It is a one year course designed to enable students who have graduated in a different discipline to transfer to Jewish Studies by gaining the necessary linguistic skills and background knowledge. Research degrees Research degrees are the D.Phil. There are many opportunities to meet students and academic staff working in different areas of Oriental Studies and in many other disciplines. In addition, a number of research degrees in appropriate areas of Jewish topics are awarded under the faculty boards of Modern History, Social Studies, and Anthropology and Geography. Many of those who obtain doctorates in Jewish Studies in Oxford go on to take up academic careers in universities and research institutions around the world.
Teachers are also pleased to discuss applications at other times by appointment.
Telephone 01865 288216. For information on the study of Hebrew as a language, see the information sheet on Hebrew Studies in Oxford. There are 15 permanent academic staff who regularly teach for the different courses in Jewish Studies. Their research interests range across a very wide field.