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Improve health on a larger scale by learning how to prevent disease, promote health, and address the inequities that keep those in your community from living a long and healthy life. Students in this major can choose to specialize in community health, health policy, epidemiology, biostatistics, and global health.
Health and Life Sciences
(HLS)
The Bachelor of Science in Public Health prepares you for a career preventing disease, promoting health, and addressing the inequities that keep our family, friends, and neighbors from living a long and healthy life. This multidisciplinary, flexible degree provides a strong foundation in public health to address the obstacles to health facing us today. You will have the opportunity to personalize your degree by choosing from courses in a variety of public health discipline areas including community health, health policy, epidemiology, biostatistics, and global health. With this degree, you will have the opportunity launch your career or pursue graduate studies at the top of your game. You will gain the public health problem solving skills you need to become a leader in Indiana and beyond.
The Health and Life Sciences (HLS) cluster prepares students to pursue majors and careers in the diverse and exciting world of health care. HLS majors can explore careers in patient care, laboratory work, health care administration, and health education.
O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Public Policy
With this major, you’ll study topics of all kinds, including the policymaking process, program evaluation, management, history, communications, and more. Students in this field of study may choose to pursue one of four concentrations: criminal justice, environmental policy, public health, and social equity. Many go on to law school, but others go into positions in government, government relations, or other fields.
Enterprise, Policy, and Planning
(EPP)
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Students will study the policymaking process, law and public policy, performance measurement and program evaluation, government finance and budgets, management, leadership and ethics, history, social sciences, natural sciences, communications, and community and metropolitan development. Graduates often go on to law school or directly into positions in government or government relations, but many career paths are available with this degree.
Employment of urban and regional planners is projected to grow 4% from 2023 to 2033, about as fast as the average for all occupations. About 3,600 openings for urban and regional planners are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as retirement ( Occupational Outlook Handbook , 2024).
According to the IUPUI (now called IU Indianapolis) First Destination Survey in 2023, the average starting salary reported for O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs graduates with a bachelor's degree was $48,197, and the median salary was $47,300 .
The national median annual salary for urban and regional planners was $81,800 in 2023 ( Occupational Outlook Handbook).
(This section is intended for informational purposes, not prediction of actual salary.)
Policy studies majors often pursue advanced degrees in the following areas:
Business administration (M.B.A.)
Law
Public administration (M.P.A.)
Quick facts
Sample coursework
Law and public policy
Management science
Nonprofit and voluntary sector
Policy processes in the United States
Political action and civic engagement
Public management
Possible careers
Corporate public affairs specialist
Government relations representative
Legislative analyst
Policy analyst
Researcher
Strategic planner
Where could I work?
City government
Government offices
Indiana state legislature
State government
Admission requirements
Admission by certification
Declare an O'Neill major
Be in good academic standing, which requires the following:
Cumulative GPA of 2.0 or above
Prior term GPA of 2.0 or above
Note: If a student has completed 12 hours toward the O'Neill major, they also need a C+ average in those courses.
O’Neill’s career services office is designed to help you build your job-search skills and find full-time employment or an internship. They can also help you connect with alumni!
Your specialized support team
Enterprise, Policy, and Planning
The EPP cluster is the academic home of University College students pursuing or interested in business; economics; labor studies; organizational leadership; public and environmental affairs; sport management; and tourism, conventions, and event management.
O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Public Safety Management
This major is for anyone interested in learning about the administration of emergency services and principles of public safety. Students in this program take a wide range of courses, such as public policy, solid and hazardous waste management, criminal justice, and more.
Arts, Humanities, and Human Services
(AHHS)
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You will learn about the administration of emergency services, the principles of public safety, and the art of decision making in classes that focus on public safety, criminal justice, financial management, terrorism and public policy, public management, emergency services administration, solid and hazardous waste management, research methods, and GIS techniques.
Employment of emergency management directors is projected to grow 4% from 2023 to 2033, about as fast as the average for all occupations. Despite limited employment growth, about 1,000 openings for emergency management directors are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as retirement ( Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2024).
According to the IUPUI (now called IU Indianapolis) First Destination Survey in 2023, the average starting salary reported for O'Neill graduates with a bachelor's degree was $48,197, and the median was $47,300.
The national median annual salary for emergency management directors was $83,960 in 2023 ( Occupational Outlook Handbook).
