American Jewish University 2017-2018 Academic Catalog Table of Contents About AJU ............................................................................................................................................ 6 History ...................................................................................................................................................... 7 Mission ..................................................................................................................................................... 7 Learning and Scholarship ..................................................................................................................... 7 Culture .................................................................................................................................................. 7 Ethics .................................................................................................................................................... 7 Leadership ............................................................................................................................................ 7 Peoplehood .......................................................................................................................................... 7 Accreditation ............................................................................................................................................ 7 Admissions ........................................................................................................................................... 8 College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) - Admissions Process ............................................................................ 9 Visiting Status ..................................................................................................................................... 10 Admission to the Graduate Center for Jewish Education ....................................................................... 12 MA in Education and MA in Teaching – Admission Process ............................................................... 12 Admissions to the Graduate School of Nonprofit Management ............................................................ 14 MBA in Nonprofit Management – Admissions Process ...................................................................... 14 Admissions to the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies ............................................................................ 15 Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies – Admissions Process ................................................................... 15 General Graduate Division Admissions Policies ..................................................................................... 17 The College of Arts & Sciences ............................................................................................................ 19 College of Arts and Sciences Learning Outcomes .............................................................................. 20 CORE Courses - Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) .......................................................................... 20 Core (General Ed) Requirements ........................................................................................................ 26 Biology and Natural Sciences ............................................................................................................. 28 Business Administration and Innovation ............................................................................................ 34 Jewish Studies .................................................................................................................................... 42 Media Arts .......................................................................................................................................... 50 Politics & Global Studies ..................................................................................................................... 55 Psychology .......................................................................................................................................... 64 Individualized Major ........................................................................................................................... 70 Individualized Minor-18 Credits ......................................................................................................... 71 Interdisciplinary Minors ..................................................................................................................... 72 AJU/GAP Year Programs ..................................................................................................................... 77 Graduate Division ............................................................................................................................... 78 Graduate Center for Jewish Education ................................................................................................... 79 Our Mission: Training Visionary Educators ........................................................................................ 79 Degrees Offered: ................................................................................................................................ 79 Our Curriculum ................................................................................................................................... 79 Program Goals .................................................................................................................................... 79 Program Learning Outcomes .............................................................................................................. 79 MAEd Degree Requirements .............................................................................................................. 80 MAT Degree Requirements ................................................................................................................ 82 Education Course Descriptions ........................................................................................................... 83 Graduate Center for Jewish Education Faculty: ................................................................................. 88 AJU Graduate School of Nonprofit Management ................................................................................... 89 MBA in Nonprofit Management ......................................................................................................... 89 Program Goals .................................................................................................................................... 89 Program Learning Outcomes .............................................................................................................. 90 MBA Degree Requirements ................................................................................................................ 93 Graduate School of Nonprofit Management Course Descriptions ..................................................... 93 Graduate School of Nonprofit Management Faculty ......................................................................... 96 Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies .......................................................................................................... 98 Program Overview .............................................................................................................................. 98 Program Goals .................................................................................................................................... 98 Program Learning Outcomes (by Goal Area) ...................................................................................... 98 Degree Requirements for the M.A. and Ordination ......................................................................... 100 Reciprocal Arrangement with Hebrew Union College (HUC) ........................................................... 102 Rabbinic Studies Course Descriptions .............................................................................................. 102 Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies Faculty ....................................................................................... 115 Joint Degrees ........................................................................................................................................ 117 BA/MAEd Joint Degree Requirements ............................................................................................. 117 BA/MBA Joint Degree Requirements ............................................................................................... 117 Joint Ziegler and MAED or MBA Programs ....................................................................................... 118 Financial Aid / Tuition ...................................................................................................................... 119 Applying for Financial Aid ..................................................................................................................... 120 Determining “Need” ............................................................................................................................. 120 Cost of Attendance Calculator ............................................................................................................. 120 Tuition .................................................................................................................................................