A minor in Jewish and Israel Studies requires a minimum of 18 hours, including one of the following three Philosophy and Religion Studies courses:

  • PHIL 2100: Introduction to Judaism
  • PHIL 3510: Hebrew Bible
  • PHIL 3540: Judaism and Philosophy

and one of the three History courses listed below:

  • HIST 4315: Anti-Semitism from Ancient Times to the Present
  • HIST 4390: The Holocaust, 1933 - 1945
  • HIST 4395: The State of Israel

In addition, four courses chosen in consultation with the Director of the Jewish and Israel Studies Program and representing at least two different departments are required. These courses include, but are not limited to the below. Further information about these courses can be found on the Courses webpage.

Education

  • COUN 4800: Understanding Human Relationships: Resilience and Reconciliation in the State of Israel

English Courses

  • ENGL 3913: Yiddish Literature
  • ENGL 3913: The Jewish Graphic Novel
  • ENGL 3923: American Jewish Writers
  • ENGL 4660: Literature of the Holocaust
  • ENGL 4800: Film and the Holocaust
  • ENGL 4800: The Hebrew Bible as Literature

History Courses

  • HIST 4215: Jews under Greek and Roman Rule
  • HIST 4216: Rome's Jewish Wars and the Roman Near East
  • HIST 4217: Jew, Greek, and Roman: Backgrounds of Early Christianity
  • HIST 4260: Jewish Women in World Perspective
  • HIST 4262: Anti-Semitism and Anti-Catholicism in Victorian England
  • HIST 4262: Modern Anglo-Jewish History
  • HIST 4263: Ancient Israel
  • HIST 4263: Arab-Israeli Wars
  • HIST 4385: Nazi Germany
  • HIST 4435: American Jewish Experience
  • HIST 4475: Jewish Women in Modern America

Mayborn School of Journalism

  • JOUR 4210/5200: Public Opinion and Propaganda: Israel and the Middle East
  • JOUR 4240/5150: Comparative International Media Systems: Israel and the Middle East

College of Business

  • MKTG 2980/PHIL 3550: Jewish Business Ethics

Music History and Literature

  • MUMH 4800: Nazism, Judaism, and the Politics of Classical Music in Germany
  • MUMH 4810: Jews, Judaism, Anti-Semitism, and Opera

Philosophy and Religion

  • PHIL 3320: Medieval Philosophy
  • PHIL 3515: David, Saul, and Solomon: The Early Israelite Monarchy
  • PHIL 3525: Rabbinic Judaism
  • PHIL 3530: Kabbalah: Jewish Mysticism, Myth, and Magic
  • PHIL 3535: Classical Jewish Thought: The 13 Principles of Faith
  • PHIL 3545: Sexual Ethics in Judaism
  • PHIL 4960: Jews and Judaism in Modern Israel
  • PHIL 4960: The Ten Commandments

Political Science

  • PSCI 3100: U.S./Israeli Relations: Conflict, Cooperation, and Advocacy
  • PSCI 3700: Government and Politics of Israel
  • PSCI 4330: Jewish Political Thought
  • PSCI 4330: Medieval Political Thought
  • PSCI 4330: Zionism and Liberalism

Radio, TV, and Film

  • RTVF 4415: Israeli Cinema

Merchandising and Hospitality Management

  • SMHM 2980: Jewish and Israeli Material and Popular Culture

Sociology

  • SOCI 4260: The Family in Modern Israel
  • SOCI 4260: Contemporary Israel and Turkey

Dance and Theatre Arts

  • THEA 4500: Staging Atrocity: Theatre of the Holocaust
  • THEA 4500: Broadway: the Jewish Musical