Certificate in Jewish Studies

Students on Summer 2019, Fall 2019, or Spring 2020 requirements JSTUACRT

Requirements

The certificate requires at least 24 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.

Introduction to Jewish History I. One (1) course:
- JSTU-J 251 Introduction to Jewish History: From the Bible to Spanish Expulsion
- HIST-H 251 Introduction to Jewish History: From the Bible to Spanish Expulsion
- REL-A 210 Introduction to the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible
JSTU-J 251 Introduction to Jewish History: From the Bible to Spanish Expulsion
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Topics include the origins of Judaism, Jewish life in ancient Israel and the Diaspora, Judaism and the origins of Christianity, Jewish society and culture under Christian and Muslim rule in the Middle Ages.
Repeatability
Credit given for only one of HIST-H 251 or JSTU-J 251.
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  Spring 2025CASE GCCcourse
  
  Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Summer 2025CASE SHcourse
  
  Spring 2025CASE SHcourse
  
  Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-H 251 Introduction to Jewish History: From the Bible to Spanish Expulsion
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Topics include the origins of Judaism, Jewish life in ancient Israel and the Diaspora, Judaism and the origins of Christianity, Jewish society and culture under Christian and Muslim rule in the Middle Ages.
Repeatability
Credit given for only one of HIST-H 251 or JSTU-J 251.
- Summer 2025CASE GCCcourse
  
  Spring 2025CASE GCCcourse
  
  Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Summer 2025CASE SHcourse
  
  Spring 2025CASE SHcourse
  
  Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
REL-A 210 Introduction to the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Development of the beliefs, practices, and institutions of ancient Israel from the patriarchs to the Maccabean period. Introduction to the biblical literature and other ancient Near East documents.
Repeatability
Credit given for only one of REL-A 210 or REL-R 210.
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Introduction to Jewish History II. One (1) course:
- JSTU-J 252 Introduction to Jewish History: From Spanish Expulsion to the Present
- HIST-H 252 Introduction to Jewish History: From Spanish Expulsion to the Present
JSTU-J 252 Introduction to Jewish History: From Spanish Expulsion to the Present
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Jewish history from early modern times to the present. Topics include Jewish daily life in early modern Europe and Ottoman Turkey, Jewish mysticism, Hasidism, Jewish emancipation, modern Judaism, anti-Semitism, the Holocaust, Zionism, the State of Israel, and the history of American Jewry.
Repeatability
Credit given for only one of J252 or HIST-H 252.
- Summer 2025CASE GCCcourse
  
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  Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Summer 2025CASE SHcourse
  
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HIST-H 252 Introduction to Jewish History: From Spanish Expulsion to the Present
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Jewish history from early modern times to the present. Topics include Jewish daily life in early modern Europe and Ottoman Turkey, Jewish mysticism, Hasidism, Jewish emancipation, modern Judaism, anti-Semitism, the Holocaust, Zionism, the State of Israel, and the history of American Jewry.
Repeatability
Credit given for only one of HIST-H 252 or JSTU-J 252.
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- Summer 2025CASE SHcourse
  
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Electives. 18 additional credit hours, selected from the following:
- Jewish Studies Program (JSTU) courses
  - JSTU-B 100 Introduction to Biblical Hebrew I
  - JSTU-B 150 Introduction to Biblical Hebrew II
  - JSTU-B 200 Intermediate Biblical Hebrew I
  - JSTU-B 250 Intermediate Biblical Hebrew II
  - Any JSTU-C 100–499
  - JSTU-H 100 Elementary Modern Hebrew I
  - JSTU-H 150 Elementary Modern Hebrew II
  - JSTU-H 200 Intermediate Modern Hebrew I
  - JSTU-H 250 Intermediate Modern Hebrew II
  - JSTU-H 300 Advanced Modern Hebrew I
  - JSTU-H 350 Advanced Modern Hebrew II
  - JSTU-H 365 Advanced Hebrew Conversation and Composition
  - JSTU-H 375 Introductory Readings in Hebrew Literature (in Hebrew)
  - JSTU-H 460 Israeli Film and Fiction in Hebrew
  - JSTU-H 477 Victims and Avengers: Readings in the Holocaust Literature of Israel in Hebrew
  - JSTU-H 480 Modern Hebrew Literature in Hebrew
  - JSTU-H 485 Recent Hebrew Literature in Hebrew
  - Any JSTU-J 100–499 except JSTU-J 251; JSTU-J 252
  - Any JSTU-L 100–499 except JSTU-L 391
  - JSTU-X 376 Professional Leadership & the Jewish Community
  - JSTU-X 395 Global Experience in Jewish Studies
  - JSTU-X 490 Individual Readings in Jewish Studies
  - JSTU-X 491 Individual Readings in Hebrew
  JSTU-B 100 Introduction to Biblical Hebrew I
  
  Credits
  4
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  An accelerated introduction to biblical Hebrew. No prior knowledge of Hebrew required. Introduces grammar, morphology, and syntax. Students acquire a sizeable vocabulary to learn how to read original biblical materials.
  
