and evaluated.

Discussion of the role and conduct of research in the

program evaluation process. In addition, techniques of

effective evaluation and analysis are discussed.

SPCN-V 502 Public Management (3 cr.) Analysis of

concepts, methods and procedures involved in managing

public organizations. Problems of organization, planning,

decision-making, performance evaluation, and the

management of human resources are considered. Cases

are drawn from a variety of public services found at

federal, state and local levels of government.

SPCN-V 506 Statistical Analysis for Effective

Decision Making (3 cr.) Noncalculus survey of concepts

in probability, estimation, and hypothesis testing.

Applications of contingency table analysis and analysis

of variance, regression, and other statistical techniques.

Computer processing of data emphasized.

SPCN-V 512 Public Policy Process (3 cr.) An

examination of the role of public affairs professionals in

policy processes. Focuses on relationships with political

actors in various policy areas.

SPCN-V 517 Public Management Economics (3 cr.)

This course focuses on applications of the principles

and concepts of intermediate microeconomic theory and

managerial economics to public-sector management

decisions and policy analysis. The course utilizes case

studies with the goal of giving students opportunities to

recognize the economic dimensions inherent in the public

policy problems and to develop an analytical problem-

solving orientation.

SPCN-V 532 Social Equity and Justice in Public Affairs

(1.5 cr.) This course will explore concepts of social equity

and justice as a value and a tool, as well as a measure

of policy effectiveness. Topics focus on the role of public

policy and institutions (e.g., legislatures, courts, and

agencies) in addressing issues like structural racism and

inequality.

SPCN-V 535 Managing and Leading in Public Affairs

(3 cr.) The course allows students to develop skills and

competencies to become effective managers and leaders

in organizations pursuing the public interest. It draws

from the organization theory and organizational behavior,

leadership, and public and nonprofit management

literatures for insight into the critical role of management

and leadership in governance.

SPCN-V 536 Rights and Responsibilities: How Law

Shapes Public Affairs (1.5 cr.) Explanation of law in

society and its influence on public-sector operations.

Examination of central legal principles shaping American

governance including the rule of law, supremacy and

preemption, due process and equal protection, statutory

interpretation, and judicial review of administrative agency

action, among others.

SPCN-V 537 Designing and Managing Complex

Projects (1.5 cr.) This course covers foundational to

advanced concepts and specific skills development in

critical project management areas, including supervising

project scope, time, cost, human resources and

communication. This team-based course will include an

academic foundation with an emphasis on the use of real-

world skills.

SPCN-V 538 Comparative & International Policy

Process (3 cr.) This course for public affairs professionals

interested in working internationally begins by comparing

the policy process in a variety of nations with a focus on

how economic, political, institutional, and cultural context

shapes policymaking. The second section of the course

examines the role of international law and institutions.

SPCN-V 540 Law and Public Affairs (3 cr.) Explanation

of law in society and its influence on public-sector

operations. Examination of some of the central substantive

areas of the study of law, including regulatory processes,

administrative adjudication, the Administrative Procedures

Act, ombudsmen, and citizen rights, among others.

SPCN-V 550 Topics in Public Affairs (1-4 cr.) Selected

research and discussion topics organized on a semester-

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by-semester basis, usually with significant student input in

the course design.

SPCN-V 551 SPEA Connect Week (3 cr.) SPEA Connect

Week is a voluntary, on-campus course that allows you to

meet and build lasting relationships with your fellow online

classmates and professors. All students formally admitted

to the MPA program are eligible to enroll.

SPCN-V 580 Readings in Public Affairs (1-6 cr.)

Readings on selected topics in public affairs.

SPCN-V 585 Practicum in Public Affairs (1-6 cr.)

Students hold work assignments with public agencies.

SPCN-V 590 Research in Public Affairs (1-6 cr.)

Research on selected topics in public affairs.

SPCN-V 600 Capstone in Public and Environmental

Affairs (3 cr.)

Interdisciplinary course designed to give students

exposure to the realities of the policy process through

detailed analyses of case studies and projects. Course

integrates science, technology, policy, and management.

Topic may vary from semester to semester.

