Jewish Studies Minor

A minor in Jewish studies requires 18 hours, including:

One of the following philosophy courses:

One of the following history courses:

Four additional courses

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

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”; “Ancient Israel” or “Anti-Semitism and Anti-Catholicism in Victorian England”
HIST 4263 - Topics in African-, Asian- or Latin American History when taught as “Arab-Israeli Wars”
HIST 4315 - History of Anti-Semitism from Ancient Times to the Present
HIST 4320 - Anti-Semitism in Europe, French Revolution to Present
HIST 4385 - Nazi Germany
HIST 4390 - The Holocaust, 1933–1945
HIST 4395 - The State of Israel
ENGL 3913 - Topics in World Literature when taught as “Yiddish Literature”
ENGL 3923 - American Jewish Writers
ENGL 4650 - Literature and the Environment
ENGL 4660 - Literature and the Holocaust
HEBR 1010 - Elementary Hebrew
HEBR 1020 - Elementary Hebrew
HEBR 2040 - Intermediate Hebrew
HEBR 2050 - Intermediate Hebrew
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 3570 - Hebrew Bible
PHIL 3575 - Judaic Religion and Philosophy
PHIL 4960 - Topics in Philosophy when taught as “Classical Jewish Thought: Maimonides and the 13 Principles of Faith”; “Kabbalah: Jewish Mysticism, Myth and Magic”; “Rabbinic Judaism” or “Sexual Ethics in Judaism”; “Jewish Business Ethics”; “David, Saul and Solomon: The Early Israelite Monarchy” or “Jews and Judaism in Modern Israel”
RTVF 4415 - Topics in Film and Television Genres when taught as “Film and the Holocaust” or “Israeli Cinema”
BIOL 4005 - Contemporary Topics in Biology
or
PHIL 4960 - Topics in Philosophy
when taught as “Judaism and Bioethics” or “Judaism and Modern Science”
EDUC 4800 - Studies in Education when taught as “The Jewish-American Psyche”
HIST 4215 - Jews Under Greek and Roman Rule
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”
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”
SOCI 4260 - Topics in Sociology when taught as “The Family in Modern Israel”
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 Dr. Richard Golden, Director, Jewish Studies Program, GAB 460, by phone at 940-369-8933, or by e-mail at richard.golden@unt.edu.