The tables below provide a list of courses that fulfill different BU Hub units. “Programs of Study” refers to programs within the Elie Wiesel Center umbrella: Jewish Studies (JS), Israel Studies (IS), and Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Studies (HGHRS). Courses with a certain program label fulfill requirements within that program of study. Some courses overlap between different programs. If you have any questions about a particular course, please email us at ewcjs@bu.edu.
Philosophical Inquiry and Life’s Meanings
| Course |
Program of Study
|
| JS 348 Philosophy and Mysticism: Jewish and Islamic Perspectives | JS |
| RN 420/PH 409 Maimonides | JS |
Aesthetic Exploration
| Course |
Program of Study
|
| JS 120 The Bible | JS |
| JS 121 Judaism, Christianity, Islam | JS |
| JS 130 Masterpieces of Modern Hebrew Literature | JS/IS |
| JS 136 Jewish Literature | JS |
| JS 210 Hebrew Bible | JS |
| JS 246 Jewish Mysticism | JS |
| JS 250 Holy City | JS/IS |
| JS 283 Israeli Culture Through Film (in English Translation) | JS/IS |
| JS 365 Music and the Holocaust | JS/HGHRS |
| JS 366 Fascism and the Holocaust in Italy | JS/HGHRS |
| JS 383 Israeli Culture Through Film (in English Translation) | JS/IS |
Historical Consciousness
| Course |
Program of Study
|
| JS 110 Judaism | JS |
| JS 120 The Bible | JS |
| JS 150 Introduction to Jewish History | JS |
| JS 210 Hebrew Bible | JS |
| JS 211 Origins of Christianity | JS |
| JS 252 Survey History of Judaism | JS |
| JS 255 Modern Judaism | JS |
| JS 257 Antisemitism after the Holocaust | JS |
| JS 260 Holocaust | JS/HGHRS |
| JS 261 Representations of the Holocaust in Literature and Film | JS/HGHRS |
| JS 286 Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | JS/IS |
| JS 311 Dead Sea Scrolls | JS |
| JS 357 Sephardic History in Spain (SUM 26) | JS |
| JS 365 Music and the Holocaust | JS/HGHRS |
| JS 366 Fascism and the Holocaust in Italy | JS/HGHRS |
| JS 367 The Holocaust Through Film | JS/HGHRS |
| JS 369 Primo Levi within Holocaust Literature | JS/HGHRS |
| JS 377 Gender and Sexuality in Judaism | JS |
| JS 388 Israeli Settlements (IL Settlements) | JS/IS |
| JS 416 Biblical Fakes and Forgeries | JS |
| JS 460 Seminar on the Holocaust | JS/HGHRS |
| CAS HI 271 The Nazis | HGHRS |
Social Inquiry I
| Course |
Program of Study
|
| JS 211 Origins of Christianity | JS |
| JS 257 Antisemitism after the Holocaust | JS |
| JS 388 Israeli Settlements (IL Settlements) | JS/IS |
Social Inquiry II
| Course |
Program of Study
|
| JS 385 Israel and the Environment | JS/IS |
The Individual in the Community
| Course |
Program of Study
|
| JS 100 World Cultures of the Jews | JS |
| JS 250 Holy City | JS/IS |
| JS 285 Israel: History, Politics, Culture | JS/IS |
| JS 357 Sephardic History in Spain (SUM 26) | JS |
| JS 379 Islamophobia and Anti-Semitism | JS/HGHRS |
Global Citizenship & Intercultural Literacy
| Course |
Program of Study
|
| JS 100 World Cultures of the Jews | JS |
| JS 110 Judaism | JS |
| JS 121 Judaism, Christianity, Islam | JS |
| JS 130 Masterpieces of Modern Hebrew Literature | JS/IS |
| JS 136 Jewish Literature | JS |
| JS 255 Modern Judaism | JS |
| JS 280 Israeli Popular Music | JS/IS |
| JS 281 Advanced Modern Hebrew Courses in Israeli Society | JS/IS |
| JS 282 Sixth Sem Hebrew – Israeli Food Culture | JS/IS |
| JS 283 Israeli Culture Through Film (in English Translation) | JS/IS |
| JS 286 Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | JS/IS |
| JS 311 Dead Sea Scrolls | JS |
| JS 348 Philosophy and Mysticism: Jewish and Islamic Perspectives | JS |