Faculty

• AFOAKU, OSITA, Ph.D. (Washington State

University, 1991), Clinical Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• ALEXEEV, ALEXANDER, Ph.D. (Indiana University,

2010), Lecturer of Public and Environmental Affairs

(IUB)

• ALI, TARA, Ph.D. (Indiana University - Bloomington,

2012) Visiting Lecturer of Public and Environmental

Affairs (IUB)

• AMSLER, LISA, J.D. (University of Connecticut,

1979), Keller-Runden Professor of Public Service;

Distinguished Professor of Public and Environmental

Affairs (Graduate School) (IUB)

• ANDERSSON, O. FREDRIK, Ph.D. (University of

Missouri-Kansas City, 2017) Associate Professor of

Public and Environmental Affairs (IUPUI)

• ATLAS, PIERRE, Ph.D. (Rutgers University, 2000),

Senior Lecturer of Public and Environmental Affairs

(IUPUI)

• ATTARI, SHAHZEEN, Ph.D. (Carnegie Mellon

University, 2009), Associate Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• AUDRETSCH, DAVID, Ph.D. (University of

Wisconsin, 1980), Ameritech Chair of Economic

Development; Director, Institute for Development

Strategies; Distinguished Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs

• AVELLANEDA, CLAUDIA N., Ph.D. (Texas A&M

University, 2007), Associate Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• BAGGETTA, MATTHEW, Ph.D. (Harvard

University, 2009), Associate Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• BAILEY, CAROLINE, Ph.D. (Florida State

University, 2020), Assistant Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUPUI)

• BARNES, MALLORY, Ph.D. (University of

Arizona, 2018), Assistant Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• BELARDINELLI, PAOLO, Ph.D. (Bocconi

University, 2020), Assistant Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• BELL, DAVID, Ph.D. (University of Pittsburgh),

Clinical Associate Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• BENJAMIN, LEHN, Ph.D. (Cornell University, 2004),

Associate Professor of Public and Environmental

Affairs (IUPUI)

• BRASS, JENNIFER, Ph.D. (University of California-

Berkeley, 2010), Associate Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• BUERGER, CHRISTIAN, Ph.D. (University of

Syracuse, 2014), Assistant Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUPUI)

• CAMARENA, LEONOR, Ph.D. (Arizona State

University, 2020), Assistant Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• CARSON, DENA C., Ph.D. (University of Missouri-

St. Louis, 2011), Director of Criminal Justice and

Public Safety Management programs; Associate

Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs

(Graduate School)(IUPUI)

• CARTER, JEREMY, Ph.D. (Michigan State

University, 2011), Interim Executive Associate Dean

of Indianapolis Programs; Assistant Professor of

Public and Environmental Affairs (IUPUI)

• CARLEY, SANYA, Ph.D. (University of North

Carolina-Chapel Hill, 2010), Director, Master of the

Public Affairs Program; Director, O'Neill Online MPA

Program - Bloomington; Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• CATE, BETH, M.A.J.D. (Harvard Law School,

1991), Clinical Associate Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• Chupp, Andrew, Ph.D. (Georgia State University,

2009), Senior Lecturer of Public and Environmental

Affairs (IUB)

• CLARK, ASHLEY, Ph.D. (University of Michigan,

2011), Clinical Assistant Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• COLE, DANIEL, J.S.D. (Stanford Law School, 1996),

Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• COOK, NATHAN, Ph.D. (University of Colorado,

2019), Assistant Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUPUI)

• CRAFT, CHRISTOPHER, Ph.D. (North Carolina

State University, 1987), Janet Duey Professor in

Rural Land Policy; Director, Wetlands Laboratory;

Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs

(Graduate School) (IUB)

• DANIEL, JAMIE LEVINE, Ph.D. (Ohio State

University, 2014), Associate Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (Graduate School) (IUPUI)

• DELONG, BRIAN, M.A. (Wake Forest University,

2008), Senior Lecturer of Public and Environmental

Affairs; University Debate Coach (IUB)

• DESAI, SAMEEKSHA, Ph.D. (George Mason

University, 2008), Director, Manufacturing

Policy Initiative; Associate Director, Institute for

Development Strategies; Associate Professor of

Public and Environmental Affairs (IUB)

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• DESLATTE, AARON. Ph.D. (Florida State

University, 2015), Assistant Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• DUMORTIER, JEROME, Ph.D. (Iowa State

University, 2011), Associate Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (Graduate School) (IUPUI)

• DUNCAN, DENVIL, Ph.D. (Georgia State

University, 2010), Associate Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• ECKERD, ADAM, Ph.D. (Ohio State University,

2011), Associate Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUPUI)

