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Current Course Offerings: 2023-2024

*Indicates course is pre-approved but requires a petition form in order to use it toward the Jewish Studies major or minor. Please visit the Schedule of Classes for specific dates, times, and locations of the courses listed below.

 

Spring 2024 Course Instructor
JWSP 3 Intermediate Hebrew Continued Alana Shuster
HIEU 176

 Politics in the Jewish Past

 

Deborah Hertz

TDGE 125

Topics in Theatre and Film: American Jewish Film Directors

Allan Havis
LIAB 1C/CX Arabic Conversation/Analysis of Arabic Staff
LIFR 1C/CX French Conversation/Analysis of French Staff
LIGM 1C/CX German Conversation/Analysis of German Staff
LIIT 1C/1CX  Italian Conversation/Analysis of Italian  Staff
LTRU 1C First Year Russian Staff
Winter 2024 Course Instructor
JWSP 2 Beginning Hebrew  Alana Shuster

JWSP 104. 

Practicum in Advanced Hebrew Language and Texts 

Alana Shuster
LIAB 1B/BX Arabic Conversation/Analysis of Arabic Staff
LIFR 1B/1C French Conversation/Analysis of French Staff
LIGM 1B German Conversation/Analysis of German Staff
LIIT 1B  Italian Conversation/Analysis of Italian  Staff
LTRU 1B First Year Russian Staff
Fall 2023 Course Instructor
JWSP 1 Beginning Hebrew  Alana Shuster

JWSP 104. 

Practicum in Advanced Hebrew Language and Texts 

Alana Shuster
LTEU 154/LTRU 150

Russian Culture: The Literatures of Ukraine

Amelia Glaser
HINE 115.  Death and Dying in Antiquity (4) Mira Balberg
HITO 136.  Jews and African Americans: Slavery, Diaspora, Ghetto Deborah Hertz
HINE 137

 Two Peoples–Palestine/Israel

Deborah Hertz
HUM 1. 

The Foundations of Western Civilization: Israel and Greece (6)

 

Kristina Markman

LTWL 138.

 Critical Religion Studies (4)

 

Dayna Kalleres

LTWL 184 Film Studies: Filmmakers' WW2 Reflections Alain Cohen
LIAB 1C/CX Arabic Conversation/Analysis of Arabic Staff
LIFR 1C/CX French Conversation/Analysis of French Staff
LIGM 1C/CX German Conversation/Analysis of German Staff
IIT 1C/1CX  Italian Conversation/Analysis of Italian  Staff
LTRU 1C First Year Russian Staff

 

Other Course Resources

Jewish Studies Major Courses

Following are course offerings in this area. For descriptions of the courses listed below, refer to the appropriate department’s section of the catalog.

See the courses below to satisfy your major or minor requirement

 

Past Course Offerings: 2022-2023

Spring 2023

Course Instructor
JWSP 3 Intermediate Hebrew Continued Alana Shuster
HINE 100

The Hebrew Bible and History

Balberg
LTEU 154/LTRU 150

Russian Culture: The Literatures of Ukraine

Glaser
ECON 168 Economics of Modern Israel Heller
LIAB 1C/CX Arabic Conversation/Analysis of Arabic Staff
LIFR 1C/CX French Conversation/Analysis of French Staff
LIGM 1C/CX German Conversation/Analysis of German Staff
IIT 1C/1CX  Italian Conversation/Analysis of Italian  Staff
LTRU 1C First Year Russian Staff

 

Winter 2023 Course Instructor
JWSP 2 Intermediate Hebrew Alana Shuster
HUM 1.

The Foundations of Western Civilization: Israel and Greece (6)

Staff
LIAB 1B/BX Arabic Conversation/Analysis of Arabic Staff
LIFR 1B/BX French Conversation/Analysis of French Staff
LIGM 1B/BX German Conversation/Analysis of German Staff
IIT 1B/1BX  Italian Conversation/Analysis of Italian  Staff

 

Fall 2022 Course Instructor
JWSP 1 Beginning Hebrew Alana Shuster
JWSP 104

Practicum in Advanced Hebrew

Alana Shuster
ANAR 143. 

Biblical Archaeology—Fact or Fiction

Yuval Gadot
ANTH 209*

Archaeology’s Role in Building National Narrative: Israel as a Case Study

Yuval Gadot
ECON 168* Economics of Modern Israel Yuval Heller
USP 125* The Design of Social Research: Israel as a Case Study Mor Shilon
LIAB 1A/AX Arabic Conversation/Analysis of Arabic Staff
LIFR 1A/AX French Conversation/Analysis of French Staff
LIGM 1A/AX German Conversation/Analysis of German Staff
IIT 1A/1AX  Italian Conversation/Analysis of Italian  Staff

 

Past Course Offerings: 2021-2022

*Indicates course is pre-approved but requires a petition form in order to use it toward the Jewish Studies major or minor. Please visit the Schedule of Classes for specific dates, times, and locations of the courses listed below.

