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Master of Public Administration and Jewish Theological Seminary Master of Arts

MPA and MA:
30 SIPA credits, 24 JTS credits

MPA/MA Dual Degree Curriculum Overview

The program will be completed in two to three years depending on the number of JTS Graduate School prerequisites a student completed before enrollment.

The MPA curriculum includes a set of core courses (22.5 credits) and a summer internship (1.5-3 credits). The JTS course work takes the place of the 15 credit concentration usually required of an MPA student, but dual degree students may opt to use their electives to construct a concentration.

Core Requirements SIPA MPA Degree

Dual degree MPA/JTS students must complete the following SIPA core courses:

U4200/U4201 Economics or U6400/U6401 Economic Analysis (Fall & Spr: 6 credits)
U6500 Quantitative Analysis (Fall or Spr: 3 credits)
U6110/U6113 Politics of Policymaking (Fall: 4 credits)
Management
Students may choose from:
- SIPA U6002 Governance and Public Management in Developing Countries (Fall)
- SIPA U6003 Analysis of Public Sector Organizations (Fall)
- SIPA U6005 Effective Management in the Public Service (Fall or Spr)
- SIPA U6006 Strategic Thinking and Planning for General Managers (not offered in 2012-2013)
- U6010 Enterprise Strategy for Leaders (Fall or Spr)
- U6008 Fostering Innovation and Driving Improvement in the Public and Non-Profit Sectors (Spring)
- SUMA K4100 Sustainability Management (Fall or Spr)
Financial Management (Fall or Spr: 3 credits)
Students may choose from:
- SIPA U6200 Accounting for International and Public Affairs (Fall & Spr: 3 credits)
- INAF U6022 Economics of Finance (Spring: 3 credits)
- SIPA U6310 Nonprofit Financial Management (Fall: 3 credits)
- SIPA U6320 Budgeting for Government (Spring: 3 credits)
U4040 Professional Development (Fall: .5 credit)
U9013 Internship (Fall or Spr: 1.5 or 3 credits)
Students are required to complete an internship as part of the core curriculum; however, they are not required to register for internship credit. Students may register for internship credits either in the semester they are completing the internship or anytime after the internship is completed. Maximum of 3 credits allowed.
Workshop (Fall or Spr: 3 credits)
Students should plan to do their Workshop in their final semester.

Core Requirements JTS MA Degree

The JTS curriculum includes a concentration (at least 15 credits) and an enrichment component (up to 12 credits). The MA in Judaic Studies has two components:

1) 24 credits towards the master’s degree which includes:

Core seminar in Jewish Studies (3 credits)
Two courses in American Jewish social history (6 credits)
One course in either modern or medieval Jewish history (3 credits)
One course in analyzing contemporary issues in the Jewish community using traditional texts (3 credits)
Israel seminar (non-credit bearing)
Three electives (total 9 credits)
Four semesters of an integrating seminar (non-credit-bearing)
Israel seminar (non-credit bearing)

2) The Graduate School pre-requisites and program pre-requisites as required: (up to 39 additional credits)

Advising

Although students are enrolled full-time at one school or the other in any given semester, they should contact the administrative advisor at both schools at least once per semester to ensure that their study and enrollment plans are cleared by the administration. The primary faculty and administrative contacts are listed below.

Contact Information

The Graduate School

Jewish Theological Seminary

Office of Admissions

Abby Eisenberg

Director

The Graduate School

JTS

3080 Broadway

New York, NY 10027

(212) 678-8022

abeisenberg@jtsa.edu