Judaic Studies

Courses

For course descriptions not found in the 2008-2009 General Catalog, please contact the department for more information.

Following are course offerings in this area.

For descriptions of the courses listed below, refer to the appropriate department’s section of the catalog.

Judaic Studies 1. Beginning Hebrew (4)    Acquisition of basic vocabulary, fundamentals of Hebrew grammar, conversation, and reading.

Judaic Studies 2. Intermediate Hebrew (4)    Continued study of vocabulary and grammar, emphasis on fluency in conversation, and reading.

Judaic Studies 3. Intermediate Hebrew, Continued (4)    Vocabulary, grammar, conversation, introduction to literary and nonliterary texts.

Judaic Studies 100. Introduction to Hebrew Bible (4)    An introduction to the Hebrew Bible focusing on the first five books, the Torah.

Judaic Studies 101. Introduction to Hebrew Texts (4)    Reading and analysis of texts from Biblical through modern authors, study of advanced vocabulary and grammar. Course taught in Hebrew and in English.

Judaic Studies 102. Intermediate Hebrew Texts (4)    Further reading and analysis of Hebrew literature from a range of periods. Advanced grammar and vocabulary. Course taught in Hebrew and in English.

Judaic Studies 103. Advanced Hebrew Texts (4)    Synthesis of fluency, reading, and grammatical skills. Reading of texts from a range of periods.

Judaic Studies 110. Introduction to Judaism (4)    An introductory survey of Jewish history, literature, and culture from antiquity to contemporary times. Topics include sacred texts, the variety of groups and views of Judaism, the historical and geographical movements of the Jewish people, and the intersection of religion, ethnicity, and culture.

Judaic Studies 111. Topics in Judaic Studies (4)    Study of a particular period, theme, or literature in Jewish civilization.

Judaic Studies 120. Topics in Zionism: Israelis and Palestinians: Two Cultures in Conflict    This course examines Israeli culture, Palestinian culture, and the conflict between them. We will discuss what is distinct about each culture, how they are different, how they are similar, their histories, and what influences the relationship/conflict between them. Prerequisites: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

Judaic Studies 196A. Judaic Studies Honors Course (4)     First quarter of honors thesis research for students accepted into honors program. Research is conducted under the supervision of a faculty member selected with the approval of the director of the Judaic Studies Program. Prerequisites: admission to Judaic Studies Honors Program; JUDA 100, JUDA 103, HITO 104, HITO 105; upper-division electives in Judaic Studies; at least junior standing; overall 3.3 GPA; 3.5 in Judaic Studies.

Judaic Studies 196B. Judaic Studies Honors Course (4)     Second quarter of honors thesis research for students accepted into honors program. Research is conducted under the supervision of a faculty member selected with the approval of the director of the Judaic Studies Program. Prerequisites: admission to Judaic Studies Honors Program; previous enrollment in JUDA 196A; JUDA 100, JUDA 103, HITO 104, HITO 105; upper-division electives in Judaic Studies; at least junior standing; overall 3.3 GPA; 3.5 in Judaic Studies.

Judaic Studies 198. Directed Group Study in Judaic Studies (1-4)    Directed group study on a topic not generally included in the regular curriculum. Student must make arrangements with individual faculty members. (P/NP only)

Judaic Studies 199. Independent Study in Judaic Studies (1-4)    Independent study on a topic not generally included in the regular curriculum. Student must make arrangements with individual faculty members. (P/NP only)

ANLD 3. World Prehistory (4)    

ANGN 100. Special Topics in Socio-Cultural Anthropology: Law, Religion, and Politics in Israel (4)    

ANGN 142. Pastoralism in Archaeological Ethnographic Perspective (4)    

ANGN 181. Foundations of Archaeology (4)    

ANGN 183. Chiefdoms, States, and the Emergence of Civilizations (4)    

ANPR 194. Archaeological Field School (4)    

ANRG 116. Archaeology of the Holy Land: Prehistory (4)    

ANRG 150. The Rise and Fall of Ancient Israel (4)    

ANRG 162. Peoples of the Middle East (4)    

