Jewish Studies
Whilst elements of Jewish Studies have long been taught within the University, this area of study marks the establishment of the first coherent three-year course in which Jewish Studies form a major component. Within Combined Studies, it may be taken in combination with any one other of the Combined Studies areas of study (including Holocaust Studies).
Of 120 credits each year, students may take 40, 60 or 80 units in Jewish Studies. Of these, a minimum of 40 units must be taken each year from the core area of Jewish Studies which comprises units mainly from Middle Eastern Studies, Religions and Theology and Languages. The core courses presently available are:
YEAR 1
- Introduction to Judaism
- The question of Palestine / Israel 1882-1967
- The world of the Ancient Israelites
- Hebrew Language
- Biblical Hebrew
YEAR 2
- Jews in Europe 1789-1939
- Introduction to the history of Jewish-Christian relations
- Talmudic Judaism: its sources and concerns
- Fundamental debates in Israeli Studies
- Readings in Talmudic Judaism
- Biblical Hebrew Texts
- Modern Hebrew Language
YEAR 3
- Early Jewish novels
- The Jewish-Christian-Muslim controversies from the earliest time until the Middle Ages
- Themes in the formation of Jewish and Arab nationalisms
- Modern Hebrew literature
- Holocaust Theology
- Biblical Hebrew texts
- Modern Hebrew language
In addition, students may take a further 20 credits of courses that are relevant to Jewish Studies from a comparative and historical point of view, for example, in Comparative Religion, Literature, Archaeology, History, Politics and Sociology.
There are no specific A-level requirements but students wanting to undertake course units in Hebrew language need to be able to demonstate sufficient language skills to do so.
For further details, contact Daniel Langton (daniel.langton@manchester.ac.uk)