Jewish Studies, Minor

The Jewish studies minor provides a broad-based introduction to the history, religion, and cultures of the Jewish people while also offering a unique opportunity to bring students’ major fields of study to bear on Jewish studies topics. In JWSS 4660 Jewish Studies Module, minors integrate their work in Jewish studies into their major field.

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified.

Required Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
JWSS 4660	Jewish Studies Module	1
Complete one of the following:		4
JWSS 1285	Jewish Religion and Culture
or PHIL 1285	Jewish Religion and Culture
JWSS 1294	History of the Jews in the Modern World
or HIST 1294	History of the Jews in the Modern World

Elective Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete an additional four courses from the following lists. A maximum of two courses may be taken from the Affiliated Courses list below:		16
Jewish Studies Courses
ENGL 2610	Contemporary Literature and Art in Israel
or JWSS 2610	Contemporary Literature and Art in Israel
HBRW 1101	Elementary Hebrew 1
HBRW 1102	Elementary Hebrew 2
HBRW 2101	Intermediate Hebrew 1
HBRW 2102	Intermediate Hebrew 2
INTL 2100	Modern Israel
JWSS 1990	Elective
JWSS 1285	Jewish Religion and Culture
or PHIL 1285	Jewish Religion and Culture
JWSS 1294	History of the Jews in the Modern World
or HIST 1294	History of the Jews in the Modern World
JWSS 2259	Sex, Gender, and Judaism
or PHIL 2259	Sex, Gender, and Judaism
or WMNS 2259	Sex, Gender, and Judaism
JWSS 2282	The Holocaust and Comparative Genocide
or POLS 2282	The Holocaust and Comparative Genocide
or HIST 2282	The Holocaust and Comparative Genocide
JWSS 2285	America and the Holocaust
or JRNL 2285	America and the Holocaust
or HIST 2285	America and the Holocaust
JWSS 2430	Digital Histories of Ethnic Boston
JWSS 2431	Immigration and Identity in the American Jewish Experience
or HIST 2431	Immigration and Identity in the American Jewish Experience
JWSS 2990	Elective
JWSS 3678	Bedrooms and Battlefields: Hebrew Bible and the Origins of Sex, Gender, and Ethnicity
or ENGL 3678	Bedrooms and Battlefields: Hebrew Bible and the Origins of Sex, Gender, and Ethnicity
or WMNS 3678	Bedrooms and Battlefields: Hebrew Bible and the Origins of Sex, Gender, and Ethnicity
JWSS 3685	Modern and Contemporary Jewish Literature
or ENGL 3685	Modern and Contemporary Jewish Literature
JWSS 3990	Elective
JWSS 4992	Directed Study
Affiliated Courses 1
HIST 1100	Law and History
HIST 1272	Europe in the Middle Ages, 500–1500
HIST 2370	Renaissance to Enlightenment
PHIL 1110	Introduction to Religious Studies
PHIL 1271	Sex in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
POLS 2370	Religion and Politics
POLS 3470	Arab-Israeli Conflict

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Additional affiliated courses may be approved by the program director by semester.

GPA Requirement

2.000 GPA required in the minor