Jewish Studies Program at Miami University
Curriculum
The Jewish Studies Minor requires 18 credit hours.
- Students must fulfill a minimum of 6 hours (3 ancient or medieval, and 3 modern) of designated "core courses." These are marked as such in the course list below.
- In addition, students must complete 12 hours of coursework in any area of Jewish Studies (including additional courses designated as core courses, if they choose). No more than 7 of these 12 hours may be courses focused primarily on the Holocaust.
- At least 6 of the total 18 credit hours must be at the 300-level or higher.
Accredited international programs may be applicable.
Core Courses — Ancient or Medieval
- CLS 310.J - Jews Among the Greeks and Romans (McCoskey)
- HST 346 - Medieval Jewish History (Goldy)
- REL 175 - Critical Study of Biblical Literature (Hanges)
- REL 211 - Intro to the Religion of Ancient Israel (Miami Plan) (Idinopulos)
Core Courses — Modern
- FRE/GER/RUS 212; HST 211- Secular Jewish Culture From the Enlightenment to Zionism (Miami Plan) (Rose)
Jewish Studies — Culture, History, and Society
- ENG/GER 180 K - The Jewish Immigrant Experience in America (Rose/Schoolman)
- FRE/FST/GER 265 - European Jewish Cinema (Rose)
- FRE/HST 339 - Jews, "Jews," and Modern French Culture (Rose)
- GER 252 - The German-Jewish Experience (Miami Plan)(Rose)
- PSY 410.8 - Contemporary Israeli Society: Historical, Psychological, and Political Challenges (Biran)
- RUS 272 - Cultures and Identities of Eastern Europe: An Introduction through Literature and Film (Chernetsky)
- RUS 253 A - Jewish Identity and Russian Literature (Sutcliffe)
Holocaust
- GER 357 - Visualizing the Holocaust (Rose)
- HST 472 - Germany 1918-1945, from Revolution to Rubble (Jensen)
- HST 400.A - Senior Capstone in German History (when on Holocaust)
- PSY 348 - Later Generations of the Holocaust: Psychological Effects (Biran)
- REL 465 - Jewish and Christian Responses to the Holocaust (Idinopulos)
Language
- HBW 201 - Introductory Hebrew
- HBW 202 - Intermediate Hebrew
Literature
- ENG 230 A - Jewish American Fiction Since 1945 (Parks)
- ENG/FRE/GER 180.E - Kafka in Context (honors) (Rose/Ganeva)
- ENG/FRE/GER 356 - Contemporary Jewish Fiction in Europe (Rose)
- ENG/FRE/GER 380.A - Jewish Modernism (honors) (Rose)
- FRE F106 (First Year Seminar) - Dybbuks, Golems, and The Uncanny in Modern Jewish Literature (Rose)
Religion and Thought
- REL 213 - Social and Religious History of the Jewish People (Miami Plan) (Idinopulos)
- REL 311 - Archaeology and Biblical Studies
- REL 334 - Womens' Religious Experience in Ancient Mediterranean (Hanges)
- REL 360.W - Genesis and Gender
- REL 366 - Jesus and Gospels (Hanges)
- REL 385 - Religious Roots of Anti-Semitism (Idinopulos)
- REL 388 - Jerusalem: The Meeting of Jews, Christians, and Muslims in the Holy City (Idinopulos)
- REL 440/540 - Torah and Ancient Near Eastern Literature
- REL 475 (4 credits) - Judaism in Modern Israel (Idinopulos)