• ELDON, JON, Ph.D. (University of California-Santa

Cruz, 2017), Lecturer of Public and Environmental

Affairs (IUB)

• FARMER, JAMES, Ph.D. (Indiana University -

Bloomington, 2009), Director, Food Institute; Co-

director, IU Campus Farm; Associate Professor of

Public and Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• FEDERMAN, PETER, Ph.D. (University of Kansas),

Assistant Professor of Public and Environmental

Affairs (IUPUI)

• FERNANDEZ, SERGIO, Ph.D. (University of

Georgia- Athens, 2004), Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (Graduate School) (IUB)

• FOLEY, WILLIAM Jr., Ph.D. (Indiana University,

2005), Senior Lecturer of Public and Environmental

Affairs (IUPUI)

• FREEDMAN, SETH, Ph.D. (University of Maryland,

2010), Associate Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• FRY, VICKIE A., B.S. (Indiana University, 1999),

Lecturer of Public and Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• FULTON, BRAD R., Ph.D. (Duke University, 2015),

Associate Professor of Public and Environmental

Affairs (IUB)

• GAHL-MILLS, KAREN, M.B.A. (University of

Chicago Booth School of Business, 2003), Director,

Arts Administration Program; Senior Advisor, Center

for Cultural Affairs; Professor of Practice (IUB)

• GARCIA, CRYSTAL, Ph.D. (University of

California, 1996), Associate Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (Graduate School) (IUPUI)

• GAZLEY, BETH, Ph.D. (University of Georgia-

Athens, 2004), Associate Vice Provost for Faculty

and Academic Affairs; Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (Graduate School) (IUB)

• GOOD, DAVID H., Ph.D. (University of

Pennsylvania, 1985), Director, Transportation

Research Center; Associate Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (Graduate School) (IUB)

• GRAHAM, JOHN D., Ph.D. (Carnegie-Mellon

University, 1983), Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (Graduate School) (IUB)

• GROMMON, ERIC, L., Ph.D. (Michigan State, 2010),

Associate Professor of Public and Environmental

Affairs (IUPUI)

• GRØNBJERG, KIRSTEN, Ph.D. (University of

Chicago, 1974), Distinguished Professor of Public

and Environmental Affairs; Efroymson Chair in

Philanthropy (Graduate School) (IUB/IUPUI)

• GRUDI, APRIL, M.P.H. - C.H.E.S. (Emory

University, 2018), Director, Master of Science in

Healthcare Management Program; Assistant Clinical

Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• GRUNDMANN, DANIEL, M.B.A. (Western

Governors University, 2015), Senior Lecturer of

Public and Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• HAMILTON, LEE H., J.D. (Indiana University, 1956),

Professor of Practice of Public and Environmental

Affairs (IUB)

• HANSEN, ROBERT, Ph.D. (Indiana University,

2014), Visiting Research Associate of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• HEIM, BRADLEY, Ph.D. (Northwestern University,

2002), Executive Associate Dean of Bloomington

Programs; Professor of Public and Environmental

Affairs (IUB)

• HELMKE, PAUL, J.D. (Yale University, 1973),

Director, Civic Leaders Center; Professor of Practice

of Public and Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• HENSHEL, DIANE, Ph.D. (Washington University,

1987), Associate Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (Graduate School) (IUB)

• HERZIG, MONIKA, D.M.E. (Indiana University,

1997), Senior Lecturer of Public and Environmental

Affairs (IUB)

• HOLLINGSWORTH, ALEX, Ph.D. (University of

Arizona, 2015), Associate Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• HUGHES, CHERYL K., M.B.A. (Indiana Wesleyan

University, 2002), Senior Lecturer of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• JOHNSON, CRAIG, Ph.D. (State University of New

York at Albany, 1993), Associate Professor of Public

and Environmental Affairs (Graduate School) (IUB)

• JOHNSON, SARA M., M.H.A, F.A.C.H.E. (Indiana

University, 1988), Director, Executive Education;

Clinical Associate Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUPUI)

• KARRAGAC, JOHN, Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins

University, 1977), Senior Lecturer of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• KENNEDY, SHEILA SUESS, J.D. (Indiana

University, 1975), Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUPUI)

• KONISKY, DAVID M., Ph.D. (Massachusetts

Institute of Technology, 2006), Lynton K. Caldwell

Professor; Professor of Public and Environmental

Affairs (IUB)

