Public Management

The certificate in public management includes courses in leadership, ethics, and program evaluation. The curriculum gives students the skills necessary to work in and with public and private organizations. Admission to the O’Neill School or enrollment in any IU degree program is required to pursue the certificate in public management.

A total of 18 credit hours, with a minimum GPA of 2.3 in all coursework, is required to complete the certificate. At least 12 of the 18 credit hours must be taken on the IUPUI campus.

O’Neill students earning an O’Neill certificate may double count up to 6 credit hours of certificate courses.

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Public Management certificate curriculum (18 credit hours)

Required courses (12 credit hours)

• SPEA–V 263 Public Management
• SPEA–V 346 Introduction to Government Accounting and Financial Reporting, or SPEA–V 356 Introduction to Nonprofit Financial Accounting and Reporting
• SPEA–V 366 Managing Behavior in Public Organizations
• SPEA–V 372 Government Finance and Budgets

Select two of the following (6 credit hours)

• SPEA–V 170 Introduction to Public Affairs
• SPEA–V 261 Computers in Public Affairs
• SPEA–V 263 Public Management
• SPEA–V 322 Sustainable Management
• SPEA–V 348 Management Science
• SPEA–V 361 Financial Management
• SPEA–V 369 Managing Information Technology
• SPEA–V 373 Human Resources Management in the Public Sector
• SPEA–V 376 Law and Public Policy
• SPEA–V 379 Performance Measurement and Program Evaluation
• SPEA–V 382 Political Action and Civic Engagement
• SPEA–V 408 Individual Rights, Common Goods and Public Policies
• SPEA–V 412 Leadership and Ethics
• SPEA–V 435 Negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
• SPEA–V 443 Managing Workforce Diversity
• SPEA–J 306 Criminal Courts
• SPEA–J 321 American Policing
• SPEA–J 331 Corrections
• SPEA–J 376 Principles of Public Safety
• SPEA–J 382 Emergency Management