 

Past Course Offerings: 2021-2022

SP 2022 Course Instructor
JWSP 3 Intermediate Hebrew Shuster
ANAR 143

Biblical Archaeology—Fact or Fiction

Levy
LIAB 1C/CX Arabic Conversation/Analysis of Arabic
LIFR 1C/CX French Conversation/Analysis of French
LIGM 1C/CX German Conversation/Analysis of German
LIIT 1C/CX Italian Conversation/Analysis of Italian
LTRU 1C First-Year Russian

 

WI 2022 Course Instructor
JWSP 2 Intermediate Hebrew Shuster
JWSP 104 Practicum in Advanced Hebrew Shuster
HINE 144 History of Two Peoples in Palestine Hertz
HIEU 144

Topics in European History: The Diaspora of Spanish Jews

Devereux
LIAB 1B/BX Arabic Conversation/Analysis of Arabic Staff
LIFR 1B/BX French Conversation/Analysis of French Gaillard
LIGM 1B/BX German Conversation/Analysis of German Riebeling
LIIT 1B/BX Italian Conversation/Analysis of Italian Riebeling
LTRU 1B First-Year Russian Wells
LTRU 150

Russian and Soviet Cinema

 

FA 2021 Course Instructor
JWSP 1  Beginning Hebrew Shuster
JWSP 104 Practicum in Advanced Hebrew Shuster
JWSP 199 Special Studies Staff
LIAB 1A/AX Arabic Conversation/Analysis of Arabic Staff
LIFR 1A/AX French Conversation/Analysis of French Gaillard
LIGM 1A/AX German Conversation/Analysis of German Riebeling
LIIT 1A/AX Italian Conversation/Analysis of Italian Riebeling
LTRU 1A First-Year Russian Wells
HIEU 158 Why Hitler? How Auschwitz? Hertz
*LTEN 149 Topics: English-Language Literature: Antisemitism in English Literature Lampert-Weissig

 

WI 2021 Course Instructor
JWSP 2 Intermediate Hebrew Shuster
LIAB 1B/BX Arabic Conversation/Analysis of Arabic Staff
LIFR 1B/BX French Conversation/Analysis of French Gaillard
LIGM 1B/BX German Conversation/Analysis of German Riebeling
LIIT 1B/BX Italian Conversation/Analysis of Italian Riebeling
LTRU 1B First-Year Russian Wells
HINE 144 History of Two Peoples in Palestine Hertz
SP 2021 Course Instructor
JWSP 3 Intermediate Hebrew Shuster
LIAB 1C/CX Arabic Conversation/Analysis of Arabic Staff
LIGM 1C/CX German Conversation/Analysis of German Staff
LIIT 1C/CX Italian Conversation/Analysis of Italian Staff
LTRU 1C First-Year Russian Wells
*LTEN 178 Comparative Ethnic Literature: Literary Responses to Trauma  Lampert-Weissig
ANAR 143 Biblical Archaeology—Fact or Fiction Levy

 

Survey Requirement: Pre 1648, Post 1648

Pre 1648

ANAR 103. Archaeology of the Holy Land (4)

ANAR 125. Weapons and Warfare in the Ancient Near East (4)

ANAR 141. Prehistory of the Holy Land (4)

ANAR 142. The Rise and Fall of Ancient Israel (4)

ANAR 143. Archaeology, Anthropology, and the Bible (4)

ANAR 190. Middle East Archaeological Field Study (4)

ANAR 191. Advanced Cyber-Archaeology Field School (4)

HINE 100. The Hebrew Bible and History (4)

HINE 101. The Religion of Ancient Israel (4)

HINE 104. Sex in the Bible (4)

HINE 108. The Middle East before Islam (4)

HINE 110. Jesus, the Gospels, and History (4)

HINE 112 A/AL. Great Stories from the Hebrew Bible (4)

HINE 112 B/BL. Great Poems from the Hebrew Bible (4)

HINE 115. Death and Dying in Antiquity (4)

HINE 125. Jews in the Greek and Roman World (4)

HINE 161/261. Seminar in the Hebrew Bible (4)

HINE 162. Anthropology and the Bible (4)

HINE 171. Topics in Early Judaism and Christianity (4)

HINE 199. Independent Study in Near Eastern History (4)

LTWL 138. Critical Religion Studies (Ancient Israel) (4)

LTWL 198. Directed Group Study (4)

LTWL 199. Special Studies (4)

 

Post 1648

HIEU 145. The Holocaust as Public History (4)

HIEU 158. Why Hitler? How Auschwitz? (4)

HIEU 176. Politics in the Jewish Past (4)

HINE 135 GS. Introduction to contemporary Israeli Society and Culture (4)

HINE 136 GS. Zionism and post-Zionism (4)

HINE 166/266. Nationalism in the Middle East (4)

HINE 170/270. Special Topics in Jewish History (4)

HINE 199. Independent Study in Near Eastern History (4)

HITO 104. The Jews and Judaism in the Ancient and Medieval Worlds (4)

HITO 105. Jewish Modernity from 1648–1948 (4)

HITO 106. Love and Family in the Jewish Past (4)

HITO 136. Jews and African Americans: Slavery, Diaspora, Ghetto (4)

