Bulletin 2000-2002

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Certificate Programs

Four graduate certificates are offered by the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at IUPUI—Certificate in Hazardous Materials Management; Certificate in Health Systems Management; Certificate in Nonprofit Management; and Certificate in Public Management. Certificate programs are flexible and adaptable to the needs of either precareer or in-service students.

Admissions

Admission Eligibility  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.

Application  Application forms and literature may be obtained from the same SPEA offices that offer material for the graduate degree programs.

Students should apply to the SPEA admissions office on the campus where they plan to enroll.

Application Deadlines  Application deadlines for the certificate programs vary by campus. For specific guidelines, check with the campus to which you are applying.

Application Fee  Students must pay a nonrefundable application fee.

Program Restrictions

  1. Students enrolled in a certificate program must complete it within 15 credit hours of approved SPEA course work with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (B). Failure to do so results in automatic dismissal from the certificate program.

  2. Students who have completed more than three SPEA courses are not eligible for admission to a certificate program.

  3. Transfer credit, course substitutions, or course waivers are not accepted for meeting the public management, nonprofit management, or health systems management certificate requirements. Students in the Hazardous Materials Management Certificate Program may utilize these options; however, they must first have the approval of their campus graduate program advisors.

  4. Students admitted to a SPEA graduate degree program are not eligible for admission to the certificate program or eligible for the awarding of a certificate.

  5. Admission to or successful completion of a certificate program does not guarantee subsequent admission to a SPEA graduate degree program.

  6. Students enrolled in a certificate program who apply to SPEA’s graduate degree programs must meet all existing admission requirements.

  7. Students planning to request admission to a SPEA graduate degree program after successfully completing a certificate program should refer to the application procedure presented earlier in this bulletin.

    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 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.

    Requirements

    (15 credit hours)
    Required Courses (9 credit hours)
    SPEA E510 Hazardous Materials Regulation (3 cr.)
    SPEA E520 Environmental Toxicology (3 cr.)
    SPEA E542 Hazardous Materials (3 cr.)
    Electives (6 credit hours)
    Two of the following courses: SPEA E515 Fundamentals of Air Pollution (3 cr.)
    SPEA E526 Applied Mathematics for Environmental Science (3 cr.)
    SPEA E536 Environmental Chemistry (3 cr.)
    SPEA E552 Environmental Engineering (3 cr.)
    SPEA E553 Creation and Solution of Environmental Models (3 cr.)
    SPEA E554 Groundwater Flow Modeling (3 cr.)
    SPEA E555 Topics in Environmental Science: Limnology (2-3 cr.)
    SPEA E560 Environmental Risk Analysis (3 cr.)
    SPEA E562 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management (3 cr.)
    SPEA H433 Industrial Hygiene and Radiological Health (3 cr.)
    GEOL G430 Principles of Hydrology (3 cr.)
    GEOL G451 Principles of Hydrogeology (3 cr.)
    GEOL G551 Advanced Hydrogeology (3 cr.)
    GEOL G585 Environmental Geochemistry (3 cr.)     Or other specialty courses with the approval of the campus graduate program advisor.

    Certificate in Health Systems Management

    The Certificate in Health Systems Management is a
    15-credit-hour program of study. The certificate program is designed to serve administrators and physicians who are actively engaged in managerial duties; physicians and health care workers who may want to pursue managerial duties in the future; or those who want to gain greater understanding of the structure, processes, and goals of their health care organizations and the environment in which they operate.

    Requirements

    (15 credit hours)
    Required Courses (9 credit hours)
    SPEA H501 U.S. Health Care: Systems, Policies, and Ethical Challenges (3 cr.) or
    SPEA V545 The U.S. Health Care System (3 cr.) SPEA H503 Principles of Health Systems Management and Policy Development (3 cr.) or
    SPEA V631 Health Planning (3 cr.) SPEA H509 Health Services Financial Management (3 cr.)
    Electives (6 credit hours)
    Two additional SPEA graduate courses are selected with the approval of the student’s advisor with 3 credit hours devoted to managed care.

    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 issues 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, and parks and recreation. Students pursuing a nonprofit management certificate gain an understanding of how to work in and with nonprofit organizations.

    Requirements

    (15 credit hours)
    Required Courses (9 credit hours)
    SPEA V522 Human Resource Management in Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)
    SPEA V525 Management in the Nonprofit Sector (3 cr.)
    SPEA V526 Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations (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: Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector, Ethics and Values of Philanthropy, Fund Development for Nonprofit Organizations, Public Relations in Nonprofits, and History of Philanthropy in the West.

    Students interested in continuing for the Master of Public Affairs should consider selecting the electives from the nonprofit management concentration.

    Certificate in Public Management

    The Certificate in Public Management 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.

    Requirements

    (15 credit hours)
    Required Courses (9 credit hours)
    SPEA V502 Public Management (3 cr.)
    SPEA V560 Public Finance and Budgeting (3 cr.)
    SPEA V561 Public Human Resources Management (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 selecting the two elective courses from the M.P.A. core; one of the courses recommended is V506 Statistical Analysis for Effective Decision Making. These courses may also be applied to the Master of Planning upon admission to the M.Pl. program.
     

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