Apr 18, 2024

2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog

2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [Not Current Academic Year. Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]

Jewish Studies Minor

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College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences > Department of Modern and Classical Languages > Jewish Studies Minor

The Jewish Studies Program takes a broad interdisciplinary and multidimensional approach to the global study of Jewish cultures, exploring the rich diversity of their cultures, their philosophies, their religious practices, their histories, their roles in politics, and other areas of contemporary life.

This 18-hour interdisciplinary minor offers students the opportunity to study the key elements shaping the Jewish experience (religion, ethnicity, history, culture, nationality, art, and literature) essential to understanding today’s complex and diverse society. Jewish Studies introduces students not only to the theory behind these concepts but also to how they shape everyday lives.

The minor in Jewish Studies consists of the following 18 hour requirement. Additional courses may qualify with approval by the director:

1. Six hours of required courses:

JWST 2380 - Introduction to Jewish Studies Credit Hours: 3
or WCL 2380 - Introduction to Jewish Studies Credit Hours: 3.0
JWST 3380 - American Jewish Culture Credit Hours: 3
or WCL 3380 - American Jewish Culture Credit Hours: 3.0

2. Twelve semester hours taken from:

CLAS 3375 - Roman, Jew, and Christian Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3366 - Jewish-American Literature Credit Hours: 3
GERM 3364 - Writing Holocausts Credit Hours: 3
GERM 3381 - History of German Cinema Credit Hours: 3
GERM 3384 - Fascism and German Cinema Credit Hours: 3
GERM 3385 - East German Cinema Credit Hours: 3
HIST 2349 - Latina/o Jewish History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3317 - Making of Ethnic America Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3358 - Germany Since 1918 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4321 - The History of Jewish Food Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4361 - 20th Century Genocides Credit Hours: 3
HON 3341 - Medicine, Science & Technology in the Pre-Modern World Credit Hours: 3
HON 4397 - Honors Selected Topics Credit Hours: 3
Topic(s):
- Christianity and Ethics
JWST 2372 - The Bible and Modern Pop Culture Credit Hours: 3.0
JWST 3371 - Women in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Credit Hours: 3.0
JWST 3373 - Jews in the Ancient World Credit Hours: 3.0
or RELS 3373 - Jews in the Ancient World Credit Hours: 3.0
JWST 3374 - Jewish Film Credit Hours: 3
JWST 3385 - History of the Jewish People Credit Hours: 3
JWST 3386 - Jewish Mysticism Credit Hours: 3
JWST 3397 - Selected Topics Jewish Studies Credit Hours: 3
JWST 3398 - Independent Study Credit Hours: 3
JWST 4398 - Independent Study Credit Hours: 3
RELS 2310 - Bible and Western Culture I Credit Hours: 3
RELS 2330 - Judaism Credit Hours: 3
RELS 2335 - Rabbinic Biblical Interpretation Credit Hours: 3
RELS 3323 - Continuities: Jewish and Christian Texts and Traditions Credit Hours: 3
WCL 3376 - Photography - Creating Visual Stories, Local and Global Credit Hours: 3.0
WCL 3384 - Jewish Women Through Biography Credit Hours: 3
WCL 4367 - Voices from Exile and Diaspora Credit Hours: 3
JWST 4380 - Jewish Explusion and Aftermath, After 1492 Credit Hours: 3

Note(s):

At least 12 of the 18 hours must be taken in residence of which 9 must be advanced.