University of Sydney / Faculty of Arts / Department of Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies / Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies / Master of Letters (Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies) 2010

Master of Letters (Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies) MLitt (Hebrew, Biblical & Jewish Studies)
Postgraduate Coursework 2010

 

Application Closing Dates

 
Semester 1 Semester 2 Mid-Year Entry CRICOS
30 OCT 2009 30 APR 2010 Available 005805M
Late applications are considered, however priority will be given to applications received on time.

Duration

 
This qualification is normally completed in 1.5 - 3 years of full time study or 3 - 6 years part time.

Entry Requirements

 
A Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Jewish Civilization, Thought and Culture at distinction level from the University of Sydney or equivalent.

Completion Requirements

 
12 units of study (totalling 72 credit points) comprising 1 core unit, a 2 part supervised treatise on a topic to be approved by the Program Coordinator (worth 24 points), plus 7 electives.

Units of Study

NB: 2010 Units of Study will be finalised in late September 2009 and available to view on this site in October. Any links below to the online Handbook are to 2009 listings and should be treated as a guide only. Please refer to the 2010 Handbook for additional units.
 
  SemPts
Core
JCTC 6901 Jewish Civ Study: Methodology and Tools 1 6
Elective
ARTS 7000 Academic Communication for Postgraduates 1, 2 6
HBRW 6901 Classical Hebrew for Postgraduates 1 1 6
HBRW 6902 Classical Hebrew for Postgraduates 2 2 6
JCTC 6903 Socio-Religious Developments: Century 1-3 2 6
JCTC 6904 Jewish Sages and Their Institutions 1 6
JCTC 6906 Yiddish Literature in Translation 1 6
JCTC 6907 Yiddish Popular Culture 2 6
JCTC 6908 The Australian Jewish Experience 1 6
JCTC 6914 Supervised Reading: Hebrew/Judaic Stud 1 1, 2 6
JCTC 6918 Dissertation Part 1 1, 2 6
JCTC 6919 Dissertation Part 2 1, 2 6
JCTC 6920 Treatise Part 1 1, 2 12
JCTC 6921 Treatise Part 2 1, 2 12
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Semester
Start
End
 
43
Summer Main
05 Jan
27 Feb
2010
1
Semester 1
02 Mar
10 Jun
2010
2
Semester 2
27 Jul
08 Nov
2010
Notes:
 
Department permission required
 
Department permission required. Highly recommended that this unit of study be completed during first semester of study by all non-English speaking background postgraduate students. Exceptions may be made by the relevant postgraduate coordinator and/or the unit coordinator for those NESB students who have fluent English and have completed their Bachelor award at a university where English was the medium of instruction. More Information

Further Study

 
Candidates intending to use the Masters degree as a qualification for entry to an M.Phil or Ph.D should consult the Program Coordinator regarding their proposed course of study prior to enrolment.