Minor in Jewish Studies

About

The minor in Jewish Studies is for students of all backgrounds who are interested in history, religion, culture and society, politics, literature, foreign languages, and the arts. It is particularly well suited for students majoring in History, Classics and Religious Studies, Political Science, Philosophy, Sociology, and Global Studies, as courses for those majors count toward the minor in Jewish Studies. Jewish Studies is a tremendously broad field, with potential relevance to virtually every major and program of study in the humanities and social sciences. Students in Psychology, Communications, and Journalism often undertake the minor, and students in Pre-Law, Pre-Health, and Education find much of interest there as well.

The Jewish Studies minor at UNL is distinctive in its breadth of coverage -- ranging from the period of the Dead Sea Scrolls to the middle ages, from contemporary Israeli politics to the diversity of Jewish life around the world -- and in its emphasis on providing understanding of Jewish culture, religion, and history to non­Jewish students.

In addition, students enrolled in the minor are eligible for several scholarship and grants. Learn more on the Scholarships page.

Advising

Students are encouraged to meet with the Jewish Studies program advisor as early as possible to discuss their intention to pursue the minor. Courses with significant Jewish Studies content that are not listed below, including “Special Topics” courses, may be approved as electives on a case-by-case basis. Students may also petition to have independent study or study abroad counted toward the minor.

Requirements

The minor has two parts: threee core courses (9hrs.) , and four electives. It requires a total of 18 credit hours (six 3-credit courses):

1. 9 credit hours (3 core courses) from:
   JUDS 219, Intro to Jewish History;  
   JUDS 350, Literature of Judaism;
   JUDS 333, Jews in the Modern World;
   JUDS 339, The Holocaust;
   JUDS 205, Introduction to the Hebrew Bible.
2. 9 credit hours of electives (typically four 3-credit courses) in any combination from List 1 and List 2, below, or otherwise approved by the program advisor

All courses counted toward the minor must be taken for a letter grade: credits earned using the Pass/No Pass option will not be approved.

Undergraduate catalog