Why Pursue Judaic Studies?
The interdisciplinary Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies provides a comprehensive undergraduate curriculum in the history, religion, and cultural traditions of the Jewish people and offers instruction in modern Hebrew language and literature. The program consists of both core courses taught by specialists in the program and related courses taught by participating faculty members across a dozen different programs and departments. The focus on Jewish cultures and experiences as lenses to study the world provides a liberal arts background suitable to a range of careers and prepares students for graduate work in Judaic studies, religious studies, and related fields.
Major in Judaic Studies
The Judaic Studies Program consists of required core courses taught under the JDST, HBRW, and REL subject codes and related courses taught in the disciplines of participating faculty members, including anthropology, art history, comparative literature, English, geography, Germanic languages and literatures, history, landscape architecture, music, philosophy, political science, religious studies, romance languages, sociology, and women’s and gender studies.
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What You Can Do with a Judaic Studies Degree
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