Undergraduate Programs

The Bloustein School offers undergraduate major and minor programs of study in planning and public policy (762) and public health (832).  The School educates a highly select pool of students, preparing them for both public and private sector careers, teaching and research professions and service at all levels of government. Students are trained and ultimately employed in the areas of land use, political processes, public health, employment and social policy, human services, transportation policy and planning, housing and real estate, urban redevelopment, regional development and planning. 

 

As one of the strongest policy schools in the nation, the Bloustein School has the capacity to address local, state, regional, national and international policy and planning issues with expertise and credibility. The School is a leader in such areas as smart growth, transportation planning, workforce development, and environmental health, and builds on its association with research centers in related areas. The Bloustein School is also distinctive in its simultaneous focus on graduate and undergraduate education.

Planning and Public Policy 762, Public Health 832, and Public Policy 833 cannot be combined as double majors or as major/minor combinations.


Degree Programs

Planning and Public Policy — 762
Public Health — 832

The Bloustein School offers major and minor programs in planning and public policy.

The planning and public policy major leads to a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree. The major prepares students for graduate education in urban planning and policy development and for entry-level positions in the public sector, especially those related to housing, transportation and community development. Students in the program receive skills and a conceptual understanding of interrelated urban environmental, economic, educational and social welfare issues.

The Bloustein School offers major and minor programs in public health.

The public health major leads to a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree. The major prepares students for graduate education in public health and entry-level positions in a broad spectrum of private and public health care organizations. Students in the program achieve both skills and a conceptual understanding of health concepts as they relate to behavioral, environmental, economic, housing, occupational and social welfare issues.


Learning Goals
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  1. Intellectual and Communication Skills
    1. Critical Thinking
      Students will develop their critical thinking skills by reading, discussing and evaluating information about issues related to planning and public policy.
    2. Communication
      Students will present their internship experience and capstone research papers as oral presentations in an open venue.
    3. Mathematical Reasoning and Analysis
      Students will develop and apply concepts from research methods and basic statistics to critically analyze information as it applies to planning and public policy.
    4. Scientific Inquiry
      Students will develop a research question and write a coherent, well-organized capstone paper about a topic related to planning or public policy.
    5. Information and Computer Literacy
      Students will develop research and computing skills that allow them to create and use existing databases to analyze information related to planning and public policy.
  2. Professional Development & Ethics
    Students will integrate and apply concepts from earlier coursework in a contracted internship experience with a planning or public policy agency. Students will complete at least one human subjects certification program.


Learning Goals
View Learning Goals

  1. Intellectual and Communication Skills
    1. Critical Thinking
      Students will develop their critical thinking skills by reading, discussing and evaluating information about issues related to public health.
    2. Communication
      Students will present their internship experience as an oral presentation in an open venue.
    3. Mathematical Reasoning and Analysis
      Students will develop and apply concepts from research methods and basic statistics to critically analyze information as it applies to public health.
    4. Scientific Inquiry
      Students will develop a research question and write a coherent, well-organized research paper about a topic related to public health.
    5. Information and Computer Literacy
      Students will develop research and computing skills that allow them to create and use existing databases to analyze information related to public health.
  2. Professional Development & Ethics
    Students will integrate and apply concepts from earlier coursework in a contracted internship experience with a public health agency. Students will complete at least one human subjects certification program.

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JOINT DEGREE STUDENTS
FROM NEW BRUNSWICK
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOLS
(current Rutgers students seeking to enroll
as a planning and public policy major)

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PH MAJOR

JOINT DEGREE STUDENTS
FROM NEW BRUNSWICK
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOLS
(current Rutgers students seeking to enroll
as a public health major)

Application for Admission


PUBLIC HEALTH TRANSFER STUDENTS

Undergraduate Professional Schools Academic Policies

Minors

Minor in Planning and Public Policy

NEW! Minor in Public Policy
Minors

Minor in Public Health


Courses

Planning and Public Policy Courses Listing
Courses

Public Health Courses Listing

 

Certificate Programs

Community Development Certificate
(Open to students in any major)
Real Estate Certificate
(Open to students in any major)
Urban Planning Certificate
(Open to students in any major)
Community Sustainability Certificate
(Open to students in any major)

 

Certificate Programs

Long-Term Care Administration Certificate
(Open to public health (832) majors only)
Public Health Preparedness Certificate Program
(Open to students in any major)
Public Health Education Certificate
(Open to students in any major)
Addictions Prevention Certificate
(Open to students in any major)
Public Health Administration Certificate
(Open to public health (832) majors or students with a bachelor's degree in a health-related field)
Community Sustainability

 


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History
The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy was established in 1992 to provide a focus for all of Rutgers' programs of instruction, research, and service in planning and public policy. Since its inception, the Bloustein School has emerged as one of the nation's key centers for the theory and practice of planning and public policy scholarship and analysis. Edward J. Bloustein, Rutgers' former president, constitutional scholar, active citizen, philosopher and teacher, lived a life of civic engagement that the school seeks to perpetuate through the contributions of its faculty, staff and students.

 

For additional information on about the Bloustein School's undergraduate programs, please contact:

Chris Miller, Coordinator, Undergraduate Student Services
Bloustein School Civic Square Building; Room 183
Phone: (848) 932-2726
Email: millercl@rci.rutgers.edu