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Faculty of Arts

Jewish Studies

1. Prerequisites
2. Requirements for a Major
3. Jewish Studies subjects
4. Combined Honours entry
5. Combined Honours requirements
6. Studying overseas
7. Career opportunities
8. For more information

Convener: Dr Ziva Shavitsky (Hebrew Studies).

The Faculty of Arts offers an interdepartmental program in Jewish Studies housed in Hebrew Studies in the School of Languages, and involving the Department of History, the School of Fine Arts, Classics and Archaeology, and the Centre for Ancient and Classical Languages.

Jewish Studies offers students a means of studying the development of Jewish civilisation from its origins to the present. Subjects are designed to explore Jewish experience from a range of disciplines including History, Literature, Archaeology, Philosophy, Ethnography and Social Theory.

Although language study is not a formal component of the Major in Jewish Studies, students are encouraged to complete a Hebrew Studies Major concurrently. See Hebrew Studies for more information.

1. Prerequisites

The program may be commenced at First Year, and there are no prerequisites for entry at this level.

Students may, however, enter at Second Year after the completion of 25 points of First Year in approved subjects in consultation with the program convener.

2. Requirements for a Major

A Major in Jewish Studies usually consists of nine 12.5 points subjects, totalling 112.5 points. It comprises:

two First Year subjects from the Jewish Studies subjects listed below (25 points) and;
seven Second/Third Year subjects from the Jewish Studies subjects listed below (87.5 points).

A Major may or may not include language study in Hebrew. However, students intending to undertake combined Honours in Jewish Studies must complete two semesters of Hebrew language study or an approved equivalent within the course of the BA degree. They must also complete a Major in the combining area of study.

3. Jewish Studies subjects

Students must consult the relevant area of study entries in the handbook to make sure that they meet the prerequisites, if any, for entry into the following subjects.

Non-language Study

First/Second Year Semester

109-003 Introduction to Modern Jewish Culture 1

Second/Third Year

109-013 A Journey Through Jewish Literature Not Offered

109-011 Jewish National Thought 2

109-012 Reading the Holocaust 1

Cinema Studies

107-012 Visualising Beliefs Not Offered

107-103 Religious Movements 2

History

131-029 Jews in the Modern World: 1492-1900 Not Offered

131-052 The Holocaust & Genocide 1

131-058 The Rise & Fall of the German Empire Not Offered

131-068 Screening the Holocaust Not Offered

131-069 God Through History Not Offered

131-048 Hitler's Germany 2

131-030 Jews in the Modern World: 1900-2000 2

131-054 Working Class in History & Literature Not Offered

Ancient and Classical Languages

922-128 MCD-Advanced Biblical Hebrew Reading Not Offered

Non-language Study

First/Second Year	Semester
	109-003 Introduction to Modern Jewish Culture	1

Second/Third Year
	109-013 A Journey Through Jewish Literature	Not Offered
	109-011 Jewish National Thought	2
	109-012 Reading the Holocaust	1

Cinema Studies
	107-012 Visualising Beliefs	Not Offered
	107-103 Religious Movements	2

History
	131-029 Jews in the Modern World: 1492-1900	Not Offered
	131-052 The Holocaust & Genocide	1
	131-058 The Rise & Fall of the German Empire	Not Offered
	131-068 Screening the Holocaust	Not Offered
	131-069 God Through History	Not Offered
	131-048 Hitler's Germany	2
	131-030 Jews in the Modern World: 1900-2000	2
	131-054 Working Class in History & Literature	Not Offered

Ancient and Classical Languages
	922-128 MCD-Advanced Biblical Hebrew Reading	Not Offered

Language study

First/Second Year Semester

109-001 Hebrew 1A 1

109-002 Hebrew 1B 2

922-126 MCD-Introduction to Biblical Hebrew 1

922-127 MCD-Biblical Hebrew: The Book of Ruth 2

First/Second/Third Year

109-004 Hebrew 2A 1

109-005 Hebrew 2B 2

115-003 Beginners Semitics A 1

115-004 Beginners Semitics B 2

115-012 Beginners Ancient Greek A 1

115-013 Beginners Ancient Greek B 2

First/Second/Third/Fourth Year

109-006 Hebrew 3A Not Offered

109-007 Hebrew 3B Not Offered

109-008 Hebrew 3C 1

109-009 Hebrew 3D 2

Second/Third/Fourth Year

109-014 Special Study Research Project (Hebrew) 1, repeat 2

109-015 Hebrew 4A Not Offered

109-016 Hebrew 4B Not Offered

115-008 Beginners Syriac Not Offered

109-017 Hebrew 4C 1

109-018 Hebrew 4D 2

115-007 Beginners Aramaic 1

115-005 Intermediate Semitics A 1

115-006 Intermediate Semitics B 2

Language study

First/Second Year	Semester
	109-001 Hebrew 1A	1
	109-002 Hebrew 1B	2
	922-126 MCD-Introduction to Biblical Hebrew	1
	922-127 MCD-Biblical Hebrew: The Book of Ruth	2

