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

For course descriptions, prerequisites, and sample syllabi, see Rutgers SPAA Undergraduate Courses
For course schedules, see Rutgers University Schedule of Classes

Core Courses
(6 Credits – 2 Required Courses)

40:834:309 Cross-Sector Leadership (3)
40:834:310 Community Impact Lab (3)

(3 Credits – Select 1 Course)

40:834:200 Understanding Public Administration and the Public Sector (3)
40:834:203 Understanding the World of Nonprofits (3)
40:834:301 Ethics in Public and Nonprofit Organizations [Writing Intensive] (3)

Internship
(3 Credits Required – Select SPAA or Cross-School Internship Course)

SPAA

440:834:430 Service-Learning Internship I (4)

Internship Program

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:

SPAA or Cross-School Electives
(6 Credits – Select 2 Courses; Additional courses may be approved by the program director)

SPAA

40:834:201 Public Service as Responsible Citizenship (3)
40:834:304 Technology and Public Service (3)
40:834:312 Introduction to Policy Analysis (3)
40:834:406 Organizational Dynamics (3)
40:834:408 Leadership in Public Service (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

Course Descriptions and Sample Syllabi

Rutgers SPAA Undergraduate Courses >

Course Schedules

Rutgers University Schedule of Classes >

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