Jewish Studies

专业详情

The MA in Jewish Studies offers students the opportunity to create a specialized program of study that leads to an enriched understanding of the breadth and depth of Jewish Studies as an academic discipline. The program concludes with a thesis on a focused topic related to the student’s area of interest. Our program helps students prepare for careers as scholars or as professionals in a variety of fields, including education and the nonprofit sector.

Students in the program are encouraged to make use of the resources of Columbia’s Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies, one of the most distinguished and longest-standing institutes dedicated to the academic study of Jewish literature, religion, history, culture, and philosophy, and which brings together faculty and students across a range of disciplines and departments. MA students will have the opportunity to study with these professors in a variety of pedagogical and curricular formats. The program welcomes both full- and part-time students.