• KRAVCHUK, ROBERT S., Ph.D. (Syracuse

University, 1989), Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• KRUTILLA, KERRY M., Ph.D. (Duke University,

1988), Co-director for Benefit Cost Analysis and

Policy Evaluation, Vietnam Initiative; Faculty

Affiliate, Ostrom Workshop; Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (Graduate School) (IUB)

• KUHAR, URSULA M., Ph.D. (Indiana University,

2011), Lecturer of Public and Environmental Affairs

(IUB)

• LANEY, MELISSA, M.A. (Indiana University, 1999),

Director of the Indiana Clean Lakes Program,

Certified Lake Professional; Senior Lecturer of Public

and Environmental Affairs (IUB)

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• LEVIN, MARK M., M.P.A. (Kent State University,

1970), Clinical Associate Lecturer of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• LEWIS, FRANK C., Ph.D. (University of Chicago,

1988), Senior Lecturer of Public and Environmental

Affairs (IUB)

• LITTLEPAGE, LAURA, M.P.A. (New York University,

1982), Clinical Associate Lecturer of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• LIU, ANTUNG A., Ph.D. (University of California -

San Diego, 2012), Associate Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• LOFTUS, ZACHARY, Ph.D. (Florida State

University, 2019), Visiting Assistant Professor of

Public and Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• LUPTON, SUZANN W., Ph.D. (Indiana University

Purdue University Indianapolis, 2020), J.D. (Indiana

University School of Law, Indianapolis, 1991),

Assistant Dean of Student Services; Clinical

Assistant Professor of Public and Environmental

Affairs (IUPUI)

• MADARAS, PATRIK I., M.A. (Indiana University,

1972), Statistics Coordinator; Lecturer of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUPUI)

• MAGEE, LAUREN, Ph.D. (Michigan State

University, 2018), Assistant Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUPUI)

• MALATESTA, DEANNA, Ph.D. (University of

Georgia, 2007), Associate Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (Graduate School) (IUB)

• MCCASTER, ANTONETTE, M.B.A. (DePaul

University, 2003), Senior Lecturer of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• MERETSKY, VICKY, Ph.D. (University of

Arizona/Tucson, 1995), Director, Environmental

Master's Programs (IUB); Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs; (Graduate School) (IUB)

• MERRITT, CULLEN C., Ph.D. (University of Kansas,

2014), Director of Undergraduate Honors Program;

Associate Professor of Public and Environmental

Affairs (Graduate School) (IUPUI)

• MESCH, DEBRA J., Ph.D. (Indiana University,

1990), Director, Women’s Philanthropy Institute;

Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs

(Graduate School) (IUPUI)

• MEYER, JAYMA M., J.D. (Georgetown University,

1978), Visiting Clinical Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• MINCEY, SARAH, Ph.D. (Indiana University, 2012),

Director, Integrated Program in the Environment;

Managing Director, Environmental Resilience

Institute; Clinical Associate Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• MOONEY, SIAN, Ph.D. (Arizona State University,

1998), Dean, O'Neill School of Public and

Environmental Affairs; Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• MORRIS, ROGER, M.I.S. (Indiana University, 2003),

Senior Lecturer of Public and Environmental Affairs

(IUB)

• NEED, ANDREA, J.D. (Indiana University, 1993),

Director, Undergraduate Academic Affairs; Senior

Lecturer of Public and Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• NELSON, ASHLYN, Ph.D. (Stanford University,

2005), Associate Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• NICHOLSON-CROTTY, JILL, Ph.D. (Texas A&M

University, 2005), Associate Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• NICHOLSON-CROTTY, SEAN, Ph.D. (Texas A&M

University, 2003), Director, Graduate Mentoring

Center; Adjunct Professor of Political Science,

College of Arts and Sciences; Professor of Public

and Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• NIERZWICKI JR, FRANK L., M.P.A. (Indiana

University, 1985), Clinical Assistant Professor of

Public and Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• NOONAN, DOUGLAS, Ph.D. (University of Chicago,

2002), Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs

(Graduate School) (IUPUI)

• NORRELL, MARK, M.B.A. (University of Florida,

1987), Senior Lecturer of Public and Environmental

Affairs (IUB)

• Novak, Shawn E., Ph.D. (University of Houston-

University Park, 1991), Clinical Associate Professor

of Public and Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• NOVICK, KIMBERLY A., Ph.D. (Duke University,

