The Jewish studies minor provides an excellent 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 our innovative 1-credit capstone Jewish studies module, minors integrate their work in Jewish studies into their major field—for example, bringing together Jewish studies and psychology through a service-learning project with Gateways, a nonprofit that offers Jewish educational resources for children with special needs, or combining Jewish studies and history through a research project on the role of Jewish women in the women’s health movement.
Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified.
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| JWSS 4660 | Jewish Studies Module | 1 |
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Jewish Religion and Culture | ||
or PHIL 1285 | Jewish Religion and Culture | |
| History of the Jews in the Modern World | ||
or HIST 1294 | History of the Jews in the Modern World | |
Elective Courses
| 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 | ||
| Contemporary Israeli Literature and Art (Abroad) | ||
| Elementary Hebrew 1 | ||
| Elementary Hebrew 2 | ||
| Hitler, Germany, and the Holocaust | ||
| Modern Israel | ||
| Understanding the Bible | ||
or PHIL 1120 | Understanding the Bible | |
| Jewish Religion and Culture | ||
or PHIL 1285 | Jewish Religion and Culture | |
| History of the Jews in the Modern World | ||
or HIST 1294 | History of the Jews in the Modern World | |
| The Holocaust and Comparative Genocide | ||
or HIST 2282 | The Holocaust and Comparative Genocide | |
| Elective | ||
| America and the Holocaust | ||
or HIST 2285 | America and the Holocaust | |
| Digital Histories of Ethnic Boston | ||
| Elective | ||
| 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 | |
| Modern and Contemporary Jewish Literature | ||
or ENGL 3685 | Modern and Contemporary Jewish Literature | |
| Elective | ||
| Directed Study | ||
| Affiliated Courses 1 | ||
| Covering Conflicts: Peace, War, and the Media | ||
| Sex in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam | ||
| Religion and Politics | ||
| Arab-Israeli Conflict | ||
| Race and Ethnic Relations | ||
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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