Borns Jewish Studies Program
Bachelor of Arts in Jewish Studies
Students on Summer 2019, Fall 2019, or Spring 2020 requirements JSTUBA
Requirements
The major requires at least 30 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
- Intermediate Hebrew or Yiddish. One (1) course:
- JSTU-B 250 Intermediate Biblical Hebrew II
- JSTU-H 250 Intermediate Modern Hebrew II
- GER-Y 250 Intermediate Yiddish II
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 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.
GER-Y 250 Intermediate Yiddish II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- GER-Y 200 or consent of instructor
- Description
- Continuing development of active and passive skills. Additional new grammar concepts. Emphasis on development of reading skills and cultural knowledge through literary and journalistic texts including texts in nonstandardized orthographies. Taught in alternate years.
- 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.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 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.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 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.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- 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.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
- Electives. 21 additional credit hours, including six (6) courses at the 300–499 level, selected from the following:
- Jewish Studies Program (JSTU) courses
- JSTU-B 250 Intermediate Biblical Hebrew II
- JSTU-B 250 Intermediate Biblical Hebrew II
- Any JSTU-C 100–499
- 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 399 Readings for Honors in Jewish Studies
- 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
- JSTU-H 499 Honors Thesis
- Any JSTU-J 100–499 except JSTU-J 251; JSTU-J 252
- Any JSTU-L 100–499
- 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 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-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 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.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
JSTU-H 399 Readings for Honors in Jewish Studies
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Approval of instructor and honors advisor
- Description
- Independent guided readings in preparation for the honors thesis (JSTU-H 499) in Jewish Studies.
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.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
JSTU-H 499 Honors Thesis
- Credits
- 3–6 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of program honors committee
- Description
- Guided research culminating in an honors thesis written under the direction of a faculty member and reviewed in oral examination by three faculty members.
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
- 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: "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))
- CMLT-C 400 Studies in Comparative Literature (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- CMLT-C 405 Senior Seminar in Comparative Literature (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- COLL-C 103 Critical Approaches to the Arts and Humanities (Approved topics: "POWER, POLITICS AND PIETY" (TPC 31); "QUESTION OF IDENTITY: JUDAISM" (TPC 30); "REPRESENTING THE HOLOCAUST" (TPC 1); "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
- ENG-L 460 Seminar: Literary Form, Mode, and Theme (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- EURO-W 405 Special Topics in European Studies (Approved topics: "EUROPEAN ANTI-SEMITISM" (TPC 19))
- 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 IN PERSPECTIVE" (TPC 4); "ANNE FRANK: HER DIARY IN PERSPECTIVE" (TPC 2))
- GER-E 351 Topics in Yiddish Literature
- GER-E 352 Topics in Yiddish Culture
- 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: "THE ZIONIST MOVEMENT BETWN EUROPE/PALESTINE/ISRAEL" (TPC 33); "VIOLENCE IN EUROPE 1900-1945" (TPC 28); "WAR AND VIOLENCE-20TH CENTURY EUROPE" (TPC 15))
- HIST-B 300 Issues in Western European History (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- HIST-B 303 Issues in Modern European History (Approved topics: "ANTI-SEMITISM SINCE THE ENLIGHTENMENT" (TPC 17))
- 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-C 300 Issues in Classical and Byzantine History (Approved topics: "JEWS, CHRISTIANS,MUSLIMS IN MEDIEVAL MEDITERRANEAN" (TPC 16); "MUSLIMS, CHRISTIANS, AND JEWS" (TPC 13))
- HIST-C 305 Issues in Near Eastern History
- HIST-D 304 Jews of Eastern Europe
- HIST-H 259 American Jewish History
- HIST-J 300 (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- HIST-J 400 Seminar in History (Approved topics: "ANTISEMITISM & JEWISH RESPNS" (TPC 29); "JEWISH EMANCIPATION" (TPC 16); "MODERN JEWISH CULTURAL HISTORY" (TPC 70); "PERPETRATING GENOCIDE" (TPC 168); "PERPETRATORS OF THE HOLOCAUST" (TPC 123))
- HIST-W 300 Issues in World History (Approved topics: "REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS" (TPC 307))
- HIST-W 335 The History of Genocide (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- 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: "AMERICAN JEWISH WRITERS" (TPC 11); "LITERATURE OF THE HOLOCAUST" (TPC 4); "POETICS OF BIBLICAL NARRATIVE" (TPC 5); "THE AGNOSTIC BIBLE" (TPC 16); "THE AMERICAN JEWISH EXPERIENCE" (TPC 305))
- HON-H 304 Interdepartmental Colloquia (Approved topics: "REFUGEES MIGRANTS FROM ELLIS ISLAND TO BUDAPEST" (TPC 308))
- INTL-I 300 Topics in International Studies (Approved topics: "REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS: ELLIS ISLAND TO BUDAPEST" (TPC 311))
- MELC-M 204 Topics in Middle Eastern Culture and Society (Approved topics: "PROSTITUTE,HOMEMAKER,CEO" (TPC 27))
- MELC-M 214 Multiple Voices of Israeli Society
- MELC-M 216 Israeli Inequality in Context
- MELC-M 303 Issues in Middle Eastern History (Approved topics: "JEWISH PHILOSOPHY IN MEDIEVAL WORLD" (TPC 9); "MUSLIM SPAIN" (TPC 12))
- MELC-M 305 Issues in Middle Eastern Literature (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- NELC-N 260
- NELC-N 360
- PHIL-P 205
- PHIL-P 305 Topics in the Philosophy of Judaism
- POLS-Y 352 The Holocaust and Politics
- REL-A 202 Issues in African, European, and West Asian Religions (Approved topics: "WOMEN IN AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY" (TPC 1))
- 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: "RABBINIC JUDAISM" (TPC 9); "TORAH, TEMPLE AND GOD IN ANCIENT JUDAISM" (TPC 8); "UNDERSTANDING THE RABBINIC MIND" (TPC 1))
- REL-A 305 Ancient Mediterranean Religions (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- 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 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 (Approved topics: "RABBINIC AND TALMUDIC LITERATURE" (TPC 1))
- REL-A 430 Topics in the History of Judaism (Approved topics: "BIBLE AND BEYOND-READING EARLY JEWISH LITERATURE" (TPC 17); "TALMUD" (TPC 9); "THE STRUGGLE FOR THE HOLY LAND" (TPC 14))
- REL-A 440 Judaism and Gender: Philosophical and Theological Perspectives
- REL-A 450 Topics in the History of Christianity (Approved topics: "PILGRIMS AND EXILES" (TPC 3))
- REL-C 230 American Jewish History
- REL-C 323 Jews and Race in the United States
- REL-D 300 Studies in Theory, Ethics, and Comparison (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- REL-D 362 Religious Issues in Contemporary Judaism