  JSTU-B 150 Introduction to Biblical Hebrew II
  
  Credits
  4
  Prerequisites
  JSTU-B 100 with a grade of C or higher; or equivalent proficiency
  Description
  A continuation of JSTU-B 100 that builds the student's knowledge of the fundamentals of biblical Hebrew.
  
  JSTU-B 200 Intermediate Biblical Hebrew I
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  JSTU-B 150 with a grade of C or higher; or equivalent proficiency
  Description
  A continuation of JSTU-B 150. Establishes students' grammatical knowledge and skills, allowing them to understand Biblical Hebrew narrative, law, prophecy, and poetry.
  
  JSTU-B 250 Intermediate Biblical Hebrew II
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  JSTU-B 200 with a grade of C or higher; or equivalent proficiency
  Description
  A continuation of JSTU-B 200. Further develops students' grammatical knowledge and skills, allowing them to understand Biblical Hebrew narrative, law, prophecy, and poetry.
  
  JSTU-H 100 Elementary Modern Hebrew I
  
  Credits
  4
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Introductory course that lays groundwork for the study and use of Modern Hebrew, developing reading, writing, and conversational skills while building the necessary grammatical foundations. No previous knowledge of Hebrew required.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of JSTU-B 100 or JSTU-H 100.
  
  JSTU-H 150 Elementary Modern Hebrew II
  
  Credits
  4
  Prerequisites
  JSTU-H 100 with a grade of C or higher; or equivalent proficiency
  Description
  Continues to develop reading, writing, and conversational skills in Hebrew, laying the necessary grammatical foundation for intermediate Modern Hebrew.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of JSTU-B 150 or JSTU-H 150.
  
  JSTU-H 200 Intermediate Modern Hebrew I
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  JSTU-H 150 with a grade of C or higher; or equivalent proficiency
  Description
  Continuation of JSTU-H 150, for students who choose the Modern Hebrew track. Continues to develop reading, writing, and conversational skills, while expanding the grammatical foundation of students' Modern Hebrew knowledge.
  
  JSTU-H 250 Intermediate Modern Hebrew II
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  JSTU-H 200 with a grade of C or higher; or equivalent proficiency
  Description
  Continues to develop reading, writing, and conversational skills, while expanding the grammatical foundation of students' Modern Hebrew knowledge.
  
  JSTU-H 300 Advanced Modern Hebrew I
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  JSTU-H 250 with a grade of C or higher; or equivalent proficiency
  Description
  Reviews and completes the acquisition of the grammatical system of Modern Hebrew, using modern Israeli literary work and media resources, focusing on verbal and written communication skills.
  
  JSTU-H 350 Advanced Modern Hebrew II
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  JSTU-H 300 with a grade of C or higher; or equivalent proficiency
  Description
  Sets the foundations for the study of complete written works in Modern Hebrew, whether for literary or research purposes. Offers extensive practice of reading, writing, and conversational skills.
  
  JSTU-H 365 Advanced Hebrew Conversation and Composition
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  JSTU-H 350 with a grade of C or higher; or equivalent proficiency
  Description
  A full summation of Modern Hebrew, with review of grammar and vocabulary. The course aims to enrich students\' vocabulary, reading and writing skills, comprehension, and free expression. Emphasis will be on vocabulary, usage, and pronunciation. Writing practice and review of grammar will be integrated with conversation and readings of selections from literary and nonliterary texts.
  JSTU-H 375 Introductory Readings in Hebrew Literature (in Hebrew)
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  JSTU-H 350 with a grade of C or higher; or equivalent proficiency
  Description
  Reading, in the original Hebrew, of selected poetry and prose from among the chief writers of Modern Hebrew literature. Emphasis on familiarization with the diverse styles, forms, and themes of Modern Hebrew literature. Discussion and analysis in Hebrew.
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  JSTU-H 460 Israeli Film and Fiction in Hebrew
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  Grade of C or higher in any Hebrew course above JSTU-H 350 (such as JSTU-H 365, JSTU-H 375, JSTU-H 480, JSTU-H 485, or JSTU-X 491), or equivalent
  Description
  A sampling of Israeli novels and stories whose texts were made into film. Subjects covered pertain to the representation of Israeli culture, values, and experience, including individualism and collective, war and peace, the self and the nation. Readings, assignments, and discussion in Hebrew.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of JSTU-C 360 or JSTU-H 460.
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  JSTU-H 477 Victims and Avengers: Readings in the Holocaust Literature of Israel in Hebrew
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  Grade of C or higher in any Hebrew course above JSTU-H 350 (such as JSTU-H 365, JSTU-H 375, JSTU-H 485, or JSTU-X 491), or equivalent
  Description
  Readings (in Hebrew) of Holocaust literature in translation primarily from Hebrew and Yiddish works of poetry and prose, diaries and stories, to highlight the lasting impact of this event on Israel's social and cultural landscape. Issues covered include representation of Jews as victims, avengers and heroes.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of JSTU-H 477 or JSTU-L 377.
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  JSTU-H 480 Modern Hebrew Literature in Hebrew
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  Grade of C or higher in any Hebrew course above JSTU-H 350 (such as JSTU-H 365, JSTU-H 375, JSTU-H 485, or JSTU-X 491), or equivalent
  Description
  A survey of nineteenth- and twentieth-century fiction, poetry, essays in the original Hebrew under such headings as assimilation, ghetto, and world; secularism versus tradition; ethnicity, land, and universalism; nation, religion, state; utopia and revolution; nostalgia, self-hate, rejuvenation; portrayal of anti-Semitism in literature.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of JSTU-H 480 or JSTU-L 380.
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  JSTU-H 485 Recent Hebrew Literature in Hebrew
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  Grade of C or higher in any Hebrew course above JSTU-H 350 (such as JSTU-H 365, JSTU-H 375, JSTU-H 460, JSTU-H 480 or JSTU-X 491), or equivalent proficiency
  Description
  Extensive readings of Hebrew texts and scholarly works grouped according to periods or specific themes in language, literature, or intellectual movements adapted to specific individual programs. Readings, assignments, and discussions in Hebrew.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of JSTU-H 485 or JSTU-L 385.
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  JSTU-X 376 Professional Leadership & the Jewish Community
  