First/Second/Third Year
	109-004 Hebrew 2A	1
	109-005 Hebrew 2B	2
	115-003 Beginners Semitics A	1
	115-004 Beginners Semitics B	2
	115-012 Beginners Ancient Greek A	1
	115-013 Beginners Ancient Greek B	2

First/Second/Third/Fourth Year
	109-006 Hebrew 3A	Not Offered
	109-007 Hebrew 3B	Not Offered
	109-008 Hebrew 3C	1
	109-009 Hebrew 3D	2

Second/Third/Fourth Year
	109-014 Special Study Research Project (Hebrew)	1, repeat 2
	109-015 Hebrew 4A	Not Offered
	109-016 Hebrew 4B	Not Offered
	115-008 Beginners Syriac	Not Offered
	109-017 Hebrew 4C	1
	109-018 Hebrew 4D	2
	115-007 Beginners Aramaic	1
	115-005 Intermediate Semitics A	1
	115-006 Intermediate Semitics B	2

4. Combined Honours entry

Currently there is no pure Honours in Jewish Studies. This means that students must combine Fourth Year Honours in Jewish Studies with another area of study.

The prerequisites for entry to combined Honours in Jewish Studies are:

completion of all the requirements for the BA and;
completion of a Major in Hebrew Studies or a Major in Jewish Studies which must include two semesters of Hebrew language study and;
an average grade of H2B or higher over the Second/Third Year subjects within the Major and;
admission to Honours in another area of study within the Faculty of Arts.

Entry to Honours must be approved by the convener of Jewish Studies and the Faculty of Arts Honours course adviser.

5. Combined Honours requirements

Students undertaking combined Honours in Jewish Studies and another area of study must complete:

109-021 Hebrew & Jewish Literature 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 combined area of study (totalling 37.5 points).

Honours thesis in the combined area of study (37.5 points) and;
two Honours subjects in the combined area of study (totalling 25 points) and;
three Honours subjects in Jewish Studies (totalling 37.5 points).

Students should note that they are encouraged to complete at least one semester of Hebrew language study at intermediate or advanced level (12.5 points) in their first semester of Honours study. Consult the list of language study subjects above and Hebrew Studies

Fourth Year Honours subjects

109-014 Special Study Research Project (Hebrew) 1, repeat 2

107-015 Aspects of Judaeo-Christianity Not Offered

109-019 Literature of Destruction Not Offered

109-020 Jerusalem in Jewish Literature 2

131-133 The Rabbinic Imagination Not Offered

131-134 Philosophies of Jewish History Not Offered

Note: additional subjects are available by negotiation and arrangement with the convener of Jewish Studies.

Fourth Year Honours subjects

	109-014 Special Study Research Project (Hebrew)	1, repeat 2
	107-015 Aspects of Judaeo-Christianity	Not Offered
	109-019 Literature of Destruction	Not Offered
	109-020 Jerusalem in Jewish Literature	2
	131-133 The Rabbinic Imagination	Not Offered
	131-134 Philosophies of Jewish History	Not Offered
	Note: additional subjects are available by negotiation and arrangement with the convener of Jewish Studies.

6. Studying overseas

Suitably qualified students may include subjects completed at an accredited overseas university as part of the Second/Third Year component of their Jewish Studies major. Formal arrangements exist with the Rothberg School for Overseas Students of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, the Tel Aviv University School for Overseas Students and the Oxford One Year Program in Jewish Studies. In certain cases, financial assistance for overseas study may be arranged in consultation with the program convener. Interested students should consult the Faculty of Arts Office regarding credit and the International Centre for application forms and information on the programs.

Students proceeding to overseas study must have the permission of the convener of Jewish Studies and the Faculty of Arts before commencing their overseas study. See Studying overseas for credit.

7. Career opportunities

Graduates who have majored in Jewish Studies have found employment as teachers, academics, translators, interpreters, writers, journalists, editors and in various areas of the public service and professions serving local Jewish communities.

8. For more information

Dr Ziva Shavitsky
School of Languages
Fifth Floor, John Medley Building
The University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010
Tel: +61 3 9344 7562/5518
Email: z.shavitsky@language.unimelb.edu.au
Web: http://www.languages.unimelb.edu.au/hebrew/

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