The Master's in Jewish Studies is built around two core components: 1. Doing Jewish Studies: this core course offers an in-depth introduction to academic Jewish Studies as a profession. Centering on concrete historical cases and sources, it is designed to help you place your area of specialisation within the broader field, both historically and theoretically. You will acquire a broad repertoire of scholarly approaches, which you will learn to apply in your own research trajectory. 2. Term paper: the term paper is connected to the Winterschool in Hebrew and Jewish Studies, which offers an interdisciplinary exploration of a selected theme through a combination of lectures, reading groups, site visits and ateliers.

The programme includes the International Winter School in Jewish Studies: one week with staff and students on a location somewhere else in Europe or Israel, together with students from the Open University of Israel and Sorbonne Université (Paris). Centred around a challenging theme, lectures, excursions and meetings with local Jewish communities and heritage institutions are offered

The 24 credits can be completed as follows: a) the two program-bound electives (Ancient Judaism and A History of Modern Israel ) and the two externally funded tutorials in Yiddish; b) free choice electives from the broader offerings of the faculty/university; c) two tailor-made tutorials; d) internships. Students are free to compose their package within the framework of these four options.

In the Master's thesis you report on research which you carry out under the supervision of an academic staff member involved in the programme. In the electives you can prepare for the topic you wish to explore and master the tools to tackle it.