Jewish Studies - Jewish Theological Seminary of America

Jewish Theological Seminary of America

The Jewish Theological Seminary of America continues to be a major center for academic scholarship in Jewish studies. Its graduate school describes itself as offering "the most extensive academic program in advanced Judaic Studies in North America." The school grants MA, DHL, and PhD degrees in the areas of: Ancient Judaism; Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages; Interdepartmental Studies; Jewish Art and Visual Culture; Jewish History; Jewish Literature; Jewish Philosophy; Jewish Studies and Public Administration; Jewish Studies and Social Work; *Jewish Women’s Studies; Liturgy; Medieval Jewish Studies; Midrash; Modern Jewish Studies; and Talmud and Rabbinics. In addition to its graduate school, JTS also runs the Albert A. List College of Jewish Studies (which is affiliated with Columbia University and offers joint/double bachelors degree programs with both Columbia and Barnard College); the William Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education; the H. L. Miller Cantorial School and College of Jewish Music; and the Rabbinical School.

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