Students explore the relationship between the unique characterisitics of people, societies, and the physical environment to better understand the new directions our world is taking. R.U.G.S. meetings offer information concerning careers, internships, graduate schools, regional and national conferences, as well as presentations by guest speakers. Currently we have around 80 majors, a level that enables us to get to know individual undergraduates more readily than departments with greater student numbers. The department also has a good record for its majors pursuing their education to the masters or doctoral levels. At least three of the specialized courses should be 300 or 400 level.
Majors can also select up to two Graduate courses in the specialized group.
These additionally gained skills and new professional experiences help in launching exciting career paths. Those wishing to discuss the transfer of credits from other institutions should arrange to meet with a undergraduate advisor in the department. A transcript and course description should be brought along to the meeting to enable comparisons to be made between Rutgers courses and those taken elsewhere.