Jewish Studies

Major/Minor/Specialisation !B-ARTS-MAJ+1026 (2010)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.

Year and Campus: 2010

Coordinator

Dr Dvir Abramovich
Email: dvir@ unimelb.edu.au

Contact

Arts & Music Student Centre
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Overview:

The Jewish studies program offers an unparalleled opportunity to study the development of Jewish civilization from its origins to the contemporary world. Jewish studies investigates the history, literature, archaeology, philosophy, ethnography and social theory of Jewish society and culture. Students are encouraged to engage in contemporary debates about ethnicity and identity, assimilation, exile and Diaspora cultures. Students benefit from the interdisciplinary breadth and the opportunity to combine this with options in Hebrew Language Study.
Objectives: See course objectives.
Structure & Available Subjects:

Jewish Studies is available as both a major and a minor.

The major comprises 100 points of study (25 points at level one, 37.5 points at level two, 37.5 points at level three) with a capstone subject in the final year. All subjects are 12.5 points. Hebrew languge subjects cannot count towards a Jewish Studies major as well as a Hebrew language major.

Major

Level 1

Level 2

  • 37.5 points of Jewish Studies

Level 3

  • 37.5 points of Jewish Studies subjects, including the capstone Research in Contemporary Jewish Culture
Total 100 points

Minor (75-point sequence)

Level 1

Level 2

25 points of Jewish Studies subjects

Level 3

  • 25 points of Jewish Studies subjects
Total 75 points
Subject Options:

Jewish Studies: Level 1

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1
12.50
Semester 2
12.50
Semester 1
12.50
Semester 2
12.50

Jewish Studies: Level 2 Subjects

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1
12.50
Semester 2
12.50

Jewish Studies: Capstone Subject

The capstone is compulsory of students completing a Jewish Studies major. The capstone subject is not available in the minor or as a breadth studies outside the BA.
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:

Jewish Studies: Level 3 Subjects

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1
12.50
Semester 2
12.50
Links to further information: http://www.jewishstudies.unimelb.edu.au/
Related Course(s): Bachelor of Arts

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