2010), Director, Ph.D. Program in Environmental

Sciences; Paul H. O'Neill Chair; Fischer Faculty

Fellow, Director; Associate Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• ORTEGA, ALBERTO, Ph.D. (University of

Florida, 2017), Assistant Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• PEREZ, VICTORIA A., Ph.D. (University of

Pennsylvania, 2015), Assistant Professor of Public

and Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• PRESTON, DAN, M.A.L.D. (Tufts University, 2005),

Director, Master of International Affairs; Clinical

Associate Professor of Public and Environmental

Affairs (IUB)

• PRIMACK, AVRAM, Ph.D. (Indiana University,

1999), Lecturer of Public and Environmental Affairs

(IUB)

• RABOVSKY, TOM, Ph.D. (University of Oklahoma,

2013), Associate Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• RAFF, JONATHAN, Ph.D. (Northwestern

University, 2002), Associate Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• RENNER, TERRI, M.B.A. (Indiana University, 1985),

Senior Lecturer of Public and Environmental Affairs

(IUB)

• REUVENY, RAFAEL, Ph.D. (Indiana University,

1997), Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs

(Graduate School) (IUB)

• RICHARDS, KENNETH R., Ph.D. (Wharton School,

University of Pennsylvania, 1996), Professor of

Public and Environmental Affairs (Graduate School)

(IUB)

• ROSS, JUSTIN, Ph.D. (West Virginia University,

2008), Director, Ph.D. Programs in Public Affairs and

Public Policy; Professor of Public and Environmental

Affairs (Graduate School) (IUB)

• ROYER, TODD, Ph.D. (Idaho State University,

1999), Faculty Chair for Environmental Science;

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Director, Royer Laboratory; Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (Graduate School) (IUB)

• RUPP, JOHN, M.S. (Eastern Washington University,

1980), Clinical Associate Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• RUSHTON, MICHAEL, Ph.D. (University of

British Columbia, 1990), Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (Graduate School) (IUB)

• RUTHERFORD, AMANDA N., Ph.D. (Texas

A&M University, 2015), Director, Undergraduate

Honors Program; Associate Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• SCHNABLE, ALLISON, Ph.D. (Princeton

University, 2015), Assistant Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• SHAW, JOSEPH, Ph.D. (University of Kentucky,

2001), Associate Dean for Research; Associate

Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs

(Graduate School) (IUB)

• SIENA, SUSAN, Ph.D. (University of California,

Berkeley, 1997) Senior Lecturer of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• SILVIA, JENNIFER M., Ph.D. (University of

Virginia, 2010), Assistant Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• SIMON, DANIEL, Ph.D. (University of Maryland,

1999), Associate Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• SIMON, KOSALI, Ph.D. (University of Maryland

at College Park, 1999), Distinguished Professor;

Herman B Wells Endowed Professor; Paul O’Neill

Chair; Associate Vice Provost for Health Sciences;

Elected member, National Academy of Medicine;

Editor, Journal of Health Economics Associate Vice

Provost for Health Sciences; Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (Graduate School) (IUB)

• STEVENS, PHILLIP, Ph.D. (Harvard University,

1990), Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs; Rudy

Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs;

(Graduate School) (IUB)

• STUCKY, THOMAS D., Ph.D. (University of Iowa,

2001), Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs

(Graduate School) (IUPUI)

• SUTTLES, SHELLYE, Ph.D. (Purdue University,

2013), Assistant Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• TRAN, ANH, Ph.D. (Harvard University, 2009)

Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• VENIER, MARTA, Ph.D. (Indiana University, 2008),

Assistant Professor of Public and Environmental

Affairs (IUB)

• WAKHUNGU, HENRY, Ph.D. (Indiana University,

2004), Teaching Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• WALK, MARLENE, Ph.D. (University of

Pennsylvania, 2015), Assistant Professor of Public

and Environmental Affairs (Graduate School)

(IUPUI)

• WARD, ADAM, Ph.D. (Penn State University, 2011),

Associate Professor of Public and Environmental

Affairs (IUB)

• WING, COADY, Ph.D. (Syracuse University, 2010),

Associate Professor of Public and Environmental

Affairs (IUB)

• WORONKOWICZ, JOANNA, Ph.D. (University of

Chicago, 2011), Associate Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• WRIGHT, TAMRA, M.S. (Southeast Missouri State

University), Lecturer of Public and Environmental

Affairs (IUPUI)

• YODER, LANDON, Ph.D. (Indiana University -

Bloomington, 2017), Assistant Professor of Public

and Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• ZIROGIANNIS, NIKOLAOS, Ph.D. (University of

