Jewish Studies Minor

Minor Requirements

Credit Hours: 18

In addition to completing the requirements for this minor, students must also complete the minor requirements specified in the Academic Regulations section of this catalog.

Required:

JWST 210 Jewish History I: Ancient to Modern (3)

Courses should be selected with the approval of the director or associate director.

FYSE 124 First-Year Seminar in Jewish Studies* (see FYSE 1XX First-Year Seminar (3) )
HBRW 101 Elementary Modern Hebrew (4)
HBRW 102 Elementary Modern Hebrew (4)
HBRW 201 Intermediate Modern Hebrew (4)
HBRW 202 Intermediate Modern Hebrew (4)
HBRW 313 Hebrew Conversation and Composition (3)
HBRW 314 Hebrew Conversation and Composition (3)
HIST 213 American Jewish History: Colonial Times to the Present (3)
HIST 244 History of Germany 1866 to Present (3) *
HIST 344 Modern European Cultural History (3) *
HIST 345 Modern German Cultural and Intellectual History (3) *
HIST 359 Modern Jewish History: French Revolution to Present (3)
JWST 215 Jewish History II: Modern to Present (3)
JWST 220 History of Israel (3)
JWST 225 The Jewish Tradition (3)
JWST 230 The Holocaust (3)
JWST 240 Jewish Philosophy (3)
JWST 245 Introduction to Jewish-American Literature (3)
OR
ENGL 191 Introduction to Jewish-American Literature (3)
JWST 300 Special Topics in Jewish Studies (3)
JWST 305 Israeli Cinema (3)
JWST 310 Topics in Jewish History (3)
JWST 315 Southern Jewish History (3)
JWST 320 Topics in American Jewish Culture (3)
JWST 325 Jewish Mysticism (3)
JWST 330 Representations of the Holocaust (3)
JWST 335 Modern Jewish Politics (3)
JWST 399 Directed Reading (3)
JWST 400 Independent Research (3)
PHIL 255 Philosophy of Religion (3) *
POLI 344 Politics of the Middle East (3)
POLI 359 Special Topics in Comparative Politics (3) *
RELS 201 The Hebrew Bible: History and Interpretation (3)
RELS 225 The Jewish Tradition (3)
RELS 310 Sacred Texts (3) *

NOTE:

*These courses must have specifically Jewish content to count towards the Jewish Studies Minor.

Notes:

No more than 12 credit hours from JWST 300 may be applied towards the program requirements.
No more than 6 credit hours from JWST 399 may be applied towards the program requirements.