Requirements

1. Introduction to Jewish History I. One (1) course:
   • JSTU-J 251 Introduction to Jewish History: From the Bible to Spanish Expulsion i
   • HIST-H 251 Introduction to Jewish History: From the Bible to Spanish Expulsion i
   • REL-A 210 Introduction to the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible i
2. Introduction to Jewish History II. One (1) course:
   • JSTU-J 252 Introduction to Jewish History: From Spanish Expulsion to the Present i
   • HIST-H 252 Introduction to Jewish History: From Spanish Expulsion to the Present i
3. Electives. 18 additional credit hours, selected from the following:
   • Jewish Studies Program (JSTU) courses
     • JSTU-B 100 Introduction to Biblical Hebrew I i
     • JSTU-B 150 Introduction to Biblical Hebrew II i
     • JSTU-B 200 Intermediate Biblical Hebrew I i
     • JSTU-B 250 Intermediate Biblical Hebrew II i
     • Any JSTU-C 100–499
     • JSTU-H 100 Elementary Modern Hebrew I i
     • JSTU-H 150 Elementary Modern Hebrew II i
     • JSTU-H 200 Intermediate Modern Hebrew I i
     • JSTU-H 250 Intermediate Modern Hebrew II i
     • JSTU-H 300 Advanced Modern Hebrew I i
     • JSTU-H 350 Advanced Modern Hebrew II i
     • JSTU-H 365 Advanced Hebrew Conversation and Composition i
     • JSTU-H 375 Introductory Readings in Hebrew Literature (in Hebrew) i
     • JSTU-H 460 Israeli Film and Fiction in Hebrew i
     • JSTU-H 477 Victims and Avengers: Readings in the Holocaust Literature of Israel in Hebrew i
     • JSTU-H 480 Modern Hebrew Literature in Hebrew i
     • JSTU-H 485 Recent Hebrew Literature in Hebrew i
     • 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 i
     • JSTU-X 395 Global Experience in Jewish Studies i
     • JSTU-X 490 Individual Readings in Jewish Studies i
     • JSTU-X 491 Individual Readings in Hebrew i
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   • Courses offered by other departments and programs
     • AAAD-A 257 Monuments and Memories: Jewish and Black Experiences i
     • ARTH-A 245 Jewish Art i
     • CMLT-C 100 Freshman Seminar (Approved topics: "THE AGNOSTIC BIBLE" (TPC 3)) i
     • CMLT-C 301 Special Topics in Comparative Literature (Approved topics: "THE AGNOSTIC BIBLE" (TPC 7)) i
     • 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)) i
     • CMLT-C 378 Topics in Yiddish Culture (Approved topics: "GHETTO SHTETL AND BEYOND" (TPC 2); "YIDDISH & JEWISH IDENTITY AFTER THE HOLOCAUST" (TPC 1)) i
     • 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)) i
     • ENG-L 241 American Jewish Writers i
     • ENG-L 367 Literature of the Bible i
     • ENG-L 375 Studies in Jewish Literature i
     • EURO-W 405 Special Topics in European Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
     • EURO-W 406 Special Topics in European Studies (Approved topics: "ANNE FRANK IN PERSPECTIVE" (TPC 21)) i
     • GER-E 341 Dutch Culture: The Modern Netherlands (Approved topics: "ANNE FRANK: HER DIARY IN PERSPECTIVE" (TPC 2)) i
     • GER-E 351 Topics in Yiddish Literature i
     • GER-E 352 Topics in Yiddish Culture i
     • GER-E 371 Special Topics in Germanic Studies (Approved topics: "JEWISH MIGRATION TO GERMANY AFTER THE HOLOCAUST?" (TPC 12)) i
     • GER-X 493 Individual Readings in Yiddish Studies: Language, Literature, Culture i
     • HIST-A 379 Issues in Modern United States History (Approved topics: "HOLOCAUST IN AMERICAN MEMORY" (TPC 7)) i
     • HIST-B 200 Issues in Western European History (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
     • HIST-B 300 Issues in Western European History (Approved topics: "JEWISH MIGRATION TO GERMANY 1945 UNTIL TODAY" (TPC 190)) i
