Arts and Sciences

The largest academic unit at Rutgers–Camden, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences delivers a wide array of programs at the baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral levels in the humanities, natural sciences, social sciences, and fine arts. The Faculty of Arts and Sciences includes three schools: the College of Arts and Sciences, University College, and the Graduate School.

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Actuarial Science

In the MBS in actuarial science program, students learn how to provide assessments of financial security systems and how to evaluate the likelihood of events and quantify contingent outcomes.

African American Studies

The African American studies program offers a broad and varied exposure to black culture, economics, politics, and history both nationally and internationally, with a focus on North America.

American Studies

The Walt Whitman Program in American Studies is an interdisciplinary minor that illuminates diverse aspects of American Culture, with an option to study Walt Whitman.

Anthropology

A strong interdisciplinary approach allows Rutgers–Camden to offer a minors in anthropology, sociology, and criminal justice.

Art and Art History

Rutgers–Camden offers four-year degree programs leading to Bachelor of Arts degrees in art, music, and theater.

Biology

The MS in biology program offers concentrated study and research opportunities in cellular and molecular biology, ecology, neuroscience, and physiology.

Biology

Biology majors gain lab experience through through hands-on opportunities to work on a research project alongside a professor.

Biomedical Technology

The biomedical technology major at Rutgers–Camden offers two tracks, medical technology and cardiovascular perfusion, both in conjunction with Cooper University Hospital in Camden.

Chemistry

The MS in chemistry program has two tracks: one emphasizes participation in research with faculty, resulting in a research thesis, and the other focuses primarily on graduate courses.

Chemistry

The chemistry major offers four options: 1) the traditional program; 2) the American Chemical Society certificate program; 3) the biochemistry program; and 4) the chemistry-business option program.

Childhood Studies

Students work closely with faculty to explore children and childhood in historical, political, cultural, multicultural, national, and global contexts. MA and PhD degrees are available.

Childhood Studies

Through a multidisciplinary approach, the childhood studies program provides students with a strong background in both humanistic and social science perspectives on children.

Classical Studies

Classical studies is an interdisciplinary minor designed to provide a coherent framework for undergraduate studies in literatures and cultures from earliest known history to the fifth century AD.

Computational and Integrative Biology

Rutgers–Camden offers both MS and PhD degrees in this interdisciplinary program in which from mathematics and computer science methods are applied to biomedical disciplines such as biology, chemistry, and physics.

Computer Science

The MS in computer science program serves both traditional students and working professionals who want to deepen their knowledge of computer science, advance their careers, or prepare for doctoral study.

Computer Science

The computer science major at Rutgers–Camden delivers a comprehensive curriculum based on recommendations from the Association for Computing Machinery and the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Creative Writing

The MFA program prepares students to write and publish poetry and prose, and also to teach writing and literature on the college level.

Criminal Justice

Leading to the MA degree, the criminal justice program emphasizes a comprehensive understanding of crime and the justice system and the analytic skills required to conduct research and assess public policy.

Criminal Justice

A strong interdisciplinary approach allows Rutgers–Camden to offer widely respected undergraduate majors in sociology and criminal justice and minors in anthropology, sociology, and criminal justice.

Economics

The economics major prepares students for careers in business, government, and nonprofit agencies as well as graduate study in economics, business, and law.

Education

The Institute for Effective Education's undergraduate certification program coordinates coursework and field experiences leading to New Jersey teacher certification.

English

Students pursuing the MA in English can take courses taught by nationally recognized scholars of English, American, and world literature from the medieval era to the present as well as linguistics and writing studies.

English

The English major at Rutgers–Camden provides students with an opportunity to work closely with professors who publish books and articles in distinguished venues and present their work around the world.

Ethics

The ethics minor explores questions of meaning, value, responsibility, and justice from a variety of theoretical, practical, historical, and methodological points of view.

European Studies

The minor in European studies offers students a wide variety of ways in which they can gain recognition for learning about a diverse, fascinating, and important part of our world.

French

The French program offers a major and a minor offering a wide range of courses and programs covering all aspects of French language, literature, and culture.

German

The German program offers courses in all levels of German language, literature, and culture for the major and minor. Courses taught in English include German literature in English translation and German cinema.

History

The history program deepens the understanding of history and politics, society, popular culture, minorities, military affairs, and business.

History

Designed for students who wish to augment skills in teaching or in public history institutions, the MA program features two tracks: American history and public history.