  Description
  Designed to introduce students to the demography, sociology, and structure of contemporary American Jewry, and to the wide range of agencies serving the community, as well as the most effective steps to begin a career within them. Through guest presentations by professional and lay leaders in the field, along with a practicum experience, students learn about current challenges and trends in Jewish Studies-related professions.
  Additional information
  Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
  
  JSTU-X 395 Global Experience in Jewish Studies
  
  Credits
  1–6 credit hours
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  International experience in Jewish studies, usually taken in combination with another Jewish studies course. Topics vary from semester to semester.
  
  JSTU-X 490 Individual Readings in Jewish Studies
  
  Credits
  1–3 credit hours
  Prerequisites
  Consent of instructor
  Notes
  Arrangements are made between the student and professor prior to registration. A student must have course authorization with the Jewish Studies advisor prior to registration.
  Description
  Designed for advanced Jewish Studies students who wish to concentrate on a particular area of Judaica previously introduced to them in other courses.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours in JSTU-H 495 and JSTU-X 490.
  
  JSTU-X 491 Individual Readings in Hebrew
  
  Credits
  1–4 credit hours
  Prerequisites
  JSTU-H 350 with a grade of C or higher; or equivalent proficiency
  Description
  Extensive readings of Hebrew texts and scholarly works grouped according to periods or specific themes in language, literature, or intellectual movements adapted to specific individual programs. Readings, assignments, and discussion in Hebrew.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours in JSTU-H 497 and JSTU-X 491.
- Courses offered by other departments and programs
  - AAAD-A 257 Monuments and Memories: Jewish and Black Experiences
  - ARTH-A 245 Jewish Art
  - CMLT-C 100 Freshman Seminar (Approved topics: "THE AGNOSTIC BIBLE" (TPC 3))
  - CMLT-C 301 Special Topics in Comparative Literature (Approved topics: "THE AGNOSTIC BIBLE" (TPC 7))
  - CMLT-C 377 Topics in Yiddish Literature (Approved topics: "FANTASY, REALISM, & FICTION IN MODERN YIDDISH LIT" (TPC 3); "YIDDISH LIFE: ON PAGE, ON STAGE, ON SCREEN" (TPC 2))
  - CMLT-C 378 Topics in Yiddish Culture (Approved topics: "GHETTO SHTETL AND BEYOND" (TPC 2); "YIDDISH & JEWISH IDENTITY AFTER THE HOLOCAUST" (TPC 1))
  - COLL-C 103 Critical Approaches to the Arts and Humanities (Approved topics: "QUESTION OF IDENTITY: JUDAISM" (TPC 30); "RELIGION AND LAW" (TPC 63); "WHITE SUPREMACISM AND ANTISEMITISM ON SOCIAL MEDIA" (TPC 73); "WHO WROTE THE BIBLE?" (TPC 37))
  - ENG-L 241 American Jewish Writers
  - ENG-L 367 Literature of the Bible
  - ENG-L 375 Studies in Jewish Literature
  - EURO-W 405 Special Topics in European Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
  - EURO-W 406 Special Topics in European Studies (Approved topics: "ANNE FRANK IN PERSPECTIVE" (TPC 21))
  - GER-E 341 Dutch Culture: The Modern Netherlands (Approved topics: "ANNE FRANK: HER DIARY IN PERSPECTIVE" (TPC 2))
  - GER-E 351 Topics in Yiddish Literature
  - GER-E 352 Topics in Yiddish Culture
  - GER-E 371 Special Topics in Germanic Studies (Approved topics: "JEWISH MIGRATION TO GERMANY AFTER THE HOLOCAUST?" (TPC 12))
  - GER-X 493 Individual Readings in Yiddish Studies: Language, Literature, Culture
  - HIST-A 379 Issues in Modern United States History (Approved topics: "HOLOCAUST IN AMERICAN MEMORY" (TPC 7))
  - HIST-B 200 Issues in Western European History (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
  - HIST-B 300 Issues in Western European History (Approved topics: "JEWISH MIGRATION TO GERMANY 1945 UNTIL TODAY" (TPC 190))
  - HIST-B 303 Issues in Modern European History (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
  - HIST-B 315 European Anti-Semitism from the Enlightenment to the Holocaust
  - HIST-B 321 European Jews in the Age of Discovery
  - HIST-B 322 Jews in the Modern World
  - HIST-B 323 History of the Holocaust
  - HIST-B 324 Zionism and the State of Israel
  - HIST-B 330 The Jews of Spain
  - HIST-B 400 Issues in Western European History (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
  - HIST-C 230 Israel: History, Society, Culture
  - HIST-D 304 Jews of Eastern Europe
  - HIST-H 259 American Jewish History
  - HIST-J 300 Seminar In History (Approved topics: "READING TESTIMONIES OF THE HOLOCAUST" (TPC 82); "TESTIMONIES OF VIOLENCE" (TPC 139))
  - HIST-J 400 Seminar in History (Approved topics: "PERPETRATING GENOCIDE" (TPC 168))
  - HIST-W 335 The History of Genocide
  - HON-H 234 Literature of Time and Place (Approved topics: "ANNE FRANK AND HITLER" (TPC 5); "LITERATURE OF THE HOLOCAUST" (TPC 12))
  - HON-H 303 Interdepartmental Colloquia (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
  - MELC-M 214 Multiple Voices of Israeli Society
  - MELC-M 216 Israeli Inequality in Context
  - MELC-M 334 What is Middle Eastern? Perspectives Gained through Comparison with Israel
  - MSCH-J 360 Journalism Specialties (Approved topics: "ANTISEMITISM IN SOCIAL MEDIA" (TPC 41); "JEWS IN THE MEDIA" (TPC 40))
