MBA / MA Dual Degreee
HORNSTEIN: THE JEWISH PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM @ BRANDEIS
AS JEWISH AGENCIES NATIONWIDE face an increasingly complex environment, the next generation of leaders for these agencies must be prepared to create innovative and effective organizations.
Leaders must have the perspective of top business professionals and comprehensive knowledge of the needs of the Jewish community. The dual MBA/MA degree, offered by Heller in partnership with Hornstein: The Jewish Professional Leadership Program @ Brandeis University, will provide you with this powerful combination of cutting-edge skills and values-based orientation.
Applicants to the dual degree program will apply through the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
FOCUS OF THE PROGRAM
This intensive and unique curriculum will train you in the theory and practice of group and community work, in classical and contemporary Jewish studies, in the structure and function of today's Jewish communities, and in the organization and delivery of human services.
The dual degree spans 21 months, beginning in September. There are 20 core courses: approximately 10 at Heller, including the Team Consulting Project, and 10 at Hornstein, including a seminar in Israel. The program also includes supervised field experiences at Jewish organizations and an array of seminars with prominent Jewish leaders.
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HELLER CORE CURRICULUM
- HS 215f, Corporate Finance
- HS 245f, Economics
- HS 246f, Statistics
- HS 247f, Evaluation for Managers
- HS 248b, Financial Management
- HS 249f, Social Justice, Management, and Policy
- HS 250a, Financial Accounting
- HS 251b, Managerial Accounting
- HS 252b, Strategic Management
- HS 253b, Leadership and Organizational Behavior
- HS 254a, Human Resource Management
- HS 258a, Operations Management for Service Organizations
- HS 285a, Marketing
- HS 295b, M.B.A. Capstone
- HS299b, Team Consulting Project
MANAGEMENT ELECTIVES
- HS 225a, Fundraising and Development
- HS 241f, Information System Strategies
- HS 242f, Social Entrepreneurship (2 credits)
- HS 256f, Community Building for Managers
HORNSTEIN CORE CURRICULUM
- HRNS 229a, Jewish Polity and Organizational Life
- HRNS 237b, Organizational Theory and Behavior
- HRNS 240a, Jewish Advocacy and Intergroup Relations
- HRNS 241a, Skills and Techniques in Jewish Philanthropy and Fundraising
- HRNS 246f, Statistics for Jewish Professional Leaders
- HRNS 247a, Evaluation for Jewish Professional Leaders
- HRNS 260a, Jewish Community and Identity
- HRNS 297a, Professional Field Experience
- HRNS 350a, Foster Seminar in Israel on Contemporary Jewish Life
- HRNS 380a, Proseminar: Issues, Structure and Perspectives of the American Jewish Community
- Hornstein Jewish Leadership Seminar
- NEJS 145a, History of the State of Israel, Zionism to the Present
- Hebrew - Pass qualifying exam or complete Hebrew courses
HORNSTEIN ELECTIVES
Students work with a Hornstein faculty advisor to select one course. The following list is a sample.
- HRNS 202b, Jewish Identity and Learning Through the Life Cycle
- HRNS 206b, Informal Education in Jewish Settings
- HRNS 239b, History and Philosophy of Jewish Philanthropy and Fundraising
- HRNS 243b, Financial Resource Development for the Nonprofit Agency
- NEJS 146a, World Jewry Since the Holocaust
- NEJS 162a, American Judaism