The New Brunswick/Piscataway campus is the largest and most
diversified of the university`s three campuses, with 16 academic units,
1,800 faculty, and 36,000 students enrolled in undergraduate and
graduate programs.
Faculty of Arts and Sciences-New Brunswick
Holly M. Smith, Ph.D., Executive Dean
Established in 1981 as a result of academic reorganization of the New
Brunswick campus, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences-New Brunswick
teaches all arts and science courses for undergraduate and graduate
students in degree-granting units and sets the major requirements for
all arts and science majors. Organized into disciplines and
departments, it offers 44 undergraduate major programs and 29 graduate
programs, which are administered by the Graduate School-New Brunswick.
Douglass College
Carmen Twillie Ambar, J.D., Dean
Founded in 1918 as the New Jersey College for Women, Douglass is the
largest women`s college in the nation. While maintaining rigorous
standards of instruction in the fundamental disciplines of the liberal
arts, Douglass supports and develops programs that link major courses
of study to future careers. The college also implements special
programs as well as independent activities designed to help women
students develop the qualities required for achievement in any field of
endeavor.
Livingston College
Arnold Hyndman, Ph.D., Dean
Livingston College opened in 1969 as a coeducational institution
dedicated to serving a diverse student body reflecting the racial,
ethnic, and socioeconomic composition of today`s society. As a college
of the liberal arts and professions, Livingston is committed to a
multidisciplinary program that brings together a diverse group of
students, faculty, and staff in a cosmopolitan community dedicated to
learning.
Rutgers College
Carl Kirschner, Ph.D., Dean
Rutgers College was chartered in 1766 and is the original nucleus
around which the university developed. Formerly an undergraduate
college for men, it is now coeducational. Dedicated to the promotion of
excellence in undergraduate education, Rutgers College provides its
students with clear guidelines in the pursuit of a liberal arts
education.
University College-New Brunswick
Emmet A. Dennis, Ph.D., Dean
University College-New Brunswick is an evening college of liberal arts
and professional studies serving part-time students since 1934. Within
the context of the liberal arts tradition, University College-New
Brunswick students are offered a full range of courses and curricula,
including programs in business and preparation for the professions
leading to the degrees of bachelor of arts and bachelor of science.
Cook College
Keith R. Cooper, Ph.D., Acting Dean
A coeducational and residential college, Cook offers undergraduate
programs in various applied disciplines with an emphasis on
environmental, agricultural, food, and marine sciences. Formerly the
College of Agriculture and later the College of Agriculture and
Environmental Science, Cook College adopted its present name in 1973.
Graduate programs are offered through the Graduate School- New
Brunswick.
Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
John L. Colaizzi, Ph.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-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 a B.F.A. degree in visual arts, dance,
and theater arts.
Rutgers Business School-Newark and New Brunswick
Howard Tuckman, Ph.D., Dean
Rutgers Business School offers undergraduate and graduate programs on
or through the university`s Newark and New Brunswick/Piscataway
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, management science and information systems, and
marketing. The school admits students from Douglass, Livingston,
Rutgers, and University colleges 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, and journalism and mass media. Students are
admitted to the school in their junior year from the five residential
undergraduate colleges in New Brunswick/Piscataway: Cook, Douglass,
Livingston, Rutgers, and University colleges. Bachelor of arts degrees
are awarded jointly by the School of Communication, Information and
Library Studies and the undergraduate college. 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
Michael T. Klein, Sc.D., Dean
Instruction in engineering began at Rutgers in 1864 when New Jersey
designated 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
Barbara A. Lee, Ph.D., J.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
Holly M. Smith, 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
degrees at Rutgers-New Brunswick/Piscataway. 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
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, school psychology,
and organizational 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 Rutgers College in the late
19th century. A separate school offering its own curricula was
organized in 1924. GSE offers programs leading to the degrees of master
of education and doctor of education.
School of Social Work
Mary E. Davidson, Ph.D., Dean
Established in 1954 to prepare students for professional social work
practice, SSW 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
Thomas A. Kujawski, Ed.M.
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.
