The Board of Jewish Education of Greater Washington and the George
Washington University have developed a cooperative agreement to provide a graduate
degree program in education with a concentration in Judaic Studies. The program,
established in 1989, is administered by the university's Graduate School of Education
and Human Development and requires a minimum of 15 credit hours of Judaic
Studies in the curriculum. The program is designed as a part time evening program
in which a student can earn a Master of Arts in Education or an Education Specialist
degree in a period of 24 to 36 months. Substantial tuition assistance is available for
students who are employed in day or supplementary school programs in the
metropolitan area through a grant from the Federation of Jewish Agencies of Greater
Washington.

The primary purpose of the program is to provide the opportunity for current
and future jewish educators to integrate education pedagogy and advanced judaic
study with their existing judaic content knowledge. (Prerequisite coursework is available
for students with limited backgrounds in judaic studies.) Elective education coursework
allows the graduate student to focus in the areas of teaching, administration, or family
education.

For further information and applications contact Dr. Jay R. Shotel, Professor of
Education and Director, Cooperative Graduate Program, Graduate School of Education
and Human Development, The George Washington University, 2134 G.St. N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20052 (202-994-5641) or email at jshotel@gwu.edu