The Borns Jewish Studies Program at IU encourages study of the Jews and Judaism as a way to enhance knowledge of Jewish civilization. Jewish Studies majors, certificate students, & Hebrew minors may apply for a number of overseas study programs that offer Hebrew language and Jewish Studies-related courses. The IU co-sponsored program at the Rothberg International School at Hebrew University in Jerusalem (fall or spring semester, or academic year) provides Jewish Studies students a rich Jewish Studies academic experience as well as comprehensive advising from IU Overseas Study in cooperation with a student’s major advisor(s).
In addition to Jewish Studies credit, students can also earn credit toward a second major, minor(s), or they can even fulfill certificate, distribution, culture studies and elective requirements. Students should bring back course materials to any department in which they would like to earn major or minor credit, for final course approval, at the conclusion of the program.
II. Affiliated Study Abroad Programs
IU does not offer programs in every location and language, so students may choose to search from among the list of affiliated programs that are administered by other institutions.
Students earn transfer credit on these programs and the use of financial aid is subject to approval.
As a general rule, the mainstreamed programs are most likely to include courses that fulfill major requirements. Offerings in the programs designed exclusively for Americans are limited and students should review the courses that are available and then consult Overseas Study for guidance.
University College London has a Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies with many courses. Our affiliates (Arcadia University CEA and Butler University IFSA) offer UC London as an option.
III. Other Non-IU Options
If students still do not find a program that suits their needs, they should consult non-IU program instructions to get information on locating a program and procedures to follow.
Consider the academic year or semester programs in Israel at the following
universities: Ben-Gurion University, Haifa University or Tel Aviv University.
(Students choosing to study at other universities in Israel will not be
permitted to maintain IU enrollment or use of IU financial aid while abroad.)
CET Academic Programs has a Jewish Studies program in Prague, Czech Republic that focuses
on the Jewish experience in Central and Eastern Europe. Many of the credits earned on the
program will fulfill Jewish Studies credit. Most of the courses fulfill Jewish Studies
History and Society credit, although a course on Modern Jewish Philosophy (a Religion
and Thought course) is frequently taught.
A number of programs in Florence, Italy where students study
at the Lorenzo de Medici Institute intermittently offer a few Jewish
Studies History and Society courses. Students should primarily consider
Broome Community College, Fairfield University, Academic Programs International (API) and Wells College.
Study in Israel
Indiana University accepts transfer credit from the following Israeli universities*:
Ben-Gurion University,
University of Haifa
Tel Aviv University
(*Due to Israel’s current travel warning, students choosing to study at other universities in Israel will not be permitted to maintain IU enrollment or use of IU financial aid while abroad)
Study Elsewhere
CET Academic Programs has a Jewish Studies program in Prague, Czech Republic that focuses on the Jewish experience in Central and Eastern Europe. Many of the credits earned on the program will fulfill Jewish Studies credit. Most of the courses fulfill Jewish Studies History and Society credit, although a course on Modern Jewish Philosophy (a Religion and Thought course) is frequently taught. Students are required to take Czech on this programs; Modern Hebrew is not taught.
A number of programs in Florence, Italy where students study at the Lorenzo de Medici Institute intermittently offer a few Jewish Studies History and Society courses. Students should primarily consider Broome Community College, Fairfield University, Academic Programs International (API) and Wells College.
Other programs may also have Jewish Studies courses, although it is the student’s responsibility to verify whether credits would be transferable to IU. See the non-IU procedures for more information.
- Central European University (Budapest, Hungary)
- Eberhard-Karls-Universitat-Tuebingen, Institutum Judaicum (Germany)
- Jagiellonian University, Krakow (Poland)
- European University at St. Petersburg (Russia)
- Leiden University (The Netherlands)
- University of London, Dept. of Lang. and Cultures of the Near & Middle East (UK)
- Trinity College, Herzog Center for Jewish and Near Eastern Religion (Dublin, Ireland)
- Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies (UK)
- University of Cambridge, Jewish Studies in the Faculty of Divinity (UK)
- University of Edinburgh, School of Divinity (Edinburgh, Scotland)
- University of Manchester, Centre for Jewish Studies (UK)
- University College London, Dept. of Hebrew and Jewish Studies (UK)
- McGill University, Dept. of Jewish Studies (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
- University of Toronto, Jewish Studies Program (Canada)
- University of Melbourne, Center for Jewish History and Culture (Australia)
- Monash University, The Austrialian Centre for Jewish Civilisation (Victoria, Australia)
- University of New South Wales, Jewish Studies Program (Sydney, Australia)
- University of Sydney, Dept. of Hebrew, Biblical & Jewish Studies (Australia)
Note: Hebrew courses at Australian universities are taught 1st semester spring; 2nd semester fall, etc.
