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.
GRANTS-IN-AID OF RESEARCH
Jewish Studies Graduate Level Courses:
Jewish Studies Course Information, Spring 2010
Jewish Studies Course Information, Fall 2009
Crosslisted Graduate Jewish Studies courses by department
Jewish Studies Academic Programs for Graduate
What our students say
"I always enjoy the lunchtime 'brown bag' JS workshops, and how they bring together students in diverse fields and departments. Seeing scholars from outside and within the university present their work is so interesting and enriching."
-- Erin Corber, History graduate student and JS doctoral minor student
Students:
Doctoral Minor in Yiddish Studies
CURRENT JEWISH STUDIES DOCTORAL MINOR STUDENTS
Resources for graduate students:
Read quotes from alumni of Borns Jewish Studies graduate programs.
