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Degree Programs

The minor in Hebrew and Jewish Studies requires 18 hours of coursework as follows:

The minor (18 credits): 

  • Required Courses (for a total of 6 credits):
    • i. HJS 324 (Jewish Thought and Culture I: From Ancient Israel to the Middle Ages) (3)
    • ii. HJS 325 (Jewish Thought and Culture II: From the Expulsion from Spain to the Present) (3)
  • Elective Courses (for a total of 12 credits):
    • i. HJS 100 (Introduction to Judaism) (online) (3)
    • ii. HJS 101/102 (Elementary Hebrew) (4)
    • iii. HJS 201/202 (Intermediate Hebrew) (4)
    • iv. HJS 110 Introduction to the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible (3)
    • v. HJS/MCL 180 (Holocaust Film)(3)
    • vi. HJS/MCL 210 (Introduction to Jewish Literature) (3)
    • vii. HJS/MCL 326/ (The Jewish Experience in America) (3)
    • viii. HJS/MCL 327 (Women in Judaism) (3)
    • ix. HJS/MCL/HIS 328 (Representing the Holocaust) (3)
  • Courses pending Curriculog Approval:
    • i. HJS/MCL 204: Study Abroad (variable subtitles) 
    • ii. HJS/MCL 208: Jewish Cultures (variable subtitles) 
    • iii. HJS/MCL 380: Jews and Christians (variable subtitles)

For more information, contact Dr. Sheila E. Jelen sjelen@uky.edu