Philosophy course

One of the following philosophy courses:

• PHIL 2100 - Introduction to Judaism
• PHIL 3510 - Hebrew Bible
• PHIL 3540 - Judaism and Philosophy

History course

One of the following history courses:

• HIST 4315 - History of Anti-Semitism from Ancient Times to the Present
• HIST 4390 - The Holocaust, 1933–1945
• HIST 4395 - The State of Israel

Four additional courses

In addition, four courses chosen in consultation with the Director of the Jewish and Israel Studies Program and representing at least two different departments are required. These courses include, but are not limited to, the following:

• ENGL 3913 - Topics in World Literature (when taught as “Yiddish Literature” or “The Jewish Graphic Novel”)
• ENGL 3923 - American Jewish Writers
• ENGL 4660 - Literature and the Holocaust
• ENGL 4800 - Special Seminar in Literature or Language (when taught as “Hebrew Bible as Literature” or “Film and the Holocaust”)
• HIST 4215 - Jews Under Greek and Roman Rule
• HIST 4216 - Rome’s Jewish Wars and the Roman Near East
• HIST 4217 - Jew, Greek and Roman: Backgrounds of Early Christianity
• HIST 4260 - Topics in History (when taught as “Jewish Women: A World Perspective” or as “Ancient Religion and Magic: Hebrew Bible to the Fall of Rome”)
• HIST 4262 - Topics in European History (when taught as “Anti-Semitism and Anti-Catholicism in Victorian England” or “Modern Anglo-Jewish History”)
• HIST 4263 - Topics in African-, Asian- or Latin American History (when taught as “Arab-Israeli Wars” or “Ancient Israel”)
• HIST 4315 - History of Anti-Semitism from Ancient Times to the Present
• HIST 4385 - Nazi Germany
• HIST 4390 - The Holocaust, 1933–1945
• HIST 4395 - The State of Israel
• HIST 4435 - American Jewish Experience
• HIST 4475 - Jewish Women in Modern America
• JOUR 4210 - Topics in Journalism and Mass Media (when taught as “Public Opinion and Propaganda: Israel and the Middle East”)
• JOUR 4240 - Comparative International Media Systems (when taught as “Comparative International Media Systems: Israel and the Middle East”)
• MUMH 4800 - Nazism, Judaism and the Politics of Classical Music in Germany
• MUMH 4810 - Jews, Judaism, Anti-Semitism and Opera
• PHIL 2100 - Introduction to Judaism
• PHIL 3320 - Medieval Philosophy
• PHIL 3510 - Hebrew Bible
• PHIL 3515 - David, Saul and Solomon: The Early Israelite Monarchy
• PHIL 3525 - Rabbinic Judaism
• PHIL 3530 - Kabbalah: Jewish Mysticism, Myth and Magic
• PHIL 3535 - Classical Jewish Thought: The 13 Principles of Faith
• PHIL 3540 - Judaism and Philosophy
• PHIL 3550 - Jewish Business Ethics
• PHIL 4960 - Topics in Philosophy (when taught as “Jews and Judaism in Modern Israel” or as “The Ten Commandments” or as “Sexual Ethics in Judaism”)
• PSCI 3100 - Topics in American Government (when taught as “U.S./Israeli Relations: Conflict, Cooperation and Advocacy”)
• PSCI 3700 - Area Politics (when taught as “Government and Politics of Israel”)
• PSCI 4330 - Topics in Political Theory (when taught “Jewish Political Thought” or “Zionism and Liberalism” or “Medieval Political Thought”)
• SOCI 4260 - Topics in Sociology (when taught as “The Family in Modern Israel” or “Contemporary Israel and Turkey”)
• THEA 4500 - Theatre Topics (when taught as “Staging Atrocity: Theatre of the Holocaust” or “Broadway: The Jewish Musical”)
• other topics courses as approved when topic is appropriate.

Additional information

Other courses may also qualify if approved by the Jewish studies advisor. For more information about a minor in Jewish studies, contact the main office at 940-369-8926 or jewish-studies@unt.edu. To sign up for the minor, contact Nanette Behning at nanette.behning@unt.edu or 940-369-8172. For academic advisement, contact Dr. Richard Golden at richard.golden@unt.edu or 940-369-8933.