HIUS 118. How Jews Became American (4)

HUM 1. The Foundations of Western Civilization: Israel and Greece (6)

LTRU 110C. Survey of Russian and Soviet Literature in Translation, 1917–present (4)

LTRU 150. Russian Culture (4)

LTWL 134. A Cultural History of American Jewry (4)

LTWL 148. Yiddish Literature in Translation (4)

LTWL 198. Directed Group Study (4)

LTWL 199. Special Studies (4)

MUS 18/ETHN 4. Klezmer Music (4)

POLI 121. Government and Politics of the Middle East (4)

POLI 121B. Politics in Israel (4)

SOCI 106M. Holocaust Diaries (4)

SOCI 188I. The Israel Palestinian Conflict (4)

Language Requirement Track 1: Hebrew Six-Course Series

Track 1: Hebrew Six-Course Series

This is one of two tracks required to fulfill the language proficiency requirement for the major.

Hebrew Lower Division

  1. JWSP 1. Beginning Hebrew (5)
  2. JWSP 2. Intermediate Hebrew (5)
  3. JWSP 3. Intermediate Hebrew, Continued (5)

Hebrew Upper Division (may be applied toward the elective course requirement):

  1. JWSP 101. Introduction to Hebrew Texts or JWSP 104. Practicum in Advanced Hebrew Language and Texts (4)
  2. JWSP 102. Intermediate Hebrew Texts or JWSP 104. Practicum in Advanced Hebrew Language and Texts (4)
  3. JWSP 103. Advanced Hebrew Texts or JWSP 104. Practicum in Advanced Hebrew Language and Texts (4)
  4. JWSP 104. Practicum in Advanced Hebrew Language and Texts (repeatable for credit up to four times) (4)

Language Requirement Track 2 Hebrew and Another Language

Track 2: One year of Hebrew AND one year of a second foreign language relevant to Jewish Culture and History.

This is one of two tracks required to fulfill the language proficiency requirement for the major.

Lower Division

  1. JWSP 1. Beginning Hebrew (5)
  2. JWSP 2. Intermediate Hebrew (5)
  3. JWSP 3. Intermediate Hebrew, Continued (5)

AND one of the following:

Arabic Lower Division

  1. LIAB 1A/1AX. Arabic Conversation (2.5)/Analysis of Arabic (2.5)
  2. LIAB 1B/1BX. Arabic Conversation (2.5)/Analysis of Arabic (2.5)
  3. LIAB 1C/1CX. Arabic Conversation (2.5)/Analysis of Arabic (2.5)

OR

French Lower Division

  1. LIFR 1A/1AX. French Conversation (2.5)/Analysis of French (2.5)
  2. LIFR 1B/1BX. French Conversation (2.5)/Analysis of French (2.5)
  3. LIFR 1C/1CX. French Conversation (2.5)/Analysis of French (2.5)

OR

German Lower Division

  1. LIGM 1A/1AX. German Conversation (2.5)/Analysis of German (2.5)
  2. LIGM 1B/1BX. German Conversation (2.5)/ Analysis of German (2.5)
  3. LIGM 1C/1CX. German Conversation (2.5)/ Analysis of German (2.5)

OR

Italian Lower Division

  1. LIIT 1A/1AX. Italian Conversation (2.5)/Analysis of Italian (2.5)
  2. LIIT 1B/1BX. Italian Conversation (2.5)/Analysis of Italian (2.5)
  3. LIIT 1C/1CX. Italian Conversation (2.5)/Analysis of Italian (2.5)

OR

Russian Lower Division

  1. LTRU 1A. First-Year Russian (5)
  2. LTRU 1B. First-Year Russian (5)
  3. LTRU 1C. LTRU 1C. First-Year Russian (5)

Special Studies

JWSP 198. Directed Group Study in Jewish Studies (1-4) Directed group study on a topic not generally included in the regular curriculum. Student must make arrangements with individual faculty members. (P/NP only)

JWSP 199. Independent Study in Jewish Studies (1-4) Independent study on a topic not generally included in the regular curriculum. Student must make arrangements with individual faculty members. (P/NP only)

Honors Courses

JWSP 196A. Jewish Studies Honors Course (4) First quarter of honors thesis research for students accepted into honors program. Research is conducted under the supervision of a faculty member selected with the approval of the director of the Jewish Studies Program. Prerequisites: admission to Jewish Studies Honors Program; JWSP 100, JWSP 103, HITO 104, HITO 105; upper-division electives in Jewish studies; at least junior standing; overall 3.3 GPA; 3.5 in Jewish studies.

JWSP 196B. Jewish Studies Honors Course (4) Second quarter of honors thesis research for students accepted into honors program. Research is conducted under the supervision of a faculty member selected with the approval of the director of the Jewish Studies Program. Prerequisites: admission to Jewish Studies Honors Program; previous enrollment in JWSP 196A; JWSP 100, JWSP 103, HITO 104, HITO 105; upper-division electives in Jewish studies; at least junior standing; overall 3.3 GPA; 3.5 in Jewish studies.