Jewish Studies

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Description
The Jewish studies program is designed with the following goals in mind: to examine the history and culture of the Jews; generate and facilitate research on Judaica; provide the community with programs, courses and research, furthering the understanding of Judaica; provide a model for interdisciplinary teaching and research and to stand as an example of the university's commitment to a program of meaningful ethnic studies on a firm academic base.

Requirements

  • Students must complete a minimum of 21 credit hours including 12 of upper division hours for this concentration.
  • All courses must be completed with a grade of “C” (2.00) or higher.

Language - 6-10 credit hours
Students must complete two semesters of the same language. Choose courses from the following:

ARB 101: Elementary Arabic I (G) AND ARB 102: Elementary Arabic II (G) (10)

GER 101: Elementary German I (G) AND GER 102: Elementary German II (G) (8)

HEB 101 AND HEB 102: Elementary Modern Hebrew (G) (8)

HEB 133 / JST 133 / REL 133: Elementary Biblical Hebrew (G) AND HEB 233 / JST 233 / REL 233: Intermediate Biblical Hebrew (G) (6)

SPA 101: Elementary Spanish I (G) AND SPA 102: Elementary Spanish II (G) (8)

Thematic Track Electives (choose three courses) - 9 credit hours
Students choose one course in three of five thematic tracks. Available tracks include history, humanities, literature, religious studies and social studies. At least six credit hours must be upper-division course work.

History

HEB 375 Contemporary Culture of Israel (HU & G) (3)

HST 302 Jews, Christians & Muslims in Early Modern World (3)

HST 302 Jews, Christians & Muslims in the Medieval World (3)

HST 304 Exiles, Migrants, Refugees in Jewish History (3)

HST 304 History of Antisemitism (3)

HST 304 Jews and Christians in the Middle Ages (3) (SB & H) (3) (Prerequisite(s): minimum 30 hours; Credit is allowed for only HST 304 or JST 304)

HST 304 Nazi Germany (3)

HST 304 Rebirth of European Jewish Life after 1950 (3)

HST 358 Jewish History from Antiquity to 1492 (SB & H) (3) (Prerequisite(s): minimum 30 hours)

HST 359 Jewish History from 1492 to 1948 (SB & G & H) (3)  (Prerequisite(s): minimum 30 hours)

HST 372 Modern Middle East (SB & G & H) (3) (Pre-requisite: Minimum 24 hours)

HST 436 The Soviet Experiment (SB & G & H) (3) (Prerequisite(s): ENG 102, 105, or 108 with C or better; minimum 55 hours)

JST 210 / REL 210 Introduction to Judaism (HU & H) (3) (Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 or 105 or 107 with C or better; Credit is allowed for only JST 210 or REL 210)

JST 211 / HST 211 / REL 211 Jews and Judaism in America (SB & H) (3) (Credit is allowed for only HST 211 or JST 211 or REL 211)

JST 230 / HST 230 / REL 230 Introduction to Jewish Civilization (HU & H & G) (3) (Credit is allowed for only HST, JST or REL 230)

JST 302: Studies in History (3)

JST 304 Studies in European History (SB & H) (3) (Credit is allowed for only HST, JST or REL 230)

JST 314 / HST 390 / PHI 390 / REL 314 Jewish Philosophy (3) (Prerequisite(s): Minimum 30 hours; Credit is allowed for only HST 390, JST 314, PHI 390 or REL 314)

JST 315 / REL 315 Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) ((L or HU) & H) (3) (Prerequisite(s): minimum 24 hours; Credit is allowed for only JST or REL 315)

JST 347 / HEB 347 / SLC 347 Modern Israeli Literature in Translation (HU & G) (3) (Prerequisite(s): Credit is allowed for only ENG 347 or HEB 347 or JST 347 or SLC 347 or ENG/HEB/JST/SLC 394 (Modern Hebrew Literature in Translation))

JST 369 / HST 369 / REL 312 History and Memory of the Holocaust (3) (Prerequisite(s): minimum 30 hours; Credit is allowed for only HST 369 or JST 369 or REL 312 or HST 304 (Shoah: History, Memory, and Representation) or HST 394 (History of the Holocaust))

