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The MA program appeals to individuals in all walks of life who strive to enhance their Jewish learning through a rigorous and stimulating program
The MA program appeals to individuals in all walks of life who strive to enhance their Jewish learning through a rigorous and stimulating program
The program is structured to appeal to men and women percent of our current student body is female who strive to enhance their Jewish learning through a rigorous and stimulating program
At the Master of Arts level we provide students with broad and intensive training in their fields of study
Classes may be taken in the fall spring and summer semesters
The MA degree is offered in the following areas of concentration Bible medieval Jewish history modern Jewish history Jewish philosophy and Talmud Ancient Judaism
Summer courses which are available under the aegis of the Harry Fischel School for Jewish Studies meet in the morning and evening three times a week for five weeks
Whether you want to continue professionally in fields such as law or business enter into more traditional areas like Jewish education or Jewish communal service or pursue the degree out of intellectual curiosity and personal interest the program is for those who want to be challenged and inspired
Students at Yeshiva University may take these courses toward fulfilling degree requirements
During the regular academic year classes meet weekly for weeks and are scheduled at and p m Monday through Thursday and occasionally on Friday morning
Qualified individuals who do not fit into these categories may register with permission of the dean
Classes for credit are open to qualified graduate and advanced undergraduate students in Jewish Studies and related fields at Yeshiva University and other academic institutions appropriate document must be filed in the Revel Office of the Dean
Admission to the General Jewish Studies MA does not require Hebrew proficiency though certain electives will be unavailable to students who lack such proficiency
Students from other institutions may take the courses as transient students for possible transfer credit at their home institution
In the absence of such evidence a Hebrew reading test may be required as part of the admission process
Jewish Studies Bible Jewish Philosophy Medieval Jewish History Modern Jewish History Talmud Ancient Judaism Scholarship and Fellowship Award Application PDF Applicants must hold a bachelor degree or its equivalent from a recognized college or university and have a grade point average of at least B
Thirty credits distributed among introductory survey and advanced courses in the area of concentration and electives outside that area
With the exception of Modern Jewish History however pursuing any of the specialist tracks requires an academic background that includes documented evidence of a Hebrew proficiency adequate for the required readings
All students are required to take a written comprehensive examination in their field of concentration
Beginners Biblical Hebrew courses will be available to students entering without Hebrew proficiency
It is offered at the beginning and end of the fall semester and at the end of the spring semester
The distribution of these courses differs in the various areas of concentration
In the case of the September examination the deadline for applying to take the exam is July st and students will need to register for Master Research in the Summer semester preceding the examination
The examination is based on coursework and a reading list
The comprehensive examination must be taken during or after the semester in which the student completes his or her course work
Students must be registered for courses or Master Research during the semester in which they expect to take the comprehensive examination
A student who fails the examination is provided one additional opportunity to pass it
The student must file for the comprehensive examination by the date appearing in the academic calendar
A student may choose to write a Master Thesis
For students concentrating in Bible it may not be taken in the same semester in which the student is taking basic courses required for the concentration unless special permission has been obtained from the dean
The thesis does not serve as a substitute for the comprehensive examination
Written Comprehensive Exam Application
This proposal will describe the project and its contribution providing a short bibliography of relevant sources
That student transcript will record the successful completion of the project
Once approved by both the advisor and reader the thesis proposal will be countersigned by the dean or associate dean
A student planning a thesis will prepare a two proposal in consultation with his or her advisor
The thesis must be completed within six months of the completion of all coursework except in extenuating circumstances and with permission of the advisor A minimum of credits must be taken at Revel
A secondary reader will be appointed by the advisor
These must be master or doctoral level courses taught in accredited graduate programs
Once completed and approved by the advisor and reader a bound copy of the thesis will be cataloged and stored in the Gottesman Library
Students registered for credits in a semester are considered full time
Thus up to credits may be transferred toward the Master of Arts degree from other institutions
Since these must be at least as rigorous as the school policy for students not receiving such aid these regulations effectively mandate the establishment of standards for all students
The applicability of a course to our master program is determined on a case by case basis
All course assignments must be completed within a semester and summer of the completion of a course though faculty may require more timely submission
Federal regulations now require all institutions to establish publish and apply standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress for federal financial aid eligibility
