{"id":6895,"date":"2020-08-19T14:02:19","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T18:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/149.4.100.129\/academics\/poly\/?page_id=6895"},"modified":"2026-01-09T01:33:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T06:33:19","slug":"academic-programs-and-advising","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/cjs\/academic-programs-and-advising\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Programs and Advising"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;16px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; header_6_font=&#8221;Ubuntu|700|||||||&#8221; header_6_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_6_font_size=&#8221;35px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#e71939&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|20px|10px|20px|true|true&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;off|20px|20px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center\">Academic Programs and Advising<\/h6>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset3&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][dsm_text_divider header=&#8221;Welcome New and Returning Students!&#8221; color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; divider_weight=&#8221;2px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/dsm_text_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"style2\">Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/poly\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2020\/08\/JEWST_RecruitmentFlyerFA15.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>\u00a0for more information on how to join the Jewish Studies Department<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][dsm_text_divider header=&#8221;Why Jewish Studies?&#8221; color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; divider_weight=&#8221;2px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/dsm_text_divider][et_pb_text ol_item_indent=&#8221;30px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Interest in studying Jewish culture and civilization and find it intellectually satisfying and personally fulfilling.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pursue A Minor If You Have Another Major:<\/strong> Your official transcript professional schools, or prospective employers that you are a more serious and well-rounded individual.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pursue A Major:<\/strong> if you have a deep love for Jewish history, religion, philosophy, sociology, Hebrew and Yiddish languages and literatures. The Jewish Studies Program offers a splendid array of introductory and advanced academic courses in these areas.<\/li>\n<li>If you have another major, you might consider a double major.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(0,0,0,0)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(0,0,0,0)&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_accordion open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#e71939&#8243; open_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; closed_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#e71939&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; toggle_text_color=&#8221;#e71939&#8243; toggle_font=&#8221;Open Sans|600|||||||&#8221; body_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; body_ul_item_indent=&#8221;30px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#000000&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;What can you do with a Minor or Major in Jewish Studies?&#8221; open=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Something:<\/strong> students pursuing a Jewish Studies degree who wish to use it professionally may consider careers in:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Jewish education and educational administration<\/li>\n<li>Jewish communal service and organizational leadership<\/li>\n<li>Jewish scholarship<\/li>\n<li>Jewish journalism<\/li>\n<li>The rabbinate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our majors and minors have pursued all these options.<\/p>\n<p>2. <strong>Nothing:<\/strong> students pursuing a degree in Jewish Studies may have no intention of using that as a springboard to graduate school or a career in a Jewish-related field.They would then be treating their Jewish Studies course of study as a liberal arts program, no different than if they were majoring in english, philosophy, sociology, political science, for example, without intending to go on to graduate schools in those areas. With a B.A. or minor in Jewish Studies, students can pursue the very same careers open to all graduates with a general humanistic education, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Law<\/li>\n<li>Medicine<\/li>\n<li>Dentistry<\/li>\n<li>Businessm<\/li>\n<li>Education<\/li>\n<li>Social Work<\/li>\n<li>Government<\/li>\n<li>Civil Service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jewish Studies students have ventured into all these fields, as well as entered the work force immediately upon graduation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Jewish Studies Program prides itself on honing the critical thinking and writing skills of its students, enhancing their readiness for post-graduate work and\/or a fulfilling career upon graduation. Its faculty and director stand ready to advise students about career options and to help them structure a course of study most beneficial to their professional goals and congenial to their personal needs.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Not sure what you want to do?&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;line-height: 1.4em\">Why not explore your options by consulting with any of the Jewish Studies faculty or meeting with the Director of the Jewish Studies Program, Professor Mark Rosenblum.\u00a0 He will be happy to get together and advise you as to what is the best course of study for you.<\/div>\n<p>To set up an appointment call 718-997-4530 or 4531.<\/p>\n<p>Email:\u00a0 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:Mark.Rosenblum@qc.cuny.edu\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark.Rosenblum@qc.cuny.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Feel free to browse the Jewish Studies website:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qcjewishstudies.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.qcjewishstudies.org\/<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.qccenterforjewishstudies.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Academic Programs and Advising<div class=\"et_pb_module dsm_text_divider dsm_text_divider_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dsm-text-divider-wrapper dsm-text-divider-align-center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dsm-text-divider-before dsm-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"dsm-text-divider-header et_pb_module_header\"><span>Welcome New and Returning Students!<\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dsm-text-divider-after dsm-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>Click\u00a0here\u00a0for more information on how to join the Jewish Studies Department<div class=\"et_pb_module dsm_text_divider dsm_text_divider_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dsm-text-divider-wrapper dsm-text-divider-align-center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dsm-text-divider-before dsm-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"dsm-text-divider-header et_pb_module_header\"><span>Why Jewish Studies?<\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dsm-text-divider-after dsm-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> Interest in studying Jewish culture and civilization and find it intellectually satisfying and personally fulfilling. 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