JST 396 / REL 396 Women in the Bible (3)

JST 460 / HST 460: World War II (HU & H & G) (3)

JST 491 History of Antisemitism (3) (Prerequisite(s): ENG 102, 105, or 108 with C or better; minimum 30 hours)

REL 410 Judaism in Modern Times (HU & H) (3)

Humanities

ENG 333: American Jewish Literature during the Cold War (3)

ENG 356 The Bible as Literature (HU) (3)

JST 314 / HST 390 / PHI 390 / REL 314 Jewish Philosophy (3) (Prerequisite(s): Minimum 30 hours; Credit is allowed for only HST 390, JST 314, PHI 390 or REL 314)

JST 315 / REL 315 Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) ((L or HU) & H) (3) (Prerequisite(s): minimum 24 hours; Credit is allowed for only JST or REL 315)

JST 316 / ENG 316 / HEB 316 / REL 316 Literary Readings of the Hebrew Bible (L or HU) (3) (Prerequisite(s): minimum 45 hours. Credit is allowed for only ENG 316, HEB 316, JST 316, REL 316 or HEB 394 (Literary Readings of the Bible))

JST 318 / REL 318 / SOC 375 Contemporary American Jewish Identities ((HU or SB) & C) (3) (Prerequisite(s):minimum 24 hours; Credit is allowed for only JST 318, REL 318 or SOC 375)

JST 346 / FMS 349 / HEB 349: Israeli Wars in Israeli Movies (HU & G) (3)

JST 348 / HEB 348 / REL 311 / SLC 348 Israeli Society and Culture (HU & G) (3) (Prerequisite(s): Credit is allowed for only HEB 348 or HEB 394 (Israeli Culture and Society) or JST 348 or REL 311 or SLC 348)

JST 445 / FMS 445 / GER 445 / SLC 445 The Holocaust in German-Mediated Memory (3) (Prerequisite(s): FMS 100 or FMS 200 or JST 210 or JST 230 or SLC 202 with C or better; Credit is allowed for only FMS/GER/JST/SLC 445 or GER 494 (Holocaust & German Media or Holocaust & German Mediated Memory))

JST 459 / SLC 459 / SPA 459: Latin American Jewish Culture (3)

JST 496 Biblical Narratives Literary Approaches (3) (Prerequisite(s): JST 210, 230 with C or better or REL 210  with C or better; Minimum 87 hours)

REL 313 / FMS 313 Anti-Semitism in the Media (3)

REL 410 Judaism in Modern Times (HU & H) (3)

REL 486 / FMS 486 Holocaust on Film (3)

Literature

ENG 333: American Jewish Literature during the Cold War (3)

ENG 356 The Bible as Literature (HU) (3)

JST 316 / ENG 316 / HEB 316 / REL 316 Literary Readings of the Hebrew Bible (L or HU) (3) (Prerequisite(s): minimum 45 hours. Credit is allowed for only ENG 316, HEB 316, JST 316, REL 316 or HEB 394 (Literary Readings of the Bible))

JST 347 / HEB 347 / SLC 347 Modern Israeli Literature in Translation (HU & G) (3) (Prerequisite(s): Credit is allowed for only ENG 347 or HEB 347 or JST 347 or SLC 347 or ENG/HEB/JST/SLC 394 (Modern Hebrew Literature in Translation))

JST 411 / HEB 411 / REL 411 Judaism and the Beginnings of Christianity (3) (Prerequisite(s): HST 100 or 102 or REL 100 or SLC 142 or 202 with C or better; Credit is allowed for only HEB/JST/REL 411 or HEB 394 (Judaism and the Origins of Christianity) or HEB 494 (Judeo-Hellenistic Literature))

JST 459 / SLC 459 / SPA 459: Latin American Jewish Culture (3)

JST 496 Biblical Narratives Literary Approaches (3) (Prerequisite(s): JST 210, 230 with C or better or REL 210 with C or better; Minimum 87 hours)

