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