Jewish Studies, Minor

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The Minor in Jewish Studies offers students from any major on the SSU campus a cross-disciplinary concentration in the study of Jewish religion, culture, and people. Jewish Studies is by its very nature an interdisciplinary field of study, blending courses from a wide range of academic disciplines and perspectives. For a minor in Jewish studies, students must take three core courses and eight additional elective units of courses from at least two different areas of study.

Minor Core Requirements

JWST 200 - Introduction to Jewish Studies Unit(s): 4
JWST 255 - Evolution of Anti-Semitism: through history, literature, religion and art Unit(s): 4
JWST 355 - Modern European Jewish History Unit(s): 4

Units

Total units in the minor core: 11-12

Elective units in the minor: 8

Total units in the minor: 19-20

Minor Electives

In addition to the core, choose 8 units of electives from other Jewish Studies courses in at least two of the following areas of study. All SSU majors may select the minor in Jewish Studies. Additional courses may be counted toward the minor with approval of the Jewish Studies program coordinator. Cross-listed courses listed below without the JWST designation will count for the Jewish Studies minor pending approval of the Jewish Studies program coordinator.

Course Offerings and Areas of Study

Religion, Philosophy, and Values

AMCS 481 - Special Topics Unit(s): 1-4 (4 Unit(s) Required)
JWST 250 - Introduction to Judaism Unit(s): 4
JWST 251 - Topics in Jewish Biblical Studies Unit(s): 3-4
JWST 351 - Topics in Jewish Religion-Jewish Holidays Unit(s): 4
JWST 352 - Topics in Jewish Thought-Good and Evil in Jewish Law Unit(s): 4
JWST 391 - Topics in Comp. Religion-Judaism, Christianity, and Islam Unit(s): 4
SOCI 431 - Sociology of Religion Unit(s): 4

Language

HEBR 101 - Elementary Modern Hebrew - First Semester Unit(s): 4
HEBR 102 - Elementary Modern Hebrew - Second Semester Unit(s): 4
HIST 487 - Introduction to Egyptian Language and Culture Unit(s): 4

History

JWST 241 - Jewish History I-From Biblical History to Diaspora Jews Unit(s): 4
JWST 242 - Jewish History II-From the 16th Century to Modern Times Unit(s): 4
JWST 341 - Topics in Jewish History: Judaism and Christianity of the Greco-Roman Period Unit(s): 4
AMCS 370 - Topics in Ethnic/Multicultural Studies Unit(s): 4
HIST 303 - The Ancient Near Eastern Texts Unit(s): 4
HIST 304 - History of the Arabs to 1453 Unit(s): 4
HIST 342 - The Jewish Dispora Unit(s): 4
HIST 349 - Historical Themes Unit(s): 2-4
HIST 371 - Tolerance and Intolerance in Europe Unit(s): 2-4
HIST 375 - Special Topics and Themes in American History Unit(s): 1-4
HIST 469 - Religion in America Unit(s): 4
HIST 482 - Judaism and Christianity in the Formative Period Unit(s): 4

Culture and Society

JWST 330 - American Jewish Experience Unit(s): 4
JWST 360 - Jewish Literature Unit(s): 3
JWST 361 - Topics in Jewish Literature-Jewish Literature in Eastern Europe Unit(s): 4
JWST 381 - Topics in Jewish Art, Film, Music, Culture, and Society - Jews on Screen in the 20th Century Unit(s): 3-4
JWST 421 - Topics in Israeli Art, Film, Music, Culture, & Society - Jerusalem in Israeli Cinema and Literature Unit(s): 3-4
AMCS 330 - Multicultural History of the United States Unit(s): 4
AMCS 470 - Advanced Studies in Ethnic Culture Unit(s): 4
ANTH 358 - Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology Unit(s): 4
ARTH 474 - Topics in Islamic Art Unit(s): 3-4
ARTH 480 - Selected Topics in Art History Unit(s): 1-4
ENGL 472 - Studies in the Novel Unit(s): 4
ENGL 482 - Studies in American Literature Unit(s): 4
ENGL 483 - Individual Authors: American Unit(s): 4
GEOG 396 - Special Topics in Area Studies: Middle East Unit(s): 4
MUS 343 - Studies in Musical Genres Unit(s): 3 (when a Jewish topic) Yiddish Musica Theater OR Survey of Jewish Musics
POLS 446 - International Relations of the Middle East: Israel, the Palestinians, and the United States Unit(s): 4
POLS 307 - Perspectives on the Holocaust and Genocide Unit(s): 4
POLS 486 - Selected Issues: International Politics Unit(s): 3-4 (3 Unit(s) Required)
THAR 430 - Special Topics Unit(s): 1-3
WGS 311 - Special Topics in Women and Gender Studies Unit(s): 1-4

Other Courses

Other courses with area to be designated based on course content

JWST 331 - Topics in Jewish American Studies Unit(s): 3-4
JWST 371 - Topics in Jewish Studies-The Jewish Experience in the American South (“Shalom Y’all” Unit(s): 3-4
JWST 431 - Advanced Topics in Jewish American Studies-Orthodoxy in America Unit(s): 4