The New Brunswick 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
Adesoji Adelaja, Ph.D., 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
Established in 1993 as the Faculty
of Management, Rutgers Business School offers undergraduate and
graduate programs on or 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. Degree programs are available in accounting,
finance, management, and marketing. 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
date from the Seth Boyden School of Business, which was founded in 1929
and incorporated into Rutgers in 1946. The school 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 accountancy in financial
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: 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 service, 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, mmaster 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 Graduate School of Management, 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. 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 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. The 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
Louise C. Wilkinson, Ed.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. The GSE offers
programs leading to the degrees of master of education, specialist in
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, the 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.
