Jewish Studies

Currently there is no pure honours program in Hebrew or Jewish studies. However, combined honours is available in Jewish studies. This means that students must combine fourth-year honours in Jewish studies with another area of study in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne.

The prerequisites for entry to combined honours in Jewish studies are completion of all the requirements for the BA, with a major in Hebrew studies or a major in Jewish studies which must include two semesters of Hebrew language study and an average grade over the second/third year subjects within the major equivalent to at least an H2B (70%).

Students undertaking combined honours in Jewish studies and another program must complete:

• Hebrew and Jewish Studies Thesis (37.5 points); and
• Two honours subjects in Jewish studies chosen from the list below (totalling 25 points); and
• Three honours subjects in the combining discipline (totalling 37.5 points).

or

• Honours thesis in the combining discipline (37.5 points); and
• Two honours subjects in the combining discipline (totalling 25 points); and
• Three honours subjects in Jewish studies (totalling 37.5 points).

Compulsory Subject:

Compulsory for students taking the thesis in Jewish Studies.

Note: the thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment.

Honours Subjects