Judaic Studies, B.A.

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General Education Requirements (HCAS)

In addition to major requirements, students must meet the General Education Requirements that correlate to their degree.

For B.A. and B.S. degrees, see General Education Requirements for the B.A. and B.S. Degrees (HCAS) .

Major GPA and Grade Requirements

Students must maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in courses required to complete the major. All courses required for the major must be taken for a letter grade.

Requirements for the Major

Required credits: 36

Core Courses (12 credits)

JS 114D - Ancient and Medieval Jewish History 3 credit(s)
JS 116D - Modern Jewish History 3 credit(s)
JS 350P - Internship in Judaic Studies 3 credit(s)
HIS 441W - Making History 3 credit(s)

Elective Courses (24 credits)

Majors are strongly encouraged to take 2 semesters (6 credits) of language: Hebrew, Arabic, or Yiddish.

JS 110 - Yiddish Language I 3 credit(s)
JS 111 - Yiddish Language II 3 credit(s)
JS 204 - Arabic Language, Culture and History in Translation 3 credit(s)
JS 205 - Israel: History and Society 3 credit(s)
JS 115D - Introduction to World Religions 3 credit(s)
JS 220 - Jewish Humor 3 credit(s)
JS 218W - Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Ethics 3 credit(s)
JS 228 - American-Jewish History 3 credit(s)
JS 229 - The Holocaust 3 credit(s)
JS 315 - Yiddish Literature in Translation 3 credit(s)
JS 324W - Modern Jewish Literature 3 credit(s)
JS 325 - American Jewish Literature 3 credit(s)
JS 341 - The Bible as Literature 3 credit(s)
JS 350P - Internship in Judaic Studies 3 credit(s)
JS 380 - Independent Study in Judaic Studies 1–3 credit(s)
JS 425 - Contemporary Studies in Jewish Civilization 3 credit(s)
JS 190 - Special Topics in Judaic Studies 3 credit(s)
JS 191 - Special Topics in Judaic Studies 3 credit(s)
JS 290 - Special Topics in Judaic Studies 3 credit(s)
JS 291 - Special Topics in Judaic Studies 3 credit(s)
JS 390 - Special Topics in Judaic Studies 3 credit(s)
JS 391 - Special Topics in Judaic Studies 3 credit(s)
ARA 110 - Elementary Arabic I 3 credit(s)
ARA 111 - Elementary Arabic II 3 credit(s)
HBR 113 - Hebrew Language I: Elementary Conversational Hebrew 3 credit(s)
HBR 114 - Hebrew Language II: Elementary Conversational Hebrew 3 credit(s)
HBR 115 - Hebrew Language III: Intermediate Conversational Hebrew 3 credit(s)
HBR 118 - Advanced Hebrew Language, Culture, and Film 3 credit(s)