Minor in Jewish Studies
About the Minor
The Louis Stein Minor in Jewish Studies, housed within the College of Arts and Sciences, is designed to give students the opportunity to explore and understand the history, culture, politics, and religion of the Jewish people. Through interdisciplinary coursework, students investigate the Jewish experience from both a contemporary and a historical perspective.
The Louis Stein Minor in Jewish Studies requires 24.0 credits: 6.0-7.0 from required courses; and 17.0-18.0 from electives. Students can apply a maximum of 6.0 credits toward the minor from field study under the supervision of a faculty member.
Program Requirements
| Required Courses | ||
| JWST 101 | Culture Ethnicity Religion | 3.0 |
| Select one: * | 3.0 | |
| Jewish Literature and Civilization ** | ||
| Jewish Life and Culture in the Middle Ages *** | ||
| Modern Jewish History † | ||
| Minor electives | 18.0 | |
| Total Credits | 24.0 | |
| * | If JWST 201 (3 credits) is selected, then 18 credits of electives are needed to fulfill the minor requirements. If JWST 202 or JWST 203 (4 credits each) is selected, then 17 credits of electives are needed to fulfill the minor requirements. |
| ** | Offered concurrently with ENGL 350 Jewish Literature and Civilization. |
| *** | Offered concurrently with HIST 253 Jewish Life and Culture in the Middle Ages. |
| † | Offered concurrently with HIST 249 Modern Jewish History. |
Please see the Program Director for approval of courses not on the list of suggested electives.
Suggested Electives:
- Any JWST course
- Any HBRW course*
- ANTH 117 Introduction to World Religions
- ANTH 217 Anthropology of Interfaith Relations
- ANTH 270 Comparative Religious Ethics
- ENGL 350 Jewish Literature and Civilization
- HIST 249 Modern Jewish History
- HIST 253 Jewish Life and Culture in the Middle Ages
- HIST 260 Coexistence and Conflict: Jews, Christians, and Muslims in the Early Mediterranean
- PHIL 291 Judaism and Christianity: Two Religions or One
- PHIL 391 Philosophy of Religion
- WGST 260 Gender and Judaism
| * | Only 2 HBRW courses may be count as electives. |
