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Graduate Theological Union

Dept. of History
2400 Ridge Rd.
Berkeley, CA 94709

Phone 510.649.2400
Fax 510.649.1417
E-mail: djoslynsiem@cdsp.edu

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Areas of Specialization:

History of Christianity and Jewish History and Culture

Program Description

In the history program at the Graduate Theological Union, students are encouraged to undertake interdisciplinary and comparative research in the histories of Judaism and Christianity. Current areas of faculty competence include Judaism and Christianity in late antiquity and the Middle Ages; the history of religion in early modern Europe; spirituality; American religious history especially colonial, church, and state; Asian immigrant churches; religion in the American West; American Catholicism; and modern Jewish cultures. Students acquire general competence for teaching in the history of Christianity in Judaism front late antiquity to the recent past.

Special Programs or Resources

In addition to their work with faculty of the Graduate Theological Union, students are required to take graduate seminars in the University of California at Berkeley; they must have one member of examination and dissertation committees from outside the GTU usually from the faculty of the University of California. In addition to the library collections of the Graduate Theological Union, students enjoy borrowing privileges at the libraries of the University of California. Together, Berkeley libraries hold exceptionally rich resources for the history of religions.

Financial Aid

Contact the Financial Aid Office at the GTU for current information.

Degree Requirements

Students must take five required seminars distributed across all periods of the histories of Christianity or late antique to modern Judaism. They are expected to take an additional three seminars in their area of particular research interest. They must complete comprehensive examinations (two written and timed and one oral) covering an area of specialization, an outside field, and the general history of Christianity or Judaism.



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Faculty Information (Fall 2011):

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Relative Size based on Number of Full-time Faculty: No Data [Explain]

 

Student Demographics (Fall 2011):

Number of Doctoral Students in Program: 14

New Doctoral Students Entering Program: 2

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Number of Graduate Students Enrolled: 9

Relative Size Based on Graduate Student Enrollment: Small [Explain]

 

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Last Updated: October 19, 2012