The Seminar in Jewish Studies serves as an introduction to Jewish Studies, offering students a thematic and methodological survey of the field. Students complete a research paper which may serve as a basis for the major research paper. Through a series of presentations, students will have the opportunity to meet York faculty engaged in different areas of Jewish Studies research. Students will be expected to present their own works in progress, as they work toward the completion of their seminar paper. Generally, students working on an Master's degree would take the Seminar in Jewish Studies in their first year and their work in Israel in the second year of their programme.
Alternative timetables are possible, if approved by the Diploma Coordinator.
Students working on their Ph.D. degree may choose the best time to fulfil the Diploma requirements subject to the approval of Diploma Coordinator. Limited scholarships may be available through the Centre for Jewish Studies for study in Israel to fulfil the Diploma requirements. The Graduate Diploma in Jewish Studies will be of interest to lay and professional leaders in the Jewish community, to teachers and administrators in Jewish schools and to those with an interest in Jewish Studies who do not wish to earn a formal graduate degree. The Diploma will provide an intellectual grounding for their activities and give them the information needed to put their leadership, teaching, and interests into a broader context. This is a Diploma for students who meet the requirements outlined below.