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Jewish Studies Program at Miami University

Curriculum

Minor
Thematic Sequence

Minor

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
HST 346 - Medieval Jewish History
HST 442 - Ancient Jewish History
REL 175 - Critical Study of Biblical Literature
REL 211 - Intro to the Religion of Ancient Israel
(Miami Plan)

Core Courses — Modern

FRE/GER/RUS 212; HST 211- Secular Jewish Culture From the Enlightenment to Zionism (Miami Plan)

Jewish Studies — Culture, History, and Society

ENG/GER 180 K - The Jewish Immigrant Experience in America
FRE/FST/GER 265 - European Jewish Cinema
FRE/HST 339 - Jews, "Jews," and Modern French Culture
FST/RUS 272 - Cultures and Identities of Eastern Europe: An Introduction through Literature and Film
GER 252 - The German-Jewish Experience (Miami Plan)
PSY 410.8 - Contemporary Israeli Society: Historical, Psychological, and Political Challenges

Holocaust

GER 357 - Visualizing the Holocaust
HST 472 - Germany 1918-1945, from Revolution to Rubble
HST 400.A - Senior Capstone in German History
(when on Holocaust)
PSY 348 - Later Generations of the Holocaust: Psychological Effects
REL 465 - Jewish and Christian Responses to the Holocaust

Language

HBW 201 - Introductory Hebrew
HBW 202 - Intermediate Hebrew

Literature

AMS/ENG 230 A - Jewish American Fiction Since 1945
ENG/FRE/GER 180.E - Kafka's World (honors)
ENG/FRE/GER 356 - Contemporary Jewish Fiction in Europe
ENG/FRE/GER 380.A - Jewish Modernism (honors)
FRE F106 (First Year Seminar) - Dybbuks, Golems, and The Uncanny in Modern Jewish Literature

Religion and Thought

REL 213 - Social and Religious History of the Jewish People (Miami Plan)
REL 311 - Archaeology and Biblical Studies
REL 334 - Womens' Religious Experience in Ancient Mediterranean
REL 360.W - Genesis and Gender
REL 366 - Jesus and Gospels
REL 385 - Religious Roots of Anti-Semitism
REL 388 - Jerusalem: The Meeting of Jews, Christians, and Muslims in the Holy City
REL 440/540 - Torah and Ancient Near Eastern Literature
REL 475 (4 credits) - Judaism in Modern Israel

Thematic Sequence

This sequence is open to all majors, but students must take only courses outside their department of major.

Students may take the following 3 tiers in any order.

Tier 1 — Ancient and Medieval

Take 1 of the following courses:

CLCS 310J - Jews Among the Greeks and Romans
HST 346 - Medieval Jewish History
HST 442 - Ancient Jewish History, 539 BCE-200 CE
REL 175* - Critical Study of Biblical Literature
REL 211* - Introduction to the Religion of Ancient Israel
REL 311 - Archaeology and Biblical Studies

Tier 2 — Modern