- REL-D 410 Topics in Religious Thought (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- REL-R 152 Jews, Christians, Muslims
- REL-R 300 Studies in Religion (Approved topics: "JEWISH CRITICS OF ZIONISM" (TPC 313))
- MUS-M 410 Composer or Topic (Approved topics: "AMERICAN JEWISH POPULAR MUSIC" (TPC 61); "MUSIC IN JUDAISM" (TPC 48))
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.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
CMLT-C 400 Studies in Comparative Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CMLT-C 205 or 3 credit hours of literature
- Description
- Specific problems concerning the relationship of two or more literatures or of literature and another area in the humanities.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated twice.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
CMLT-C 405 Senior Seminar in Comparative Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CMLT-C 205 or 3 credit hours of literature. Recommended for majors
- Description
- Selected topics treated in seminar fashion.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE CAPPcourseFall 2024CASE CAPPcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
ENG-L 460 Seminar: Literary Form, Mode, and Theme
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: Junior or senior standing
- Description
- Study of texts written in several historical periods united by a common mode or form (narrative, romanticism, lyric, etc.), or by a common theme (Bildungsroman, the city and the country, the two cultures question, the uses of literacy, etc.).
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.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-C 300 Issues in Classical and Byzantine History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Study and analysis of the history of Greece or Rome, the history of Late Antiquity in the Greco-Roman world, or of the Byzantine Empire. Topics will vary in focus, region, and period.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-C 305 Issues in Near Eastern History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Study and analysis of the history of the Near East, apart from the Greco-Roman World or of the Islamic world. Topics vary but may cut across fields, regions, and periods.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-W 300 Issues in World History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Study and analysis of selected historical issues and problems of general import. Topics will vary from semester to semester but will usually be broad subjects that cut across fields, regions, and periods.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
HON-H 304 Interdepartmental Colloquia
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Consent of Hutton Honors College
- Description
- Honors seminar focusing on topics in social and historical studies.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
INTL-I 300 Topics in International Studies
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- This course focuses on the intensive study and analysis of selected international problems and issues within an interdisciplinary format. Topics will vary but will cut across fields, regions, and periods.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 12 credit hours.
MELC-M 204 Topics in Middle Eastern Culture and Society
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Analysis of selected Middle Eastern cultural or social issues. Topics will vary.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 9 credit hours in MELC-M 204 and NELC-N 204.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
MELC-M 303 Issues in Middle Eastern History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- In-depth study of a particular topic, problem, or theme of Middle Eastern history. Topics will vary.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in MELC-M 303 and NELC-N 303.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
MELC-M 305 Issues in Middle Eastern Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Engages selected works of Middle Eastern literature in relation to a singular cultural problem or theme. Topics will vary.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 9 credit hours in MELC-M 305 and NELC-N 305.
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.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
REL-A 202 Issues in African, European, and West Asian Religions
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Selected issues and movements in African, European, and West Asian religions.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
REL-D 300 Studies in Theory, Ethics, and Comparison
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Selected topics and movements in theory, ethics, and comparison.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
REL-D 362 Religious Issues in Contemporary Judaism
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Religious problems confronting Jews and Judaism in our own time: women and Judaism, the impact of the Holocaust on Judaism, contemporary views of Zionism, religious trends in American Judaism.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 12 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
REL-D 410 Topics in Religious Thought
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Selected focus on major movements and issues in religious thought.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in REL-D 410 and REL-R 462.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
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.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
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.
- Jewish Studies Program (JSTU) courses
- Major GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
- At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
- Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the major.
- A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the major—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
- Exceptions to major 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.
The Bachelor of Arts degree requires at least 120 credit hours, to include the following:
- College of Arts and Sciences Credit Hours. At least 100 credit hours must come from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines.
- Upper Division Courses. At least 42 credit hours (of the 120) must be at the 300–499 level.
- College Residency. Following completion of the 60th credit hour toward degree, at least 36 credit hours of College of Arts and Sciences coursework must be completed through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
- College GPA. A cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.000 is required for all courses taken at Indiana University.
- CASE Requirements. The following College of Arts and Sciences Education (CASE) requirements must be completed:
- CASE Foundations
- CASE Breadth of Inquiry
- CASE Culture Studies
- CASE Critical Approaches: 1 course
- CASE Foreign Language: Proficiency in a single foreign language through the second semester of the second year of college-level coursework
- CASE Intensive Writing: 1 course
- CASE Public Oral Communication: 1 course
- Major. Completion of the major as outlined in the Major Requirements section above.
Most students must also successfully complete the Indiana University Bloomington General Education program.