Massachusetts-Amherst, 2013), Assistant Professor

of Public and Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• ZORN, CHARLES KURT, Ph.D. (Syracuse

University, 1981), Vice Provost for Undergraduate

Education; Professor of Public and Environmental

Affairs (Graduate School) (IUB)

Faculty Emeriti

• AGRANOFF, ROBERT, Ph.D. (University of

Pittsburgh, 1967), Professor Emeritus of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• BAKER, RANDALL, Ph.D. (University of London,

England, 1968), Professor Emeritus of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• BARNES, A. JAMES, J.D. (Harvard University,

1967), Dean Emeritus, School of Public

and Environmental Affairs, 1988-2000;

Professor Emeritus of Public and Environmental

Affairs; Adjunct Professor Emeritus of School of Law

(Graduate School) (IUB)

• BAUMER, TERRY L., Ph.D. (Loyola University of

Chicago, 1980), Emeritus Executive Associate Dean,

Emeritus Indianapolis Programs; Professor Emeritus

of Public and Environmental Affairs (Graduate

School) (IUPUI)

• BIELEFELD, WOLFGANG, Ph.D. (University of

Minnesota, 1990), Director Emeritus, SPEA-IUPUI

Overseas Education and Programs; Professor

Emeritus of Public and Environmental Affairs

(Graduate School) (IUPUI)

• BONSER, CHARLES F., D.B.A. (Indiana University,

1965), Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus

of Public and Environmental Affairs; Ameritech

Professor Emeritus; Professor Emeritus of Business

Administration (IUB)

• BUHNER, JOHN C., Ph.D. (Indiana University,

1963), Professor Emeritus of Public and

Environmental Affairs; Professor Emeritus of Political

Science (IUPUI)

• DECOSTER, THOMAS A., Ph.D. (University of

Notre Dame, 1968), Professor Emeritus of Public

and Environmental Affairs (IUPUI)

• FISCHER, BURNELL C., Ph.D. (Purdue University,

1974), Clinical Professor Emeritus of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• GLEESON, MICHAEL E., Ph.D. (Syracuse

University, 1973), Associate Professor Emeritus of

Public and Environmental Affairs (IUPUI)

• HAITJEMA, HENK M., Ph.D. (University of

Minnesota, 1982), Director Emeritus Ph.D. Program

in Environmental Science; Director Emeritus Master

of Science in Environmental Science Program;

Professor Emeritus of Public and Environmental

Affairs; Professor Emeritus of Geological Sciences

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(part-time); Adjunct Associate Professor Emeritus of

Geology (Graduate School) (IUB/IUPUI)

• HERBERT, ADAM W., Ph.D. (University of

Pittsburgh, 1971), President Emeritus of Indiana

University; Professor Emeritus of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• HITES, RONALD A., Ph.D. (Massachusetts

Institute of Technology, 1968), Director Emeritus,

Environmental Science Research Center;

Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs; Distinguished Emeritus

Professor of Chemistry (part time) (Graduate School)

(IUB)

• HOOLE, FRANCIS W., Ph.D. (Northwestern

University, 1971), Professor Emeritus of Political

Science; Professor Emeritus of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• JOHNSON, CARLYN E., J.D. (Indiana University,

1963), Professor Emeritus of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUPUI)

• JONES, WILLIAM W., M.S. (University of Wisconsin,

1977), Clinical Associate Professor Emeritus of

Public and Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• JUMPER, ROY, Ph.D., (Duke University, 1955),

Professor Emeritus of Public and Environmental

Affairs (IUB)

• KRAUSS, JOHN, J.D. (Indiana University -

Indianapolis), Clinical Professor Emeritus of Public

and Environmental Affairs (IUPUI)

• LAME, MARC L., D.P.A. (Arizona State University,

1992), Clinical Associate Professor Emeritus of

Public and Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• LEHNEN, ROBERT G., Ph.D. (University of

Iowa, 1968), Professor Emeritus of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUPUI)

• LENKOWSKY, LESLIE, Ph.D. (Harvard University,

1982), Professor Emeritus of Practice of Public and

Environmental Affairs and Philanthropy (Graduate

School) (IUB/IUPUI)

• MCGREGOR, EUGENE B., Jr., Ph.D., (Syracuse

University, 1969), Professor Emeritus of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• MCHUGH, GERALD J., D.B.A. (George Washington