(This section is intended for informational purposes, not prediction of actual salary.)
O’Neill public safety management graduates often pursue advanced degrees in the following areas:
Business administration (M.B.A.)
Health administration (M.H.A.)
Law
Public administration (M.P.A.)
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Sample coursework
American criminal justice system
Emergency services management
Foundation of homeland security
Mapping and analysis for public safety
Public safety in America
Terrorism and public policy
Possible careers
Emergency management coordinator
Fire service manager*
First responder*
Homeland security planner or director
Public safety director
*These careers require additional training or education.
Where could I work?
Indianapolis EMS
Dept. of Homeland Security (state or federal)
Public health agencies
Research agencies
Transportation Security Administration
Admission requirements
Admission by certification
Declare an O'Neill major
Be in good academic standing, which requires the following:
Cumulative GPA of 2.0 or above
Prior term GPA of 2.0 or above
Note: If a student has completed 12 hours toward the O'Neill major, they also need a C+ average in those courses.
O’Neill’s career services office is designed to help you build your job-search skills and find full-time employment or an internship. They can also help you connect with alumni!
Your specialized support team
Arts, Humanities, and Human Services
The AHHS cluster is the academic home of University College students pursuing majors in art and design, education, general studies, journalism, liberal arts, and social work. The AHHS cluster partners with students on their academic advising and career plans to guide them into their degree-granting schools.
Learn to use different forms of ionizing radiation for the treatment of tumors, to operate various types of medical equipment, and to observe the clinical progress of patients undergoing radiation therapy. This program has two tracks: one for nonradiography and one for radiography.
Health and Life Sciences
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Conventional
Radiation therapy involves the use of different forms of ionizing radiation for the treatment of benign and malignant tumors. Radiation therapists administer the prescribed dose of ionizing radiation to specific sites of the patient’s body as directed by the physician. They operate various types of equipment, including high-energy linear accelerators, and work with radioactive materials. In addition, radiation therapists observe the clinical progress of the patient undergoing radiation therapy, observe the first signs of any complication, and determine when treatment should be withheld until a physician may be consulted.
Employment of radiation therapists is projected to grow 3% from 2023 to 2033, about as fast as the average for all occupations. About 800 openings for radiation therapists are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as retirement ( Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2024).
According to the IUPUI (now called IU Indianapolis) First Destination Survey in 2021, the average starting salary reported for School of Medicine graduates was $59,950, and the median salary was $58,000.
The national median annual salary for radiation therapists was $98,300 in 2023 ( Occupational Outlook Handbook).
(This section is intended for informational purposes, not prediction of actual salary.)
Radiation therapy majors may pursue advanced degrees in the following areas:
Business administration
Radiological sciences
Other science or technical areas
Quick facts
Sample coursework
Clinical dosimetry I and II
Human physiology
Physics of radiation oncology
Radiation and cancer biology
Sectional anatomy
Simulation/treatment procedures
Possible careers
Chief radiation therapist
Department manager
Educator*
Medical dosimetrist*
Pharmaceutical sales representative
Staff radiation therapists
*These career options require additional training or education.
Undergraduate research experiences help you develop important problem-solving skills and experience for your future career. Gaining research experience can be particularly helpful if you’re interested in clinical laboratory science or cytotechnology.
Your specialized support team
Health and Life Sciences
The Health and Life Sciences (HLS) cluster prepares students to pursue majors and careers in the diverse and exciting world of health care. HLS majors can explore careers in patient care, laboratory work, health care administration, and health education.
Become part of the largest group of imaging professionals out there by learning to use X-rays to diagnose disease. Students in this program receive an associate’s degree. Those wanting to receive a bachelor’s degree may apply to the Medical Imaging Technology Program during their second year in the Radiography Program.
