Program: Jewish Studies Minor - University of Kentucky

Apr 03, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

The interdisciplinary minor in Jewish Studies provides students with the opportunity to become acquainted with the culture, language, literature, religion, history, and philosophy of the Jewish people from antiquity to the present. For more information, visit: mcl.as.uky.edu/jewish-studies

Minor Requirements

The minor in Jewish Studies requires 18 hours of course work as follows:

1. Required Courses

HJS 324 - JEWISH THOUGHT AND CULTURE I: FROM ANCIENT ISRAEL TO THE MIDDLE AGES Credit(s): 3
HJS 325 - JEWISH THOUGHT AND CULTURE II: FROM THE EXPULSION FROM SPAIN TO THE PRESENT Credit(s): 3

2. Elective Courses

HJS 101 - ELEMENTARY HEBREW Credit(s): 4
HJS 102 - ELEMENTARY HEBREW Credit(s): 4
HJS 201 - INTERMEDIATE HEBREW Credit(s): 3
HJS 202 - INTERMEDIATE HEBREW Credit(s): 3
HJS 326 - THE JEWISH EXPERIENCE IN AMERICA Credit(s): 3
HJS 327 - WOMEN IN JUDAISM Credit(s): 3
HJS 495 - INDEPENDENT STUDY IN JUDAIC STUDIES Credit(s): 3
PHI 504 - ISLAMIC AND JEWISH PHILOSOPHY AND THE CLASSICAL TRADITION Credit(s): 3
CLA 390 - BACKGROUNDS TO AND EARLY HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY TO 150 CE Credit(s): 3
HIS 330 - A HISTORY OF WESTERN RELIGIOUS THOUGHT (I) Credit(s): 3
HIS 323 - THE HOLOCAUST Credit(s): 3
HJS 425 - TOPICS IN JUDAIC STUDIES: (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3

Note:

And other courses with significant Judaic studies content, as approved by the Director, to a maximum of 6 credit hours.

For further information, contact: Director Janice Fernheimer, jfernheimer@uky.edu; 1457 Patterson Office Tower 0027, 859-257-1994. http://mcl.as.uky.edu/jewish-studies