The courses are taught by CSUN professors and adjunct lecturers
from the departments of English, History, Modern and Classical
Languages, Religious Studies, and Sociology.
Students of all religions and ethnic backgrounds are welcome to
enroll in individual Jewish Studies courses or to complete the B.A.
in Modern Jewish Studies.
| A. Introduction - 3
units |
| JS 200 |
Introduction to Judaism |
|
| B. Language - 4
units |
| Heb 102 |
Elementary Hebrew II |
|
| C. Culture and Society - 9 units |
| Choose three of the following
courses: |
| JS/WS 330 |
Women in the Jewish Experience |
| Soc 306 |
Jewish Communal & Family Structure |
| Soc 335 |
Jewish Identity in the U.S. |
| RS 376 |
Modern Judaic Heritage |
|
| D. History - 9
units |
| Choose three of the following
courses: |
| Hist/JS 210 |
History of the Jewish People |
| Hist 356 |
Antisemitism in Europe |
| Hist 357 |
History of the Holocaust |
| Hist 406 |
Jews in the Ancient World |
| Hist/JS 409 |
Jews in the Modern Era |
| RS 378 |
American Jewish Experience |
|
| E. Religion and Thought - 9 units |
| Choose three of the following
courses: |
| RS 377 |
The Holocaust: Religious Responses |
| RS 379 |
Zionism: Religious and Secular |
| RS 320 |
Hebrew Bible or RS 375 Classical Judaic Texts |
| RS 376 |
Modern Judaic Heritage |
| RS 356 |
Contemporary Religious Thought (Jewish thought
section) |
|
| F. Capstone Course |
| JS 499C |
Independent Study |
|
| G. Electives - 6
units |
| Choose two of the following
courses: |
| JS/WS 330 |
Women in the Jewish Experience |
| JS 300 |
Humanities in the Jewish Society: Ancient and
Medieval |
| JS 390cs |
Service Learning in the Jewish Community |
| JS 499C |
Independent Study |
| Eng 371 |
Issues in Jewish American Writing |
| Heb 101 |
Elementary Hebrew I |
| RS 310 |
Religion and Literature (Jewish Literature) |
| RS 320 |
Hebrew Bible |
| RS 375 |
Classical Judaic Texts |
| Soc 335 |
Jewish identity in the U.S. |
|
| With prior approval of the
Coordinator, students may substitute courses, Independent Study, or
an online Jewish Studies course from another CSU campus in the
above categories. |
|
| Units in the Major -- 43
units |
|
General Education -- 43-52 units
(9 units of the courses required for the major may be
applied to G.E. -- see Coordinator for advisement) |
|
| Title V -- 6 units |
|
| Additional Electives of your
Choosing -- 19-28 units |
|
| Total Units Required for the B.A.
Degree -- 120 units |
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|
| The Jewish Studies Major Graduation
Check Worksheet |
