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
Douglas Greenberg, Ph.D., 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
Jorge R. Schement, 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:
School of Arts and Sciences and 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
Jerry Kukor, Ph.D., Interim 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., DeanEstablished
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.