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Jewish Studies, Minor

2023-2024 Edition

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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 4660Jewish Studies Module1
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 Israeli Literature and Art Abroad
HBRW 1101
Elementary Hebrew 1
HBRW 1102
Elementary Hebrew 2
HBRW 2101
Intermediate Hebrew 1
INTL 2100
Modern Israel
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 2282
The Holocaust and Comparative Genocide
or POLS 2282
The Holocaust and Comparative Genocide
or HIST 2282
The Holocaust and Comparative Genocide
JWSS 1990
Elective
JWSS 2259
Sex, Gender, and Judaism
or PHIL 2259
Sex, Gender, and Judaism
or WMNS 2259
Sex, Gender, and Judaism
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
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 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
1

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

GPA Requirement

2.000 GPA required in the minor

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