College of Arts & Sciences

Judaic Studies

Specialization in Judaic Studies is possible within the religion concentration, offered through the Department of Religion. A minor concentration in Judaic studies is also offered.

Minor Concentration in Judaic Studies (1585)

Six courses from the following list completed with a grade of C or higher, including either CAS RN 101 or RN 104 and at least one but no more than two 200-level courses. The remaining three or four courses should be taken at the 300 level or higher. The study of Hebrew is strongly encouraged. Students who choose to complete the CAS foreign language requirement using Hebrew may receive credit for CAS LH 212 toward the minor concentration in Judaic Studies. Any student may count up to two courses in Hebrew language toward the minor, provided those courses are taken at the LH 212 level or higher. Refer to departmental sections for complete descriptions of courses.

CAS GE 382 Understanding the Middle East

CAS HI 280 The History of Israel: An Introduction

CAS HI 551 Modern Jewry and the Arts

CAS LH 212 Fourth-Semester Hebrew

CAS LH 250 Masterpieces of Modern Hebrew Literature (in English translation)

CAS LH 283/ Israeli Culture through Film (in 453 English translation)

CAS LH 284 The Culture and Civilization of Modern Israel (in English translation)

CAS LH 311 Fifth-Semester Hebrew

CAS LH 312 Sixth-Semester Hebrew

CAS LH 350 Hebrew Narrative: Biblical and Modern

CAS LH 351 Styles and Meaning of Hebrew Poetry: Modern Hebrew Poetry

CAS PH 409 Maimonides

CAS PH 415 Nineteenth-Century Philosophy

CAS RN 101 The Bible

CAS RN 104 Religions of the World: Western

CAS RN 201 The Hebrew Bible

CAS RN 216 Judaism

CAS RN 219 Mysticism and Philosophy: Medieval Jewish Perspectives

CAS RN 220 The Holy City: Jerusalem in Time, Space, and Imagination

CAS RN 245 Religious Thought: The Quest for God and the Good

CAS RN 319 Midrash: Classical Rabbinic Biblical Interpretation

CAS RN 320 Readings in Classical Hebrew

CAS RN 321 Wisdom Tradition in Ancient Israel and Judaism

CAS RN 322 History of Judaism

CAS RN 323 Classical Jewish Thought

CAS RN 324 Introduction to Rabbinic Literature

CAS RN 325 Jewish Mysticism

CAS RN 328 Judaism in the Modern Period

CAS RN 329 Modern Jewish Thought

CAS RN 331 Zionism and the State of Israel

CAS RN 334 Dead Sea Scrolls

CAS RN 335 Judaism in the First Century

CAS RN 336 Medieval Jewish Philosophy

CAS RN 337 Gender and Judaism

CAS RN 384 The Holocaust

CAS RN 420 Maimonides

CAS RN 439 Jewish Bioethics

CAS RN 459 Primo Levi Within Holocaust Literature

CAS RN 498 Topics in Ancient Christianity

CAS RN 583 Literature of Memory V: Faith and Destruction

CAS RN 584 Literature of Memory VI: Biblical Choices

CAS XL 281 Holocaust Literature and Film (in English translation)

Boston University Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies

Director Steven T. Katz

The Boston University Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies coordinates and supports all academic programs relating to Judaic studies at the University. The services and programs of the center are available to Judaic studies concentrators in the Department of Religion and all others interested in the subject area.

Advising  Judaica concentrators are assigned members of the Judaica faculty as advisors, who help students formulate their concentrations in accordance with department requirements. Students considering a Judaic studies concentration are encouraged to make an appointment with the center director to discuss their plans.

Courses, Library Enhancement, and University Programs  The center seeks to coordinate all courses in Judaic studies at Boston University. Its ambition is to provide a broad-based, academically rigorous curriculum in the most important areas of Jewish history, literature, and thought. In addition to supporting the University teaching program in Hebrew language study, the center actively works to support the enhancement of relevant library resources and to sponsor relevant lectures, conferences, and publications in Judaic studies. The center is committed to the support of all types of research in Judaic studies.

Special Events  The center hosts special events of high quality and interest in order to further the integration of Judaic studies into the life of the University and the community at large. These include programs in film, theatre, and music, all of which contribute to the cultural life of the University.

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