Students who have enrolled in credits must have completed at least successfully
The BRGS policy is as follows MA Degree Students are required to complete their degree within five years
Progress will be reviewed annually
Students who have enrolled in credits during their graduate careers must have completed at least successfully in order to remain in good standing Withdrawals even without penalty count in this calculation
Students who have taken a leave or otherwise experienced special circumstances may request an extension of these deadlines
To remain in good standing after the completion of credits a student must have maintained a grade point average of
Students who entered the program before Fall may choose to fulfill the old requirements or the new ones
Students who entered the program before the issuing of these regulations September must either meet these deadlines or complete the program by September
Please contact Rona Steinerman at steinerm yu edu if you have further questions
Students granted such an extension should contact the Office of Student Finance to determine their eligibility for government assistance
We are easily accessible by car or public transportation
Jewish Studies Bible Jewish Philosophy Talmud Ancient Judaism Medieval Jewish History Modern Jewish History In instances where a student schedule makes it very difficult to take a required course substitution of another course may be authorized in writing by the dean in consultation with the relevant department
Our mailing address Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies Harry Fischel School for Higher Jewish Studies West th Street Furst Hall Third Floor New York NY Telephone Fax
The Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies is located at Yeshiva University Wilf Campus Furst Hall Third Floor West th Street New York NY
Our mailing address Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies Harry Fischel School for Higher Jewish Studies West th Street Furst Hall Third Floor New York NY Telephone Fax
Please don t hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions about admissions administrative information philanthropic opportunities or any other relevant concern
Next year will be a formative year in the lives of our students and together we will rise to the moment so that our students will emerge stronger and better prepared to be leaders of the world of tomorrow
required field Scholarship and Fellowship Award Application PDF Applicants must hold a bachelor degree or its equivalent from a recognized college or university and have a grade point average of at least B
All classes can be taken live online via Yeshiva University remote conference platform
required field Dear Students Faculty Staff and Friends I am pleased to present to you this Guide to our plans for the upcoming fall semester and reopening of our campuses
In addition to the credits a student may be required by the faculty of a given concentration to master particular skills or areas of knowledge deemed necessary for the doctoral research
As of Fall all programs at Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies will be available remotely as well as in person
Twenty four of these must be taken at the school or by prior arrangement with the school
Forty Two credits beyond those accepted for the Master of Arts degree apportioned as follows
These must be doctoral level courses taught in accredited graduate programs
Setting aside the credits of doctoral planning and research the PhD program consequently requires course credits beyond the Master of Arts degree
At least six of these must be doctoral level courses while the remaining six may be master level courses
It follows that up to credits may be transferred toward the PhD degree from other institutions
For students taking coursework at least credits each semester are required for full time status
Since up to credits may also be transferred toward the Master of Arts degree a student accepted into the doctoral program who has taken graduate courses in another institution but has not received a master degree recognized by Revel may transfer up to credits toward the credit requirement
The student must pass examinations in French and German administered or approved by the School before the approval of a doctoral proposal
The applicability of a course to the Revel doctoral program is determined on a case by case basis
Upon completing all coursework the student must pass comprehensive examinations testing These examinations are based on knowledge of the primary and secondary literature
The dean may certify students in doctoral planning or doctoral research as full time irrespective of the number of credits for which they are registered
Out of these consultations will emerge a formal proposal
With permission of the faculty advisor and the Dean a research language may be substituted for one of these
The sponsor will submit the proposal to the appropriate BRGS faculty who will decide whether to approve the proposal as is or ask for further revisions
Dissertation proposal As a first step the student meets with a sponsor to develop a potential topic then the dean in consultation with the sponsor chooses an additional reader of the proposal to further monitor the beginnings of research
In preparing the written dissertation students must format their theses according to Dissertation Formatting Guidelines PDF
Instruction for the proposal can be found here
Dissertation Submission All Ph D students are required to submit a dissertation for publication in both the ProQuest Dissertations Theses Global and the Yeshiva Academic Institutional Repository
When a proposal has been approved the dean in consultation with the sponsor and the faculty appoints an appropriate dissertation committee
Full Program Breakdown Forty Two credits beyond those accepted for the Master of Arts degree apportioned as follows
Once the dissertation has been completed and approved by the dissertation committee and submitted to the Dean an oral defense in front of the members of the committee and other interested BRGS faculty members will be scheduled
