New 5 Year SOCY BA/MA Program Information and Applications

5 YEAR BA/MA OF SOCIOLOGY

COMBINED BACHELOR/MASTER ARTS OF SOCIOLOGY

Mission

The 5-year combined BA/MA program in Sociology is designed to support the advancement of talented students who desire to further their training in applied social science research but are not ready to commit to a PhD program. The program seeks to provide an intensive exposure to the research experience, participation in small, graduate-level seminars, academic and professional direction, and engagement in developing and completing a substantive sociological project.

Curriculum

The curriculum is structured to allow academically talented students to complete both their undergraduate and graduate degrees in five years. During the 4th and 5th year in the program students will be required to complete thirty credits of graduate level course work. The program includes a minimum of three methods coursework and professional seminars that will train students in methodological and research strategies. Students will be exposed to the debates and issues addressed by key substantive areas of the discipline and guided as they design, develop, and carry out a research project. A two semester pro-seminar will provide practical tools that will better enable them to pursue their future professional goals and an optional research internship

Selection Process

Students who demonstrate outstanding performance in both their statistics and research methods courses (SOCY201, SOCY202, and their intermediate research requirement) and substantive Sociology coursework will be encouraged to apply. The program will accept applications from Sociology majors at the beginning of their junior year. For best consideration for admission, students will have at least a 3.5 GPA in the major. Eligible students will begin taking coursework during their fourth year, and upon completion of their B.A. requirements will apply to the Graduate School for admission.

The BA/MA program is separate from the Ph.D. program. No expectation of admission to that program should be assumed for students enrolled in the 5 year BA/MA program.

SOCY BA/MA Application (OLD Req's)

SOCY BA/MA Application (NEW Req's)

Rutgers- Public Policy

About the Program in Public Policy The Bloustein School is consistently ranked among the top policy and planning programs in the country.  Faculty of the Program in Public Policy are nationally and internationally renowned scholars who are actively involved in shaping the fields of community development, social policy, education, environment, health policy, transportation, and workforce development.  The faculty’s cutting-edge research and policy work are augmented by the numerous research centers within the school, providing a rich, vibrant learning environment. The select group of students admitted into the Master of Public Policy (MPP) and Master of Public Affairs and Politics (MPAP) programs can also take advantage of all the courses offered by the Planning program at the Bloustein School, as well as the hundreds of courses offered elsewhere at Rutgers University. Download the Program in Public Policy brochure (PDF) Required course of study, Master of Public Policy Public Policy Formation (3 credits) Economics and Public Policy (3 credits) One of the following organizational courses (3 credits): Managing People and Organizations; Nonprofit Management; Public Management One of the following financial courses (3 credits): Finance; Public Budgeting; State and Local Public Finance Methods I: Research Design (3 credits) Methods II: Data Analysis (3 credits) Advanced Methods course selected from the school’s numerous offerings (3 credits):  Advanced Qualitative Methods; Cost- Benefit Analysis; Discrete Choice Methods; GIS; Program Evaluation; Regional Economic Analysis; Survey Research Applied Field Experience (3 credits) Policy Research Practicum (6 credits) 3 elective courses in area of concentration (9 credits) 3 additional elective courses (9 credits) How to apply to the Program in Public Policy at the Bloustein School

Sara Meyers MPP 2009 Presidential Management Fellow and Analyst in the Office of Strategic Planning and Management, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development “The professors at Bloustein are extremely dedicated and experienced. I enjoyed the camaraderie with the other students and the course selection is varied enough to support a wide range of policy interests.  I also valued the opportunity to develop a personalized course of study and to work at three different research centers, each of which afforded me valuable new insight into data collection and analysis, both of which are critical skills in my current job.”

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