Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute Of Religion

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion-California Branch is located in Los Angeles, California. This campus was established in 1954. It also operates campuses in Cincinnati, Jerusalem and New York. Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion-California Branch offers degrees and programs in Hebrew letters, Judaic studies, philosophy, and Hebrew studies. It is organized into the following schools:

• Louchheim School of Judaic Studies
• Magnin School of Graduate Studies
• Rabbinical School
• Rhea Hirsch School of Education
• School of Jewish Communal Service

Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion-California Branch offers various scholarships to eligible students, including the Leo and Julia Forchheimer Scholarship, the Norbert L. Rosenthal Scholarship, the Dr. Bernard Heller Scholarship, the Gloria and Robert Austin Scholarship and the Julius Nicholas Baumgarten Memorial Scholarship.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Jewish religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in family and social work and religion and philosophy.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High faculty salary.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Theological and faith-related.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Students may study abroad.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 110 in 2009-2010 (71 full-time equivalent).

graduate students are 49% and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 51%.

Students under 25 years old represent 77% of the student body. About 4% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

Hebrew Union College offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Other Than Research or Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (5 awarded)

• Community Organization and Advocacy

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (40 awarded)

• Jewish/Judaic Studies
• Rabbinical Studies (MHL/Rav)
• Religious Education