Setting aside the credits of doctoral planning and research the PhD program consequently requires course credits beyond the Master of Arts degree
Once Ms Spiegel has approved your dissertation please follow the Dissertation Submissions Guideline from the library website to submit the dissertation
It follows that up to credits may be transferred toward the PhD degree from other institutions
In addition to the credits a student may be required by the faculty of a given concentration to master particular skills or areas of knowledge deemed necessary for the doctoral research
Since up to credits may also be transferred toward the Master of Arts degree a student accepted into the doctoral program who has taken graduate courses in another institution but has not received a master degree recognized by Revel may transfer up to credits toward the credit requirement
Twenty four of these must be taken at the school or by prior arrangement with the school
The applicability of a course to the Revel doctoral program is determined on a case by case basis
These must be doctoral level courses taught in accredited graduate programs
The dean may certify students in doctoral planning or doctoral research as full time irrespective of the number of credits for which they are registered
At least six of these must be doctoral level courses while the remaining six may be master level courses
With permission of the faculty advisor and the Dean a research language may be substituted for one of these
For students taking coursework at least credits each semester are required for full time status
Dissertation proposal As a first step the student meets with a sponsor to develop a potential topic then the dean in consultation with the sponsor chooses an additional reader of the proposal to further monitor the beginnings of research
The student must pass examinations in French and German administered or approved by the School before the approval of a doctoral proposal
Instruction for the proposal can be found here
Upon completing all coursework the student must pass comprehensive examinations testing These examinations are based on knowledge of the primary and secondary literature
When a proposal has been approved the dean in consultation with the sponsor and the faculty appoints an appropriate dissertation committee
Out of these consultations will emerge a formal proposal
Once the dissertation has been completed and approved by the dissertation committee and submitted to the Dean an oral defense in front of the members of the committee and other interested BRGS faculty members will be scheduled
The sponsor will submit the proposal to the appropriate BRGS faculty who will decide whether to approve the proposal as is or ask for further revisions
Once Ms Spiegel has approved your dissertation please follow the Dissertation Submissions Guideline from the library website to submit the dissertation
In preparing the written dissertation students must format their theses according to Dissertation Formatting Guidelines PDF
Program The Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies is located at Yeshiva University Wilf Campus Furst Hall Third Floor West th Street New York NY
Dissertation Submission All Ph D students are required to submit a dissertation for publication in both the ProQuest Dissertations Theses Global and the Yeshiva Academic Institutional Repository
Please don t hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions about admissions administrative information philanthropic opportunities or any other relevant concern
Jewish Studies Bible Jewish Philosophy Medieval Jewish History Modern Jewish History Talmud Ancient Judaism For more information contact Jonathan Dauber at dauber yu edu Associate Professor of Jewish Mysticism Director of the Ph D
required field For more information contact Jonathan Dauber at dauber yu edu Associate Professor of Jewish Mysticism Director of the Ph D Program
We are easily accessible by car or public transportation
Next year will be a formative year in the lives of our students and together we will rise to the moment so that our students will emerge stronger and better prepared to be leaders of the world of tomorrow
Our mailing address Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies Harry Fischel School for Higher Jewish Studies West th Street Furst Hall Third Floor New York NY Telephone Fax
Relying on the resources and faculty in one of the world premier Jewish institutions for higher education this program offers a unique investigation of the Holocaust of European Jewry through an interdisciplinary exploration
The Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies is located at Yeshiva University Wilf Campus Furst Hall Third Floor West th Street New York NY
Focusing on the murder of six million Jews and millions of others by Nazi Germany and its collaborators the program will offer an exploration of this watershed event in the history of humankind in conjunction with the study of other genocides that have occurred since the early th century up to the present
Join the growing field of Holocaust and Genocide Studies and expand your opportunities for working in Jewish centers universities museums human rights organizations and advocacy
Concomitantly as we look at the aftermath of the Holocaust and each of these genocides students will investigate their impact and the role they each play in public memory as well as their artistic and literary representations
By encompassing a broad range of disciplines this program presents a new lens through which the Holocaust of European Jewry would be viewed as an event impacting all aspects of the human experience an unprecedented and unique event fully deserving of investigation that cuts across a myriad of academic disciplines
Full Program Breakdown Join the growing field of Holocaust and Genocide Studies and expand your opportunities for working in Jewish centers universities museums human rights organizations and advocacy
