The public policy major prepares students for entry-level jobs in government, politics, and public affairs within public, nonprofit, or private sectors or for graduate education in law, public administration, public affairs, and public policy.
The major introduces students in the use of analytical techniques to better understand public problems and evaluate alternative solutions to those problems. Examples include income inequality, health care reform, climate change, and immigration policy. The major leads to the bachelor of science (B.S.) degree awarded jointly by the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and the School of Arts and Sciences.
Students in the School of Arts and Sciences who wish to pursue the public policy major must apply for admission to the Bloustein School. Applicants must have achieved a minimum grade of C or better in each of the prerequisite courses and be in good academic standing. Applications maybe obtained from the school's website. Contact undergrad@ejb.rutgers.edu for more information.
Only courses with C or better may be counted towards the public policy major.
PUBLIC POLICY MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Prerequisites (12/13 credits)
01:220:102 Introduction to Microeconomics (3)
01:355:101 Expository Writing (3)
10:762:205 Basic Statistical Methods (4) or pre-approved equivalent (3)
01:790:104 American Government (3)
Major Requirements (43 credits)
Core (31 credits)
10:762:101 Introduction to
Planning, Policy, and Health (3)
10:833:210 Principles of Public Policy (3)
10:833:215 Writing, Reasoning, and Public Policy (3)
10:833:220
Public Economic Policy (3)
10:833:300 Writing for Professionals (3)
One
of the following (3):
10:833:360
Principles of Public Management (3)
10:833:361
Managing People and Organizations
(3)
10:833:362
Nonprofit Management
(3)
10:833:395 Research Methods (4) (Open to majors only)
10:833:400 Professional Practice Internship* (6) (Open to majors only)
10:833:450 Leadership Seminar (3) (Open to majors only)
Electives (12 credits in one of the following concentrations)**
Poverty and Inequality
10:833:230 Global Poverty (3)
10:833:225 U.S. Education Policy (3)
10:833:231 Poverty in the United States (3)
10:833:310 U.S. Housing Policy (3)
10:833:324 Social Movements (3)
10:833:331 U.S. Social Policy (3)
10:833:335 Gender, Family, and Public Policy (3)
10:833:419 Immigration Policy (3)
10:762:307 Community Development (3)
Health and Environment
10:833:302 Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy (3)
10:833:338 Health and Public Policy (3)
10:833:340 Aging and Public Policy (3)
10:833:416 Mental Health and Society (3)
10:832:212 Health Disparities (3)
10:832:235 Urban Health (3)
10:832:320 Protecting Public Health and the Environment (3)
10:832:350 Drugs, Culture, and Society (3)
10:832:405 Cancer and Society (3)
Public Management
The following three courses (one fulfills the core
requirement and the other two fulfill the concentration):
10:833:360 Principles of Public Management (3)
10:833:361 Managing People and Organizations (3)
10:833:362 Nonprofit Management (3)
10:762:317 Urban Municipal Management (3)
10:833:480 Ethics, Planning, and Public Policy (3)
*Students
qualifying for departmental honors (3.4 or higher) may replace 10:833:400 with 10:833:495,496 Public Policy Honors Thesis I and II (3,3)
or 10:833:497, 498 Bloustein Honors Research (3, 3)
**Students may create
their own public policy concentration (such as military policy, science policy,
or technology policy) with written pre-approval from the undergraduate
director.
PUBLIC POLICY MINOR (21-22 credits)
10:762:101 Introduction to
Planning, Policy, and Health (3)
10:762:205 Basic Statistical Methods or equivalent (3-4)
10:833:210 Principles of Public Policy (3)
10:833:220
Public Economic Policy (3)
At
least three of the following courses:
10:833:225 U.S. Education Policy (3)
10:833:230 Global Poverty (3)
10:833:231 Poverty in the United States (3)
10:833:302 Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy (3)
10:833:310 U.S. Housing Policy (3)
10:833:324 Social Movements (3)
10:833:331 U.S. Social Policy (3)
10:833:335 Gender, Family, and Public Policy (3)
10:833:338 Health and Public Policy (3)
10:833:340 Aging and Public Policy (3)
10:833:416 Mental Health and Society (3)
10:833:419 Immigration Policy (3)
Articulated 3-1-1 Program (B.S./M.P.P.)
Exceptional, well-prepared students who wish to pursue graduate studies in public policy are encouraged to seek advising about the 3-1-1 master of public policy (M.P.P.) program.