Health and Life Sciences
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Radiology is a science involving the medical use of X-rays in the diagnosis of disease. A radiologist is a physician specializing in this science, and a radiographer (or radiologic technologist) produces radiographic images under the direction of the radiologist. Radiographers make up the largest group of imaging professionals. Their principal duties consist of performing diagnostic X-ray procedures of patients with the lowest amount of radiation exposure possible. They also assist in fluoroscopic examinations and in special radiographic procedures. Other tasks performed by radiographers vary. Radiographers must be able to handle seriously ill and injured patients to obtain the maximum amount of information without injury to the patient and with the least amount of pain and discomfort from the examination. They may assist the radiologist in some complex procedures, often involving the injection of opaque media through needles or catheters. Radiographers must be well educated and experienced in aseptic techniques, requiring skills comparable to those of nurses in some specialties. Most technologists are employed in hospitals, clinics, and physicians' offices. NOTE: If students want to pursue a bachelor's degree, they may apply to the Medical Imaging Technology Program in their second year of the Radiography Program and should complete the required prerequisite courses during their first year alongside the radiography prerequisite courses.
Employment of radiologic and MRI technologists is projected to grow 6% from 2023 to 2033, faster than the average for all occupations. About 16,000 openings for radiologic and MRI technologists are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as retirement ( Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2024).
According to the IUPUI (now called IU Indianapolis) First Destination Survey in 2021, the average starting salary reported for School of Medicine graduates was $59,950, and the median salary was $58,000 .
The national median annual salary for radiologic and MRI technologists was $76,020 in 2023 ( Occupational Outlook Handbook).
(This section is intended for informational purposes, not prediction of actual salary.)
Radiography majors often continue their education to complete a bachelor’s degree in the following areas:
Medical imaging technology
Nuclear medicine technology
Radiation therapy
Once a bachelor’s degree is obtained, some graduates continue to advance their careers through a master’s degree in fields like health administration.
Quick facts
Sample coursework
Advanced noncontrast imaging
Human biology and lab
Patient care I and II
Radiographic pathology
Radiographic procedures I, II, III, and lab
Possible careers
Advanced imaging modality technologist
Applications specialist
MRI technologist educator*
Radiologic technologist
Radiology information specialist
*This career requires additional training or education.
Undergraduate research experiences help you develop important problem-solving skills and experience for your future career. Gaining research experience can be particularly helpful if you’re interested in clinical laboratory science or cytotechnology.
Your specialized support team
Health and Life Sciences
The Health and Life Sciences (HLS) cluster prepares students to pursue majors and careers in the diverse and exciting world of health care. HLS majors can explore careers in patient care, laboratory work, health care administration, and health education.
Stand out as a job candidate with this major. Gain hands-on learning experience by working with real estate professionals across Indianapolis to help solve some of their challenges. This field of study is only available to students completing another primary major within the Kelley School of Business.
Enterprise, Policy, and Planning
(EPP)
** Students are required to complete a primary major within the Kelley School of Business in addition to pursuing the real estate co-major. ** Whether you want to work for a real estate development company or in one of the many business roles in real estate, adding this co-major to your bachelor’s degree in business helps you stand out as a job candidate. The Real Estate co-major offers you a hands-on opportunity to interact one-on-one with industry professionals in Indianapolis while gaining the analytical skills to add to your resume. Apply the lessons from your co-major in two semesters of workshop courses in which you solve actual real estate challenges for local professionals in the field.
Admission by certification Current IU Indianapolis students no longer have to submit an application to be admitted from University College to the Kelley School of Business Undergraduate Program. You'll be notified when the admission requirements are met. To certify into the Kelley School of Business from University College, you'll need to meet one of the sets of admission criteria. You'll be certified as soon as you meet either set of criteria.
Certification process
Be sure to list your major as pre-business, pre-accounting, pre-finance, pre-management, pre-HR management, pre-marketing, or pre-supply chain management with your University College advisor (international dimension and real estate co-majors may be chosen after certification).
You'll automatically be reviewed for certification each semester after the final grades post.
If you meet the eligibility requirements, the Kelley School of Business admissions team will reach out to you via your IU email account regarding your certification.
Certification must be accepted by the student for certification to be finalized.
Degree planning information Current program offerings may be found in your pre-business student Canvas site.
Your specialized support team
Enterprise, Policy, and Planning
The EPP cluster is the academic home of University College students pursuing or interested in business; economics; labor studies; organizational leadership; public and environmental affairs; sport management; and tourism, conventions, and event management.
Religion is basic to the human experience. For thousands of years, people have turned to religious traditions to answer life’s most important questions. In this program, students learn how religions shape individuals' views of the world; create and sustain the communities in which we live; and interact with politics, economics, literature, the arts, and other structures of society.