For all these dark chapters in the history of humankind this program offers a broad survey and a profound analysis of their antecedents root causes and evolution and analyze their social political philosophical and theological ramifications
By encompassing a broad range of disciplines this program presents a new lens through which the Holocaust of European Jewry would be viewed as an event impacting all aspects of the human experience an unprecedented and unique event fully deserving of investigation that cuts across a myriad of academic disciplines
Learn from faculty who are experts in the fields of history social work literature theology law and education offering a wide lens on the human experience Gain the skills to identify the political background and root causes of the Holocaust and the different stages leading to genocide Analyze the Holocaust and or other genocides from a variety of disciplinary lenses social work history theology education literature and more applying the concepts and critical tools they acquired Build hands on experience in devising research questions and interpreting and evaluating evidence within a disciplinary focus
For all these dark chapters in the history of humankind this program offers a broad survey and a profound analysis of their antecedents root causes and evolution and analyze their social political philosophical and theological ramifications
Relying on the resources and faculty in one of the world premier Jewish institutions for higher education this program offers a unique investigation of the Holocaust of European Jewry through an interdisciplinary exploration
Learn from faculty who are experts in the fields of history social work literature theology law and education offering a wide lens on the human experience Gain the skills to identify the political background and root causes of the Holocaust and the different stages leading to genocide Analyze the Holocaust and or other genocides from a variety of disciplinary lenses social work history theology education literature and more applying the concepts and critical tools they acquired Build hands on experience in devising research questions and interpreting and evaluating evidence within a disciplinary focus
Focusing on the murder of six million Jews and millions of others by Nazi Germany and its collaborators the program will offer an exploration of this watershed event in the history of humankind in conjunction with the study of other genocides that have occurred since the early th century up to the present
Join the growing field of Holocaust and Genocide Studies and expand your opportunities for working in Jewish centers universities museums human rights organizations and advocacy
Concomitantly as we look at the aftermath of the Holocaust and each of these genocides students will investigate their impact and the role they each play in public memory as well as their artistic and literary representations
about the coursework and frequently asked questions
Relying on the resources and faculty in one of the world premier Jewish institutions for higher education this program offers a unique investigation of the Holocaust of European Jewry through an interdisciplinary exploration
about the coursework and frequently asked questions
Students in this program are required to complete a total of credits
Next year will be a formative year in the lives of our students and together we will rise to the moment so that our students will emerge stronger and better prepared to be leaders of the world of tomorrow
Students in this program are required to complete a total of credits
The program will provide continuing immersion in traditional Talmud Torah in all of its breadth and depth for an outstanding and highly select group of learned and qualified Orthodox women
Dear Students Faculty Staff and Friends I am pleased to present to you this Guide to our plans for the upcoming fall semester and reopening of our campuses
The program will provide continuing immersion in traditional Talmud Torah in all of its breadth and depth for an outstanding and highly select group of learned and qualified Orthodox women
The Graduate Program in Advanced Talmud Tanach Studies GPATS accredited to award a Master Degree in Biblical and Talmudic Interpretation will produce graduates who are sophisticated and who are both properly equipped and properly credentialed to become effective and inspiring leaders in the Jewish community
There is also an additional option to learn for a third year
The Graduate Program in Advanced Talmud Tanach Studies GPATS accredited to award a Master Degree in Biblical and Talmudic Interpretation will produce graduates who are sophisticated and who are both properly equipped and properly credentialed to become effective and inspiring leaders in the Jewish community
Students in Talmud morning seder who are additionally enrolled in the afternoon halacha seder will qualify for a stipend in their shana aleph and in their shana bet year for those who stay shana gimmel
The Graduate Program in Advanced Talmud Tanach Studies GPATS is a two year master program where the women are given the opportunity to study at an advanced level furthering their growth in Torah knowledge and skills
They may also qualify for credits towards the Masters of Arts in Bible at the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies
This program creates an elite cadre of female scholars of Talmud Tanach and Halakha who will serve as leaders and role models for the Orthodox Jewish community
All students who are enrolled in the full time year program will receive a masters in Talmudic Interpretation
Students in Tanach morning seder who are additionally enrolled in the afternoon halacha seder will similarly qualify for a stipend in their shana aleph and in their shana bet year for those who stay shana gimmel
To prepare highly qualified semicha students for teaching positions in Jewish day schools and yeshivot across the country
Part time non stipend students who enroll exclusively in the Tanach morning seder qualify for credits towards the Master of Arts in Bible at the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies