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UCSD JUDAIC STUDIES
PROGRAM
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WELCOME
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 From
Thomas E. Levy, Judaic Studies Director
Since its inception
in 1974, the Judaic Studies Program has
been a vital part of the UCSD campus. The
program is interdisciplinary, offering undergraduate
majors, minors, and concentrations in Judaic
studies that draw upon a variety of perspectives,
and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in association
with the Departments of History and Anthropology.
Full-year education abroad programs and
a summer archaeology program provide undergraduate
and graduate students the opportunity to
study in Israel and Jordan. Information
regarding scholarships for these programs
is available from the Judaic Studies office.
An endowment in Judaic Studies provides
support for the enrichment of the academic
program, including endowed chairs, lectures,
library holdings, conferences, publications,
archaeological excavations, fellowships
and scholarships, and student prizes. |
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MISSION STATEMENT |
The Judaic
Studies Program of the University of California, San
Diego, is dedicated to researching and teaching all
facets of Jewish culture and history, from Iron Age
Israel and the Levant through the twenty-first century
Diaspora. Each year, experts in Jewish languages,
history, literature, archaeology and anthropology
offer instruction to hundreds of graduate and undergraduate
students. Our aims are to foster knowledge and understanding
of Jews and Judaism in all students, irrespective
of background, and to train future scholars of Judaic
Studies.
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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
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The Judaic Studies Program is funded by the University, faculty grants, and in part, by the Judaic Studies Endowment which was established through popular subscription to the Friends in 1978. Income from the permanent Endowment helps support the Judaic Studies Program and makes possible meetings and lectures for the general public by distinguished members of the world-renowned faculty and visiting lecturers.
The aim of the Judaic Studies Program as envisioned by the donors and carried out by the faculty is to foster the critical study of the literature and history of the Jews from sources in the bible to the modern times. Each academic year over 1,000 students enroll in undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral courses taught by Judaic Studies faculty. Free of doctrinal assumptions faculty and students use all modes of rational inquiry to reach a deeper understanding of the Jewish civilization and its contribution to mankind.
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