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
Courses for Fall 2025
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.
JSTU:2240/ HIST:2149 / REL:2240 / SJUS:2240
Introduction to Jewish Studies
JSTU:2156 / HIST:2156
Arabs and Jews in Palestine and Israel
CLSA:1454
Hebrew Bible for Everyone
CLSA:2444 / RELS:2444
Cities of the Bible
GRMN:2618 / WLLC:2618
Film and Literature of the Holocaust
CLSA:2620 / RELS:2620
Sex and the Bible
ENGL:3247
The English Bible
CLSA:4901 / RELS:4001
Biblical Hebrew I
Courses for Spring 2025
- 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