University, 1973), Associate Professor Emeritus of

Public and Environmental Affairs (IUPUI)

• MENDELSOHN, ROBERT I., Ph.D. (Michigan State

University, 1970), Associate Professor Emeritus of

Public and Environmental Affairs (IUPUI)

• MIKESELL, JOHN L., Ph.D. (University of Illinois,

1969), Chancellor’s Professor Emeritus of Public and

Environmental Affairs (Graduate School) (IUB)

• MILLER, THEODORE K., Ph.D. (University of

Iowa, 1970), Professor Emeritus of Public and

Environmental Affairs; Professor Emeritus of

Geography (IUB)

• NELSON, CRAIG E., Ph.D. (University of

Texas, 1966), Professor Emeritus of Public and

Environmental Affairs (part time); Professor Emeritus

of Biology (Graduate School) (IUB)

• NUNN, SAMUEL, Ph.D. (University of Delaware,

1981), Professor Emeritus of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• O'MEARA, PATRICK, Ph.D. (Indiana University,

1970), Professor Emeritus of Public and

Environmental Affairs; Emeritus Vice President

International Affairs; Emeritus Professor of Political

Science (Graduate School) (IUB)

• OSTER, CLINTON V., Jr., Ph.D. (Harvard

University, 1977), Professor Emeritus of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• OTTENSMANN, JOHN, Ph.D. (University of North

Carolina at Chapel Hill), Professor Emeritus of Public

and Environmental Affairs (IUPUI)

• PARKHURST, DAVID F., Ph.D. (University of

Wisconsin, 1970), Professor Emeritus of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• PARKS, ROGER B., Ph.D. (Indiana University,

1979), Professor Emeritus of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• PATTERSON, D. JEANNE, D.B.A. (Indiana

University, 1967), Associate Professor Emeritus of

Public and Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• PERRY, JAMES L., Ph.D. (Syracuse University,

1974), Director Emeritus, Online Education;

Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Public and

Environmental Affairs (Graduate School) (IUB)

• PEVA, JAMES R., J.D. (Indiana University, 1961),

Associate Professor Emeritus of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUPUI)

• PIROG, MAUREEN A., Ph.D. (University of

Pennsylvania, 1981), Rudy Professor Emeritus of

Policy Analysis; Professor Emeritus of Public and

Environmental Affairs (Graduate School) (IUB)

• PLATER, WILLIAM M., Ph.D. (University of Illinois,

1973), Chancellor’s Professor Emeritus; Director

Emeritus, International Community Development;

Professor Emeritus of English, Professor of

Philanthropic Studies; Professor Emeritus of

Informatics; Professor Emeritus of Public and

Environmental Affairs (Graduate School) (IUPUI)

• POWELL, ORVILLE, M.P.A., (Pennsylvania State

University), Clinical Associate Professor Emeritus of

Public and Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• RANDOLPH, JAMES C., Ph.D. (Carleton University,

Canada, 1972), Director Emeritus, Center for

Research in Energy and the Environment; Director

Emeritus, Geographic Information Systems

Laboratory; Professor Emeritus of Public and

Environmental Affairs; Professor Emeritus of Biology

(part-time) (Graduate School) (IUB)

• RHODES, EDWARDO L., Ph.D., (Carnegie Mellon

University, 1978), Professor Emeritus of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• RUBIN, BARRY M., Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin-

Madison, 1977), Director Emeritus, Instructional and

Informational Technology; Professor Emeritus of

Public and Environmental Affairs (Graduate School)

(IUB)

• SHIN, ROY W., Ph.D. (University of Minnesota,

1969), Professor Emeritus of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• VILARDO, FRANK J., P.H.D. (University of North

Carolina, 1971), Associate Professor Emeritus of

Public and Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• WHITE, JEFFREY R., Ph.D. (Syracuse University,

1984), Emeritus Professor of Public and

Environmental Affairs; Emeritus Professor of

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Geological Sciences (part time) (Graduate School)

(IUB)

• WISE, CHARLES R., Ph.D. (Indiana University,

1972), Professor Emeritus of Public and

Environmental Affairs (IUB)

• WISE, LOIS, R., (Indiana University, 1982), Director

Emeritus, West European Studies and European

Union Center of Excellence; Professor Emeritus of

Public and Environmental Affairs (Graduate School)

(IUB)