  - PHIL-P 205
  - PHIL-P 305 Topics in the Philosophy of Judaism
  - POLS-Y 348 The Politics of Genocide
  - POLS-Y 352 The Holocaust and Politics
  - POLS-Y 360 United States Foreign Policy with departmental approval
  - POLS-Y 362 International Politics of Selected Regions with departmental approval
  - POLS-Y 363 Comparative Foreign Policy with departmental approval
  - REL-A 210 Introduction to the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible
  - REL-A 220 Introduction to the New Testament
  - REL-A 230 Introduction to Judaism
  - REL-A 235 Sacred Books of the Jews
  - REL-A 300 Studies in African, European, and West Asian Religions (Approved topics: "THE BIBLE AND ETHICS: LOVE, POVERTY AND WAR" (TPC 33))
  - REL-A 305 Ancient Mediterranean Religions (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
  - REL-A 314 Gender and Power in the Hebrew Bible
  - REL-A 315 Prophecy in Ancient Israel
  - REL-A 316 Jews, Christians, and Others in Late Antiquity
  - REL-A 317 Judaism in the Making
  - REL-A 318 Rabbinic Judaism: Literature and Beliefs
  - REL-A 319 Magic and Witchcraft in the Ancient World
  - REL-A 321 Paul and His Influence in Early Christianity
  - REL-A 335 Introduction to Jewish Mysticism
  - REL-A 375 Women in the Bible
  - REL-A 415 Topics in Ancient Israelite Religion
  - REL-A 430 Topics in the History of Judaism
  - REL-A 440 Judaism and Gender: Philosophical and Theological Perspectives
  - REL-A 450 Topics in the History of Christianity (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
  - REL-C 230 American Jewish History
  - REL-C 323 Jews and Race in the United States
  - REL-R 152 Jews, Christians, Muslims
  - REL-R 300 Studies in Religion (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
  - MUS-M 410 Composer or Topic (Approved topics: "AMERICAN JEWISH POPULAR MUSIC" (TPC 61); "MUSIC IN JUDAISM" (TPC 48))
  AAAD-A 257 Monuments and Memories: Jewish and Black Experiences
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Memory plays a central role in defining our communities and ourselves. Memory studies considers what we choose to remember in public memorial projects and discourses surrounding them. This course explores how public memory has shaped the experiences of Jews and Black Americans and led to relationships of solidarity between them.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of AAAD-A 257 or JSTU-J 257
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  ARTH-A 245 Jewish Art
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  A survey of Jewish art from the frescoes at Dura Europos to the paintings of Leon Golub.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 245 or FINA-A 245.
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  CMLT-C 100 Freshman Seminar
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Analysis and discussion of selected major works of literature and art illustrating historical and stylistic problems related to specific themes, artists, or genres.
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  CMLT-C 301 Special Topics in Comparative Literature
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: CMLT-C 205 or 3 credit hours of literature
  Description
  Special topics concerning two or more literary traditions or literature and other areas in the humanities.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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  CMLT-C 377 Topics in Yiddish Literature
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: CMLT-C 205 or 3 credit hours of literature
  Description
  Selected topics focusing on Yiddish fiction and drama (1810-1914) or twentieth-century Yiddish fiction, drama, and poetry. Taught in English. No prior knowledge of Yiddish required. Topics vary.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours for any combination of CMLT-C 377 and GER-E 351.
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  CMLT-C 378 Topics in Yiddish Culture
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: CMLT-C 205 or 3 credit hours of literature
  Description
  Selected topics on history of Ashkenazic Jews; Old Yiddish and premodern Yiddish folklore and popular culture; history and sociology of Yiddish; modern Yiddish culture; and centers of modern Yiddish culture. Taught in English. No prior knowledge of Yiddish required. Topics vary.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours for any combination of CMLT-C 378 and GER-E 352.
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  COLL-C 103 Critical Approaches to the Arts and Humanities
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Specific topics will vary by section and over time, but all versions of COLL-C 103 will meet the objectives of the College of Arts and Sciences Critical Approaches curriculum. The curriculum is intended for freshmen and sophomores, who will learn how scholars from the arts and humanities Breadth of Inquiry area frame questions, propose answers, and assess the validity of competing approaches. Writing and related skills are stressed.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of COLL-C 103 or COLL-S 103.
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  Summer 2025CASE CAPPcourse
  
