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New Brunswick Undergraduate Catalog 2007-2009 Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy Programs of Study Planning and Public Policy  

Planning and Public Policy

The planning and public policy major prepares students for entry-level jobs in the public and private sectors, especially in the fields of community development, government service, land use, real estate, transportation, and health policy, and for graduate education in public administration, public policy, and urban planning. To pursue the major, students must apply and be admitted to the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. Completion of the planning and public policy major leads to a bachelor of arts (B.A.) degree jointly issued with the School of Arts and Sciences. Students seeking the minor in planning and public policy may declare it without applying for admission to the Bloustein school.

Prerequisites for the Major in Planning and Public Policy (6-7credits)

10:762:101  Introduction to Planning, Policy, and Health (3) 

10:762:205  Basic Statistical Methods for Policy, Planning, and Health (4) or a 200-level or higher basic statistics course (3-4)

Major Requirements (37 credits)

Core Courses (19 credits)

  01:220:102  Microeconomics (3)

  01:220:103  Macroeconomics (3) or 01:790:201 American Government (3)

  10:762:395  Research Methods (4)*

  10:762:400  Internship with Seminar (3)*

  10:762:494  Senior Seminar (3)*

At least one of the following:

  01:355:302 Scientific and Technical Writing (3) or 01:355:303 Writing for Business and the Professions (3) or 01:355:315 Writing Grant Proposals (3) or a preapproved professional writing course (3)

Elective Courses (18 credits)

Students must complete 18 credits of electives, of which 12 credits must be at the 300 level or higher. Students completing a minor or second major may count only one course from that minor or major as an elective for the planning and public policy major or minor.

Any 762 course counts as an elective as do the following preapproved elective courses:

  01:450:321  Geographic Information Systems (3)

  11:372:231  Fundamentals of Environmental Planning (3)

  11:372:232  Fundamentals of Environmental Geomatics (3)

  11:372:409  New Jersey Planning Practice (3)

  11:372:411  Environmental Planning and the Development Process (3)

  11:374:279  Politics of Environmental Issues (3)

  11:375:333  Environmental Law I (3)

  11:375:334  Environmental Law II (3)**

Minor Requirements (24-25 credits)

  10:762:101  Introduction to Policy, Planning, and Health (3)

  a 200-level or higher basic statistics course (3-4)

  a basic economics course (3)

Five additional 762 courses of at least 3 credits each (15 credits) excluding 10:762:395, 463,464, 490,491, and 499, which are restricted to majors only.

Planning and Public Policy Careers

Exceptional, well-prepared students from any Rutgers-New Brunswick matriculating unit who wish to study urban planning are encouraged to seek advising about the 3-1-1 master of city and regional planning (M.C.R.P.) program. Those who wish to study public policy are encouraged to seek advising about the 3-1-1 master of public policy (M.P.P.) program.

Certificate Programs (24 credits)

The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy offers three certificate programs related to planning and public policy: Community Development, Real Estate, and Urban Planning. These certificates are available to all Rutgers University students, including all non-Bloustein school majors and minors, and to postbaccalaureate students with degrees in any discipline. Certificates are awarded only with or subsequent to the awarding of a bachelor's degree. Undergraduate students are restricted to courses at the 300 and 400 levels. Postbaccalaureate students may select courses from any level.

Community Development Certificate

Core Courses

  10:762:310  U.S. Housing Policy (3)
  10:762:421  Community Development (3)

Elective Courses

At least six additional courses (18 credits) from the following list:

  10:762:305  Principles of Public Policy (3)
  10:762:317  Urban Municipal Management (3)
  10:762:330  Local Fiscal Policy (3)
  10:762:413  Urban Revitalization (3)
  10:762:420  GIS for Health and Planning (3)
  10:762:435  Administrative Issues in Environmental Planning (3)
  10:762:440  Principles of Real Estate (3)
  10:762:460  Local Economic Development (3)
  10:762:473  Urban Transportation Policy (3)
  10:762:481  Housing Policy and Issues (3)

Real Estate Certificate

Core Courses

  10:762:310  U.S. Housing Policy (3)
  10:762:440  Principles of Real Estate (3)
 
Elective Courses 

At least six additional courses (18 credits) from the following list:

  10:762:306  Principles of Urban Planning (3)
  10:762:413  Urban Revitalization (3)
  10:762:420  GIS for Health and Planning (3)
  10:762:421  Community Development (3)
  10:762:460  Local Economic Development (3)
  10:762:478  History of Planning Thought (3)
  10:762:488  Historic Preservation (3)

Postbaccalaureate students may register for the following to fulfill elective credit:

  34:970:501  History of Planning Thought (3)
  34:970:521  Historic Preservation (3)
  34:970:528  Housing Economics and Markets (3)
  34:970:529  Principles of Housing (3)
  34:970:562  Community Economic Development (3)
  34:970:563  Community Development (3)
  34:970:622  Urban Redevelopment (3)

Urban Planning Certificate

Core Courses

  10:762:306  Principles of Urban Planning (3)
  10:762:316  Physical Design and Site Plan (3)

Elective Courses

At least six additional courses (18 credits) from the following list:

  10:762:305  Principles of Public Policy (3)
  10:762:315  Designing Cities and Suburbs (3)
  10:762:317  Urban Municipal Management (3)
  10:762:413  Urban Revitalization (3)
  10:762:417  Population Tools and Policy (3)
  10:762:420  GIS for Health and Planning (3)
  10:762:435  Administrative Issues in Environmental Planning (3)
  10:762:473  Transportation Policy (3)
  10:762:474  Tourism Planning (3)
  10:762:478  History of Planning Thought (3)
  11:372:409  New Jersey Planning Practice (3)
  11:372:411  Environmental Planning and the Development Process (3)   

 

* Course open to Bloustein students in the 762 major only.
**
See prerequisites in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences section in this catalog.

 
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