Program Paths
Master of Arts
Degree Requirements (30 credits)
All courses are three credits, unless otherwise specified.
- Human Rights Courses (27 credits)
- Human Rights Capstone/Internship (3 credits)
Human Rights Courses (27 credits)
Choose 9 of the following courses:
- HRI 520: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- HRI 521: African Americans and Jews: Alliances and Struggles
- HRI 522: International Women’s Rights
- HRI 523: First Amendment Values
- HRI 524: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
- HRI 525: Financial Equity and Human Rights
- HRI 526: Refugee Rights
- HRI 527: Child Protection and Children’s Rights
- HRI 528: Sexual Identity and Gender Rights
- HRI 529: International Health Rights
Capstone Project or Internship (3 credits)
- HRI 599: Human Rights Capstone/Internship
Bachelor of Arts
Degree Requirements (120 credits)
All courses are three credits, unless otherwise specified.
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Gratz College Courses (60 credits)
- Undergraduate Courses (48 credits)
Students work with an advisor to design a curriculum with courses from our Education, Jewish Education, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Nonprofit Management, Jewish Studies, and Jewish Communal Service programs. - Graduate Courses in Human Rights (12 credits)
- Undergraduate Courses (48 credits)
- Transfer Courses (60 credits)
Upon completion of 120 credits, students will earn their B.A. in Judaism & Human Rights
- Recommended Gratz College Courses for B.A. in Judaism & Human Rights (48 credits)
- Gratz College Courses in Human Rights (12 credits)
Recommended Gratz College Courses for B.A. in Judaism & Human Rights (48 credits)
While students work with an advisor to design their curriculum, the following courses are recommended for this program:
EDUCATION
- EDU 557: Current Issues in Understanding Economics, Class, and Language
- EDU 559: Teaching Tolerance in the Classroom
- EDU 575: Social Justice in the American Classroom
- EDU 597: Poverty and Education in American Schools
HEBREW LANGUAGE
- HEB 207/502: Hebrew II: Advanced Beginners
- HEB 208/503: Hebrew III: Intermediate
- HEB 209/504: Hebrew IV: Advanced
HOLOCAUST & GENOCIDE
- HGS 503: Women in the Holocaust
- HGS 507: Their Brother's Keepers: Rescuers and Righteous Gentiles
- HGS 511: History of Antisemitism
- HGS 520: Genocide in Literature and Art
- HGS 524: Tarnscending Trauma: The Psychosocial Impact of the Holocaust on Survivor Families
- HGS 525: Post-Holocaust Theologies
- HGS 527: The Native American Genocides
- HGS 556: Genocide Prevention
- HGS 557: Comparative Genocide
- HGS 558: Gender and Genocide in the 20th Century
- HGS 559: The Holodomor: Ukrainian Famine/Genocide of 1932-33
- HGS 562: The Church and the Holocaust
- HGS 563: The Holocaust and Ethical Reasoning
INTERFAITH LEADERSHIP
- IFL 620: Successful Interfaith Dialogue
- IFL 622: Interfaith Social Justice and Social Action
- REL 621: Interfaith Lifecycle and Holidays
- REL 622: Interfaith Theology
- REL 623: Interfaith Liturgy
- REL 624: Interfaith Sacred Scriptures
- REL 625: The Saint in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
JEWISH-CHRISTIAN STUDIES
- JST 517: Comparative Liturgy of Judaism and Christianity
- JST 529: Jewish and Christian Interpretations of the Bible
- JST 603: Comparative Theology of Judaism and Christianity
- JST 620: Sages, Saints, and Sinners
- JST 625: The Jewish-Christian Encounter
JEWISH COMMUNAL SERVICE
JEWISH STUDIES
Gratz College Courses in Human Rights (12 credits)
Choose 4 of the following courses:
- HRI 520: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- HRI 521: African Americans and Jews: Alliances and Struggles
- HRI 522: International Women’s Rights
- HRI 523: First Amendment Values
- HRI 524: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
- HRI 525: Financial Equity and Human Rights
- HRI 526: Refugee Rights
- HRI 527: Child Protection and Children’s Rights
- HRI 528: Sexual Identity and Gender Rights
- HRI 529: International Health Rights
B.A. to M.A.