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  ENG-L 241 American Jewish Writers
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Introduces the works of selected American Jewish writers such as Saul Bellow, Bernard Malamud, Cynthia Ozick, and Philip Roth.
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  ENG-L 367 Literature of the Bible
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Hebrew Bible and New Testament with emphasis on questions of reading and interpretation.
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  ENG-L 375 Studies in Jewish Literature
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Jewish authors, such as I. B. Singer and Elie Wiesel; groups of authors, such as Holocaust writers and writers about the immigrant experience; or genres and themes. Topic will vary from semester to semester.
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  EURO-W 405 Special Topics in European Studies
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Selected ideas, trends, and problems in contemporary Europe from the perspective of social and behavioral sciences. Specific topics will be announced each semester.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 12 credit hours.
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  EURO-W 406 Special Topics in European Studies
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Selected ideas, trends, and problems in contemporary Europe from the perspective of arts and humanities. Specific topics will be announced each semester.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 12 credit hours.
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  GER-E 341 Dutch Culture: The Modern Netherlands
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Development of a complex modern society of 15 million people in a physically unique area one-third the size of Indiana. The interaction of geography, social structure, political system, religion, and literature. Readings in English. Topics vary.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in GER-E 341 and GER-N 350.
  Summer 2025CASE GCCcourse
  
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  GER-E 351 Topics in Yiddish Literature
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Selected topics focusing on Yiddish fiction and drama (1810-1914) or twentieth-century Yiddish fiction, drama, and poetry. Taught in English. No prior knowledge of Yiddish required. Topics vary.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in CMLT-C 377, GER-E 351, and GER-Y 300.
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  GER-E 352 Topics in Yiddish Culture
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Selected topics on history of Ashkenazic Jews; Old Yiddish and premodern Yiddish folklore and popular culture; history and sociology of Yiddish; modern Yiddish culture; and centers of modern Yiddish culture. Conducted in English. No prior knowledge of Yiddish required. Topics vary.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in CMLT-C 378, GER-E 352, and GER-Y 350.
  Summer 2025CASE GCCcourse
  
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  GER-E 371 Special Topics in Germanic Studies
  Credits
  1–3 credit hours
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Topics dealing with Germanic languages, literatures, and cultures. Conducted in English.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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  GER-X 493 Individual Readings in Yiddish Studies: Language, Literature, Culture
  
