4026 - Master of Judaic Studies
This course entry should be read in conjunction with information provided in the Faculty information section of this Handbook by the managing faculty for this course
| Abbreviated title | MJudaicStds |
|---|---|
| Managing faculty | Arts |
| Study location and mode | On-campus (Caulfield, Clayton) |
| Total credit points required | 72 |
| Duration (years) | 1.5 years FT, 3 years PT |
| Minimum grade for completion | To graduate with the Masters, students must gain a credit (60 C) or above in core units and a minimum credit average overall. |
| Course coordinator | Dr Nathan Wolski |
Description
The Master of Judaic Studies offers specialised units in Jewish theology, philosophy, history and literature. Spanning the biblical, rabbinic, medieval and modern periods, this course offers students the opportunity to pursue advanced Jewish studies and pursue independent research. Diverse course units expose students to an array of different methodologies and foci in Jewish scholarship.
Taught by the research professors and lecturers from the Centre for Jewish Studies, this course draws specifically on the research expertise of the centre's staff and presents students with access to some of the key issues and themes in Jewish scholarship today. Graduates will be fully prepared to undertake PhDs and/or may go on to work in Jewish education or other community organisations.
Objectives
Students completing this course will demonstrate:
- broad and deep familiarity with Jewish history, philosophy, theology and literature
- specialised skills in reading classical and modern Jewish texts
- an understanding of the historical and cultural significance of key Jewish texts and be able to situate these texts in their broader intellectual milieu
- a familiarity with key debates and central issues in Jewish scholarship today
- strong skills in critical oral and written assessment of the academic scholarship
- the skills to pursue high level independent research
- the ability to design and carry out a significant piece of independent research.
Structure
Students complete one core unit and elective units. Students must complete a maximum of 48 points at level four and minimum of 24 points at level five. All units except where indicated are worth 12 points.
Students who achieve a distinction average in their level four units have the option of undertaking a 24-point research dissertation at level five.
Requirements
Students complete one core unit:
- JWM4030 Jewish history, Jewish memory: Writing and reading the Jewish past
plus a further 36 points of elective units at level four and 24 points at level five from the following:
- HYM4175/HYM5175 Interpreting the Bible: Jewish and Christian perspectives
- HYM4260/HYM5260 Medieval dialogues: reason, mysticism, society
- JWM4020/JWM5020 Between homeland and Holy Land: the place of Israel in Jewish thought
- HSY4165/HYM4165 Final journey: the life and death of European Jews, 1900-1945
- JWM4260 Jewish literature of destruction
- JWM4040/5040 Jewish literature of subversion
- SHM5000(A) Research Project part 1 and SHM5000(B) Research Project part 2
Students may also choose units from related Masters programs in Holocaust Studies, Interreligious Studies and Israel Studies.
Progression to further studies
Alternative exit(s)
Students who have completed studies in this course to the value of:
- 24 points may apply to exit with a related graduate certificate
- 48 points may apply to exit with a related graduate diploma.
Students will also exit the masters with the appropriate award if they do not maintain the required academic level.
Award(s) received on completion *
* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.