Jewish Studies Minor
Jewish Studies (Minor)
This program was approved for students entering the university in the Summer 2024–Spring 2025 catalog year. For more information about catalog year, go to Catalog Year Information.
Minor in Jewish Studies
Unit: College of Arts and Sciences (AS)
Department: Comparative Humanities
Academic Plan Code(s): JS_ _MINOR
The student may choose either the Cultural Studies or the Language and Culture option.
For either options, at least three (3) semester hours of the requirements for a minor must be successfully completed while enrolled in the University of Louisville.
Program Requirements
Jewish Cultural Studies Option
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HUM 309 | Survey of Jewish Thought, Religion and Culture - WR | 3 |
| Jewish Studies Electives 1 | ||
| Select five of the following: | 15 | |
HIST 360 | The Origins of Islam | |
HIST 361 | Modern Jewish History: The 20th Century | |
HUM 220 | Introduction to Jewish Cultures - AH, D2 | |
HUM 311 | Hebrew Bible/ Old Testament | |
HUM 315 | Jewish Religious Diversity: Culture and Counter Culture - D2, AH | |
HUM 317 | Modern Jewish Thought | |
HUM 361 | Selected Topics | |
HUM 362 | Selected Topics | |
HUM 387 | The Holocaust, Genocide, and Global Imagination - SBH, D2 | |
HUM 511 | Topics in the Interpretation of Sacred Texts | |
HUM 512 | Topics in Contemporary Religious Thought | |
HUM 513 | Topics in Comparative Religions | |
HUM 514 | Perspectives on Religious Coexistence and Conflict | |
HUM 590 | ST: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Humanities - WR | |
| Minimum Total Hours | 18 | |
Jewish Language and Culture Option
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HEBR 201 & HEBR 202 | Intermediate Hebrew I Intermediate Hebrew II 2 | 6 |
| HUM 309 | Survey of Jewish Thought, Religion and Culture - WR | 3 |
| Jewish Studies Electives 3 | ||
| Select three of the following: | 9 | |
HIST 360 | The Origins of Islam | |
HIST 361 | Modern Jewish History: The 20th Century | |
HUM 220 | Introduction to Jewish Cultures - AH, D2 | |
HUM 311 | Hebrew Bible/ Old Testament | |
HUM 315 | Jewish Religious Diversity: Culture and Counter Culture - D2, AH | |
HUM 317 | Modern Jewish Thought | |
HUM 361 | Selected Topics | |
HUM 362 | Selected Topics | |
HUM 387 | The Holocaust, Genocide, and Global Imagination - SBH, D2 | |
HUM 511 | Topics in the Interpretation of Sacred Texts | |
HUM 512 | Topics in Contemporary Religious Thought | |
HUM 513 | Topics in Comparative Religions | |
HUM 514 | Perspectives on Religious Coexistence and Conflict | |
HUM 590 | ST: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Humanities - WR | |
| Minimum Total Hours | 18 | |
- 1
Students should take four courses in Ancient/Modern Jewish History and Society (to be designated as such and published by the Jewish Studies program director each semester). Students are strongly encouraged to take at least one course in Ancient Jewish History and Society and at least one course in Modern Jewish History and Society.
- 2
The equivalent in Arabic or Yiddish may also be accepted with the permission of the Jewish Studies advisor.
- 3
Students should take four courses in Ancient/Modern Jewish History and Society (to be designated as such and published by the Jewish Studies program director each semester). Students are strongly encouraged to take at least one course in Ancient Jewish History and Society and at least one course in Modern Jewish History and Society.
