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Jewish Studies B.A.

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College of Liberal Arts (TCLA)202 - Bachelor of Arts
Completion requirement

Students with prior knowledge may be exempt from taking some or all of these courses. See the Hebrew Language Coordinator for more information.

Earn at least 15 credits from the following:
  • 0107431
  • 0107451
  • 0107651
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 0107661
  • 0090131
  • 7927331
Completion requirement
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 0105551
    OR
    8115151
    OR
    7971441
    OR
    7971451
    OR
    8115161
    OR
    7971431
Completion requirement

A minimum of 21 credits of History and Culture Courses are required. Take a minimum of 6 credits from each Emphasis Area: (1) Jewish History & Culture in the Ancient and Medieval Worlds; and (2) Jewish History, Culture, Politics and Society in the Modern World. Within each Emphasis Area, at least 3 of the 6 required credits must be from the Texts & Languages course group. The remaining three courses can be taken from any History and Culture course group.

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Complete at least 3 "Texts & Languages" credits, and 3 additional credits from either sub-group of the Ancient and Medieval Worlds Emphasis Area. Note: students who have completed the 4th semester, or beyond, of Modern Hebrew may count a maximum of two of the following courses toward this sub-requirement: HEBR 1101, 1102, 3101, or 3102.

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 8277301
  • 7927331
  • 0165131
    OR
    8197011
    OR
    0163861
    OR
    0165141
    OR
    8197021
    OR
    0163871
  • 7976851
    OR
    7971561
    OR
    0108521
  • 8115771
    OR
    8115761
    OR
    8115781
  • 8185631
    OR
    8185601
    OR
    8181961
    OR
    8185591
  • 8260481
    OR
    8260501
  • 8140011
    OR
    0104841
AND
Earn at least 0 credits from the following:
  • 8063011
    OR
    0108011
    OR
    7907931
    OR
    7907941
    OR
    7889321
  • 8087591
    OR
    8034891
    OR
    8087601
AND

Complete at least 3 "Texts & Languages" credits, and 3 additional credits from either sub-group of the Ancient and Modern World Emphasis Area. Note: students who have completed the 4th semester, or beyond, of Modern Hebrew may count a maximum of two of the following courses toward this sub-requirement: HEBR 1101, 1102, 3101, or 3102.

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 8273491
  • 8277301
  • 0090131
  • 8185891
  • 0165131
    OR
    8197011
    OR
    0163861
    OR
    0165141
    OR
    8197021
    OR
    0163871
  • 8255981
    OR
    8253121
    OR
    8259801
  • 8182401
    OR
    8182751
    OR
    8259811
  • 8262141
    OR
    8261561
    OR
    8265251
  • 7970871
    OR
    0084541
  • 8278331
    OR
    8277741
  • 8168041
    OR
    8167621
  • 8256491
    OR
    8204731
AND
Earn at least 0 credits from the following:
  • 7886771
  • 8071221
    OR
    8038331
    OR
    8039701
  • 8071231
    OR
    8069831
    OR
    8155041
  • 8056091
    OR
    8055351
    OR
    8056101
Completion requirement

Students who double major and choose to complete the capstone requirement in their other major may waive the Jewish Studies BA capstone, but they do need to replace 3 of the 4 credits with another history and culture course.

Fulfill ANY of the following requirements:

Students conduct independent research under the supervision of a faculty sponsor, resulting in a substantial research paper that makes an independent contribution to scholarship rather than merely recapitulating existing claims. Students demonstrate a synthetic mastery of relevant content within the Jewish Studies curriculum, an understanding of appropriate methodologies, an awareness of the topic's significance within the field, and mastery of the conventions of academic writing.

Earn at least 4 credits from the following:
  • 7954841
OR

Students conduct research in the context of a 3xxx-5xxx course, resulting in a paper that goes beyond the scope/rigor of the paper otherwise required. The paper should make an independent contribution to scholarship rather than recapitulating existing claims and demonstrate a synthetic mastery of relevant content within Jewish Studies, an understanding of appropriate methodology, an awareness of the topic's significance within the field, and mastery of the conventions of academic writing.

Earn at least 4 credits from the following:
  • 0108251
  • with an additional History and Culture course from the above list, excluding any HEBR course. Instructor permission is required in order to combine a given course with JWST 4001W.

Completion requirements

Students are required to take one upper division writing intensive course within the major. If that requirement has not been satisfied within the core major requirements, students must choose one course from the following list. Some of these courses may also fulfill other major requirements.

Complete up to 1 course(s) and earn credit(s) from the following:
  • 0165131
    OR
    0165141
    OR
    8197011
    OR
    8197021
    OR
    0163861
    OR
    0163871
  • 8063011
    OR
    0108011
    OR
    7907931
    OR
    7907941
  • 7954841
  • 0108251
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