Jewish Studies Certificate Program

Certificate code CTJWST

College of Arts and Sciences
Classics and Religious Studies
Ellis 201B
classics@ohio.edu
www.ohio.edu/cas/classics

Brian Collins, contact person
collinb1@ohio.edu

Program Overview

The Jewish Studies certificate program provides undergraduate students with an opportunity to deepen their knowledge about Jewish history, culture, and literature. The program brings together a number of disciplines (history, classics and religious studies, English, Jewish studies, and political science).

Students will take one of three basic courses (in biblical literature or Jewish history) and then a sampling of courses offered in five different areas, with at least one course in four of the five areas.

Admissions Information

Freshman/First-Year Admission

No requirements beyond University admission requirements.

Change of Program Policy

To apply for the certificate, a student should fill out the Update of Program form.

External Transfer Admission

No requirements beyond University admission requirements.

Opportunities Upon Graduation

The graduates with this certificate will have an increased knowledge about Jewish history, culture, and literature.

Requirements

Certificate Hours Requirement

The Jewish Studies certificate program requires a minimum of 12 hours.

Required Course

Complete one of the following courses:

CARS 3000 - The Hebrew Bible (Christian Old Testament, Jewish Tanakh) Credit Hours: 3
JS 1000 - Introduction to Jewish Studies Credit Hours: 3

Elective Requirement

Complete any three of the following courses, including at least one CARS or JS course and at least one HIST course. CARS 3000 or JS 1000 can only count towards this requirement if the course was not used to fulfill the “Required Course” category above.

CARS 2050 - Archaeology and the Bible Credit Hours: 3
CARS 2120 - Ancient Jerusalem: From Solomon to Suleiman Credit Hours: 3
CARS 2440 - Paganism, Judaism, and Christianity in the Roman Empire Credit Hours: 3
CARS 3000 - The Hebrew Bible (Christian Old Testament, Jewish Tanakh) Credit Hours: 3
CARS 3210 - Religion and Violence Credit Hours: 3
CARS 3470 - Sex and the Bible Credit Hours: 3
ENG 3240 - Jewish American Literature Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3532 - History of the Crusades Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3562 - Muslims, Christians, and Jews in the History of Medieval Spain Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3770 - The Holocaust Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4770 - Perspectives on the Holocaust: Sources and Interpretation Credit Hours: 3
JS 1000 - Introduction to Jewish Studies Credit Hours: 3
JS 2100 - History of Jewish Humor Credit Hours: 3
JS 2900 - Special Topics in Jewish Studies Credit Hours: 1 - 15

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