Arts, Humanities, and Human Services
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Religion is basic to the human experience. For thousands of years, people have turned to religious traditions to answer life’s most important questions. Yet only with the birth of modern research universities did scholars begin to study religion from an objective, nonsectarian perspective. The field of religious studies is dedicated to understanding the dimensions and patterns of religions across cultures and historical contexts. Students learn how religions shape individuals' views of the world; create and sustain the communities in which we live; and interact with politics, economics, literature and the arts, and other structures of society.
About 59% of graduates with a degree in religious studies had careers in management, education, libraries, community and social services, legal services, and business or finance ( Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2022).
According to the IUPUI (now called IU Indianapolis) First Destination Survey in 2023, the average starting salary reported for School of Liberal Art graduates with a bachelor's degree was $49,890, and the median salary was $47,420.
The national median annual salary for those with a degree in religious studies was $60,000 in 2022 ( Occupational Outlook Handbook).
(This section is intended for informational purposes, not prediction of actual salary.)
Religious studies majors often pursue advanced degrees in the following areas:
Counseling
Law
Medicine
Philosophy
Religious studies
Seminary
Social work
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Sample coursework
Christian religions
Comparative religions
Islam and modernity
Religion and culture
Religion and healing
Women and religion
Yuppie yogis and global gurus
Possible careers
Counselor*
Human resource generalist
Journalist
Ministry or missionary
Nonprofit management
Professor*
*These careers require additional training or education.
We believe in our power and responsibility to help others. Each year, our students, faculty, and staff work to improve neighborhoods in Indianapolis and beyond through service learning courses, community-based research and service projects, and partnerships with local organizations. Join us if you want to make a difference.
Choose among programs in over 50 countries and nearly 20 languages, including English. Both shorter and longer immersion programs are also available.
Your specialized support team
Arts, Humanities, and Human Services
The AHHS cluster is the academic home of University College students pursuing majors in art and design, education, general studies, journalism, liberal arts, and social work. The AHHS cluster partners with students on their academic advising and career plans to guide them into their degree-granting schools.
Students in this program gain knowledge in helping patients with chronic respiratory diseases breathe more easily. They grow in their ability to think critically, identify certain health conditions, and practice medicine in a compassionate way.
Health and Life Sciences
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Social
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Realistic
Respiratory therapists help people who suffer from chronic respiratory diseases like asthma, bronchitis, and emphysema. They work with people of all ages—from babies to the elderly—to help them breathe more easily, whether they have sleep disorders or have had heart attacks recently. Respiratory therapists can provide emergency care to patients suffering from heart attacks, drowning, or shock. They must cultivate many different skills to develop and to implement effective care plans, protocols, and disease management programs; they have to be quick and critical thinkers, knowledgeable about health conditions and procedures, and kind and thoughtful practitioners. Advanced-level therapists participate in clinical decision making and patient education, the development and implementation of protocols and treatment plans, health promotion, disease prevention, and disease management. Respiratory therapists work as part of the medical team under the supervision of a physician, but they exercise considerable independent judgment in providing respiratory therapy to patients.
Employment of respiratory therapists is projected to grow 13% from 2023 to 2033, much faster than the average for all occupations. About 8,200 openings for respiratory therapists are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as retirement ( Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2024).
According to the IUPUI (now called IU Indianapolis) First Destination Survey in 2021, the average starting salary reported for School of Medicine graduates was $59,950, and the median salary was $58,000.
The national median annual salary for respiratory therapists was $77,960 in 2023 ( Occupational Outlook Handbook).
(This section is intended for informational purposes, not prediction of actual salary.)
Respiratory therapy majors often pursue advanced degrees in the following areas:
Undergraduate research experiences help you develop important problem-solving skills and experience for your future career. Gaining research experience can be particularly helpful if you’re interested in clinical laboratory science or cytotechnology.
Your specialized support team
Health and Life Sciences
The Health and Life Sciences (HLS) cluster prepares students to pursue majors and careers in the diverse and exciting world of health care. HLS majors can explore careers in patient care, laboratory work, health care administration, and health education.
When you study sculpture, you will be exposed to several types of media, including metal, resins, plastics, wood, stone, and more. As a bonus, you’ll gain access to IU Indianapolis’ multimedia fabrication and foundry facilities that are hard to come by in other undergraduate programs like this one.
