Certificate in Judaic Studies
Director
Jay Geller
Assistant Professor of History
Advisory
Board
Jane Ackerman, Religion
Jacob Howland, Philosophy
Robert Butkin, Law
Joli Jensen, Communication
Eduardo Faingold, Languages
Joseph Kestner, English
Stephen Gardner, Philosophy Ovadia Shoham, Petroleum Engineering
David Goldstein, English
The certificate program in Judaic studies is designed to provide students with an overview of Jewish history, culture, and religion. The program serves as an excellent preparation for advanced study in many fields, including religion, philosophy, and history. The program may be of special interest to students who plan a period of study abroad in Eastern Europe or the Middle East.
Certificate Requirements
Students must complete 18 hours of approved course work, including at least 12 hours at the 3000-level or above. Students must take at least one course from each of the three distribution areas. In addition to the courses listed below, topical courses eligible for credit towards the certificate may be offered periodically, and study abroad courses may be eligible for credit towards the certificate as approved by the program director.
Area I – Arts, Letters, and Film
ENG 3283 The Bible in English Literature to 1800
ENG 3293 Representations of Jews in British Literature
ENG/FILM 4173 The Jewish Experience in Film
ENG 4193 Jewish American Literature
SPAN 4023 Bilingualism
SPAN 4873 Undergraduate Research
Area II – History, Political Science, and Communication
HIST 2433 European Jewish History, 800-1750
HIST 2443 European Jewish History, 1750-2000
COM 3173 Media, Culture and Power: The Frankfurt School and its Legacies
Area III – Religion and Philosophy
PHIL 3293 Jewish Thinkers in the Twentieth Century
PHIL 4333 Jewish Philosophy and Revelation: Ancient and Medieval Approaches
REL 2013 Introduction to Hebrew Bible
REL 2583 Confronting the Holocaust: Questions of Life and Faith
REL
3223 Critical Issues in Jewish-Christian Relations
Foreign language study
While the certificate in Judaic studies has no language
requirement above the university requirement, students are
encouraged to study a foreign language relevant to the Jewish
experience, including Hebrew, if possible.
