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Faculty

Faculty assigned to teach courses in Judaic studies are drawn from departments in the College of Arts and Letters.

Chair: Baron (History)

Committee: Bar-Lev (Linguistics), Cayleff (Women's Studies), Chandler (Sociology), DuFault (History), Grossbard-Shechtman (Economics), Kohn (Religious Studies), Koster (Information and Decision Systems), O'Brien (History), Shapovalov (Russian), Sheres (English and Comparative Literature), Sparks (Religious Studies), Strom (Teacher Education), Wood (Sociology)

Offered by Judaic Studies

Minor in Judaic studies.

The Minor

The minor in Judaic studies provides a balanced interdisciplinary study of Jewish contributions to world culture and history. It serves the needs of students who plan to (1) specialize in disciplines in which an understanding of Jewish contributions is essential, or (2) follow careers in teaching, community service, foreign service, or the ministry. Students seeking a minor in Judaic studies may want to consider combining it with a major in Social Science with an emphasis on Africa and the Middle East. Many courses relevant to this major are available in anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, and sociology.

Judaic Studies Minor

Dr. Lawrence Baron, Department of History, is adviser for this minor.

The minor in Judaic studies consists of a minimum of 19-20 units to include seven to eight units selected from Humanities 130 and Hebrew 101, 102, or 201; and 12 upper division units selected from Comparative Literature 405; History 440, 488, 574; Religious Studies 301, 320, 330. Judaic Studies 496; Hebrew 496; and other relevant courses may be counted as part of the 12 upper division units taken with the approval of the adviser for Judaic Studies.

-- Helen Keller (1903)

Courses

100. New Perspectives in Judaic Studies (1) Cr/NC I, II
New interpretations of Jewish history, culture, and social issues. Presentations from perspective of various disciplines. Contemporary issues.

296. Topics in Judaic Studies (1-3)
Selected topics. May be repeated with new content. See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor's degree.

Selected topics. May be repeated with new content. See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor's degree.

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