The Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Jewish Studies Program at Indiana University is an interdepartmental program. Our faculty are housed in various departments — including Anthropology, Comparative Literature, English, Folklore and Ethnomusicology, Germanic Studies, History, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, Philosophy, Religious Studies, and the Russian and East European Institute — where students pursue master's or doctoral degrees. The Borns Jewish Studies Program does not offer a master's degree or doctoral degree program, but students enrolled in Indiana University Bloomington doctoral programs may pursue a doctoral minor in Jewish Studies.
Students interested in graduate study need to apply for admission through the various departments listed above rather than through the Borns Jewish Studies Program.
Graduate Fellowship Opportunities
The Borns Jewish Studies Program provides numerous opportunities for graduate students working in different disciplines to interact and learn from each other through the Jewish Studies workshop series and other programs. The JSP also provides extensive fellowship opportunities and other awards for students working in Jewish Studies.
Jewish Studies Graduate Level Courses:
Crosslisted Graduate Jewish Studies courses by department
Reading Yiddish for Holocaust Research
Jewish Studies Academic Programs for Graduate Students:
Doctoral Minor in Yiddish Studies
Resources for graduate students:
Read quotes from alumni of Borns Jewish Studies graduate programs.