  Credits
  1–3 credit hours
  Prerequisites
  Consent of instructor
  Description
  Readings in Yiddish or English translations on a topic in Yiddish Culture.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credit hours in GER-X 493 and GER-Y 495.
  HIST-A 379 Issues in Modern United States History
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Study and analysis of selected historical issues in United States history from 1870 to the present. Topics will vary but usually cut across fields, regions, and periods.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
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  HIST-B 200 Issues in Western European History
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Study and analysis of selected historical issues and problems of general import. Topics vary from semester to semester but usually are broad subjects that cut across fields, regions, and periods.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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  HIST-B 300 Issues in Western European History
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Study and analysis of selected historical issues and problems across more than one period of Western European history. Topics vary but usually cut across fields, regions, and periods.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
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  HIST-B 303 Issues in Modern European History
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Study and analysis of selected historical issues and problems in modern European history (1750-present). Topics will vary.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
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  HIST-B 315 European Anti-Semitism from the Enlightenment to the Holocaust
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Examines the origins, character, and development of anti-Semitism from the Enlightenment to the post-Holocaust period. Asks whether anti-Semitism is a single phenomenon with a clear tradition and cause, or whether it has varied markedly over time and from country to country.
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  HIST-B 321 European Jews in the Age of Discovery
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Jewish history from 1492 to 1789. Topics include the expulsion from Spain; the Inquisition and the marranos; the society and culture of Italian, Turkish, and Polish Jewry; Court Jews in central Europe; Hasidism in eastern Europe; the Enlightenment; Jews and the French Revolution.
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  HIST-B 322 Jews in the Modern World
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Topics include Emancipation, the Jewish Enlightenment, modern Judaism, Eastern European Jewry, Jewish politics, women in Jewish society, American Jewry, the Holocaust, Israel.
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  HIST-B 323 History of the Holocaust
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Anti-Semitism in imperial and Weimar Germany; the Nazi rise to power; the destruction of European Jewry; Jewish behavior in crisis and extremity; the attitude of the Allied nations; mass murder in comparative historical perspective; theological, moral, and political implications.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of HIST-B 323 or JSTU-J 323.
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  HIST-B 324 Zionism and the State of Israel
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Origins of modern Jewish nationalism in nineteenth-century Europe, creation of a Zionist political movement, varieties of Zionist ideology, alternatives to Zionism, its international diplomatic context, growth of Jewish settlements in the land of Israel, the State of Israel from 1948 to the present.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of HIST-B 324 or JSTU-J 324.
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  HIST-B 330 The Jews of Spain
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Provides a survey of the culture and history of the Jews in medieval Spain under both Muslim and Christian rule, as well as of the Judeo-Spanish Diaspora after 1492 in the Ottoman Empire, Morocco, and the Atlantic world down to the twentieth century.
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  HIST-B 400 Issues in Western European History
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Intensive study and analysis of selected historical issues and problems of limited scope. Topics vary but ordinarily cut across fields, regions, and periods.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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  HIST-C 230 Israel: History, Society, Culture
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Israel plays a central role in world politics. Its existence and deeds evoke extreme emotional reactions. This course explores major events in the history of Israel and the ways these events influence its society and cultural life from its establishment in 1948 to today.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of HIST-C 230 or JSTU-J 254.
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  HIST-D 304 Jews of Eastern Europe
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Study of the history of Jewish life in Eastern Europe. Topics to be discussed will include Hasidism, Kabbalah, shtetl life, Haskalah (the Jewish Enlightenment), Socialism, Yiddish literary traditions, and the Holocaust.
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  HIST-H 259 American Jewish History
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  American Jewry from its colonial beginnings to the present, emphasizing such topics as immigration; political, economic, religious, cultural, philanthropic, communal, and intellectual activities; anti-Semitism; and Zionism.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of HIST-H 259, JSTU-J 259, or REL-C 230.
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  HIST-J 300 Seminar In History
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  The refinement of students\' skills as historians; will focus on the skills of writing, interpretation, historical reasoning, discussion, and research.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic and the authorization of the history undergraduate advisor for a total of 6 credit hours.
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  HIST-J 400 Seminar in History
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  HIST H-270; and a major in history or secondary education social studies
  Description
  Develops research skills in history, focusing on the issues and sources of a broad time period and/or theme with multi-national or global scope. Topics vary.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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  HIST-W 335 The History of Genocide
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  A historical examination of the causes, character and consequences of genocide from ancient times to the present, with a focus on the modern period. The course explores the concept of genocide as historical, legal and political category and compares it with other kinds and concepts of mass violence.
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  HON-H 234 Literature of Time and Place
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Focuses on works of fiction and/or nonfiction that are distinctive of a particular time period, memorable event or occurrence, or location. Relevant monographs capture the essence of a specific era, happening, or the perspectives of people in a particular place.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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  HON-H 303 Interdepartmental Colloquia
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  Consent of Hutton Honors College
  Description
  Honors seminar focusing on topics in arts and humanities.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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  MELC-M 214 Multiple Voices of Israeli Society
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  A survey of academic work by and about different groups in Israel. Attention is paid to local and theoretical issues highlighted by this work, such as collective memory, identity of immigrants, diaspora and the experience of homecoming, gay and lesbian families, reproductive regimes, and religious and secular worldviews.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of JSTU-C 214, MELC-M 214, or NELC-N 214.
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  MELC-M 216 Israeli Inequality in Context
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Examines the engines of inequality - defined as the unequal distribution of scarce resources - in Israeli society and compares them to those in other stratified societies worldwide using a sociological, social stratification approach.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of JSTU-C 216, MELC-M 216, or NELC-N 216.
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  MELC-M 334 What is Middle Eastern? Perspectives Gained through Comparison with Israel
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Examines work that makes claims about Middle Eastern dynamics, by describing histories, gender regimes, secular/religious tensions, etc, that are perceived as common across Middle Eastern societies. Uses Israel, a possible Middle Eastern society, to provide a fresh perspective on what does and does not hold the Middle East together.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of MELC-M 334 or JSTU-C 334.
  
