Jewish Studies Minor Requirements & Courses

The minor in Jewish Studies offers students the opportunity to study the oldest form of continuously practiced monotheism in Western culture.  Comprised of a variety of approaches from different intellectual disciplines, the minor also includes the opportunity for individualized study and “hands on” experience in the local Jewish community. A minor in Jewish Studies is compatible with any University major, including the major of Religious Studies.


Minor Requirements: Jewish Studies

COURSE NUMBER AND TITLE

SEMESTER HOURS

One of the following:
RELST 180: Judaism & Film                        
RELST 181: Judaism through Food

 

4

One of the following*:                                  
HIST 451: History of the Holocaust
POLS 338: Comparative Politics of the Middle East and North Africa                  
RELST 140: Religion in American Culture
RELST 217: The Old Testament World

 

4

One of the following*:                                  
GER 305: Short Prose of Kafka
GER 340: German Cinema: Art & Politics
HIST 348: History of Modern Germany
RELST 361/461: Thinkers/Topics in Religion (as applicable)

 

4

JST 381: Internship in Jewish Studies

4

JST 481: Readings in Jewish Studies

4

TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED:

20

 


Jewish Studies Courses (JST)

381   Internship in Jewish Studies (4)
Internship with local Jewish community or religious organization. Students participate in the institutional workings of educational, philanthropic, religious, or health-care related Jewish organizations.  Off-campus: personal means of transportation necessary. Prerequisites: RELST 180 or 181 or permission of the faculty member administering the JST minor.

481   Readings in Jewish Studies (4)
In-depth, faculty guided, but student initiated readings course in an area of Jewish studies, focusing on a specific theme, issue, geographic area, or time period relevant to the study of Judaism or the Jewish people. Prerequisites: RELST 180 or 181 or permission of the faculty member administering the JST minor. Offered on demand.