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 (6-7 credits)
(Both must be taken for the major, however, only one needs to be taken to obtain admission status)
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 Introduction to Microeconomics (3)
01:220:103 Introduction to Macroeconomics (3) or
01:790:104 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 (more electives are listed in Degree Navigator):
01:082:392 Twentieth-Century Architecture (3)
01:450:240 Cities (3) (credit not given for this course and 10:762:233 Urban World)
01:450:321 Geographic Information Systems (3) (credit not given for this course and 10:762:420 or 10:832:420)
01:556:143 Energy and Climate Change (3)
01:790:305 Public Policy Formation (3)
10:832:338 Health and Public Policy (3)
10:832:350 Drugs, Culture, and Society (3)
10:832:351 Addictions Policy (3)
10:832:416 Mental Health and Policy (3)
10:832:417 Population: Tools and Society (3)
10:832:420 GIS for Health and Planning (credit not given for this course and 10:762:420 or 01:450:321)
10:832:476 Immigration Policy (credit not given for this course and 10:762:476)
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)**
Planning and Public Policy Minor Requirements (24-25 credits)
10:762:101 Introduction to Planning, Policy, 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, 400, 463, 464, 490, 491, and 499, which are restricted to majors only. All courses must be completed with grades C or better.
Articulated 3-1-1 Programs
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.
Bloustein Research Fellows (Honors Program)
The Bloustein Research Fellows Program offers and opportunity for a select group of students to align with the applied research done by the faculty, centers, and institutes at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. Students may explore applications of planning and public policy related to community development; energy, health, or transportation policy; urban planning; or workforce development. Students may apply for the Research Fellows Program if they have completed the prerequisite courses for a Bloustein School major and hold at least a 3.4 cumulative grade-point average. For information about this course of study please contact Christina Miller or LaToya Fendrick, undergraduate program coordinators, at undergrad@ejb.rutgers.edu.
Certificate Programs (18-24 credits)
The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy offers four
certificate programs related to planning and public policy:
Community Development, Community Sustainability, 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 (6 credits)
10:762:310 U.S. Housing Policy (3)
10:762:421 Community Development (3)
Elective Courses (18 credits)
At least 6 additional courses (18 credits) from the following list:
10:762:305 Principles of Public Policy (3)
10:762:317 Urban Municipal Management (3)
10:762:413 Urban Revitalization (3)
10:762:420 GIS for Health and Planning (3)
10:762:435 Applied Land-Use Planning (3)
10:762:440 Principles of Real Estate (3)
10:762:460 Local Economic Development (3)
10:762:473 Transportation Policy (3)
10:762:490 Independent Study (3)
Community Sustainability Certificate
Core Courses (6 credits)
10:762:306 Principles of Urban Planning (3)
10:762:315 Designing Healthy Cities (3)
Elective Courses (12 courses)
At least one course in four different areas (12 credits):
Transportation
10:762:472 Transportation Planning (3)
10:762:473 Transportation Policy (3)
34:833:684-687 Seminars in Public Policy (3)
34:970:553 Transportation and Environment (3)
34:970:554 Transportation and Land Use (3)
34:970:558 Public Transit Planning and Management (3)
34:970:650-685 Seminars in Urban Planning (3)
Environment and Climate Change
10:762:435 Applied Land-Use Planning (3)
10:762:483 Protecting Public Health and the Environment (3)
01:450:102 Global Environment (3)
01:450:140 Greenhouse Effect (3)
01:550:230 Environmental Design Analysis (3)
34:833:684-687 Environmental Policy Options (3)
34:970:523 Environmental Law and Policy (3)
34:970:618 Environmental Planning and Management (3)
34:970:619 Environmental Economics and Policy (3)
34:970:650-685 Seminars in Urban Planning (3)
Energy
10:762:495 Special Topics: Energy Options (3)
11:375:322 Energy, Technology, and Environment (3)
34:833:684-687 Energy Policy Options (3)
34:970:571 Industrial Ecology (3)
34:970:620 Energy Sustainability and Planning (3)
34:970:650-685 Seminars in Urban Planning (3)
Urban Redevelopment
10:762:304 Poverty in the United States (3)
10:762:310 U.S. Housing Policy (3)
10:762:316 Physical Design and Site Planning (3)
10:762:413 Urban Revitalization (3)
10:762:420 GIS for Health and Planning (3)
10:762:421 Community Development (3)
10:762:448 Historic Preservation (3)
10:762:475 Design for Sustainability (3)
10:762:492 Urban Design Studio (3)
34:833:684-687 Sustainable Policy Options (3)
34:970:532 Bridging Public Health and Urban Planning (3)
34:970:650-685 Seminars in Urban Planning (3)
International and Global
10:762:233 The Urban World (3)
10:762:303 Global Poverty (3)
10:762:352 Cybercities (3)
10:762:471 Globalization and Sustainability (3)
10:762:485 Gender and International Development (3)
11:704:317 Conservation Ecology (3)
34:833:684-687 International Policy Options (3)
34:970:581 Gender and International Development (3)
34:970:646 Global Restructuring (3)
34:970:650-685 Seminars in Urban Planning (3)
Courses
at or above the 500 level must have approval of the student's academic
dean and the course instructor. Seminar options must be approved by the
respective program directors as counting toward the Community
Sustainability Certificate.
Real Estate Certificate
Core Courses (6 credits)
10:762:310 U.S. Housing Policy (3)
10:762:440 Principles of Real Estate (3)
Elective Courses (18 credits)
At least 6 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)
10:762:448 Historic Preservation (3)
10:762:460 Local Economic Development (3)
10:762:478 History of Planning Thought (3)
Post-baccalaureate students may register for the following to fulfill elective credit:
34:970:501 History and Theory of Planning (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 (6 credits)
10:762:306 Principles of Urban Planning (3)
10:762:316 Physical Design and Site Plan (3)
Elective Courses (18 credits)
At least 6 additional courses (18 credits) from the following list:
10:762:310 U.S. Housing Policy (3)
10:762:314 Graphic Communications for Planners (3)
10:762:315 Designing Healthy Cities (3)
10:762:317 Urban Municipal Management (3)
10:762:352 Cybercities (3)
10:762:400 Internship with Seminar (3)
10:762:413 Urban Revitalization (3)
10:762:420 GIS for Health and Planning (3)
10:762:421 Community Development (3)
10:762:435 Applied Land-Use Planning (3)
10:762:440 Principles of Real Estate (3)
10:762:448 Historic Preservation (3)
10:762:471 Globalization and Sustainability (3)
10:762:472 Transportation Planning (3)
10:762:474 Tourism Planning (3)
10:762:483 Protecting Public Health and the Environment (3)
10:762:490 Independent Study (3)
10:762:492 Urban Design Studio (3)
10:762:495-499 Special Topics as offered, such as Land-Use Law (3) or
equivalent law course (3), Art and Architecture in the City (3)
10:832:232 Principles of Public Health (3)
Possible substitutions with permission:
11:372:232 Fundamentals of Environmental Geomatics (3)
11:372:362 Intermediate Environmental Geomatics (3)
Other courses can be substituted for the electives only with permission of program director.School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
