Program Overview
This M.Ed. program is offered jointly with The Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Studies. It is 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 pursuing graduate level Judaic Studies at the premiere Jewish Studies program of the Greater Washington Area.
Students take a total of 36 credits towards the Masters of Education Degree. The Education component consists of a Specialization Core in Curriculum Theory and Development and a course in research methods, as well as supervised field work and a Masters Seminar.
The Jewish Studies component consists of five courses (15 credits). These courses include nine credits of Jewish Studies electives and six Jewish Studies credits to fulfill the Education requirement of courses addressing epistemological or philosophical problems.
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