Bulletin--Jewish Studies Program

Jewish Studies

College of Humanities
Dean: Nancy McDermid

Jewish Studies Program
HSS 388
415-338-1596
Acting Director: Marvin Silverman

Undergraduate Advisers: Felstiner, Krasny, Levy, Lunine, Rischin, Steier

Program
Minor in Jewish Studies

Program Scope
The interdisciplinary Minor in Jewish Studies consists of four three-unit core courses and two three-unit elective courses selected on advisement from offerings by a variety of colleges of the university. The purpose of the interdisciplinary Jewish Studies Minor is to acquaint the student with the history, culture, contributions, and religion of the Jewish people as seen through the eyes of modern academic disciplines and with particular reference to contemporary issues and patterns. Students can use the Minor in Jewish Studies to complement their majors and, with advising, to fulfill General Education requirements.

Career Outlook
The Jewish Studies Minor will offer an excellent background for students interested in Judaism as the basis for scholarly or professional pursuits and for students interested in increasing the depth of their understanding of the history, culture, contributions, and religion of the Jewish people within the context of a major discipline.

MINOR IN JEWISH STUDIES

Courses for this program are listed in alphabetical sequence (see Jewish Studies discipline in the Announcement of Courses section).

Core Courses					Units
JS 300	Introduction to Jewish Studies		 3
JS 310	Jewish Thought and Culture		 3
JS 320	The Jewish Experience			 3
JS 330	Jews and Judaism in the Modern World	 3
Elective Courses (choose two)			 6
	CINE 405	Jewish Identity in Film
	HIST 317	The Holocaust and 
			Genocide
	HIST 464	American Ethnic and 
			Racial Relations I: 
			1740-1890
	HIST 465	American Ethnic and 
			Racial Relations II: 
			1890-Present
	HIST 635	Recent History of the 
			Jewish People
	PHIL 515	Semitic Religious 
			Thought
	WCL 420		Literature of the 
			Holocaust [topic course]
	WCL 445		Jewish Authors in Trans-
			lation [topic course]
	WOMS 560	Jewish Women
		Total				18
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