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Professor Todd M. Endelman, Director
May be elected as an interdepartmental concentration program
Professors Coffin (Near Eastern Studies), Endelman (History), Gitelman (Political Science), Krahmalkov (Near Eastern Studies), Lauffer, (Social Work), and Schramm (Near Eastern Studies)
Associate Professors Ginsburg (Near Eastern Studies) and Norich (English Language and Literature)
Assistant Professors Bernstein (Near Eastern Studies), Bodian (History) and Schmidt (Near Eastern Studies)
Lecturer Schoem (Sociology)
The Jean and Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies offers an interdisciplinary approach to the study of Jewish civilization and thought. Courses for the concentration are drawn from a number of departments within the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts: Near Eastern Studies, History, Political Science, and English Language and Literature.
Prerequisites to Concentration. Fourth-term proficiency in modern Hebrew or Yiddish.
Concentration Program. Students are required to complete at least 27 hours of work in approved courses, exclusive of the above language requirement. All concentrators are required to take, as part of the 27 hours of coursework, three terms of Jewish history survey courses (selected from NES 362-363/History 306-307, History 381-382, and History 383-384). Courses approved for the concentration in Judaic Studies are:
English Language and Literature: 317, 318, 417.
History: 282, 306, 307, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 435, and appropriate sections of History 396 and 397.
Judaic Studies (Yiddish) : 333, 401.
Judaic Studies (General) : 451, 467, 470, 478, 495, 496, 497, 498.
Near Eastern (Ancient and Biblical) Studies: 201, 202, 401, 402, 403, 404, 444, 511, 512.
Near Eastern (General Near East) Studies: 362, 363, 446, 466, 467, 469, 478
Near Eastern (Hebrew) Studies: 401, 402, 403, 404, 431, 432, 451, 452, 461, 462, 530, 531, 532, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 547, 548, 551, 552.
Political Science: 353, 451, 452.
Studies in Religion: 201, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362.
Other courses may be approved by the concentration advisor.
Students may include elementary and intermediate Hebrew or Yiddish courses in a concentration plan if they use the other language as a prerequisite.
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.
102. Elementary Yiddish. Jud. Stud. 101 or permission of instructor. (3). (LR).
201. Intermediate Yiddish. Jud. Stud. 102 or the equivalent. (3). (LR).
202. Intermediate Yiddish. Jud. Stud. 201. (3). (LR).
333. Yiddish Literature in Translation. (3). (Excl).
401. Readings in Yiddish Texts. Jud. Stud. 202 or permission of instructor. (3). (Excl). May be repeated for a total of 6 credits.
451/Poli. Sci. 451. The Politics and Culture of Modern East European Jewry. A course in East European and/or Jewish history, and Comparative Politics is recommended. (3). (Excl).
467/GNE 467. Topics in the History of Classical Judaism. (3). (Excl). May be repeated for a total of 9 credits.
468/GNE 468/Rel. 469. Jewish Mysticism. (3). (Excl).
470/GNE 567/Rel. 470. Topics in the Study of Judaism: The Sabbath and Sacred Time. Graduate standing or permission of instructor. (3). (Excl). May be repeated for a total of nine credits.
478/GNE 478/Rel. 478. Topics in Modern Judaism: Modern Jewish Thought. (3). (Excl). May be repeated for a total of 9 credits.
495. Independent Studies. (1-3). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT).
496. Independent Studies. (1-3). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT).
497. Senior Thesis. (3). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT).
498. Senior Thesis. (3). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT).