The New Brunswick Campus is the largest and most diversified of the
university's three campuses, with 13 academic units, 1,800 faculty, and
more than 34,000 students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate
programs.
School of Arts and Sciences
Ziva Galili, 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
A
coeducational college, 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
Christopher J. Molloy, Ph.D., R.Ph., 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-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.
Mason Gross School of the Arts
George B. Stauffer, Ph.D., Dean
This
branch of Rutgers opened in July 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 an
M.F.A. degree in visual arts and theater arts; D.M.A., A.Dpl., M.M.,
and B.Mus. degrees in music; and B.F.A. degrees in visual arts, dance,
and theater arts.
Rutgers Business School-Newark and New Brunswick
Michael R. Cooper, 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 school. It
offers the bachelor of science degree jointly with either the Newark
College of Arts and Sciences or University College-Newark. Rutgers
Business School: Undergraduate-New Brunswick is a two-year,
upper-division school offering programs in accounting, finance,
management, and marketing. The school admits students from the School
of Arts and Sciences in their junior year. The bachelor of science
degree is awarded jointly by the business school and the undergraduate
college the student attended. Rutgers Business School: Graduate
Programs-Newark and New Brunswick offers the master of business
administration, an M.B.A. degree in professional accounting, a master
of accountancy in taxation, a master of accountancy in governmental
accounting, a master of quantitative finance, and a variety of dual
degrees. The Ph.D. degree in management is offered jointly by the
Graduate School-Newark and the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
School of Communication, Information and Library Studies
Gustav Friedrich, Ph.D., Dean
This
school was formed in 1982 by a merger of two schools to provide
academic programs that focus on various facets of communication and
information science. The school offers undergraduate programs of study
in communication, information technology and informatics, and
journalism and mass media. Students are admitted to the school in their
junior year from the two undergraduate schools in New Brunswick: the
School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Environmental and
Biological Sciences. Bachelor of arts degrees are awarded jointly by
the School of Communication, Information and Library Studies and the
undergraduate school. At the graduate level, programs are offered that
lead to the degree of master of library and information science, the
master of communication and information studies, and, jointly with the
Graduate School-New Brunswick, the doctor of philosophy degree. Courses
for in-service librarians also are provided.
School of Engineering
Yogesh Jaluria, Ph.D., Interim Dean
Instruction
in engineering began at Rutgers in 1864 when New Jersey designated the
former Rutgers College to be 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 degree in
seven disciplines as well as 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 all of Rutgers' programs of instruction, research,
and service in planning and public policy. The school offers
undergraduate programs in urban studies and public health, each leading
to the baccalaureate degree. On the graduate level, the school confers
master of city and regional planning, master of city and regional
studies, master of public affairs and politics, master of public
policy, master of public health, and doctor of public health degrees;
the latter two degrees are offered jointly with the University of
Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-School of Public Health. A
dual-degree program in public health and applied psychology leading to
the master of public health and doctor of psychology degrees is offered
with the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology. A
program also is offered that leads to the doctor of philosophy degree
in urban planning and policy development; this degree is conferred by
the Graduate School-New Brunswick. In addition, the school offers
joint-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
David L. Finegold, Ph.D., Dean
The
School of Management and Labor Relations, formed in 1994, provides
undergraduate instruction in labor studies and employment relations. At
the graduate level, programs are offered that lead to the degrees of
master in human resource management, master in labor and employment
relations, and doctor of philosophy in industrial relations and human
resources.
Graduate School-New Brunswick
Jolie A. Cizewski, Ph.D., Acting 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 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 and doctor of education.
School of Social Work
Richard L. Edwards, 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 degree. Jointly with the Graduate School-New
Brunswick, it offers a program leading to the doctor of philosophy
degree, and its faculty also teaches an undergraduate social work
program.
Summer Session-New Brunswick
Elizabeth H. Hough, 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.
