Career Opportunities
- Anthropologist
- Charitable/Non-Profit Manager
- Teacher
- Journalist
- Linguist
- Researcher
- Sociologist
The Jewish American Studies Minor is an 18-credit program open to students of any major. This flexible minor provides an opportunity to examine the contributions made by Jewish heritage, arts, religion, language, sciences, values and people of Jewish heritage to American culture, institutions and intellectual traditions.
Explore a Dynamic Field
Engage with a vibrant, interdisciplinary journey into the literature, art and culture of the Jewish American community. Designed for students of all backgrounds, the program invites you to:
- Connect with recent scholarship on Jewish American life
- Uncover the legacies and ongoing impacts of immigrant culture
- Analyze the meaningful contributions of Jewish American experiences to society
A Flexible, Engaging Curriculum
- Rigorous yet adaptable — complements any undergraduate major
- Welcomes students of all ethnic and religious affiliations
- Builds understanding of historical and social forces shaping Jewish American life
Taught by Distinguished Faculty
- Learn from Montclair’s departments of religion, history, political science and law, anthropology and sociology
- Draw upon the New York and Tri-State area as a resource and laboratory for cultural, religious, social and historical study
- Examine both past and present experiences, as well as current developments impacting Jewish life in America
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Questions? We’re Here to Help.
The office of Undergraduate Admissions will guide you every step of the way on your journey from learning about the University and its offerings, to applying for a program through to acceptance and enrollment.
- msuadm@montclair.edu
- 973-655-4444
- Susan A. Cole Hall, Suite 100
The Department of Religion at Montclair State University aims to be a model of innovative pedagogy, intellectual rigor, interdisciplinary research, and public scholarship. The religious and cultural diversity of the NJ/NY metro region, combined with faculty expertise in a wide range of the world’s religions, uniquely situates us to be pathbreakers in the study of interreligious exchange.
- religiondept@montclair.edu
- 973-655-7031
- Dickson Hall 170