Coordinator: Dr. James Giarelli (732/932-7496, ext. 8209;  email: giarelli@rci.rutgers.edu)

These programs emphasize flexibility of planning and inter-disciplinary studies. The aims of many graduate students in the program are higher education teaching and research in the various disciplines of social and philosophical foundations of education. In addition, a substantial number find that a program of broadly based theoretical studies provides an experience that is valuable in preparing for positions in such areas as social work; pastoral work; and administration, supervision, and teaching in elementary, secondary, and higher education, as well as administration of nonschool educational programs. An interinstitutional agreement between the Department of Educational Theory, Policy, and Administration and the New Brunswick Theological Seminary permits students with an emphasis in religious education to take courses offered by both institutions.

Areas of study within the program are:

    Anthropology of Education

    Curriculum Theory and Development

    Economics of Education

    Educational Theory

    History of Education

    Philosophy of Education

    Sociology of Education