BA Jewish Studies at Indiana University Bloomington

Programme overview

The Jewish Studies major is an interdisciplinary programme covering Judaism, the Bible, ancient and modern Israel, the Holocaust and antisemitism, Jewish literature and music, American Jewish culture, East European and Yiddish culture, and Jewish history. It is open to students of all backgrounds, can be combined with other majors, and includes study of Modern Hebrew or Yiddish.

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences | Department: Borns Jewish Studies Program | Duration: At least 120 credit hours for the degree; the major requires at least 30 credit hours | Location: Bloomington, IN, United States

What you will study

The major requires one intermediate Hebrew or Yiddish course, two Introduction to Jewish History courses, six 300-499 level electives and one further elective, drawn from Jewish Studies courses and approved courses in departments such as Comparative Literature, History, Religious Studies and Political Science.

Career pathways

Graduates pursue public administration, government service, non-profit work, education, communal service, foreign service, the rabbinate, ministry and cantorate, or graduate study in religion, international relations, history, languages and social work, and professional school in law, medicine and business.

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Application information

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Freshmen can start in the fall or spring semester; freshmen applying for the spring semester should apply by November 1 (priority deadline).

Transfer students can start in fall, spring (January start) or summer.

Freshman early action (non-binding) deadline is November 1 (response January 15); regular decision deadline is February 1 (response March 15); after February 1 applications are considered on a space-available basis. The enrollment deposit of $100 is due May 1. IU Bloomington is test-optional (SAT, ACT and CLT scores are optional). Apply with either the Apply IU application or the Common Application.

Transfer priority deadlines: fall start June 1, spring (January start) November 1, summer start March 1; School of Nursing applicants for fall must apply by April 1 and Kelley School of Business applicants by June 1. Apply with either the Apply IU application or the Common Application.

The undergraduate application fee is $65 (US citizen and international); the Jacobs School of Music application fee is $95.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.indiana.edu/apply/index.html

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