Masters Degree and Graduate Certificate
The Jewish Studies programs offers both
a Graduate Certificate
and an Masters Degree
in Jewish Studies. The non-degree Certificate is currently only open to students
already enrolled in another graduate program at the University
of Maryland. The Masters
Degree in Jewish Studies is a 30-credit program combining
broad, interdisciplinary, graduate-level training in Jewish
Studies with in-depth focus in an area of specialization.
The program draws on Maryland’s strengths in areas
such as Jewish History, Bible, Jewish Literature and Cultural
Studies (especially in the ancient and modern periods),
Yiddish, Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Israel Studies.
The MA program is flexible. It may be pursued
full-time or part-time, and may be combined with such professional
programs as education and library science. The program is
ideal for students wishing to prepare for doctoral-level
work in Jewish Studies at Maryland or elsewhere, and for
educators and professionals already working in related fields.
Students interested graduate work at the
MA or PhD level in the field of Jewish History may do so
through the History Department. There they can work with
Professors Hayim Lapin in
Ancient Jewish History, Bernard Cooperman
in Medieval and Early Modern Jewish History, and Marsha Rozenblit
in Modern Jewish History. Students must apply to and be
accepted by the History Department, but the Meyerhoff Center
for Jewish Studies does have scholarship funds available
for qualified applicants.
Students seeking graduate degrees in History
must complete all History Department requirements for those
degrees, including course work, examinations, the optional
MA thesis for MA students, and the doctoral dissertation
for PhD students. While students specialize in a particular
area of Jewish History and construct their fields of study
accordingly, they are expected to demonstrate mastery of
the field of Jewish History as a whole. For further information,
contact the Director of Graduate Studies, Department
of History, University of Maryland.
Students with interests in modern Jewish
literature may be able to construct a program through the
Department of English. Interested students should contact
Professor Sheila Jelen for
further information.
Masters in Education, Jewish Studies Concentration
In addition, students interested in Jewish Education can
obtain a Masters of Education in Curriculum Theory and Development
with a concentration in Jewish Studies. This Masters Degree
is a joint project of the Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Studies
and the Department of Education Policy and Leadership in
the College of Education at the University of Maryland.
The program was designed to meet the needs of professionals
working in the field of Jewish education who wish to earn
a competitive Masters of Education while at the same time
taking graduate-level Jewish Studies courses. Students take
36 credits toward the degree, of which 21 are in Education
and 15 are in Jewish Studies. In the College of Education,
students must take three courses in Curriculum Theory and
Development, two courses in research methods, one in field
experience, and one Master’s Seminar in Education.
Students also take five graduate courses in Jewish Studies,
including courses in Jewish Texts and Literatures, courses
in Jewish History, and two courses that focus on philosophical
or epistemological issues.
Students interested in this Masters program
should apply in the College of Education. For more information,
contact Dr. Steven Selden, Program Coordinator, Department
of Education Policy and Leadership.
Scholarships are available through the Meyerhoff Center.
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