Industrial Mathematics

The MBS in industrial mathematics program emphasizes mathematical modeling, computational techniques, and statistical reasoning. Students develop skills in abstraction, analysis of structure, and logical thinking.

International Studies Program

A unique learning experience that combines classes on campus with short study trips abroad, the international studies program offers five to 10 courses from various academic departments each year.

Latin American Studies

The Latin American studies minor explores the diverse region that stretches from the Mexican border to the tip of Tierra del Fuego.

Liberal Studies

Liberal studies is a well-rounded major that allows qualified, motivated students to experience a variety of classes in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.

Liberal Studies

The cross-disciplinary MA in liberal studies program offers a wide spectrum of courses in literature, history, philosophy, religion, psychology, childhood studies, criminal justice, sociology, and the arts.

Mathematical Sciences

Rutgers–Camden offers three comprehensive undergraduate degree programs in the mathematical sciences: pure mathematics, applied and computational mathematics, and mathematics education.

Mathematical Sciences

The MS in mathematical sciences program offers tracks in pure mathematics, mathematics teaching, mathematical computer science, and industrial/applied mathematics.

Media Studies

Media studies is an interdisciplinary minor that focuses on the history and theory of media.

Music and Musical Theater

Rutgers–Camden offers four-year degree programs in art, music, and theater through the Department of Fine Arts.

National Security Studies

In the national security, intelligence, and counter terrorism minor, students will gain attractive resume-building experience for pursuing careers in state, defense, and homeland security departments.

Philosophy

The philosophy major focuses on philosophy as an activity, with the goal of equipping students with an understanding of important philosophical issues.

Physical Therapy

Offered jointly with the UMDNJ-SHRP, the DPT program provides entry-level competence in patient care, management, health care programming, community education and service, and scientific inquiry.

Physics

The physics program at Rutgers–Camden offers undergraduate students an outstanding education and thorough preparation for either graduate school or employment.

Political Science

The political science program offers exciting and challenging courses in the areas of American and public policy, international politics, and counter terrorism.

Pre-Engineering

The School of Engineering at Rutgers–New Brunswick offers a 2+2 program through the College of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers–Camden.

Pre-Law

The pre-law program at Rutgers–Camden is not a major, but a mentoring system for students interested in pursuing admission to law school.

Pre-Med

Students entering Rutgers–Camden with an interest in a medicine can prepare for medical school by participating in the pre-med program.

Pre-Pharmacy

Rutgers–Camden offeres pre-pharmacy advising and a 2+4 program with the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy in New Brunswick.

Psychology

The psychology major at Rutgers–Camden provides a strong foundation in modern research and theory.

Psychology

The MA in psychology program focuses on basic and applied scientific research methods that can be used to assist in the solution of real-world problems.

Public Administration

The MPA program integrates rigorous curriculum in policy analysis and management with real-world research and public service opportunities.

Public Affairs

The interdisciplinary PhD program in public affairs offers a strong professional and pedagogical emphasis on community development in the United States and international settings.

Public Health

Offered jointly with UMDNJ-SPH, the MPH program prepares students for various aspects of policy development and assessment, and program planning, evaluation, and management within public health care settings.

Religion

The religion program explores the diversity and pervasiveness of religious life, experience, and thought throughout human history.

Social Work

The MSW program prepares skilled direct-service providers to function in both public and private sectors of social welfare and also prepares students for advanced social work practice.

Social Work

The School of Social Work offers its BA degree through the College of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers–Camden.

Sociology

A strong interdisciplinary approach allows Rutgers–Camden to offer widely respected undergraduate majors in sociology and criminal justice.

Spanish

The Spanish program poffers both a major and a minor in Spanish. Students will receive world-class competence in the language, literatures, and cultures of the Spanish-speaking world.

Statistics

Statistics teaches the analytical skills necessary to predict trends and examine complex data while providing the groundwork for pursuing research or graduate school in a variety of disciplines

Student-proposed Major

Arts and Sciences students may design their own major with approval.

Teacher Preparation Program

The Institute for Effective Education's undergraduate certification program coordinates coursework and field experiences leading to New Jersey teacher certification.

Theater

Rutgers–Camden offers four-year degree programs leading to Bachelor of Arts degrees in art, music, and theater.

Urban Studies

Urban studies is an interdisciplinary major that studies cities and how they function, grow, and prosper or decline.

Women's and Gender Studies

Women's and gender studies is an undergraduate interdisciplinary minor for students who wish to explore gender as a social construction that shapes our thoughts, values, accomplishments, and relationships