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Requirements for the Jewish Studies Combined Major

A minimum of 6 courses in Jewish Studies, including Introduction to Judaism REL V 2620 or the equivalent, and a complete major in a relevant department are required for a combined major in Jewish Studies.

Where courses in Jewish Studies also satisfy departmental major requirements, the student must complete at least three courses over and above what is normally required for the major. Students are encouraged to consult the offerings of
other relevant departments and frame a major by centering on the methodological requirements of that major and utilizing the advising capacities of that department.

Students, especially those who plan to continue in graduate Jewish Studies of any kind, are strongly encouraged to seek competence in Hebrew and other languages which were used by Jews in their particular area of concentration. Where possible, the courses in Jewish Studies should be taken across the major areas of Jewish history: Ancient (biblical); Hellenistic and Talmudic; Medieval; and Modern.

Besides the six courses specifically in Jewish Studies, students must submit a Senior Thesis or project in the area of Jewish Studies, written in the major department or in conjunction with JST BC 3998 Directed Research.