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BA Judentum in Tradition und Gegenwart (Judaism in Tradition and the Present) at Leipzig University

Leipzig University, Germany

Programme overview

Presents Judaism as a living religion from the double perspective of tradition and the present, with attention to the creative adaptation of biblical and rabbinic literature in European modernity. Taught in German with some English.

Faculty: Theologische Fakultät  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time; taught in German, partly English  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

What you will study

Languages (Hebrew, optionally Greek, Aramaic and Ivrith) and English-language modules preparing for later study in Germany and abroad.

Career pathways

Qualifies for many fields in the cultural, public and private sectors and for further academic study, e.g. a research-based master's.

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Application information

Entry requirements

General or subject-specific higher education entrance qualification (Allgemeine or Fachgebundene Hochschulreife). Language requirements: English at CEFR B2. Open admission (no numerus clausus). Application period: 02.05. – 15.09.; portal: AlmaWeb.

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)

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