Jewish Studies Undergraduate Minor

Program Requirements

  • Minimum of 15 credit hours at the 200-level or above.
Core Requirements6
Judaism in History and Practice
Nazi Germany & the Holocaust *
Hebrew Bible as History
Electives **9
Select 9 credits from the list below: 1
American Jewish Medical Ethics
Jews, Bodies, Race
Judaism, Gender, and Sexuality
Topics in Ancient Judaism
Modern Jewish Thought
Topics in Jewish History
*

HIS 392 or HIS 202 can count towards electives requirements if not used to meet core.

**

The following special topics may be substituted with approval by the Director of Jewish Studies when the topic contains Jewish Studies material: HIS 206HIS 208, HIS 209, HIS 310HIS 346, (HIS 390 when taught by Alexander Eger in Israel; offered Summer I and II), HIS 393, HIS 441, and HIS 442.

1

Hebrew language courses from other institutions may be substituted as approved by the Director of Jewish Studies.