| JS 367 The Holocaust Through Film | JS/HGHRS |
| JS 383 Israeli Culture Through Film (in English Translation) | JS/IS |
| CAS IR 352/PO 378 International Human Rights: Applying Human Rights in Africa | HGHRS |
Ethical Reasoning
| Course |
Program of Study
|
| JS 260 Holocaust | JS/HGHRS |
| JS 261 Representations of the Holocaust in Literature and Film | JS/HGHRS |
| JS 369 Primo Levi within Holocaust Literature | JS/HGHRS |
| JS 379 Islamophobia and Anti-Semitism | JS/HGHRS |
| JS 380 Israeli Culture through Media | JS/IS |
| JS 385 Israel and the Environment | JS/IS |
| JS 387 Environmental Law in Israel and the Mediterranean | JS/IS |
| JS 389 Archaeology and Israeli Society | JS/IS |
| JS 416 Biblical Fakes and Forgeries | JS |
| JS 460 Seminar on the Holocaust | JS/HGHRS |
| AR 342/RN 390 Archaeology in the Holy Land | JS |
| CAS HI 271 The Nazis | HGHRS |
| CAS IR 352/PO 378 International Human Rights: Applying Human Rights in Africa | HGHRS |
Oral and/or Signed Communication
| Course |
Program of Study
|
| JS 150 Introduction to Jewish History | JS |
| JS 239 Jewish Humor and Satire | JS |
| JS 282 Sixth Sem Hebrew – Israeli Food Culture | JS/IS |
| JS 460 Seminar on the Holocaust | JS/HGHRS |
| RN 420/PH 409 Maimonides | JS |
Writing-Intensive Course
| Course |
Program of Study
|
| JS 239 Jewish Humor and Satire | JS |
| JS 246 Jewish Mysticism | JS |
| JS 283 Israeli Culture Through Film (in English Translation) | JS/IS |
| JS 285 Israel: History, Politics, Culture | JS/IS |
| JS 348 Philosophy and Mysticism: Jewish and Islamic Perspectives | JS |
| JS 365 Music and the Holocaust | JS/HGHRS |
| JS 367 The Holocaust Through Film | JS/HGHRS |
| JS 377 Gender and Sexuality in Judaism | JS |
| JS 383 Israeli Culture Through Film (in English Translation) | JS/IS |
| JS 388 Israeli Settlements (IL Settlements) | JS/IS |
Critical Thinking
| Course |
Program of Study
|
| JS 110 Judaism | JS |
| JS 210 Hebrew Bible | JS |
| JS 211 Origins of Christianity | JS |
| JS 250 Holy City | JS/IS |
| JS 252 Survey History of Judaism | JS |
| JS 255 Modern Judaism | JS |
| JS 257 Antisemitism after the Holocaust | JS |
| JS 260 Holocaust | JS/HGHRS |
| JS 285 Israel: History, Politics, Culture | JS/IS |
| JS 311 Dead Sea Scrolls | JS |
| JS 387 Environmental Law in Israel and the Mediterranean | JS/IS |
| JS 416 Biblical Fakes and Forgeries | JS |
| CAS HI 271 The Nazis | HGHRS |
Research & Information Literacy
| Course |
Program of Study
|
| JS 377 Gender and Sexuality in Judaism | JS |
Teamwork / Collaboration
| Course |
Program of Study
|
| JS 100 World Cultures of the Jews | JS |
| JS 150 Introduction to Jewish History | JS |
| JS 246 Jewish Mysticism | JS |
| JS 357 Sephardic History in Spain (SUM 26) | JS |
| JS 379 Islamophobia and Anti-Semitism | JS/HGHRS |
| JS 389 Archaeology and Israeli Society | JS/IS |
| AR 342/RN 390 Archaeology in the Holy Land | JS |
| CAS IR 352/PO 378 International Human Rights: Applying Human Rights in Africa | HGHRS |
Digital/Multimedia Expression
| Course |
Program of Study
|
| JS 280 Israeli Popular Music | JS/IS |
| JS 281 Advanced Modern Hebrew Courses in Israeli Society | JS/IS |
| JS 380 Israeli Culture through Media | JS/IS |
| JS 389 Archaeology and Israeli Society | JS/IS |
| AR 342/RN 390 Archaeology in the Holy Land | JS |
Creativity/Innovation
| Course |
Program of Study
|
| JS 120 The Bible | JS |
| JS 121 Judaism, Christianity, Islam | JS |
| JS 130 Masterpieces of Modern Hebrew Literature | JS/IS |
| JS 239 Jewish Humor and Satire | JS |
| JS 280 Israeli Popular Music | JS/IS |
| JS 282 Sixth Sem Hebrew – Israeli Food Culture | JS/IS |