Arts, Humanities, and Human Services
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Herron’s sculpture program encourages investigation into all forms of media, from traditional to nontraditional materials, installation, video, and performance. Through a team-teaching approach, students are exposed to a broad base of practical information, critical analysis, and creative discourse. Students will develop critical thinking skills, refine their intellectual and creative processes, and learn both traditional and contemporary aspects of the sculptor’s craft.
Employment of craft and fine artists is projected to grow 3% from 2023 to 2033, as fast as the average for all occupations. About 4,900 openings for craft and fine artists are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as retirement ( Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2024).
According to the IUPUI (now called IU Indianapolis) First Destination Survey in 2023, the average starting salary reported for Herron graduates was $58,609, and the median was $51,000.
The national median annual salary for craft and fine artists was $52,910 in 2023 ( Occupational Outlook Handbook).
(This section is intended for informational purposes, not prediction of actual salary.)
Fine arts majors often pursue advanced degrees in the following areas:
Art education
Art history
Art therapy
Arts administration
Fine arts
Museum studies
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Sample coursework
2-D media
3-D media
Art history
Color concepts
Digital imaging
Drawing
Senior thesis
Studio course
Possible careers
Freelance artist
Gallery curator
Graphic designer
Nonprofit program coordinator
Production artist
Visual arts educator*
*This career requires additional training or education.
Herron's study abroad programs are a powerful way to discover the historical impact of art and design in the world and over time while making memorable friendships.
Guidance from Herron Career Services is tailored to your needs at all levels throughout your journey—including internship and networking with alumni.
Your specialized support team
Arts, Humanities, and Human Services
The AHHS cluster is the academic home of University College students pursuing majors in art and design, education, general studies, journalism, liberal arts, and social work. The AHHS cluster partners with students on their academic advising and career plans to guide them into their degree-granting schools.
Students in this major are those interested in teaching social studies to grades 5–12. You’ll learn to teach at diverse schools, taking on an anti-racist stance in your classroom. Be prepared to do more than teach, promoting social change in your school and amongst your students.
Arts, Humanities, and Human Services
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The IU School of Education at IU Indianapolis prepares exemplary teachers for today's and tomorrow's diverse schools. Once admitted, students remain together throughout their professional education experiences, including student teaching. The program requires students to take their professional education courses in a specific sequence. However, although not recommended, students may interrupt their study if the need arises.
Employment of high school teachers is projected to decline 1% from 2023 to 2033. Despite declining employment, about 64,000 openings for high school teachers are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as retirement ( Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2024).
According to the IUPUI (now called IU Indianapolis) First Destination Survey in 2021, the average starting salary reported for School of Education graduates was $41,859, and the median salary was $42,830.
The national median annual salary for high school teachers was $65,220 in 2023 ( Occupational Outlook Handbook).
(This section is intended for informational purposes, not prediction of actual salary.)
Education majors often pursue advanced degrees in the following areas:
Administration
Business
English language
Higher education
Law
Psychology
Reading
School counseling
Special education
Quick facts
Sample coursework
Diversity and learning
Examining self as teacher
Field experience
Indiana history
Survey of economic issues and problems
Teaching and learning in high school
Teaching students with special needs
Using computers in education
Possible careers
Adult literacy teacher
Education administrator*
Guidance counselor*
Instructional coordinator
Museum curator
Museum program coordinator
Nonprofit manager
*These careers require additional training or education.
Where could I work?
Carmel Clay Schools
Indiana Historical Society
IPS
IU Indianapolis
Newfields
Nonprofits
Admission requirements
Admission by certification
Have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher
Complete 12 credit hours successfully
Note: If you are ready to apply for the TEP/Blocks, complete the application by the designated date each semester (see School of Education website for more information).
Students interested in education tend to be a passionate bunch. We're home to a number of student organizations dedicated to different facets of teaching and education.
Study abroad is much more than a trip—it’s an intellectual and cultural adventure that will change the way you see the world, other people, and yourself.
You can add to your built-in student teaching experience through community engagement. From service projects to conferences, you get a head start on lifelong learning.
Your specialized support team
Arts, Humanities, and Human Services
The AHHS cluster is the academic home of University College students pursuing majors in art and design, education, general studies, journalism, liberal arts, and social work. The AHHS cluster partners with students on their academic advising and career plans to guide them into their degree-granting schools.
