The Jewish Studies concentration is an 18-semester-hour program designed for an interdisciplinary study of Jews and Judaism. The program is constructed to provide students and the wider community with a forum that encourages dialogue across different academic disciplines. The central values of the concentration are dedicated to the support of academic research, civic and community outreach, coordination with Jewish organizations, public lecture series, and symposia that both educate and challenge all members of our community of learners to be informed, responsible and capable global citizens.

To satisfy the core requirements for the concentration, students will take approved courses, as detailed below. Students meeting the requirements for the Jewish Studies concentration will have a notation added to their transcript. In order to receive this notation, students must complete a Jewish Studies Concentration Completion Form and meet with the Jewish Studies coordinator.

Jewish Studies Concentration Requirements

• HIS 136 – Introduction to Jewish Studies, 3 credit hours
• HIS 228 – History of the Holocaust, 3 credit hours
• Choose four (4) additional courses that are designated as Jewish Studies courses or sections.

Summer

• HIS 228 8C1 (20439) History of the Holocaust

Fall 2013 Electives

• ART 109 001 (32051) Art History: Jewish Art from Antiquity to Modern Israel
• ART 113 050 (31268) Art History: Modern Art (Twentieth Century
• EGL 115 001 (30281) Introduction to Fiction
• HBW 101 050 (30318) Beginning Hebrew I
• HBW 201 050 (31189) Intermediate Hebrew I
• HIS 290 0G1 (31952) Topics in History: History of the Ancient Hebrews
• SSC 290 050 (31888) Topics in Social Science

For more information, contact Wendy Maier Sarti, professor of history, and Jewish Studies coordinator, at jewishstudies@oakton.edu or 847.635.1458.