The New Brunswick Campus is the largest and most diversified
of the university's three campuses, with 18 academic units, and more than 41,000
students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs.School of Arts and
Sciences
Richard S. Falk, Ph.D., Acting Executive Dean
The School of Arts and Sciences, created in 2006, combines
the former Douglass, Livingston, Rutgers, and University Colleges. The school
offers students a wide choice of majors in the humanities, social sciences,
biological/life sciences, and physical and mathematical sciences, as well as
access to a limited number of majors offered by the School of Environmental and
Biological Sciences and the Mason Gross School of the Arts.
School of
Environmental and Biological Sciences
Robert M. Goodman, Ph.D., Executive Dean
The School of Environmental and Biological Sciences offers
undergraduate programs in various applied disciplines with an emphasis on
environmental, agricultural, food, and marine sciences. Formerly the College of
Agriculture, later the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, and
most recently Cook College, the school adopted its present name in 2006.
Graduate programs are offered through the Graduate School-New Brunswick.
Ernest Mario School
of Pharmacy
Joseph A. Barone, Pharm.D., Dean
First organized in 1892 and incorporated into the state
university in 1927, the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy offers a six-year
professional program leading to the doctor of pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree and a
graduate program offering a post-bachelor of science (B.S.) Pharm.D. degree
(both traditional two-year and nontraditional). Other graduate programs leading
to advanced degrees through the Graduate School-New Brunswick are available. In
addition, the school sponsors a continuing education program for the benefit of
practicing pharmacists throughout the state. The Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy is
part of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences.
Mason Gross School of
the ArtsGeorge B. Stauffer, Ph.D., Dean
Opened in 1976, the school grants both undergraduate and
graduate degrees. Formed to provide an education in the arts of the highest
professional caliber, the school offers a master of fine arts (M.F.A.) degree
in visual arts and theater arts; doctor of musical arts (D.M.A.), artist
diploma (A.Dpl.) in music, master of music (M.M.), and bachelor of music
(B.Mus.); and bachelor of fine arts (B.F.A.) degrees in visual arts, dance, and
theater arts.
Rutgers Business
School-Newark and New Brunswick
Glenn Shafer, Ph.D., Dean
Rutgers Business School offers undergraduate and graduate
programs through the university's Newark and New Brunswick campuses. Rutgers
Business School: Undergraduate-Newark is a four-year undergraduate degree
program that offers the bachelor of science (B.S.) degree in accounting,
finance, management, management information systems, marketing, and supply
chain and marketing science. Rutgers Business School: Undergraduate-New
Brunswick is a four-year undergraduate degree program that offers the bachelor
of science (B.S.) degree in accounting, business analytics and information
technology, finance, management, marketing, and supply chain and marketing
science. Rutgers Business School: Graduate Programs-Newark and New Brunswick
offers the master of business administration (M.B.A.), an M.B.A. degree in
professional accounting, a master of accountancy in taxation, a master of
accountancy with options in governmental accounting or financial accounting, a
master of information technology, a master of quantitative finance, and a
variety of dual degrees. The doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in management is available in 11 areas of concentration and
is offered by the Graduate School-Newark in cooperation with the New Jersey
Institute of Technology.School of
Communication and Information
Claire McInerney, Ph.D., Acting Dean
The School of Communication and Information is a community
of scholars, students, alumni, and professionals seeking to make a difference
in an age of global information and communication. With roots in academic
programs offered at Rutgers beginning in the 1920s, the current name of the
school was adopted in 2009 to reflect its 21st-century outlook. The School of
Communication and Information offers undergraduate programs of study in
communication, information technology and informatics, and journalism and media
studies. Students are admitted to these majors through a competitive process
after they have been admitted to the university. At the graduate level, the
school offers programs leading to the degrees of master of communication and
information studies (M.C.I.S.), master of library and information science
(M.L.I.S.), and doctor of philosophy (with the Ph.D. awarded by the Graduate
School-New Brunswick). Professional development courses and certificate
programs for working professionals also are provided.
