Jewish studies majors must complete 12 3-credit courses in Jewish studies with a grade of C or better in each course. Out of the 12 courses, six 3-credit courses must be at the 300 level or above. The major requirements include:
1. 01:563:201 Jewish Society and Culture I: From Antiquity to the Middle Ages (3)
01:563:202 Jewish Society and Culture II: The Modern Experience (3)
2. Two courses in one Jewish language or literature (either Hebrew or Yiddish) (6-8 credits). See further details on the Jewish Studies Foreign Language Requirement catalog page.
3. 01:563:464 Jewish Studies Seminar (3), normally taken during the second semester of the junior year.
4. Seven courses (21 credits total), as follows:
- one course in modern literature (in the original language or in translation)
- one course in Jewish classical texts, defined as pre-1500 (in the original language or in translation)
- one course in a social sciences approach to Jewish studies
- four elective courses of the student's choosing
Learning Goals: Majors will be able to conceptualize the development of Jewish culture and history over time (from the era of the Bible until the present) and space (comparing the variety of Jewish cultural production in a given historical moment); recognize and analyze classical, premodern Jewish sources; understand the variety of methodologies (historical, literary, philological, anthropological, philosophical, and sociological) used to study Jewish culture; demonstrate proficiency (equivalent to two years of study) in Hebrew or Yiddish; investigate Jewish culture through its literature, either in the original or in translation; and critically read, think, and write on the Jewish experience. Majors will be able to demonstrate research skills (bibliographic, analytic, research, and writing) and competence in textual analysis; and initiate, research, and write a semester-length independent research paper.
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