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

Master of Arts (Holocaust Studies) MA (Holocaust Studies)
Postgraduate Coursework 2010

 

Application Closing Dates

 
Semester 1 Semester 2 Mid-Year Entry CRICOS
30 OCT 2009 30 APR 2010 Available 016223J
Late applications are considered, however priority will be given to applications received on time.

Duration

 
This qualification is normally completed in 1 year of full time study or 2 - 4 years part time.

Entry Requirements

 
A Bachelor degree with a major in Jewish Civilization, Thought and Culture, History, or equivalent.

Completion Requirements

 
8 units of study (totalling 48 credit points) comprising 2 core units plus 6 electives from the Holocaust Studies program.
Candidates may choose to include an optional 2 unit dissertation (worth 12 credit points) on a topic approved by the Program Coordinator.

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 6912 Holocaust Research: Trends and Problems 1 6
JCTC 6913 German Jewish Experience 2 6
Elective
ARTS 7000 Academic Communication for Postgraduates 1, 2 6
EUST 6900 European Identity and Cultures 2 6
HSTY 6909 Place and Meaning in the Past 1 6
HSTY 6910 Biography 2 6
HSTY 6987 Writing the Past 1 6
JCTC 6902 Jewish Writings of the Second Temple 2 6
JCTC 6905 Literature of the Biblical Period 1 6
JCTC 6908 The Australian Jewish Experience 1 6
JCTC 6914 Supervised Reading: Hebrew/Judaic Stud 1 1, 2 6
JCTC 6915 Contemporary Responses to the Holocaust 1 6
JCTC 6916 The Holocaust: A Context of Health 2 6
JCTC 6918 Dissertation Part 1 1, 2 6
JCTC 6919 Dissertation Part 2 1, 2 6
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Semester
Start
End
 
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.