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02-03 LS&A Bulletin

Judaic Studies

May be elected as an interdepartmental concentration program

Prerequisites to Concentration. JUDAIC 205 and fourth-term proficiency in modern Hebrew (HJCS 202) or Yiddish (JUDAIC 202).

Concentration Program. Students are required to complete at least 27 credits of work in approved courses, exclusive of the above language requirement. Fifteen of the 27 credits must be elected in residence unless special permission is given by the concentration advisor. All concentrators are required to take, as part of the 27 credits of coursework:

  1. Three terms of Jewish history survey courses , selected from:
    1. ACABS 321-322 / HISTORY 306-307
    2. HISTORY 381-382
    3. HISTORY 383-384.
  2. One term of rabbinic literature (JUDAIC 270, or appropriate sections of HJCS 491).
  3. Other courses chosen from the list below of courses approved for the concentration in Judaic Studies, to bring concentration credits to 27.
    • English Language and Literature: ENGLISH 383, appropriate sections of ENGLISH 313, 317, 318, 417, 430.
    • Germanic Languages and Literatures: GERMAN 322.
    • History: HISTORY 277, 282, 306, 307, 322, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 406, 407, and appropriate sections of HISTORY 396, 397, 435, 591.
    • Judaic Studies (Yiddish): JUDAIC 201, 202, 333, 401.
    • Judaic Studies (General): JUDAIC 270, 277, 296, 317, 333, 373, 379, 381, 451, 467, 468, 470, 478, 495, 496, 497, 498, 500, 505.
    • Law 642.
    • Near Eastern (Ancient Civilizations & Biblical) Studies: ACABS 200, 201, 202, 277, 321, 322, 483, 484, 542, 543, 544, 581, 582; appropriate sections of 591, 592.
    • Near Eastern (Arabic, Armenian, Persian, Turkish, and Islamic) Studies: AAPTIS 277.
    • Near Eastern (Hebrew and Jewish Cultural) Studies: HJCS 200, 270, 276, 277, 296, 301, 302, 373, 379, 381, 401, 402, 471, 472, 477, 478, 491, 542, 543, 544, 545, 571, 572, 577, 591, 592.
    • Political Science: POLSCI 350, 351, 353.
    • Social Work: 600, 645.
    • Sociology: SOC 410, 412.
    • Studies in Religion: RELIGION 201, 277, 296, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 444, 469, 471, 478.

Other courses, at the 200-level and above, may be approved by the concentration advisor. 100-level courses may not be included in a concentration plan.

Students may include intermediate Hebrew or Yiddish courses in a concentration plan if they use the other language as a prerequisite.

Honors Concentration. The Center offers an Honors concentration to qualified Judaic Studies students. Applications for an Honors concentration is usually made at the beginning of the third year. Participation requires a 3.5 grade point average. Graduation with Honors is recommended for students who complete all College and Judaic Studies graduation requirements, maintain a 3.5 GPA, and write a substantial Honors thesis which is judged worthy of Honors designation by the thesis advisor and at least one other faculty reader. An Honors concentration is not limited to students who have been in the College Honors Program in the first and second years. The name, phone number, and office hours of the Honors concentration advisor are available in the Honors Office, 1330 Mason Hall, or in the Center for Judaic Studies, 3032 Frieze Building.

Advising. Prospective concentrators should consult the concentration advisor. Normally, a concentration plan should reflect the multidisciplinary nature of the program and the themes that a student wishes to develop.


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