Religious Studies

JST 210 / REL 210 Introduction to Judaism (HU & H) (3) (Prerequisite(s):Credit is allowed for only JST 210 or REL 210)

JST 314 / HST 390 / PHI 390 / REL 314 Jewish Philosophy (3) (Prerequisite(s): Minimum 30 hours; Credit is allowed for only HST 390, JST 314, PHI 390 or REL 314)

JST 316 / ENG 316 / HEB 316 / REL 316 Literary Readings of the Hebrew Bible (L or HU) (3) (Prerequisite(s): minimum 45 hours. Credit is allowed for only ENG 316, HEB 316, JST 316, REL 316 or HEB 394 (Literary Readings of the Bible))

JST 318 / REL 318 / SOC 375 Contemporary American Jewish Identities ((HU or SB) & C) (3) (Prerequisite(s):minimum 24 hours; Credit is allowed for only JST 318, REL 318 or SOC 375)

JST 348 / HEB 348 / REL 311 / SLC 348 Israeli Society and Culture (HU & G) (3) (Prerequisite(s): Credit is allowed for only HEB 348 or HEB 394 (Israeli Culture and Society) or JST 348 or REL 311 or SLC 348)

JST 369 / HST 369 / REL 312 History and Memory of the Holocaust (3) (Prerequisite(s): minimum 30 hours; Credit is allowed for only HST 369 or JST 369 or REL 312 or HST 304 (Shoah: History, Memory, and Representation) or HST 394 (History of the Holocaust))

JST 491 History of Antisemitism (3) (Prerequisite(s):  minimum 30 hours)

JST 495 Judaism, Science and World Religions (3) (Prerequisite(s):  JST 210, 230 with C or better or REL 210 with C or better; Minimum 87 hours)

JST 496 Biblical Narratives Literary Approaches (3) (Prerequisite(s): JST 210, 230 with C or better or REL 210 with C or better; Minimum 87 hours)

REL 207 Ritual, Symbol, and Myth (L or HU) (3)

REL 310 Western Religious Traditions (HU & H) (3) (Prerequisite(s): minimum 24 hours)

REL 313 / FMS 313 Anti-Semitism in the Media (3) (Prerequisite(s):FMS 100 with C or better)

REL 385 Contemporary Western Religious Thought (HU) (3) (Prerequisite(s): minimum 24 hours)

 

Social Studies

HST 358 Jewish History from Antiquity to 1492 (SB & H) (3) (Prerequisite(s):  minimum 30 hours)

HST 359 Jewish History from 1492 to 1948 (SB & G & H) (3) (Prerequisite(s):  minimum 30 hours)

HST 372 Modern Middle East (SB & G & H) (3) (Prerequisite(s): minimum 24 hours)

JST 211 / HST 211 / REL 211 Jews and Judaism in America (SB & H) (3) (Credit is allowed for only HST 211 or JST 211 or REL 211)

JST 318 / REL 318 / SOC 375 Contemporary American Jewish Identities ((HU or SB) & C) (3) (Prerequisite(s):minimum 24 hours; Credit is allowed for only JST 318, REL 318 or SOC 375)

JST 348 / HEB 348 / REL 311 / SLC 348 Israeli Society and Culture (HU & G) (3) (Prerequisite(s): Credit is allowed for only HEB 348 or HEB 394 (Israeli Culture and Society) or JST 348 or REL 311 or SLC 348)

JUS 374 The Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights (3) (Prerequisite(s): minimum 24 hours)

STS 364 Science, Technology, and National Security (SB) (3) (Prerequisite(s): minimum 45 hours)

Upper-Division Electives - 6 credit hours
Students choose upper-division electives from any of the thematic track course lists (the electives may be from any combination of thematic tracks).

YEAR

2022-23

CAMPUS

Tempe

ADVISING

Interdisciplinary Studies Advising
cisa.asu.edu/advising
All appointments:
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Polytechnic
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Tempe
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DARS CODE

LAJUDEMPH

COLLEGE/SCHOOL

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

CONCENTRATION CONTACT

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Make an appointment: http://shprs.clas.asu.edu/currentstudents/undergraduate/academic-advising