This interdisciplinary minor introduces students to the field of Judaic Studies. Through coursework, study abroad, and independent research, students can explore Jewish literature, language, and experience throughout the world and across time periods stretching from biblical Israel to the present day.

A minor in Judaic Studies is useful to combine with related course work in many different fields, including but not limited to: Anthropology, Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies, Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies, English, German Studies, History, Human Rights, Languages, Middle Eastern Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology and Religious Studies.

Requirements

Recommended Preparation

HEJS 1103 is useful preparation for this minor. At least one year of biblical or modern Hebrew is recommended for students interested in study abroad in Israel or in graduate level academic Judaic Studies.

Required Courses

A total of 15 (5 courses) credits at the 2000-level or above courses from the following list are required. Students must earn a C (2.0) or better in each of the required courses for the minor

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
HEJS 2100	Antisemitism: Past and Present	3
HEJS 2104	Modern Jewish Thought	3
HEJS 2200	Israel: History and Society	3
HEJS 2201	Diversity and Inclusion in Israeli Society: A Cinematic View	3
HEJS/HRTS/DRAM 2203	The Holocaust in Print, Theater, and Film	3
HEJS/AMST/CLCS 2204	Jewish Culture in American Film	3
HEJS 2205/HRTS 2200/CLCS 2200	Introduction to Genocide Studies	3
HEJS 2301	Jewish Humor	3
HEJS/ARIS 2401	Jews, Arabs, and the Modern World	3
HEJS 2430/2430W/HIST 2430/2430W		3
HEJS/AMST/HIST 2535		3
HEJS/POLS 2610	American Jewish Political Behavior	3
HEJS 3050/3050W/ANTH 3050/3050W	Anthropology of Jews and Jewishness	3
HEJS 3201	Selected Books of the Hebrew Bible	3
HEJS 3202	Sects and Movements in Judaism	3
HEJS 3203	The Holocaust	3
HEJS 3205	Introduction to Holocaust Studies	3
HEJS 3251	Advanced Hebrew	3
HEJS 3252	Advanced Hebrew	3
HEJS 3260	The Bible, the Holy Land, and History	3
HEJS 3293	Foreign Study 2	1-6
HEJS 3295	Special Topics 1	1-6
HEJS 3298	Variable Topics	3
HEJS 3299	Independent Study 1	1-6
HEJS 3301	The Jewish Middle Ages	3
HEJS/HIST/CAMS 3330	Palestine Under the Greeks and Romans	3
HEJS 3362	The Black Death: Medieval and Modern Responses to Catastrophe	3
HEJS 3401/3401W	Jewish American Literature and Culture	3
HEJS 3419	Jewish Responses to the Holocaust	3
HEJS 3629	Holocaust Memoir	3
CAMS 3244	Ancient Fictions	3
CAMS/HIST 3301	Ancient Near East	3
CAMS/HIST 3321	Hellenistic World: Alexander to Cleopatra	3
CAMS 3340	World of the Later Roman Empire	3
CAMS/HIST 3335	The Early Christian Church	3
HIST 3705	The Modern Middle East from 1700 to the Present	3
HIST 3712	The Middle East Crucible	3
SPAN 3200	Spanish Civilization to the Modern Period	3

¹

With advisor approval, a maximum of 3 credits of Special Topics or Independent Study course may be used to fulfill minor requirements.

²

With advisor approval, a maximum of 6 credits from study abroad may be applied towards the HEJS minor.