BA in Jewish Studies
Jewish Studies Major (35 credits)
Students pursuing a major in Jewish Studies must take:
Classical Jewish Civilization (JST 3403)
Modern Jewish Civilization (JST 3404)
8 credits in Hebrew (HBR) courses at the 2000 level or higher
21 credits of upper-division content courses chosen from at least two of the following four categories:
history, the arts and culture, politics and social issues, and religion.
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History
American-Jewish History, 1492-1990 (JST 4415)
Ancient Israel (JST 4424)
History of American Immigration and Ethnicity (AMH 3530)
History of Zionism and the State of Israel, 1880-1990 (JST 4425)
Hitler and Nazi Germany (EUH 4465)
Modern Jewish History (JST 4450)
The Holocaust (JST 4701)
The Jews of Spain and the Middle East (JST 4417)
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The Arts and Culture
Jewish-American Literature (AML 4663)
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Politics and Social Issues
History of Anti-Semitism (JST 3408)
Peoples of the Middle East (ASH 3230)
Religions and World Politics (CPO 3761)
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Religion
Image of Woman in the Bible (REL 4218)
Jewish Wisdom: An Introduction to Classical Jewish Thought (JST 3513)
Religion in America (AMH 4620)
History of Hasidism (JST 4464)
Old Testament (REL 3213)
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Hebrew
Beginning Hebrew Language & Culture I (HBR 1120)
Beginning Hebrew Language & Culture I (HBR 1121)
Intermediate Hebrew Language & Culture Il (HBR 2220)
Special Topics courses (JST 4930), such as Dead Sea Scrolls, Jewish Philosophy and Mysticism, and Contemporary Israel, may also be used for the most appropriate category.
To enroll in the Jewish Studies Program contact:
Dr. Ella Levy
E-mail: elevy12@fau.edu
Phone: (561) 297-3951
