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Spertus Institute Executive MA in Professional Jewish Studies
Spertus Institute

Spertus Institute

Executive MA in Professional Jewish Studies

Chicago, USA

MA

English

Full time

Sep 2026

On-Campus

Key Summary

    About: The Executive MA in Professional Jewish Studies offers an in-depth exploration of Jewish history, culture, and thought. This program caters to professionals in the field, enhancing their leadership skills and enabling them to influence their communities positively. The curriculum is designed to accommodate working professionals, allowing for a balance between study and career responsibilities.
    Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue various roles, including community leaders, educators, and strategic planners within Jewish communal organizations, educational institutions, or cultural initiatives. There's potential for roles in nonprofit management, social services, and academia, reflecting the program's versatile application in the professional landscape.

This unique program is for Jewish communal executives with 12+ years of professional/managerial experience. Participants from across North America learn to leverage opportunity, inspire excellence in staff and trustees, and lead through times of change.

The Spertus Executive MAJPS program can be completed in approximately 18 months year because your professional experience counts toward one year of graduate credit.

You learn along with a team of fellow Jewish organizational execs from across North America. Graduates rate the lasting guidance, support, and insights of their cohort among the program's most valuable aspects.

Professors are real-world practitioners who impart leadership solutions drawn from their extensive nonprofit, foundation, and corporate experience. They include some of the leading voices in Jewish communal life today.

Program components — including leadership assessment, executive coaching, and an individual capstone project—ensure that your Spertus Institute experience meets your specific personal and professional goals.

Students in the MAJPS program learn to:

Understand key themes in Jewish communal life historically and today

Possess a grounding in classical Jewish thinking and texts

Understand the best practices in nonprofit management, including how they affect Jewish communal work

Develop skills for critical self-reflection and career planning, aided by work with an executive coach

Integrate theory and practice in the professional environment

Learn to work constructively with diverse groups of constituents and colleagues