The Department of Jewish, Islamic and Near Eastern Languages and Cultures offers a Master of Arts in Jewish Studies and a Master of Arts in Islamic and Near Eastern Studies. Students also have the option of pursuing a Masters of Arts in Jewish Studies in combination with their professional training in Social Work (MSW/MA). Applicants applying for the MSW/MA should consider applying to the FEREP graduate scholarship program. Furthermore, students may pursue a Ph.D. degree in the area of Jewish, Islamic, and Near Eastern Studies under the auspices of an established department or interdisciplinary program (e.g., History, Anthropology, Comparative Literature, etc.) and Jewish, Islamic, and Near Eastern Studies.
Director of Graduate Studies-- Professor Hillel Kieval
Ph.D. Option
A student may pursue a Ph.D. degree in the area of Jewish, Islamic and Near Eastern Studies under the auspices of an established department or interdisciplinary program (e.g., History, Anthropology, Comparative Literature, etc.) and the Department of Jewish, Islamic and Near Eastern Languages and Cultures. Along with faculty representatives from the Department of Jewish, Islamic and Near Eastern Languages and Cultures and the relevant department, the student creates a rigorous, interdisciplinary-course program. In such a program, the student must fulfill the basic requirements of both participating university subdivisions as well as of his or her specific program. Students interested in this program should contact the relevant department for more details.
Financial Aid
Full or partial tuition remission for students in the Master of Arts Programs in Jewish Studies and in Islamic Studies is available for qualified applicants. Application should be made to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences when applying for admission to the Program. Applicants for the joint Ph.D. Program in Jewish, Islamic, and Near Eastern Studies should consult the relevant department concerning admissions and financial aid.
Satisfactory Academic Progress
Students are expected to maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in courses approved for their degree programs. Students with scholarship grants and/or stipend awards are expected to maintain a significantly higher grade point average.