College of Arts and Sciences
105 Bowman Hall
E-mail: rsteigma@kent.edu
Tel: 330-672-8924
Web: http://dept.kent.edu/jewish/
Richard Steigmann-Gall, Coordinator, 321 Bowman Hall
Jewish Studies Minor
Each year, five $4,000 scholarships can be awarded to students pursuing the minor program in Jewish studies. For more information, contact the program coordinator or the Office of Student Financial Aid, Michael Schwartz Center.
Course Requirements for Jewish studies minor (21 credits):
Minor Requirement | |||
AS | 22001 | Introduction to Jewish Studies | 3 |
Jewish Literature, Art or Thought | |||
Choose from the following: | 3 | ||
ENG | 35201 | The Bible as Literature (3) | |
GER | 23531 | Yiddish Short Stories in Translation (3) | |
23532 | Yiddish Drama in Translation (3) | ||
HIST | 31125 | Zionism and Israel (3) | |
31126 | History of the Middle East (3) | ||
PHIL | 21020 | Comparative Religious Thought I (3) | |
21021 | Comparative Religious Thought II (3) | ||
31065 | Philosophies of Religious Experience (3) | ||
31068 | Religious Thought in Contemporary Contexts (3) | ||
Jewish History | |||
Choose from the following: | 9 | ||
HIST | 31127 | Ancient and Early Medieval Jewish History (3) | |
31128 | Late Medieval and Modern Jewish History (3) | ||
41041 | History of Germany, 1871-Present (3) | ||
41129 | The Holocaust: The Destruction of European Jewry, 1938-1945 (3) | ||
Electives* | |||
Choose from the following, or from any course above: | 6 | ||
ANTH | 38250 | Religion: A Search for Meaning (3) | |
GEOG | 22061 | Human Geography (3) | |
32080 | Politics and Place (3) | ||
GER | 41216 | Contemporary German Culture (3) | |
HIST | 31024 | World War II (3) | |
41024 | Modern European History, 1914-1945 (3) | ||
41079 | Migrations to America, 1607 to Present (3) | ||
JMC | 40010 | Ethics and Issues in Mass Communication (3) | |
PHIL | 41010 | Problems in the Philosophy of Religion (3) | |
41015 | Philosophical Study of Religion (3) | ||
POL | 30501 | Comparative Theory and Concepts (3) | |
40530 | Politics of War (3) | ||
PSYC | 41532 | Social Psychology (3) | |
SOC | 42561 | Sociology of Religion (3) | |
42568 | Race and Ethnic Studies (3) | ||
Total |
21 |
*Appropriate special topics and seminar courses may be substituted with approval of the Jewish studies coordinator.
Minimum cumulative 2.00 GPA required for graduation.