Required Credit Hours: 18

Of these, no more than 7 credits (including RELG 211 ) may be below the 300 level, and classes must be drawn from at least two departments.

Core Requirements:

RELG 211  is the only required class. The remaining 15 credits must be chosen from the following list of approved courses:

• RELG 203 - History and Religion of Ancient Israel (3)
• RELG 302 - Torah (3)
• RELG 304 - The Hebrew Prophets (3)
• RELG 305 - Biblical Wisdom: Job and Proverbs (3)
• RELG 309 - The Holocaust (3)
• RELG 310 - Topics in Judaic Studies (3)
• RELG 315 - Judaism in the Greco-Roman World (3) (cross-listed as CLCV 321 )
• RELG 326 - Judaism in America (3)
• RELG 327 - Sexuality, Women and Family in Judaism (3)
• RELG 328 - Midrash: Jewish Interpretation of Scriptures (3)
• RELG 329 - The Rabbinic Mind (3)
• GOVT 339 - Middle Eastern Political Systems (3)
• GRMN 312 - Modern German Critical Thought I: 1650-1850. (Taught in English) (3-4)
• GRMN 313 - Modern German Critical Thought II: 1850 to the Present. (Taught in English) (3-4)
• GRMN 387 - Topics in German Studies. (Taught in English) (3-4)
• GRMN 390 - Topics in German Studies. (Taught in German) (3)
• GRMN 421 - The Turn of the Century: Vienna and Berlin (3)
• GRMN 422 - The Weimar Republic (3)
• GRMN 424 - The Holocaust in German Literature and Film (3)
• HBRW 201 - Reading the Bible in Hebrew I (3) (cross-listed as RELG 205 )
• HBRW 202 - Reading the Bible in Hebrew II (3) (cross-listed as RELG 206 )
• HBRW 490 - Topics in Biblical Hebrew (3)
• HIST 172 - Modern Middle East since 1400 (3)

Additional Information:

Students must design their minor with an advisor who is a member of this program’s faculty. Eligible faculty members are:

Michael Daise, Religious Studies
Julie Galambush, Religious Studies
Robert S. Leventhal, Modern Languages
Marc Lee Raphael, Religious Studies and Director of the Program in Judaic Studies

Electives used towards the minor are restricted to the above list of classes. Independent studies and “topics” courses in other programs and departments may also be eligible for Judaic Studies credit. Please contact your Judaic Studies advisor to discuss these options and receive approval.