Minor in Public Leadership

The minor in Public Leadership at Rutgers SPAA provides students with the skills needed to lead and manage in the public interest while upholding key public service values such as accountability, responsiveness, transparency, and justice. Students learn how to analyze, synthesize, think critically, solve problems, and make collective evidence-informed decisions in a complex, cross-sector environment.

This minor is part of the NextGen Leadership Academy at Rutgers SPAA.

Quick Facts

Modality: On Campus / Online
Credits: 18
Courses: 6
Program Director: Cleopatra Charles, PhD

Curriculum

Core Courses
(6 Credits – Required)

Cross-Sector Leadership (3)
Community Impact Lab (3)

(3 Credits – Choice of One)

Understanding Public Administration and the Public Sector (3)
Understanding the World of Nonprofits (3)
Ethics in Public and Nonprofit Organizations [Writing Intensive] (3)

Internship
(3 Credits – Required)

Internship from an existing public, private, or nonprofit internship program offered on any Rutgers University campus. No more than 9 credits can be double counted (i.e., used also toward a student’s major).
Programs can include:

Additional Courses
(Select 6 Credits; Additional courses may be approved by the program director)

SPAA

Leadership in Public Service (3)
Organizational Dynamics (3)
Public Service as Responsible Citizenship (3)
Technology and Public Service (3)
Introduction to Policy Analysis (3)

RBS

Management Skills
Effective Leadership Communications
Negotiations
Social Entrepreneurship

SASN

Democracy and Citizenship
Urban Politics and Public Policy
Contemporary Social Welfare Policies
Newark Community Activism

SCJ

The Pursuit of Justice
Introduction to Criminal Justice
Inequality
Community Corrections

Questions?

If you have questions about a program or the application process, contact Aaron Gibbs, associate dean of student and academic services, at algibbs@rutgers.edu.

Quick Facts

Curriculum

Minor in Public Leadership Requirements (18 Credits)

Questions?