The New Brunswick Campus is the largest and most diversified
of the university's three campuses, with 13 academic units, over 2,000 faculty,
and more than 37,000 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
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 a master of
fine arts (M.F.A.) degree in visual arts and theater arts; doctor of musical
arts (D.M.A.), artist diploma (A.Dpl.) in music, master of music (M.M.), and
bachelor of music (B.Mus.); and bachelor of fine arts (B.F.A.) degrees in
visual arts, dance, and theater arts.
Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick
Glenn Shafer, Ph.D., Interim 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 that
offers the bachelor of science degree in accounting, finance, management,
management information systems, and marketing. Rutgers Business School:
Undergraduate-New Brunswick is changing from a two-year program and phasing in
a four-year undergraduate business program leading to a bachelor of science
degree in accounting, finance, management, and marketing. A program in supply
chain and marketing sciences has been approved at both RBS undergraduate units.
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 with options in
governmental accounting or financial accounting; master of information
technology; master of quantitative finance; and a variety of dual degrees. The
Ph.D. degree in management is offered by the Graduate School–Newark in
cooperation with the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
School of Communication and Information
Jorge R. Schement, Ph.D., Dean
The School of Communication and Information is a community
of scholars, students, alumni, and professionals seeking to make a difference
in an age of global information and communication. With roots in academic
programs offered at Rutgers beginning in the 1920s, the current name of the
school was adopted in 2009 to reflect its 21st-century outlook. The School of
Communication and Information offers undergraduate programs of study in communication,
information technology and informatics, and journalism and media studies.
Students are admitted to these majors through a competitive process after they
have been admitted to the university. At the graduate level, the school offers
programs leading to the degrees of master of communication and information
studies, master of library and information science, and doctor of philosophy
(with the Ph.D. awarded by the Graduate School–New Brunswick). Professional
development courses and certificate programs for working professionals also are
provided.
School of Engineering
Thomas N. Farris, Ph.D., Dean
Instruction in engineering began at Rutgers in 1864 when the
State of New Jersey designated the Rutgers Scientific School as 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 nine
disciplines, including bioenvironmental engineering with the School of
Environmental and Biological Sciences, and 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 Rutgers' programs of instruction,
research, and service in planning and public policy. The school offers
undergraduate programs in planning and public policy and in public health. 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 planning and public policy; this degree is
conferred by the Graduate School–New Brunswick. In addition, the school offers
dual-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 leading to a bachelor of arts degree conferred jointly by the school
and the School of Arts and Sciences, as well as a bachelor of science degree
awarded by the School of Management and Labor Relations alone. 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, through the
Graduate School–New Brunswick, a doctor of philosophy degree 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., 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. The school's faculty
also teaches an undergraduate social work program. Through the Graduate School–New Brunswick, it offers a program leading to the doctor of philosophy
degree.
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.
