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 | |
| The Origins of Islam | ||
| Modern Jewish History: The 20th Century | ||
| Introduction to Jewish Cultures - AH, D2 | ||
| Hebrew Bible/ Old Testament | ||
| Jewish Religious Diversity: Culture and Counter Culture - D2, AH | ||
| Modern Jewish Thought | ||
| Selected Topics | ||
| Selected Topics | ||
| The Holocaust, Genocide, and Global Imagination - SBH, D2 | ||
| Topics in the Interpretation of Sacred Texts | ||
| Topics in Contemporary Religious Thought | ||
| Topics in Comparative Religions | ||
| Perspectives on Religious Coexistence and Conflict | ||
| 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 | |
| The Origins of Islam | ||
| Modern Jewish History: The 20th Century | ||
| Introduction to Jewish Cultures - AH, D2 | ||
| Hebrew Bible/ Old Testament | ||
| Jewish Religious Diversity: Culture and Counter Culture - D2, AH | ||
| Modern Jewish Thought | ||
| Selected Topics | ||
| Selected Topics | ||
| The Holocaust, Genocide, and Global Imagination - SBH, D2 | ||
| Topics in the Interpretation of Sacred Texts | ||
| Topics in Contemporary Religious Thought | ||
| Topics in Comparative Religions | ||
| Perspectives on Religious Coexistence and Conflict | ||
| 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.
