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Academic Foundations 003
African-American and African Studies 014
Allied Health Technologies 045
American Studies 050
Ancient and Medieval Civilizations 060
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Minor Requirements
Courses (Ancient and Medieval Civilizations 060)
Courses (Greek, Ancient 490)
Courses (Hebraic Studies 500)
Courses (Latin 580)
Anthropology 070
Arabic 074
Archaeology 075
Art (Art 080, B.F.A. Visual Arts 081, Art History 082, Arts Management 084)
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Central and Eastern European Studies (Cees) 149
Chemistry 160
Clinical Laboratory Sciences 191
Computer Science 198
Criminal Justice 202
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Economics 220
Education 240-310
English
Environmental Sciences 375
French 420
Geoscience Engineering 465
German 470
Greek 490
Hebraic Studies 500
History (History 510, American 512)
Honors 525
Human-Computer Interaction 531
International Affairs
Italian 560
Journalism and Media Studies 570
Korean 574
Latin 580
Legal Studies
Linguistics 615
Mathematics (Mathematics 640, Statistics 960)
Medical Technology 660
Microbiology
Music (Music 700, Music Performance 701)
Philosophy 730
Physics 750
Political Science 790
Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies 810
Psychology 830
Puerto Rican Studies 836
Religious Studies 840
Science, Technology, and Society 880
Slavic 861
Social Work 910
Sociology 920
Spanish 940
Speech 950
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Theater Arts, Television and Media Arts (Theater Arts 965, Speech 950)
Urban Studies 975
Women's Studies 988
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  Newark Undergraduate Catalog 2003-2005 Liberal Arts Colleges Academic Programs and Courses Ancient and Medieval Civilizations 060 Courses (Hebraic Studies 500)  

Courses (Hebraic Studies 500)

21:500:101-102Elementary Hebrew (3,3) A beginner`s course planned to lay a broad foundation for reading, speaking, and writing the language; oral and written exercises. For students with little or no previous knowledge of Hebrew. Both terms must be completed to receive credit.
21:500:131,132Intermediate Hebrew (3,3) Practice in oral and written composition; selected readings in Hebrew prose and poetry. For students who have completed 21:500:101-102 or equivalent as determined by placement examination.
21:500:235,236The World of the Bible I,II (3,3) Examination of the data afforded by explorations and excavations of ancient Israelite, Canaanite, Egyptian, and Mesopotamian sites, elucidating (possibly corroborating or else challenging) the details, background, context, and significance of biblical history and the scriptural pages.
21:500:315Hebrew Literature in English Translation: Biblical (3) Selections from the narrative, legal, and poetic chapters of Genesis, Exodus, Deuteronomy, the Prophets, Proverbs, Daniel, Esther, and Ecclesiastes.
21:500:316Hebrew Literature in English Translation: Postbiblical (3) Representative passages from the Mishnah (with special emphasis on Pirkei Avot) and the Midrashic literature; Aggadaic extracts from the Gemara.
21:500:341,342Jewish Civilization I,II (3,3) History of the Jewish people from their tribal beginnings, migrations, and metamorphoses; their encounters with Egyptian, Canaanite, and Syrian civilizations; period of Judges and the Monarchy; conquests by Assyrian, Babylonian, Persian, and Greek empires; priestly and prophetic phenomena; the Maccabean revolt and the Hasmonean Kingdom; the rise of Pharisaism and early Christianity; the impact of Imperial Rome; the Hadrianic persecutions and the Bar Kochba uprising; the spread of Jews around the Mediterranean and to northwestern Europe; the consequences of triumphant Christianity and late Islam upon Jewry.
21:500:499Individual Studies (3) Study in detail of a selected subject in Hebraic studies. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
 
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