Program Directors: Frank Fischer and Mara Sidney
Email: ffischer@andromeda.rutgers.edu, msidney@andromeda.rutgers.edu
A certificate in public administration and policy studies is offered at the Newark College of Arts and Sciences and University College–Newark.
The Department of Political Science administers this interdisciplinary certificate program in public administration and policy analysis. A 24-credit upper-division course of study, the certificate may be earned in conjunction with other majors, such as management, economics, and sociology.
The certificate requirements consist of:
9 credits of core requirements
21:790:201 American National Government (3)
21:790:307 Public Policy Analysis (3)
21:790:341 Public Administration (3)
15 credits of approved electives. Recommended courses include:
21:220:231 Statistical Methods (3)
29:522:334 Business, Government, and Society (3)
29:620:300 Principles of Management (3)
29:620:325 Organizational Behavior (3)
29:620:367 Union-Management Relations (3)
21:790:310 Science, Technology, and Public Policy (3)
21:790:338 Political Economy of Government-Business Relations (3)
21:790:360 Urban Politics and Public Policy (3)
21:790:499 Individual Study of Government (BA)
For further information, see Professor Frank Fischer, political science department.