Degree Requirements (138 credits)
All courses are three credits, unless otherwise specified.
- Gratz College Courses (60 credits)
- Undergraduate Courses (48 credits)
Students work with an advisor to design a curriculum with courses from our Education, Jewish Education, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Nonprofit Management, Jewish Studies, and Jewish Communal Service programs. - Courses in Human Rights (12 credits)
- Undergraduate Courses (48 credits)
- Undergraduate Transfer Courses (60 credits)
Upon completion of 120 credits, students will earn their B.A. in Judaism & Human Rights and then may receive the M.A. after completing the following:
- Applying 12 credits taken for the B.A. to the M.A.
- Taking 18 additional credits in Human Rights courses, of which 3 credits will be for a Capstone Project or an Internship
- Recommended Gratz College Courses for B.A. in Judaism & Human Rights (48 credits)
- Gratz College Courses in Human Rights (12 credits)
Recommended Gratz College Courses for B.A. in Judaism & Human Rights (48 credits)
While students work with an advisor to design their curriculum, the following courses are recommended for this program:
EDUCATION
- EDU 557: Current Issues in Understanding Economics, Class, and Language
- EDU 559: Teaching Tolerance in the Classroom
- EDU 575: Social Justice in the American Classroom
- EDU 597: Poverty and Education in American Schools
HEBREW LANGUAGE
- HEB 207/502: Hebrew II: Advanced Beginners
- HEB 208/503: Hebrew III: Intermediate
- HEB 209/504: Hebrew IV: Advanced
HOLOCAUST & GENOCIDE
- HGS 503: Women in the Holocaust
- HGS 507: Their Brother's Keepers: Rescuers and Righteous Gentiles
- HGS 511: History of Antisemitism
- HGS 520: Genocide in Literature and Art
- HGS 524: Tarnscending Trauma: The Psychosocial Impact of the Holocaust on Survivor Families
- HGS 525: Post-Holocaust Theologies
- HGS 527: The Native American Genocides
- HGS 556: Genocide Prevention
- HGS 557: Comparative Genocide
- HGS 558: Gender and Genocide in the 20th Century
- HGS 559: The Holodomor: Ukrainian Famine/Genocide of 1932-33
- HGS 562: The Church and the Holocaust
- HGS 563: The Holocaust and Ethical Reasoning
INTERFAITH LEADERSHIP
- IFL 620: Successful Interfaith Dialogue
- IFL 622: Interfaith Social Justice and Social Action
- REL 621: Interfaith Lifecycle and Holidays
- REL 622: Interfaith Theology
- REL 623: Interfaith Liturgy
- REL 624: Interfaith Sacred Scriptures
- REL 625: The Saint in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
JEWISH-CHRISTIAN STUDIES
- JST 517: Comparative Liturgy of Judaism and Christianity
- JST 529: Jewish and Christian Interpretations of the Bible
- JST 603: Comparative Theology of Judaism and Christianity
- JST 620: Sages, Saints, and Sinners
- JST 625: The Jewish-Christian Encounter
JEWISH COMMUNAL SERVICE
JEWISH STUDIES
Gratz College Courses in Human Rights (12 credits)
Choose 4 of the following courses:
- HRI 520: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- HRI 521: African Americans and Jews: Alliances and Struggles
- HRI 522: International Women’s Rights
- HRI 523: First Amendment Values
- HRI 524: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
- HRI 525: Financial Equity and Human Rights
- HRI 526: Refugee Rights
- HRI 527: Child Protection and Children’s Rights
- HRI 528: Sexual Identity and Gender Rights
- HRI 529: International Health Rights