Since the winter semester 2011/12, it has been possible for students on a Master's degree programme in Cultural Studies and Humanities at School IV to further define their academic profile by participating in the certificate programme "Intercultural Jewish Studies".

Profile

As a co-operation project of the Jewish Teaching House in Oldenburg (Leo Trepp Teaching House) and the University of Oldenburg, this programme has a pilot character and adopts an integrative approach both in terms of content and organisation, which sees Jewish Studies as an integral part of general science and can thus trace the contribution of Judaism to European history and culture in all its facets.
Accordingly, the study programme includes the analysis of historical, religious-historical, philosophical and cultural contexts, the examination of interdisciplinary research questions and methods as well as the acquisition of language skills (Hebrew / Iwrith), which are indispensable for such a profile development. On this basis, it is possible to recognise the interrelationships between Jewish, Christian and Islamic traditions and cultures in the past and present, to perceive the ambivalences of living together due to the dangers of latent anti-Semitism and thus to sharpen mutual perception.

Qualification

The certificate programme imparts skills that qualify students for information-oriented cultural and humanities professions (including museums, foundations, politics and the media) as well as for an academic career. In particular, the close links with the Leo Trepp Teaching House and the planned internship at Jewish institutions in Germany or abroad provide a direct insight into Jewish life in Germany and the challenges of interreligious and intercultural dialogue over and above specialised studies. Participants in the programme can act as cultural translators or mediators, so to speak, and carry out knowledge transfers between Jewish and Christian culture and tradition and their relationships with Islam.