Overview

Hebrew and Judaic Studies from Bryn Mawr College is designed to help students understand how religions develop and change and how religious texts, symbols, and rituals help constitute communities and cultures. Thus, the major in religion seeks to help students develop a coherent set of academic skills in the study of religion, while at the same time encouraging interdisciplinary work in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences.

Learning Goals

Expose students to the central ideas, debates, scholars, methods, historiography, and approaches to the academic study of religion.
Analyze key terms and categories in the study of religion, and utilize the diverse vocabularies deployed among a range of scholars in religion and related fields.
Develop critical thinking, analytical writing, and sustained engagement in theory and method, together with the critical competence to engage sacred texts, images, ideas and practices.
Cultivate the learning environment as an integrative and collaborative process.
Expand intellectual opportunities for students to broaden and critically assess their worldviews.
Encourage students to supplement their work in religion with elective languages (Arabic, Chinese, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi/Urdu, Japanese, Latin, Sanskrit, Yoruba).
Foster interdisciplinary methods and perspectives in the study of religion, while continuing to model this through the curriculum.
Prepare students for professional careers, for graduate studies in religion or related fields, and for leadership roles as reflective, critically-aware human beings.
Through coursework, senior thesis research, and the Senior Colloquium with the Swarthmore Religion Department, the department seeks to fulfill the following learning goals:

Analyze key terms and categories in the study of religion, and utilize the diverse vocabularies deployed among a range of scholars in religion and related fields.
Develop critical thinking, analytical writing, and sustained engagement in theory and method, together with the critical competence to engage sacred texts, images, ideas and practices.
Cultivate the learning environment as an integrative and collaborative process.
Expand intellectual opportunities for students to broaden and critically assess their worldviews.
Encourage students to supplement their work in religion with elective languages (Arabic, Chinese, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi/Urdu, Japanese, Latin, Sanskrit, Yoruba).
Foster interdisciplinary methods and perspectives in the study of religion, while continuing to model this through the curriculum.
Prepare students for professional careers, for graduate studies in religion or related fields, and for leadership roles as reflective, critically-aware human beings.
Through coursework, senior thesis research, and the Senior Colloquium with the Swarthmore Religion Department, the department seeks to fulfill the following learning goals:

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Elementary Hebrew

Supervised Work

Theoretical Perspectives in the Study of Religion

Religious Traditions in Cultural Context

Religion, Literature, and Representation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Ardmore, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

Common Application or Coalition Application (fee waived when submitted online)

Bryn Mawr Writing Supplement

Official transcripts

Two teacher recommendations

School counselor recommendation

Evidence of English proficiency

Mid-year report

Standardized test results (optional)

Interview (optional)

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

71290 USD / year

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Out-of-State

71290 USD / year

≈ 71290 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

71290 USD / year

≈ 71290 USD / year

Living costs

Ardmore

United States

1000 - 1500 USD / month

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Learning Goals

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

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Academic requirements

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IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

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Tuition Fees

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Ardmore

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