The Jewish Studies Minor is available to all students interested in the many dimensions of Jewish life, religion, and culture, from ancient times to the present. It will also interest students who wish to study cultures and civilizations in which thinking about Jews and Judaism played an important role: Christianity, Islam, or modernity, for example. Because of its interdisciplinary nature, the Jewish Studies minor offers students access to a broad array of humanities and social sciences disciplines. It therefore serves as a good complement to any major, as well as providing indispensable intellectual training to anyone interested in Jewish professional life.
A minimum of 6 courses (amounting to at least eighteen credits) selected from those approved by the Advisory Committee of the Jewish Studies Program. The courses must be from at least two departments, and at least three must be upper level courses (300 level or above). Up to two courses in Hebrew at the intermediate level or higher may be counted toward the minimum number of courses required for the minor. Students are encouraged to acquire intermediate proficiency in Hebrew or some other language central to the Jewish experience (e.g. Yiddish, Arabic, etc.) The Jewish Studies Program does not currently offer a major. However, students interested in designing a major in Jewish Studies may petition to do so as a Interdisciplinary Studies Major. Such proposals, designed in consultation with a faculty advisor, should be submitted before the end of a student's sophomore year. Contact Dean John Bader in the Office of Academic Advising for more information.
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