Faculty
Introduction
Major in Jewish Studies
Area Certificate in Jewish Studies
Hebrew Minor
Yiddish Minor
Jewish Studies Honors Program
Overseas Study
Course Descriptions
Cross-listed Courses

Faculty

Director
Professor Alvin H. Rosenfeld (English and Jewish Studies)

Associate Director
John Efron (History and Jewish Studies)

Rudy Professor of Political Science
Jeffrey Isaac (Political Science)

Professors
James Ackerman (Emeritus, Religious Studies), Paul Eisenberg (Philosophy), Henry Fischel (Emeritus, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures), Irving Katz (History), Michael Morgan (Philosophy and Jewish Studies)

Associate Professors
Joëlle Bahloul (Anthropology and Jewish Studies), Stephen Katz (Near Eastern Languages and Cultures), Herbert Marks (Comparative Literature), Michael Satlow (Religious Studies), Dina Spechler (Political Science), Steven Weitzman (Religious Studies)

Assistant Professors
Paul Franks (Philosophy), Jeffrey Veidlinger (History and Jewish Studies)

Academic Advising
Carolyn Lipson-Walker, Goodbody Hall 325, (812) 855-0453

E-mail
iujsp@indiana.edu

Department Website
http://www.indiana.edu/~jsp/

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Introduction

The Jewish Studies Program (JSTU) has as its objective the study of Jewish civilization from antiquity to the present and its interaction with and impact on world civilization. There is broad agreement that the various facets of Jewish culture-literature, history, religion, philosophy, languages, and other constituent features of Judaism-comprise one of the richest complexes within the whole of recorded cultural history. Our program draws on the many disciplines necessary to study the multifaceted Jewish experience, thus bringing a variety of approaches to the study of Jewish civilization. The contributing departments include Anthropology, Comparative Literature, English, Folklore, Germanic Studies, History, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, Philosophy, Political Science, Religious Studies, and Slavic Languages and Literatures. Because of the interdisciplinary nature of the Jewish Studies Program, students enrolled in the B.A. or certificate programs have the opportunity to individually structure course work according to their specific areas of interest.

Students in the Jewish Studies Program can pursue either a B.A. in Jewish Studies (which requires a second major in the College of Arts and Sciences) or an area certificate in Jewish Studies. Both programs are open to students from all academic and personal backgrounds.

We encourage students to see the Jewish Studies advisor in their first or second semester. Students may call (812) 855-0453 to make an appointment.

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Major in Jewish Studies

Purpose
Students with a B.A. in Jewish Studies will have concentrated on major aspects of the Jewish experience: they will understand the long history of the Jewish people, its connection over millennia to diverse cultures, and the formative influences of Jews on world civilization. In acquiring such knowledge, students will relate Jewish thought and tradition to the surrounding world and will enrich their understanding of world societies and cultures. Students who pursue the B.A. degree in Jewish Studies do so as part of a double major within the College of Arts and Sciences.

Requirements
Students must complete the following:

1. A second major (B.A.) in a department of the College of Arts and Sciences.
2. Two semesters of modern Hebrew (NELC H100-H150), biblical Hebrew, (NELC N171-N172), or Yiddish (GER Y100-Y150).
3. REL R245 Introduction to Judaism or HIST H251 Introduction to Jewish History: from the Bible to the Crusades. REL R245 or HIST H251 must be taken on the Bloomington campus. Only one of these courses may be counted toward the Jewish Studies major.
4. HIST H252 Introduction to Jewish History: from the Crusades to the Present. This course must be taken on the Bloomington campus.
5. Area of specialization: four courses in one of three areas of specialization: I. Language and Literature; II. History and Society; III. Religion and Thought. Credit acquired through language testing or through transfer credit from universities other than The Hebrew University will not exceed the equivalent of two courses in the student's area of specialization.
6. Two additional courses must be completed in one of the other two areas of specialization listed above.
7. A student must complete a minimum of 10 credit hours of course work in Jewish Studies on the IU Bloomington campus. A maximum of three courses may be credited toward the major from either language testing or from transfer credit.
8. Students electing the Language and Literature area who study at The Hebrew University in Jerusalem must take an advanced Hebrew course on the IU Bloomington campus upon their return, unless an exception is made by the Jewish Studies advisor or unless they have completed a 300-level Hebrew language course at IU before going to The Hebrew University and there take Hebrew courses at the Gimel level.
9. GradPact students must comply with additional requirements.