School of Engineering
Thomas N. Farris, Ph.D., Dean
Instruction in engineering began at Rutgers in 1864 when the
State of New Jersey designated the Rutgers Scientific School as the State
College for the Benefit of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. The College of
Engineering became a separate unit in 1914 and was renamed the School of
Engineering in 1999. The school is dedicated to the sound technical and general
education of the student. It offers a bachelor of science (B.S.) degree in nine
disciplines, including bioenvironmental engineering with the School of Environmental
and Biological Sciences, and a curriculum in applied sciences. Its graduate
programs are conducted through the Graduate School-New Brunswick.
Edward J. Bloustein
School of Planning and Public Policy
James W. Hughes, Ph.D., Dean
Founded in 1992, the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning
and Public Policy provides focus for Rutgers' programs of instruction,
research, and service in planning and public policy. The school offers
undergraduate programs in planning and public policy and in public health. On
the graduate level, the school confers master of city and regional planning
(M.C.R.P.), master of city and regional studies (M.C.R.S.), master of public
affairs and politics (M.P.A.P.), and master of public policy (M.P.P.). A
program also is offered that leads to the doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) degree
in planning and public policy; this degree is conferred by the Graduate
School-New Brunswick. In addition, the school offers dual-degree programs with
Rutgers' two law schools, with the Rutgers Business School: Graduate
Programs-Newark and New Brunswick, and with the Graduate School-New Brunswick.
School of Management
and Labor Relations
Susan J. Schurman, Ph.D., Dean
The School of Management and Labor Relations, formed in
1994, provides undergraduate instruction in labor studies and employment
relations leading to a bachelor of arts (B.A.) degree conferred jointly by the
school and the School of Arts and Sciences, as well as a bachelor of science (B.S.)
degree awarded by the School of Management and Labor Relations alone. At the
graduate level, programs are offered that lead to the degrees of master of
human resource management (M.H.R.M.), master of labor and employment relations
(M.L.E.R.), and, through the Graduate School-New Brunswick, a doctor of
philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in industrial relations and human resources.
Graduate School-New
Brunswick
Jerry Kukor, Ph.D., Dean
Graduate programs in the arts and sciences have been offered
since 1876. The Graduate School-New Brunswick awards advanced degrees in more
than 60 disciplines and is responsible for all doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees
at Rutgers-New Brunswick. The faculty is drawn from virtually all academic
divisions of the university.
Graduate School of
Applied and Professional Psychology
Stanley B. Messer, Ph.D., Dean
The Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
(GSAPP) was established in 1974 to train direct-service psychologists who have
a special commitment to community involvement. It offers the doctor of
psychology (Psy.D.) degree in professional psychology with specializations in
the areas of clinical psychology and school psychology. GSAPP also awards the
master of psychology (Psy.M.) degree en passant to the doctorate; the Psy.M. is
not offered as a terminal degree.
Graduate School of
Education
Richard De Lisi, Ph.D., Dean
Courses in education were first offered by the former
Rutgers College in the late 19th century. A separate school offering its own
curricula was organized in 1924. The Graduate School of Education offers
programs leading to the degrees of master of education (Ed.M.) and doctor of
education (Ed.D.).
School of Social Work
Cathryn C. Potter, Ph.D., Dean
Established in 1954 to prepare students for professional
social work practice, the School of Social Work offers a two-year graduate
curriculum leading to the master of social work (M.S.W.) degree. The school's
faculty also teaches an undergraduate social work program. The School of Social
Work offers a doctor of social work (D.S.W.) degree program, and through the
Graduate School-New Brunswick, it offers a program leading to the doctor of
philosophy (Ph.D.) degree.
Summer Session-New
Brunswick
Elizabeth H. Beasley, M.A., Director
The Summer Session, begun in 1913 and established as a
division of the university in 1960, offers a wide variety of graduate and
undergraduate courses during three sessions in the summer months. In addition,
select noncredit programs for targeted audiences are conducted.