     • HIST-B 303 Issues in Modern European History (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
     • HIST-B 315 European Anti-Semitism from the Enlightenment to the Holocaust i
     • HIST-B 321 European Jews in the Age of Discovery i
     • HIST-B 322 Jews in the Modern World i
     • HIST-B 323 History of the Holocaust i
     • HIST-B 324 Zionism and the State of Israel i
     • HIST-B 330 The Jews of Spain i
     • HIST-B 400 Issues in Western European History (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
     • HIST-C 230 Israel: History, Society, Culture i
     • HIST-D 304 Jews of Eastern Europe i
     • HIST-H 259 American Jewish History i
     • HIST-J 300 Writing In History (Approved topics: "READING TESTIMONIES OF THE HOLOCAUST" (TPC 82); "TESTIMONIES OF VIOLENCE" (TPC 139)) i
     • HIST-J 400 Research in History (Approved topics: "PERPETRATING GENOCIDE" (TPC 168)) i
     • HIST-W 335 The History of Genocide i
     • HON-H 234 Literature of Time and Place (Approved topics: "ANNE FRANK AND HITLER" (TPC 5); "LITERATURE OF THE HOLOCAUST" (TPC 12)) i
     • HON-H 303 Interdepartmental Colloquia (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
     • MELC-M 214 Multiple Voices of Israeli Society i
     • MELC-M 216 Israeli Inequality in Context i
     • MELC-M 334 What is Middle Eastern? Perspectives Gained through Comparison with Israel i
     • MSCH-J 360 Journalism Specialties (Approved topics: "ANTISEMITISM IN SOCIAL MEDIA" (TPC 41); "JEWS IN THE MEDIA" (TPC 40)) i
     • PHIL-P 205
     • PHIL-P 305 Topics in the Philosophy of Judaism i
     • POLS-Y 348 The Politics of Genocide i
     • POLS-Y 352 The Holocaust and Politics i
     • POLS-Y 360 United States Foreign Policy with departmental approvali
     • POLS-Y 362 International Politics of Selected Regions with departmental approvali
     • POLS-Y 363 Comparative Foreign Policy with departmental approvali
     • REL-A 210 Introduction to the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible i
     • REL-A 220 Introduction to the New Testament i
     • REL-A 230 Introduction to Judaism i
     • REL-A 235 Sacred Books of the Jews i
     • REL-A 300 Studies in African, European, and West Asian Religions (Approved topics: "THE BIBLE AND ETHICS: LOVE, POVERTY AND WAR" (TPC 33)) i
     • REL-A 305 Ancient Mediterranean Religions (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
     • REL-A 314 Gender and Power in the Hebrew Bible i
     • REL-A 315 Prophecy in Ancient Israel i
     • REL-A 316 Jews, Christians, and Others in Late Antiquity i
     • REL-A 317 Judaism in the Making i
     • REL-A 318 Rabbinic Judaism: Literature and Beliefs i
     • REL-A 319 Magic and Witchcraft in the Ancient World i
     • REL-A 321 Paul and His Influence in Early Christianity i
     • REL-A 335 Introduction to Jewish Mysticism i
     • REL-A 375 Women in the Bible i
     • REL-A 415 Topics in Ancient Israelite Religion i
     • REL-A 430 Topics in the History of Judaism i
     • REL-A 440 Judaism and Gender: Philosophical and Theological Perspectives i
     • REL-A 450 Topics in the History of Christianity (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
     • REL-C 230 American Jewish History i
     • REL-C 323 Jews and Race in the United States i
     • REL-R 152 Jews, Christians, Muslims i
     • REL-R 300 Studies in Religion (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
     • MUS-M 410 Composer or Topic (Approved topics: "AMERICAN JEWISH POPULAR MUSIC" (TPC 61); "MUSIC IN JUDAISM" (TPC 48)) i
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4. Certificate GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
   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.