Philosophy and religion course

One of the following philosophy and religion 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:

• ARTH 4801 - Topics in Art History (when taught as “Jewish Art”)
• ENGL 3913 - Topics in World Literature (when taught as “Yiddish Literature” or “The Jewish Graphic Novel” or “Arab-Israeli Conflict and the Graphic Novel” or “Modern Jewish Literature” or “Representations of Jews in European Literature”)
• ENGL 4270 - Modern Jewish Literature
• ENGL 4450 - Special Studies in a Single or Dual Author(s) (“when taught as “Borders, Race, Religion in Shakespeare & Cervantes”)
• 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” or “Representations of Jews in European Literature” or “Jews in Western Literature from Chaucer to Dickens”)
• HIST 4215 - Jews Under Greek and Roman Rule
• HIST 4216 - Rome’s Eastward Expansion: From the Punic Wars to the Jewish Wars
• 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” or “War Crimes, Genocide, and Justice”)
• HIST 4262 - Topics in European History (when taught as “Nazi Racial Policy” or may apply when appropriate and if approved by the JISP director, Dr. Richard Golden)
• HIST 4263 - Topics in African-, Asian- or Latin American History (when taught as “Arab-Israeli Wars” or “Ancient Israel” or “The Messiah: From David to Jesus to the Present”)
• 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”)
• MRTS 4415 - Topics in Film and Television Studies (when taught as “Israeli Cinema” or “Film and the Holocaust”)
• MUMH 4800 - Nazism, Judaism and the Politics of Classical Music in Germany
• MUMH 4810 - Jews, Judaism, Anti-Semitism and Opera
• PHIL 2070 - World Religions
• PHIL 2100 - Introduction to Judaism
• PHIL 3120 - Social and Political Philosophy
• 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 “The Ten Commandments” or “Sexual Ethics in Judaism” or “Sex and the Bible” or “The Historical Jesus” or “The Dead Sea Scrolls to the Talmud: Jewish Literature in Late Antiquity”)
• 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” or “Israeli Politics”)
• PSCI 4330 - Topics in Political Theory (when taught “Jewish Political Thought” or “Zionism and Liberalism” or “Medieval Political Thought”)
• PSCI 4700 - Topics in Comparative Politics (when taught as “Contemporary Conflicts in the Middle East”)
• PSCI 4850 - Critical Issues in World Politics (when taught as “The Political Weaponization of Antisemitism”)
• SOCI 4260 - Topics in Sociology (when taught as “The Family and Sex in Modern Israel” or “Contemporary Israel and Turkey” or “The Peoples of Israel: Identity and Diversity”)
• THEA 4395 - Theatre and the Holocaust
• THEA 4500 - Theatre Topics (when taught as “Staging Atrocity: Theatre of the Holocaust” or “The Broadway 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 or to sign up for a minor in Jewish studies, contact the main office at 940-369-8926 or jewish-studies@unt.edu.