Doctor of Hebrew Literature

Admission Requirements

For admissions, see The Graduate School.

Additionally, students must have a master's degree in History or Judaica.

Degree Requirements

Courses
In addition to courses required of all students in The Graduate School, thirty graduate credits beyond the MA are required as follows:

• Twenty-one credits in Jewish history (students may choose courses from all periods of Jewish history, but are urged to distribute these courses to prepare for the comprehensive examination); all programs must be approved by the departmental adviser;
• Readings in Jewish history (departmental seminar) until comprehensive exams are taken.
  

Comprehensive Examination
Upon satisfactory completion of all course work, students will take a two-hour oral examination on selected primary and secondary sources from all periods of Jewish history and in the area of the dissertation. The MA comprehensive exam in Jewish history, if taken at JTS, fulfills the first part of the DHL comprehensive examination and candidates will be examined only in the area of the dissertation.

Dissertation
A significant monograph-length dissertation on a topic in Jewish history.