The O’Neill School's minors and certificates address environmental, health, policy, and management issues from a variety of perspectives, and may be an ideal complement to your major.
Check with your degree-granting unit at Indiana University to make sure you are eligible for the O’Neill minor (or minors) you choose. Some degree-granting units at IU may allow only one or only certain O’Neill minors.
Each minor requires 15 hours of specified courses with a 2.000 grade point average. (Note: Some degree-granting units at IU may require a specific grade in minor courses. Check with your school for any specific rules.)
If you’re an O’Neill student, you may double count up to 6 credit hours of minor courses with any other O’Neill academic program. Each O’Neill minor must have at least 9 hours that do not count toward any other O’Neill academic program. If you’re a non-O’Neill student, you cannot double count courses between O’Neill minors or certificates.
Be sure to confirm the requirements (listed below) with the IU Bulletin and with your advisor.
For non-O’Neill students only, add a minor in Public and Environmental Affairs.
Expertise in the distinctive aspects of management in the arts. Students will know what makes arts management different in its nature from the management of other organizations, whether in the commercial, nonprofit, or public sectors, including an understanding of:
Knowledge of the key issues and challenges in cultural policy:
Expertise in managing complex organizations:
Requirements
The following two courses:
One of the following management courses:
Two of the following courses:
Jointly Administered by the School of Education and School of Public and Environmental Affairs.
Requirements
At least 9 credits must be at the 300-400 level. A grade of C or better is required in each course and a 2.000 GPA overall for the minor.
The following two courses:
One of the following courses:
One of the following courses:
One of the following courses:
Requirements (Five courses)
The following three courses:
One of the following courses:
One additional course chosen from the above list or the following courses:
The BSES minor is an interdisciplinary program of study that may strengthen and complement a major. Students should have a basic foundation in science knowledge. Graduates will understand the basics of principles and concepts that will include some of the following disciplines: biology, chemistry, physical and atmospheric sciences, geology, and ecology. Goals of the minor are:
1. Knowledge of environmental science methods to collect, analyze, and interpret data.
1.1 Apply laboratory and field research techniques to examine environmental sciences questions/problems
1.2 Understand benefits, trade-offs, and coordination of laboratory vs field environmental science
1.3 Use digital tools to understand and solve quantitative problems including computer software for statistical, tabular, graphical or spatial analysis of data
1.4 Apply statistical techniques in sampling and analysis
2. Systems thinking at the intersections of natural sciences, social sciences, public policy, and environmental management
2.1 Understand cultural, historical context in which natural systems exist
2.2 Identify relationships among human, biological, chemical and other disciplinary sub-systems
2.3 Compare and evaluate environmental systems across space and time
2.4 Select relevant information and data to address a particular environmental challenge
2.5 Assess complexity in a given environmental system (e.g., feedback loops, emergent qualities, etc.)
2.6 Understand the institutional structures (policy, incentives, economics) that are used to manage natural systems
3.Technical communication skills (including graphs and tables as well as text) for a variety of audiences
3.1 Write and speak effectively to communicate technical environmental science information that is concise, well-organized, well-referenced, and distinguishes between observation and inference.
3.2 Develop graphic visuals that effectively communicate environmental science information in the form of charts, tables, figures.
3.3 Interpret and translate environmental science information for a variety of audiences including scientists, policy-makers, and the general public.
Joint minor with O'Neill and College of Arts and Sciences.
Requirements (Five courses)
A GPA of at least 2.000 is required, with no course grade lower than C–. In fulfilling the below requirements, students must also meet all other College requirements for minors. It is recommended that students have taken MATH-M 119 or higher and CHEM-C 117 or higher (or equivalents).
1. Introductory Course. One (1) course from the Introductory Course list.
2. Electives. Four (4) additional courses from the Environmental Science Electives list; at least three must be at the 300-400 level.
Up to six (6) credit hours (combined total) of any of the following:
Or other courses approved by the BSES program director.
Requirements (Five courses)
The following three courses:
Two of the following courses:
This is a joint minor between the O’Neill School and the College of Arts and Sciences.
Requirements
For a detailed explanation of minor requirements, see the College of Arts + Sciences Bulletin.
Requirements (Five courses)
The following three courses:
One of the following courses:
One of the following courses:
The following three courses:
Two of the following courses (6 cr.). At least one of these two must be a SPEA course. These courses are separated into pathways to assist students in selecting courses, but students are free to choose any two courses.
PATH 1 –Security and Infrastructure Emphasis
PATH 2 –Disaster Management Emphasis
Requirements (Five courses)
The following three courses:
Two of the following courses:
Requirements (five courses)
The following three courses:
Six credits of the following courses:
Turn your interest in law into a career—working in diplomacy, homeland security, social justice advocacy, or government relations—with a major or minor in Law and Public Policy. Explore how legal institutions and their leaders shape public policy, and learn how to work with the law to accomplish your goals. You’ll learn from top faculty across IU.
Learning outcomes
Requirements (Five courses)
The following two courses:
Three of the following courses, two of which must include SPEA courses:
Requirements (Five courses)
One of the following courses:
The following two courses:
Two of the following courses:
Requirements (Five courses)
This minor is for non-O'Neill students only.
Requirements (Five courses)
One of the following courses:
The following course:
Three of the following courses:
Any three SPEA courses, at least two of which must be at the 3-400 level. (Please consult your school’s policy on upper-level courses. College of Arts and Sciences students are required to take three upper-level courses). Students may refer to O’Neill majors or other minors to look for courses grouped by field of study.
Requirements (Five courses)
The following four courses:
One of the following courses:
Requirements (Five courses)
The following three courses:
Two of the following courses:
Requirements (Five courses)
Each of the following courses:
Two of the following courses:
Competency 1: Students can explain the role of water in the function of natural and human-impacted systems, including describing ecosystem services derived from the natural hydrologic cycle.
Competency 2: Students can explain the role of water in ecosystem health and water quality.
Competency 3: Students can explain relationships between human activities and water resources including significant legal, economic, public health, and governance issues.
Competency 4: Students can explain how their chosen major relates to the sustainable management of water resources.
Requirements
Take one of the following core courses:
Take at least 3 credits from each of the categories below:
Category 1: Physical hydrology & the water cycle (at least 3 credits)
Category 2: Water and ecosystems (at least 3 credits)
* students can only get credit for one of SPEA-E 355 or SPEA-E 455 toward the minor
Category 3: Water and human systems (at least 3 credits)
Complete three additional credits (to meet the total requirement of 15 credit hours, 3 additional credit hours are required. These 3 credits can be satisfied by taking any of the courses from the core or Categories 1-3 above. Additionally, the following courses that may be used toward the total credit requirement to provide breadth or depth of understanding in the area of Water Resources Science, Policy, and Management):
Additional requirements:
We offer certificates in a wide variety of areas—from arts to the environment, and everything in between. Fulfill and refine your interests by learning the tools you need to examine complex issues and critical problems related to the field of study you choose. An O’Neill certificate can complement your bachelor’s degree, with a broad and interdisciplinary outlook and education.
You may be eligible to apply for a certificate if you are a bachelor’s degree student at Indiana University and in good academic standing. Apply for your certificate before completing 15 credit hours of certificate coursework.
You must see an O’Neill advisor to apply for your certificate. Call us at (812) 855-0635 to schedule an appointment, or meet us during our walk-in hours:
Monday - Friday, 1 to 3 p.m.
Through the Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at the Kelley School of Business, you may be eligible to pursue a Cross Campus Certificate in Innovation. For more information on this certificate, contact Monika Herzig on O’Neill’s faculty.
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