ANRG 286. Archaeology, Anthropology and the Bible—Foundations, Data, and Debate

HIGR 260A-B-C. Seminar in the Judaic Studies (4-4-4)    

HIGR 264. Topics in Pre-Islamic Jewish History (4)   

HIGR 295. Thesis Seminar

HIGR 296. M.A. Thesis Direction

HIGR 298. Directed Reading (1-12)

HIGR 299. Ph.D. Thesis Direction (1-12)

HIGR 500. Apprentice Teaching (1-40)

HINE 100. The Ancient Near East and Israel (4)    

HINE 102. The Jews in Their Homeland in Antiquity (4)    

HINE 103. The Jewish Diaspora in Antiquity (4)    

HINE 104. The Bible and the Ancient Near East: The Primary History (4)   

 HINE 105. The Bible and the Near East: The Prophets (4)    

HINE 106. The Bible and the Near East: The Writings (4)    

HINE 108. The Middle East before Islam (4)    

HINE 109. Learning to Read Biblical Hebrew (4)   

HINE 114. History of the Islamic Middle East (4)   

HINE 116. The Middle East in the Age of European Empires (1798 to 1914) (4)    

HINE 118. The Middle East in the Twentieth Century (4)    

HINE 151A/251A. Introduction to Aramaic Language (4)    

HINE 151B/251B. Introduction to Aramaic Dialects (4)    Prerequisite: previous course.

HINE 151C/251C. Introduction to Aramaic Dialects (4)    Prerequisite: previous course.

HINE 152A/252A. The Evolution of the Northwest Semitic Dialects (4)    Prerequisites: knowledge of at least one Semitic language; a course in general linguistics also desirable.

HINE 152B/252B. Introduction to Ugaritic (4)    Prerequisite: previous course.

HINE 152C/252C. Advanced Ugaritic (4)    Prerequisite: previous course.

HINE 153A/253A. Introduction to Akkadian Language and Mesopotamian Culture (4)    

HINE 153B/253B. Continued Akkadian Language (4)    Prerequisite: previous course.

HINE 153C/253C. Advanced Akkadian Language (4)    Prerequisite: previous course.

HINE 161/261. Seminar in the Hebrew Bible (4)    

HINE 166/266. Nationalism in the Middle East (4)    

HINE 170/270. Special Topics in Jewish History (4)    

HINE 181/281. Problems in Hebrew Manuscripts (4)   

HINE 186/286. Topics in Middle Eastern History (4)   

HINE 199. Independent Study in Near Eastern History (4)   

HITO 104. The Jews and Judaism in the Ancient and Medieval Worlds (4)    

HITO 105. The Jews and Judaism in the Modern World (4)   

HITO 106. How Jewish Women Lived in Modern Times (4) 

Humanities 1. The Foundations of Western Civilization: Israel and Greece (6)

LTCO 212. Studies in the Hebrew Bible (4)    

LTEU 105. Medieval Studies: Crusade, Conquest, Conversion in Medieval Literature (4)  

LTNE 101. Bible: The Narrative Books (4)   

LTNE 102. Bible: The Prophetic Books (4)  

LTNE 103. Bible: The Poetic Books (4)   

LTWL 115. Contemporary Literature/Italy and Holocaust: Jewish Experience in Literature (4)    

LTWL 134. A Cultural History of American Jewry (4)   

LTWL 138. Critical Religion Studies (4)   

LTWL 148. Yiddish Literature in Translation (4)   

LTWL 198. Directed Group Study (4)   

LTWL 199. Special Studies (4)    

Courses cross-listed as LTNE and LTWL may be taken as Hebrew literature by students proficient in the language or as general literature by students without knowledge of Hebrew.

Music II. Folk Music: Klezmer Music (4)    

Philosophy 185. Philosophy of Religion (4-4)    

Political Science 121. Government and Politics of the Middle East (4)    

Political Science 121B. Politics in Israel (4)

Political Science 138D. The Arab-Israeli Conflict (4)    

Sociology/C 156. Sociology of Religion (4)    

Sociology/C 157. Religion in Contemporary Society (4)    

Sociology/D 178. The Holocaust (4)    

Sociology/D 188F. Modern Jewish Societies and Israeli Society (4)