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Add a Certificate in Jewish Studies
Jewish Studies introduces students to Jewish culture, history, politics, and religion...from the Bible to the present day; from bagels to Baghdad.
You’ll learn to see beyond stereotypes and clickbait, and will develop your skills in thinking about the complexities of life in a diverse society. You’ll improve your understanding of human rights, religious texts, questions of identity, connections across cultures, and the historical and structural bases of inequality.
Take a course or two—or complete the certificate, a terrific credential for a range of graduate programs and careers.
Course offerings
The following courses address themes in Jewish Studies. All count towards the Certificate in Jewish Studies. Students interested in earning a certificate may also petition to include other courses, including senior or honors theses.
- CLSA:1415 Ancient Origins of Religious Conflict
- CLSA: 1455 New Testament for Everyone
- CLSA:2620 Sex and the Bible
- CLSA:3247 / RELS:3247 Banned from the Bible: Pseudepigrapha
- CLSA:4902 Biblical Hebrew II
- GRMN:2675 / MUSM:2675 Politics/Memory: Holocaust-Genocide-9/11
- GRMN:2620 / WLLC:2620 Anne Frank and Her Story
- HIST:1010:0001 The First Crusade
(be sure to sign up for section 0001) - HIST:1040:0001 Diversity in History: Global Jewish History (only section 0001 is eligible for the Certificate)
- HIST:4478 Holocaust in History and Memory
- RELS:1001:0EXW Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
- RELS:2068 Jews in Popular Culture
- RHET:2350 Forensic Rhetoric
- SJUS:2050 / GWSS:2050 / REL:2250 / HIST:2150 Jews, Judaism, and Social Justice
Questions?
To learn more, contact one of the co-directors, Professors Ari Ariel and Elizabeth Heineman, or check out the requirements on the catalog.
Ari Ariel
Title/Position
Associate Professor of Instruction, History and International Studies
Director of International Studies
Elizabeth Heineman
Title/Position
Professor