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University of St Andrews MLitt in The Study of Judaism and Christianity
University of St Andrews

MLitt in The Study of Judaism and Christianity

Saint Andrews, United Kingdom

2 Years

English

Full time

07 Aug 2025

Sep 2025

USD 24,000 *

On-Campus

* year one; year two: £21,000

Introduction

The MLitt in The Study of Judaism and Christianity offers a unique opportunity to gain comparative and cross-cultural perspectives on these two religious traditions through a joint qualification from the University of St Andrews (MLitt in the Study of Judaism and Christianity) and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel (MA in Comparative Religion with a specialization in the Study of Judaism and Christianity).

Course details

The MLitt in the Study of Judaism and Christianity is a two-year taught programme run jointly by the School of Divinity at St Andrews and the Department of Comparative Religion at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

The programme will allow you to explore both the breadth and depth of the Jewish and Christian religious traditions, encompassing languages, history, theology, and philosophy.

You will spend your first year in Israel and your second year in Scotland. Learn more about being an international student at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Highlights

  • As members of two world-class universities in very different settings, you will immerse yourself in two unique and rich cultural, linguistic, and religious environments
  • The programme will introduce the comparative study of Judaism and Christianity and allow you to develop your expertise through modules that cross a wide range of sub-disciplines
  • Language courses will equip you with the skills to study Jewish and Christian literature in the original languages, both ancient and modern (e.g. biblical and modern Hebrew, Koine Greek, Aramaic, Latin, German)
  • The programme is taught by a group of internationally renowned experts in all major areas of the study of Judaism and Christianity from ancient Israel to the 21st century
  • The combination of rigorous intellectual training with extensive cross-cultural experience will prepare you to go on to PhD research or to enter a range of top-level graduate careers.

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