Jewish Studies Minor

Requirements for the Minor:

The Jewish Studies Minor allows students to examine aspects of Jewish history, culture, and Hebrew language in an interdisciplinary manner, drawing on relevant classes taught in various departments and programs. Students require seven classes to complete the Minor, which must include three classes in either Biblical Hebrew ( HBR 111  , HBR 112  , or HBR 113  ) or Modern Hebrew ( HEB 100  , HEB 101  , or HEB 102  ) and at least two classes at the 200-level or above taken from the list below. Independent Study classes can be counted towards the Minor with the permission of the Director.

• AMU 125 - World Religions and Music
• EGL 099 - The Bible: An Introduction
• EGL 265 - Jewish Women Writers
• GER 403 - Shoah: Literary, Artistic and Filmic Representations of the Holocaust
• HBR 111 - Biblical Hebrew 1
• HBR 112 - Biblical Hebrew 2
• HBR 113 - Biblical Hebrew 3
• HEB 100 - Basic Hebrew 1
• HEB 101 - Basic Hebrew 2
• HEB 102 - Basic Hebrew 3
• HST 128 - The American Jewish Experience
• HST 157 - Modern Jewish History
• HST 158 - The Holocaust
• HST 194 - The Modern History of the Middle East
• HST 195 - From Abraham to Mohamed and Beyond: The Early History of the Jews
• MLT 339 - The Holocaust in Film: Cinematic Treatments of Violence, Trauma and Memory
• GER 339 - The Holocaust in Film: Cinematic Treatments of Violence, Trauma and Memory
• PSC 249 - Middle East Politics
• PSC 254 - Politics of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
• REL 203 - Judaism/Christianity/Islam: Comparative Perspectives
• REL 230 - Judaism and Christian Origins