  MSCH-J 360 Journalism Specialties
  
  Credits
  1–4 credit hours
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Topical course dealing with changing subjects and material from term to term.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated for credit with different topics in JOUR-J 360 and MSCH-J 360.
  PHIL-P 305 Topics in the Philosophy of Judaism
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours of philosophy
  Description
  Comparative analysis of two or more Jewish philosophers; or selected topics in the philosophical treatment of contemporary Jewish experience; or topics in the history of Jewish philosophy.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated once with different topic.
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  POLS-Y 348 The Politics of Genocide
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Comparative study of major twentieth-century genocides. Examines the political conditions, ideologies, and movements leading up to mass murder, and the ethnic and global context of genocide. Focuses on the question of responsibility and accountability from the viewpoints of perpetrators, victims, and bystanders in the national and international communities.
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  POLS-Y 352 The Holocaust and Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Examination of the socioeconomic conditions and political ideologies leading up to the Holocaust, and the political, administrative, and social context for the genocide from the vantage of perpetrators, victims, and bystanders. Focus on the individual, national, and international responses to and responsibilities for the Holocaust. Consideration of the Holocaust's legacies for the postwar world.
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  POLS-Y 360 United States Foreign Policy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Analysis of institutions and processes involved in the formation and implementation of American foreign policy. Emphasis is on post-World War II policies.
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  POLS-Y 362 International Politics of Selected Regions
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  The region studied will vary with the instructor and the year. Current information may be obtained from the Department of Political Science.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated once for credit, with permission of the departmental undergraduate advisor.
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  POLS-Y 363 Comparative Foreign Policy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Compares factors that influence foreign policy and the foreign policy process. Focuses on domestic or internal sources of foreign policy behavior, including impact of individual leaders, group decision-making processes, bureaucratic politics, ideology and political culture, historical experience, and type of political system. Classroom simulations are central to the course.
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  REL-A 210 Introduction to the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Development of the beliefs, practices, and institutions of ancient Israel from the patriarchs to the Maccabean period. Introduction to the biblical literature and other ancient Near East documents.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of REL-A 210 or REL-R 210.
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  REL-A 220 Introduction to the New Testament
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  What is the "New Testament"? This introductory course considers both literary and historical approaches to the literature of the New Testament, with particular emphasis on the Gospels and Pauline literature. Topics include the concept of "canon," the history of reception and interpretation, gender and sexuality in early Christian literatures, the Apocryphal Gospels, and relationships between early Judaism and early Christianity.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of REL-A 220 or REL-R 220.
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  REL-A 230 Introduction to Judaism
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  The development of post-biblical Judaism; major themes, movements, practices, and values.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of JSTU-J 230, REL-A 230, or REL-R 245.
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  REL-A 235 Sacred Books of the Jews
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Explores the sacred texts of Judaism after the Bible. Considers how tradition works; how people created new religious knowledge after the Bible was canonized; why some texts are considered sacred, while others are not. Includes a variety of sacred texts, including Mishnah, Talmud, Midrash, and Kabbalah.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of JSTU-J 220 or REL-A 235.
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  REL-A 300 Studies in African, European, and West Asian Religions
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Selected topics and movements in African, European, and West Asian religions.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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  REL-A 305 Ancient Mediterranean Religions
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  A survey of the various religions in the ancient Near East (Egypt, Babylon, Persia) and the Greco-Roman worlds. Attention will be paid to ritual, philosophy, and community formation.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of REL-A 305 or REL-R 318.
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  REL-A 314 Gender and Power in the Hebrew Bible
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Traces the relationships among gender, sexuality, and political power in Jewish antiquity, primarily through the Hebrew Bible. Examines how fertility, virginity, sexuality, and foreignness intersect with gender-constructions in these texts. Demonstrates the diverse ways in which gender is depicted, attuned to differences in context and genre.
  REL-A 315 Prophecy in Ancient Israel
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  The prophetic movement and its relationship to religious, social, and political traditions and institutions in the ancient Near East. The thought of major prophetic figures in Israel, such as Hosea, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of REL-A 315 or REL-R 310.
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  REL-A 316 Jews, Christians, and Others in Late Antiquity
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Explores the interactions and so-called parting of the ways between Jews, Christians, and other religious groups in Roman Palestine and Sasanian Persia from the first through seventh centuries C.E. Pays special attention to the portrayals of Christians in Jewish literature such as the Mishnah and Talmud.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of JSTU-J 316 or REL-A 316.
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  REL-A 317 Judaism in the Making
