可以在以下领域之一攻读博士学位时获得联合硕士学位：人类学，英语，历史，音乐，近东和犹太研究，心理学，社会政策（通过布兰代斯·海勒社会政策与管理学院）和社会学。该学位选项代替了学生课程中的硕士学位。当前正在参加附属的Brandeis博士课程的学生，在其研究生学习期间，可在其家庭部门的联合MA研究生顾问的批准下随时加入联合MA。有意攻读联合硕士课程的准博士生必须通过内政部直接申请博士学位课程，但应在其目的陈述中注明对联合课程的兴趣。
This degree option replaces a master's degree in the student's program. Students currently enrolled in an affiliated Brandeis PhD program may enroll in the joint MA at any time during their graduate studies with the approval of the joint MA graduate advisor in their home department. Prospective PhD students interested in pursuing the joint MA must apply directly to the PhD program through the home department, but should note their interest in the joint program in their statement of purpose.<br>If you want to delve more deeply into a topic about which you are particularly impassioned, enhance your credentials for a job, or hone the critical skills you'll need to pursue a doctoral degree, you should consider pursuing a Master of Arts (MA) in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies (NEJS).<br><br>As a master's degree candidate in NEJS, you may work with faculty to tailor your own, personalized course of study, or you may elect to follow one of three tracks:<br><br> Bible and Ancient Near East: the Hebrew Bible, in its original language, studied through the rich and varied prisms of Near Eastern texts, languages, histories, and religions.<br><br> Jewish Studies: the Jewish people's history, religion, literature, and thought, from ancient to modern periods and spanning diverse geographical regions.<br><br> Arabic and Islamic Civilizations: the religions, literature, and intellectual traditions of the Islamic world with a focus on Arabic-speaking regions.