Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
Professor William M. Rodgers III
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Joint Program with Rutgers Business School (M.B.A. / M.P.P.)

The Rutgers Business School and the Bloustein School offer a dual degree program designed for students who are interested in business administration and public policy.

 

The three year program leads to a dual M.B.A. / M.P.P. (Master of Public Policy) degree. Students apply separately to the two programs and must identify their interest in the joint program on both applications.

 

Each program accepts 12 credits from the other toward its degree. The student needs a total of 60 credits for the MBA and 46 for the MPP. The student will therefore need to take 48 credits with the Business School and 34 with Public Policy.

 

Students will adhere to the following schedule:

Year 1:
Full-time study with the Business School
Summer 1:
Business School internship (private sector)
Year 2:
Full-time study with the Bloustein School
Summer 2:
Public Policy Applied Field Experience (public sector)
Year 3:
Mix of courses in the Business School and Bloustein as needed


Students may reduce the third year load by taking additional classes in year two or by taking additional summer courses.

 

The Public Policy core curriculum will be satisfied as follows:

Public Policy Formation (3)
taken fall of year 2
Policy Methods I (4)
waived for MBA requirement fulfilled in year 1
Economics requirement (3)
waived for MBA requirement fulfilled in year 1
Policy Methods II (3)
taken in spring year 2
Methods III (3)
waived for Marketing Research or taken in year 3
Applied Field Experience (6)
taken summer after year 2
Policy Research Seminar (6)
taken fall and spring of year 2 or year 3