Indiana University School of Informatics
Academics
Cognates

Public and Environmental Affairs

Career Options and Related Fields

  • Business/Academic Consultant
  • CIO
  • CTO
  • Database Administrator
  • Database Analyst
  • Database Programmer
  • Environmental Engineering Technician
  • Food Science Technician
  • Forensic Science Technician
  • GIS Analyst
  • GIS Administrator
  • Health Clinical Informatics
  • Human Resources Assistant
  • Interface Designer
  • Network Admin
  • Network Manager
  • Programmer
  • System Administrator
  • System Analyst
  • Web Designer
  • Web Programmer

Prerequisites

  • INFO I303 Organizational Informatics (3 cr.) or
  • SPEA V369 Managing Information Technology (3 cr.)

Required Courses

  • SPEA E418 Vector-Based GIS or V450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (1-3 cr.). Students must register for a minimum of three credit hours
  • SPEA V461 Compute Application in Public Affairs(3 cr.)
  • SPEA V475 Database Management Systems (3 cr.)

In addition students must select a focus area from one of the following:

Option I: Environmental Issues

Required:

  • SPEA E418 Vector-Based GIS (3 cr.)

Select two courses from the following:

  • SPEA E325 Computing for Environmental Scientists (2 cr.)
  • SPEA E363 Environmental Management (E162 recommended prerequisite) (3 cr.)
  • SPEA E419 Applied Remote Sensing of the Environment(3 cr.)
  • SPEA E466 International and Comparative Environmental Policy (3 cr.)
  • SPEA E476 Environmental Law and Regulation (3 cr.)

Option II: Health Issues

Required:

  • SPEA H320 Introduction to Health Administration (3 cr.)

At least one of the following:

  • SPEA H316 Environmental Science and Health (3 cr.)
  • SPEA H402 Hospital Administration (3 cr.)
  • SPEA H411 Long-Term Care Administration (3 cr.)

Option III: Urban Affairs

Select two of the following:

  • SPEA V340 Urban Government Administration (3 cr.)
  • SPEA V368 Managing Government Operations (3 cr.)
  • SPEA V372 Government Finance and Budgets (3 cr.)
  • SPEA V421 Metropolitan Development (3 cr.)

Option IV: Public Policy Analysis

Select two of the following:

  • SPEA V348 Management Science (3 cr.)
  • SPEA V370 Research Methods and Statistical Modeling (3 cr.)
  • SPEA V386 Case Studies for Policy Analysis (3 cr.)
  • SPEA V401 Finance and Cost Benefit Analysis (3 cr.)

Option V: Public Finance

Required:

  • SPEA V372 Government Finance and Budgets (3 cr.)

Select one of the following:

  • SPEA V346 Introduction to Government and Financial Reporting (3 cr.)
  • SPEA V361 Financial Management (3 cr.)
  • SPEA V401 Financial and Cost-Benefit Analysis (3 cr.)
  • SPEA V441 Topics in Financial Management and Policy (3 cr.)

Option VI: Public Health

Required:

  • HPER C366 Community Health (3 cr.)
  • HPER C403 Techniques in Public Health Education (3 cr.)
  • HPER H311 Human Diseases and Epidemiology (3 cr.) (P: or C: HPER H391)
  • HPER H391 Introduction to Health Information and Statistics (3 cr.)
  • HPER H494 Research and Evaluation Methods in Health and Saftey (3 cr.) (P or C: HPER H391)

Recommended:

One of the following courses is recommended if the student has done no previous course work in health or a related field:
  • HPER H263 Personal Health (3 cr.)
  • HPER H305 Women's Health (3 cr.)
  • HPER H306 Men's Health (3 cr.)

Capstone Experience

SPEA V461 Computer Applications in Public Affairs (3 cr.) will serve as a capstone experience and should be taken as the last course in the cognate sequence. This is a project-oriented course, in which students select projects related to their focus areas. A SPEA faculty member with expertise in that particular area will direct this project.

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The School of Informatics reserves the right to amend program requirements. Interested students are strongly encouraged to consult with the Office of Informatics academic advisor for the latest information available.