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Master of Religious Education

The rigorous requirements for admission to the Graduate Department of the Talmudic
University of Florida ensure that all accepted students are of the highest caliber and enhance the entire level of study at the institution.

Students desiring a Master Degree will be required to develop their skills of independent research in addition to the attendance of at least two lectures per week. These programs can be undertaken only upon the approval and close supervision of the Rosh HaYeshiva.

Under normal circumstances, this Master program takes two years of study. A prerequisite for this degree is a Bachelor of Talmudic Law Degree (or equivalent).

The program consists of 10 core courses similar to those offered at the undergraduate level, including a heavy schedule of independent research. The graduate student is required to complete 60 credits of core courses, as well as a novella on his chosen field of study or educational project.

The basic policies relating to a degree are as follows:
	Only graduates who have attained a high level of scholarship at a recognized Rabbinical school will be accepted as candidates for this degree.
	No student will be admitted to the program until after a personal interview with the Rosh HaYeshiva
	The candidate must select a concentration in an area of Talmudic Law. The faculty must approve this concentration at the time of admission to the program.
	At the beginning of his first semester, the student must demonstrate an advanced ability to translate and analyze texts in both the Hebrew and Aramaic, and a reading knowledge of such other languages as may be necessary to his work in his chosen field of study.
	The student must pursue his graduate work on campus at the University for two full academic years. An academic year will consist of three terms.
	The graduate student will work at all times under the guidance of the faculty member who will be designated as his advisor.
	The candidate must prepare a novella suitable for publication on a subject within his approved field of study. This subject must be presented to the faculty for approval at least one full term prior to graduation.
	The candidate must defend his novella at an examination to be given in the presence of at least three members of the faculty. He may also be required to take a written comprehensive examination in his field of study.
	It is the policy of the Talmudic University of Florida to invite a distinguished scholar, usually a visiting lecturer, to join with the committee of the faculty in administering the comprehensive examinations as well as in the evaluation of the novella offered for the degree.