Current Jewish & Holocaust Studies Courses

Upcoming Courses - Fall 2021

▼   Core Courses

REL 200 – Introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
Online
Professor Christine Poston

This course, a requirement for all Jewish & Holocaust Studies minors, provides an introduction or survey of the literature and social world of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible. As a way of further illuminating these materials, attention will also be given to the history and religion of Israel as well as the other peoples of the ancient Near East. Fulfills the General Education Requirement.

▼   Potential Electives (Please see director to speak about requirements for elective courses):

Electives pre-approved for JHS minors:

HY336 – Central Europe (Meola)                                            MWF 12:20-1:10pm

HY337 – Eastern Europe (Kozelsky)                                       M 5:30-8:00pm

HY346 – History of WW2 (Messenger)                                    TTh 2:00-3:15pm

REL/PHL 352 – World Religions (Meeker)                               Online

SY 352 – Sociology of World Religions (Marshall)                   MWF 11:15am-12:05pm

 

Other Potential Electives (with permission of Instructor and JHS Director):

HY228 – Latin America                                                              MWF 9:05-9:55am

HY312 – America in the 60s (Lombardo)                                   MWF 2:30-3:20pm

HY365 – History of Islamic Civ. (post-1453)-W (Williams)         TTh 12:30-1:45pm

Upcoming Courses - Fall 2023 

Core Courses:

REL 200 - Introduction to the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament (online)

HY 347 - History of the Holocaust (Dr. Meola; web-blended)

Elective Courses: 

Check back later for more updates!

 

Past Courses

Fall 2022

HY/JHS 494 - Introduction to Jewish and Holocaust Studies

Spring 2022

HY 401 - Themes in World History - Antisemitism: Then and Now

HY 382 (W) - Jews and Modern American Culture

Spring 2021

REL 200 - Introduction to the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament

HY 390 - American Jewish History

HY 228 – History of Latin America

HY 333 – Great Britain since 1815

HY 365 (W) – Islamic Civilization since 1453

PSC 340 – Race, Gender, & Politics

PSC 489 – Leadership and World Leaders

REL/PHL/SY 352 – World Religions

Fall 2020

HY 347 – History of the Holocaust                          

REL 200 – Introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament

HY 338 – History of Russia                             

HY 356 (W) – European Civilization 1815 – 1915           

PHL/REL 352 – World Religions                                      

PSC 340 – Race, Gender, & Politics                                

PSC 354 – Media and Politics                                                              

PSC 360 – Politics of Europe                                           

PSC 365 (W) – Politics of the Middle East                        

PSC 372 – American Foreign Policy                                 

SY 200 – Sex, Power, & Politics                                        

Spring 2020

Elective Courses:

AN 290 – Food and Culture 
EH 226 – American Literature after 1865
LG 490 – Love and Family 
HY 228 – History of Latin America
HY 346 –The Second World War 
HY 357 – Europe since 1945 
HY 364 – Islamic Civilization to 1453 
HY 457 – Gender and Society in Early Modern Europe  
PHL 245 – Renaissance and Enlightenment
PSC 452 – Politics of the Muslim World 
SY 445 – Majority-Minority Relations

Fall 2019

Elective Courses:

EH 226 – American Literature after 1865
HY 390, Section 102 – Central European History from Luther to Bismarck
HY465 – Studies in Islamic Civilization (W course)
HY 458 – Sex and Celibacy in the Christian West
PHL/REL 351 – Philosophy of Religion (W course)
PHL/REL 352 – World Religions
PSC 340 – Race, Gender & Politics
PSC 365 – Middle East Politics (W course)
SY 445 – Majority-Minority Relations

Spring 2019

Elective Courses:

HY 348 - Hitler and Nazi Germany
HY 365 (W) - Islamic Civilization from 1453 to present
HY 442 - Research Seminar in European History
HY 457 - Studies in European History
PSC 489 - Leadership & World Leaders
PHL/REL/SY 352 - World Religions
SY 420 - Sociology of Religion
Spring 2018

Elective Courses:

HY 382, Sec 101 (W) - Jewish and Modern American Culture

Fall 2018

Electives Offered:

CA 343 – Film History
HY 390-101 – Race, Migration, and Identity in Contemporary Europe (since 1945)
HY 457/557 – Imperial Britain: Metropole and Colony in the Victorian Era
IS 100 – Introduction to International Studies 
LG 366 – Advanced German Grammar