Master of Arts (M.A.) Jewish Studies (Non-Thesis)

Offered by: Jewish Studies Degree: Master of Arts

Program Requirements

All students pursuing this option must take JWST 699. The remaining credits will normally include 15 credits in two of the following areas and 12 credits in the third: Jewish Thought, Jewish History, and Jewish Literature. The substitution of credits in related disciplines outside of Jewish Studies may be permitted if appropriate. The coursework will be adjusted to the applicant's academic background.

Required Course (3 credits)

JWST 699 Research in Jewish Studies (3 credits)
Offered by: Jewish Studies (Faculty of Arts)

Administered by: Graduate Studies
Overview

Jewish Studies : Practical problems and resources related to research and key theoretical debates in the field will be discussed.

Terms: Winter 2022

Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Complementary Courses (42 credits)

Students will normally take 15 credits in two of the following areas and 12 credits in the third.

Jewish Thought (12-15 credits)

JWST 504 Seminar in Jewish Thought (3 credits)
Offered by: Jewish Studies (Faculty of Arts)
Overview

Jewish Studies : Examination of a theme or philosopher in the history of Jewish thought with particular attention to the intersections between Jewish thought and other intellectual traditions (e.g. Greek, Islamic, Christian, etc.)

Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Note: Readings in English
JWST 510 Jewish Bible Interpretation 1 (3 credits)
Offered by: Jewish Studies (Faculty of Arts)
Overview

Jewish Studies : The issues, approaches, and texts of Jewish Bible interpretation between the Biblical and Talmudic eras: Bible interpretation in the Bible; in Greco-Roman Jewish literature; in the Mishnah, Tosefta, Targumim, and Talmudim; early Samaritan interpretation, Bible interpretation in ancient synagogue art, and in the massoretic literature.

Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Restriction: Not open to students who have taken JWST 512
JWST 511 Jewish Bible Interpretation 2 (3 credits)
Offered by: Jewish Studies (Faculty of Arts)
Overview

Jewish Studies : The issues, problems, approaches, and texts of Jewish Bible interpretation in medieval, renaissance, early modern, and modern times. Interpretation in the Geonic, Ashkenazi, Sefardic, North African, Italian, European, Yemenite, North American and Israeli centres of Jewish Learning.

Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Restriction: Not open to students who have taken JWST 512
JWST 558 Topics: Modern Jewish Thought (3 credits)
Offered by: Jewish Studies (Faculty of Arts)
Overview

Jewish Studies : Studies of topics in Modern Jewish thought. Topic varies by year.

Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

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JWST 604 Topics: In Jewish Thought (3 credits)
Offered by: Jewish Studies (Faculty of Arts)

Administered by: Graduate Studies
Overview

Jewish Studies : Tutorial in Jewish thought.

Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Jewish History (12-15 credits)

HIST 655 Tutorial (6 credits)

Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)

Administered by: Graduate Studies

Overview

History : If a seminar is not available in a field judged necessary to complete the program, candidates may (with the consent of their Director of Studies and that of the Chair of the Graduate Committee) do tutorial work to replace a seminar.

Terms: Fall 2021, Winter 2022

Instructors: Krapfl, James; Moore, Leonard J (Fall) Krapfl, James; Moore, Leonard J; Adjetey, Wendell Nii Laryea (Winter)
JWST 585 Tutorial: Eastern European Studies 1 (3 credits)
Offered by: Jewish Studies (Faculty of Arts)
Overview

Jewish Studies : Individualized guided research on an approved topic in East European studies.

Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

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JWST 586 Tutorial: Eastern European Studies 2 (3 credits)
Offered by: Jewish Studies (Faculty of Arts)
Overview

Jewish Studies : Indivisualized guided research on an approved topec in East European studies.

Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

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JWST 602 East European Jewish History 1 (3 credits)
Offered by: Jewish Studies (Faculty of Arts)

Administered by: Graduate Studies
Overview

Jewish Studies : (1500 - 1800) Studies on specific issues and problems related to the social and cultural history of the Jews in Eastern Europe.

Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Jewish Literature (12-15 credits)

JWST 510 Jewish Bible Interpretation 1 (3 credits)
Offered by: Jewish Studies (Faculty of Arts)
Overview

Jewish Studies : The issues, approaches, and texts of Jewish Bible interpretation between the Biblical and Talmudic eras: Bible interpretation in the Bible; in Greco-Roman Jewish literature; in the Mishnah, Tosefta, Targumim, and Talmudim; early Samaritan interpretation, Bible interpretation in ancient synagogue art, and in the massoretic literature.

Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

For detailed course content go to .

Restriction: Not open to students who have taken JWST 512
JWST 511 Jewish Bible Interpretation 2 (3 credits)
Offered by: Jewish Studies (Faculty of Arts)
Overview

Jewish Studies : The issues, problems, approaches, and texts of Jewish Bible interpretation in medieval, renaissance, early modern, and modern times. Interpretation in the Geonic, Ashkenazi, Sefardic, North African, Italian, European, Yemenite, North American and Israeli centres of Jewish Learning.

Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

For detailed course content go to .

Restriction: Not open to students who have taken JWST 512
JWST 520 Bible Interpretation in Antiquity (3 credits)
Offered by: Jewish Studies (Faculty of Arts)
Overview

Jewish Studies : Studies in bible interpretation in Antiquity.

Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

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JWST 530 Topics in Yiddish Literature (3 credits)
Offered by: Jewish Studies (Faculty of Arts)
Overview

Jewish Studies : Supervised research in Yiddish literature. Work will focus on one genre, literary school or author.

Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

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JWST 538 Early Rabbinic Parshanut 1 (3 credits)
Offered by: Jewish Studies (Faculty of Arts)
Overview

Jewish Studies : Advanced level work on one aspect of Jewish Bible interpretation in late antiquity.

Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

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JWST 581 Aramaic Language (3 credits)
Offered by: Jewish Studies (Faculty of Arts)
Overview

Jewish Studies : A study of the Aramaic language.

Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Requires Departmental approval

Restriction: Not open to students who have taken JWST 506
JWST 615 Literary Analysis of Hebrew Fiction (3 credits)
Offered by: Jewish Studies (Faculty of Arts)

Administered by: Graduate Studies
Overview

Jewish Studies : A methodological examination of contemporary Hebrew narratives with particular attention to literary structures and narrative form.

Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

For detailed course content go to .

Note: Readings in English

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