The urban systems Ph.D. program is sponsored jointly by the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), and Rutgers University–Newark. The program draws on the academic resources of both universities, which are located in close proximity in the University Heights section of Newark. It prepares students for research in urban systems and participation in the development, implementation, and evaluation of policies and services for urban populations. Program participants conduct original research in urban systems and apply lessons gained from the social sciences to improving urban services, planning, design, and policies. The program requires 72 credits for the doctorate. It has three specializations: (1) urban health systems, (2) urban environmental studies, and (3) urban educational policy. Faculty members come from the health sciences, architecture, public administration, political science, economics, planning and policy, history, management, information systems, computer sciences, sociology, and education.
Graduates have a wide range of career options, including work as university faculty members and researchers, government executives in policy and planning posts, and as analysts and administrators in various health care fields. They also are equipped to take positions as directors of foundations, political organizations, environmental groups, and architectural associations.