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  The development of Jewish traditions from circa 400 BCE to 200 CE in their linguistic, geographical, and cultural diversity. Discusses emergence of scripture, apocalyptic traditions, place in Hellenistic and Roman cultures, relationship with early Christianity, and emergence of Judaism as a religion.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of JSTU-J 317 or REL-A 317.
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  REL-A 318 Rabbinic Judaism: Literature and Beliefs
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  The rabbis of late antiquity were masters of the Bible who produced a corpus of writings in which they interpret holy scriptures. These writings, known as rabbinic literature, remain to this day the foundation of normative Jewish behavior and traditions. This course explores what these rabbis believed and how they interpreted the Bible.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of JSTU-J 320 or REL-A 318.
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  REL-A 319 Magic and Witchcraft in the Ancient World
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Focuses on magic and witchcraft in the ancient world, emphasizing Mesopotamian, Greco-Roman, Jewish, and early Christian contexts. Explores common theoretical models for researching magic in antiquity and introduces some inherent problems in the field. Includes close readings of literary and archaeological sources, such as cuneiform tablets, spell books, incantation bowls, amulets, and legal literature.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of REL-A 319 or JSTU-J 319.
  REL-A 321 Paul and His Influence in Early Christianity
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Life and thought of Paul in the context of first-century Christian and non-Christian movements. Development of radical Paulinism and anti-Paulinism in the second century; their influence on the formation of Christianity.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of REL-A 321 or REL-R 325.
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  REL-A 335 Introduction to Jewish Mysticism
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  The development of Jewish mystical practice and thought from the Middle Ages to the present, thirteenth-century Spanish Kabbalah, sixteenth-century Safed, Sabbatianism, Hasidism, contemporary manifestations of mysticism.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of REL-A 335 or REL-R 341.
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  REL-A 375 Women in the Bible
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Considers representations of women and the feminine in the Hebrew Bible, New Testament, and literature of early Judaism and Christianity. Explores how these texts have been interpreted in the history of Western culture, and how they continue to shape attitudes about women, gender, and sexuality in the contemporary world.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of JSTU-J 375 or REL-A 375.
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  REL-A 415 Topics in Ancient Israelite Religion
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Selected problems in ancient Israelite religion, such as pre-Yahwistic religion, Israel\'s cultic life, royal theology and messianism, the wisdom movement, sectarian apocalyptic.
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  REL-A 430 Topics in the History of Judaism
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Special topics such as problems in Jewish mystical tradition, the nature of religious community, charismatic leadership, religious biography.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in REL-A 430 and REL-R 445.
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  REL-A 440 Judaism and Gender: Philosophical and Theological Perspectives
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Studies the concepts of sex and gender in modern Judaism through categories including law, ritual, and theology. Uses gender theory to explore historical and contemporary struggles over interpretations of traditional Jewish texts. Discusses Jewish ideas about masculinity, femininity, human bodies, and their places in religious life.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of REL-A 440 or REL-R 421.
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  REL-A 450 Topics in the History of Christianity
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Significant figures, issues, and movements in the history of Christianity examined in their social and religious contexts, with attention to their continuing religious and cultural impact.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in REL-A 450 and REL-R 430.
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  REL-C 230 American Jewish History
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Explores American Jewish history from its beginnings to the present through primary source readings, documentary films, and historical readings.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of HIST-H 259, JSTU-J 259, or REL-C 230.
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  REL-C 323 Jews and Race in the United States
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Explores the spectrum of Jewish thought on race and ethnicity from historical and regional perspectives. Addresses the questions "Are Jews white?" and "Are Jews a race?" looking at both contemporary and historical sources to see how the answers differ in relation to the specific racial landscapes of particular times and places.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of JSTU-J 310 or REL-C 323.
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  REL-R 152 Jews, Christians, Muslims
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Patterns of religious life and thought in the West: continuities, changes, and contemporary issues.
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  REL-R 300 Studies in Religion
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Selected topics and movements in religion.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 12 credit hours.
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  MUS-M 410 Composer or Topic
  
  Description
  Aspects of music history, literature, and context related to specific repertories, genres, styles, analysis of characteristic works, performance practices/traditions, historiography, or criticism. May be repeated for different composers or topics.
  Additional information
  Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
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1. At least 9 credit hours in the certificate must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
2. At least 9 credit hours in the certificate must be completed at the 300–499 level.
3. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the certificate.
4. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the certificate—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
5. Exceptions to certificate requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.