Minor in Jewish Studies

Program Requirements

Student’s must select one course from the following three categories (listed above) as approved by the minor advisor:

History and Society:

• ANTH 3470 - Language and Culture in the Middle East Credits: 3
• HIEU 2101 - Jewish History I: The Ancient and Medieval Experience Credits: 3
• HIEU 2102 - Modern Jewish History Credits: 3
• HIEU 3692 - The Holocaust Credits: 3
• HIEU 3452 - Jewish Culture and History in Eastern Europe Credits: 3
• HIME 2001 - The Making of the Islamic World Credits: 4
• HIME 2002 - The Making of the Modern Middle East Credits: 3
• HIME 2012 - Israel/Palestine 1948 Credits: 3
• HIME 3221 - Zionism and the Creation of the State of Israel Credits: 3
• MEST 4991 - Middle East Studies Seminar Credits: 3
• PLCP 3410 - Politics of the Middle East and North Africa Credits: 3
• PLIR 3650 - International Relations of the Middle East Credits: 3
• RELJ 2040 - American Judaism Credits: 3
• RELJ 2240 - Jewish Ritual Credits: 3
• RELJ 3220 - Judaism and Zionism Credits: 3
• RELJ 3370 - Modern Movements in Judaism Credits: 3

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  Belief and Thought:

• RELC 1220 - New Testament and Early Christianity Credits: 3
• RELC 2050 - The Rise of Christianity Credits: 3
• RELG 1010 - Introduction to Western Religious Traditions Credits: 3
• RELJ 1210 - Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Credits: 3
• RELJ 2030 - Judaism, Roots and Rebellion Credits: 3
• RELJ 2521 - Special Topics in Judaism Credits: 3
• RELJ 3100 - Medieval Jewish Thought Credits: 3
• RELJ 3300 - The Jewish Mystical Tradition Credits: 3
• RELJ 3310 - Jewish Law Credits: 3
• RELJ 3320 - Judaism: Medicine and Healing Credits: 3
• RELJ 3330 - Women and Judaism: Tradition and Change Credits: 3
• RELJ 3360 - Judaism and Christianity Credits: 3
• RELJ 3390 - Jewish Feminism Credits: 3
• RELJ 3430 - Women in Judaism Credits: 3
• RELJ 3052 - Responses to the Holocaust Credits: 3

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  Language, Literature and Culture

• ANTH 2470 - Reflections of Exile: Jewish Languages and their Communities Credits: 3
• ENGL 4900 - The Bible Credits: 3
• GETR 3470 - Writing and Screening the Holocaust Credits: 3
• HIEU 3372 - German Jewish Culture and History Credits: 3
• MEST 2470 - Reflections of Exile: Jewish Languages and their Communities Credits: 3
• MEST 3110 - Women and Middle-Eastern Literatures Credits: 3
• RELJ 2230 - Jewish Spiritual Journeys Credits: 3
• RELJ 2056 - Classical Sources in the Jewish Tradition Credits: 3
• RELJ 3090 - Plagues, Pestilence, Pox, and Prophecy Credits: 3
• RELJ 3830 - Talmud Credits: 3
• RELJ 3910 - Women and the Bible Credits: 3
• YIDD 1050 - Elementary Yiddish Language and Culture Credits: 3
• YIDD 1060 - Elementary Yiddish Language and Culture Credits: 3
• YITR 3452 - Jewish Culture and History in Eastern Europe Credits: 3

• NOTE: Any 3000- level Hebrew [HEBR] course can be counted toward the “Language, Literature and Culture” requirement.

Electives

Three additional courses selected as electives in conjunction with the minor advisor.

Additional Information

For more information contact James Loeffler, Ida and Nathan Kolodiz Director of Jewish Studies, PO BOX 400286, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4286; (434) 924-6408; jbl6w@virginia.edu