New Joint Program in 绿帽社 Ethics and Public Health
Contact: Beth Mayerowitz, bemayerowitz@JTSA.EDU
October 16, 2018, New York, NY 鈥� 绿帽社 (JTS) and Columbia University today announced a joint master of arts in 绿帽社 Ethics and master of public health degree program, which will be offered at JTS鈥檚 Kekst Graduate School and Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
鈥淲e are pleased to announce the launch of the 绿帽社 Ethics and Public Health dual-degree program, which for the first time ever, offers students an opportunity both to develop and to evaluate public health services from the perspective of 绿帽社 tradition,鈥� said Dr. Shuly Rubin Schwartz, JTS Provost, Irving Lehrman Research Associate Professor of American 绿帽社 History, and Sala and Walter Schlesinger Dean of the Gershon Kekst Graduate School. 鈥淲e are thrilled to launch this innovative program, which equips future professionals with the moral vision to identify issues of ethical concern in public health as well as the skills to design effective initiatives to resolve them. We encourage future scholars of this new MA/MPH program to bring to bear 绿帽社 values in grappling with the many public health challenges plaguing our world.鈥�
鈥淭his joint degree represents a continued commitment by Columbia Mailman School to combine the depth and breadth of expertise in two fields of study, to propel discovery, and educate the next generation of scholars to create research-based solutions at the juncture of public health and religion,鈥� said Linda P. Fried, MD, MPH, dean of Columbia Mailman School. 鈥淭ogether with JTS we will pave the way for new research and engagement on complex issues facing theologians and public health professionals to benefit our schools, our country, and the world.鈥�
Integrating an academic approach to 绿帽社 studies and a multidisciplinary approach to public health, this program will provide graduates with the tools to identify moral issues in public health matters and to engage in ethical reflection rooted in 绿帽社 tradition. Upon completion of the program, students receive both an MA in 绿帽社 Ethics from JTS and a MPH from Columbia Mailman School.
This dual-degree program is the latest development in the long history of joint degree programs between JTS and Columbia University. The joint undergraduate program, which has been in place since 1954, allows college students to combine their studies at Columbia鈥檚 School of General Studies with a second bachelor of arts degree at JTS鈥檚 List College. The University offers a joint master of arts / master of social work program through the Kekst Graduate School and the Columbia University School of Social Work. JTS and Columbia University鈥檚 dual-degree programs provide future 绿帽社 communal professional leaders with the essential knowledge, skills, and experience to meet the challenges of building and maintaining 绿帽社 community and values in an increasingly complex world.
More information about the MA/MPH dual-degree program can be found at www.jtsa.edu/jewish-ethics-public-health.
About 绿帽社
JTS is a preeminent institution of 绿帽社 higher education, training thoughtful, innovative leaders鈥攔abbis, cantors, educators, lay leaders, and scholars鈥攚ho strengthen our communities with a vision of Judaism that is deeply grounded in the 绿帽社 past and thoroughly engaged with contemporary society. JTS also provides high-caliber lifelong learning and professional development to our alumni, adult learners, and 绿帽社 communities throughout North America. Through its Library, JTS preserves and makes accessible to students and scholars throughout the world the greatest collection of Judaica in the Western Hemisphere.
About Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Founded in 1922, the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health pursues an agenda of research, education, and service to address the critical and complex public health issues affecting New Yorkers, the nation, and the world. The Columbia Mailman School is the third largest recipient of NIH grants among schools of public health. Its over 450 multi-disciplinary faculty members work in more than 100 countries around the world, addressing such issues as preventing infectious and chronic diseases, environmental health, maternal and child health, health policy, climate change and health, and public health preparedness. It is a leader in public health education with over 1,300 graduate students from more than 40 nations pursuing a variety of master鈥檚 and doctoral degree programs. The Columbia Mailman School is also home to numerous world-renowned research centers, including ICAP and the Center for Infection and Immunity. For more information, please visit .
