The minor in Jewish studies is designed to help students develop a unique, interdisciplinary perspective and build their critical thinking skills by exploring the world through the lens of Jewish studies. Because the program in Jewish studies is inherently interdisciplinary, many students are easily able to fulfill Jewish studies minor requirements while simultaneously completing requirements for their major.
The minor in Jewish studies is open to all students of all backgrounds, Jewish and non-Jewish.
Requirements
Declaration of a minor is open to any student enrolled at CU Boulder, regardless of college or school. Students must complete 18 credit hours in Jewish studies courses, of which 12 credit hours must be upper division (3000/4000). All coursework applied to the minor must be completed with a grade of C- or better (no pass/fail work may be applied). The GPA for all coursework taken in the minor department must be equal to 2.00 (C) or higher. Students are allowed to apply no more than 9 credit hours, including 6 upper-division credit hours, of transfer work toward a minor.
For more information, visit the program's Minor in Jewish Studies webpage.
Required Courses and Credits
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Course | 3 | |
| Introduction to Jewish Culture | ||
| Additional Requirements | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Jewish History to 1492 | ||
| Jewish History Since 1492 | ||
| Mysticism and the Jewish American Literary Tradition | ||
| Global History of Holocaust and Genocide | ||
| Introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament | ||
| Introduction to the New Testament | ||
| Representing the Holocaust | ||
| Modern Jewish Literature | ||
| Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: Abrahamic Religions | ||
| Select four upper-division (3000-4000 level) Jewish Studies courses from the following list or by approval of advisor: | 12 | |
| Judaism | ||
| Of Jewish Legends, Folktales and the Supernatural | ||
| Radical Jews | ||
| Jerusalem: The Holy City in History, Legend, and Religious Thought | ||
| Religion and Feminist Thought | ||
| Women, Gender & Sexuality in Jewish Texts & Traditions | ||
| The Bible as Literature | ||
| The Heart of Europe: Filmmakers and Writers in 20th Century Central Europe | ||
| The German-Jewish Experience: From the Enlightenment to the Present | ||
| Global Seminar: Jews and Muslims - The Multiethnic History of Istanbul | ||
| Contemporary Jewish Societies | ||
| Topics in International Affairs and Jewish Studies | ||
| History of Arab-Israeli Conflict | ||
| Refugees in German Culture | ||
| Topics in Jewish Studies (Sephardic Diasporas: Migration and Culture After the Spanish Expulsion) | ||
| Internship in Jewish Studies (not repeatable for minor, except by permission of AD of Undergraduate Studies) | ||
| Capstone in Jewish Studies (Minors in Jewish Studies may take the Capstone in Jewish Studies (JWST 4000) and count it as one of their required upper division courses with approval from the Director of Undergraduate Studies for Jewish Studies.) | ||
| Anthropology of Jews and Judaism | ||
| Topics in Hebrew Studies (The Hebrew Origins of Western Civilization) | ||
| Music in Jewish Culture | ||
| God and Politics | ||
| Is God Dead? | ||
| Love and Desire | ||
| Religion and Reproductive Politics in the United States | ||
| Israeli Literature: Exile, Nation, Home | ||
| Topics in Judaism (The Bible in Judaism and Christianity) | ||
| Topics in Judaism (Post-Holocaust American Judaism) | ||
| Topics in Judaism (Hebrew Bible) | ||
| Topics in Judaism (Meaning After the Holocaust) | ||
| Global Seminar: Justice, Human Rights and Democracy in Israel | ||
| History of Modern Israel/Palestine | ||
| Topics in Jewish History (Modern Childhood in Israel/Palestine) | ||
| Topics in Jewish History (Tel Aviv: Urban History and Culture) | ||
| Jews in and of the Middle East | ||
JWST/RUSS 4401 | ||
| Jewish Thought in Modern History | ||
| Expulsions and Diasporas: The Jews of Spain and Portugal | ||
| Modern European Jewish History | ||
| History of Yiddish Culture | ||
| The Holocaust: An Anthropological Perspective | ||
| Jewish-American Literature | ||
| Ethics, Medicine and the Holocaust: Legacies in Health and Society | ||
| Modern U.S. Jewish History since 1880 | ||
| Jews in the American West | ||
| Independent Study in Jewish Studies | ||
| Topics in Writing (After the Holocaust) | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |