JSP Jewish Studies

JSP Jewish Studies

Introduction

These inter-disciplinary and inter-departmental programs study both traditional and modern Jewry. The courses provide an opportunity to study the religion, languages, literature, history and philosophy of the Jewish people from biblical times to the present.

JEWISH STUDIES PROGRAMS

Enrolment in the Jewish Studies Programs requires the completion of four courses; no minimum GPA required.

HEBREW LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - See NMC: Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations

JEWISH STUDIES (B.A.):
Jewish Studies Programs are divided into four main Areas of Study:
A: Jewish Thought; B: Jewish Literature; C: Jewish History; D: Jewish Languages.

The Jewish Studies Undergraduate Handbook lists the courses in each Area and the backgrounds of their respective instructors. A summary list is provided below. Students should consult with Professor D. Novak, Director, Jewish Studies Program, University College 314.

Specialist program (Hon.B.A.): (12 full courses or equivalent, including 3 300+series and 1 400-series courses)
1. One Hebrew course: NMC 136Y or NMC 230Y (or written equivalency examination)
2. Eight courses from one of the Areas of Study above
3. Three courses from at least two other Areas.

Major program (B.A.): (6 full courses or equivalent, including two 300-series courses)
1. Four courses from one Area of Study above
2. Two further courses from at least one other Area.

Minor program (B.A.): (4 full courses or equivalent, including one 300-series course)
1. Four courses from the Areas of Study above; consult the Director.

Courses Offered by the Jewish Studies Program

The following are the courses offered by the Jewish Studies Program. For detailed information on these courses, please check the 1999-2000 Undergraduate Handbook. If your division does not carry the handbooks, please call 416-946-3229.

DEPARTMENT OF GERMAN (926-2324)

GER 260Y1 - Elementary Yiddish
GER 360Y1 - Intermediate Yiddish
GER 361Y1 - Introduction to Yiddish Literature (in translation)
GER 461Y1 - Advanced Yiddish

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY (978-3363)

HIS208Y1 - Modern History of the Jewish People
HIS304Y1 - Medieval Spain (600-1600): From Frontier to Empire
HIS398Y1 - The Holocaust: Nazis, Occupied Europe and the Jews
HIS433H1 - Polish Jews Since the Partitions of Poland

DEPARTMENT OF NEAR AND MIDDLE EASTERN CIVILIZATIONS (978-3180)

NMC315Y1 - Introductory Aramaic
NMC225H1 - Introducing the Greek New Testament
NMC227H1 - The Greek New Testament and Related Writings
NMC325H1 - Fragmentary Texts of Greek-Speaking Jewry
NMC327H1 - Jewish Historians Who Wrote in Greek
NMC136Y1 - Elementary Modern Hebrew
NMC230Y1 - Introduction to Biblical Hebrew
NMC236Y1 - Intermediate Modern Hebrew
NMC330Y1 - Intermediate Biblical Hebrew
NMC334Y1 - Topics in Babylonian Talmud
NMC337Y1 - Newspaper Hebrew
NMC431Y1 - Advanced Hebrew: Psalm
NMC435Y1 - Medieval Hebrew Literature
NMC436H1 - Modern Hebrew Poetry
NMC437H1 - Modern Hebrew Prose
NMC252H1 - Tradition Challenged
NMC253H1 - Singers of Israel
NMC260Y1 - The Archaeology of the Ancient Near East
NMC261H1 - Field Archaeology
NMC361Y1 - Archaeology of Palestine in the Biblical Period
NMC376H1 - History of Islamic Spain and North Africa
NMC470Y1 - The Hellenistic Near East
NMC382Y1 - Ancient Egyptian Religion
NMC484Y1 - Gender-Related Topics in Law and Religion

DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY (978-3311)

TBA

DEPARTMENT FOR THE STUDY OF RELIGION (978-2395)

HUM199Y1 - Nationalism, Racism, Antisemitism
RLG100Y1 - Major Religious Traditions, East and West
RLG202Y1 - The Jewish Religious Tradition
RLG221H1 - Religious Ethics: The Jewish Tradition
RLG340Y1 - Classical Jewish Theology
RLG342Y1 - Judaism in the Modern Age
RLG440Y1 - The Jurisprudence of Maimonides
RLG446H1 - Advanced Topics: Religions West
RLG447H1 - Advanced Topics: Religions West

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY (978-3412)

SOC330Y1 - Comparative Ethnic Relations - The Jewish Community in Europe