Fall 2009 Course Offerings (Term 101 )
- JUDS 332, 001 Spinoza, Call #9024
- JUDS 340, 001 Women in the Biblical World, Call #8916
- HEBR 101, 001 Elementary Biblical Hebrew I, Call #8651
TENTATIVE Spring 2010 Course Offerings (Term 102 )
- JUDS 205 Intro to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
- JUDS 245J Jewish-American Fiction
- JUDS 331 Ancient Israel
- JUDS 350 Literature of Judaism
- JUDS 477 Israel and the Middle East
- HEBR 102 Elementary Biblical Hebrew II
- HIST 339 The Holocaust
- UHON 398 Anti-Semitism: History & Theory
(Minor Only)
Judaic Studies is an interdisciplinary program of the Norman and Bernice Harris Center for Judaic Studies, 324 Seaton Hall. The minor in Judaic Studies is for students interested in the nature and history of Jewish cultures and peoples, the ways in which Jewish and other traditions have influenced each other, and the origins and effects of anti-Semitism and prejudice. Courses in Judaic Studies are offered by cooperating faculty in Arts and Sciences College departments. These departments and programs include: Classics and Religious Studies, English, Geology, History, Modern Languages and Literatures, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology. Language courses are also available in Biblical Hebrew. Please note: Courses may be listed either under Judaic Studies or through an individual department. All are relevant to the minor in Judaic Studies. For questions relating to the JS Minor, please contact the Undergraduate Program Advisor & Director, Jean Cahan via email at jcahan1@unl.edu or call 402-472-9561.
Judaic Studies
- Introduction to Jewish History
- Introduction to the Hebrew Bible Old Testament
- Israel: The Holy Land
- Second Temple Judaism
- Israel and the Middle East
- Ancient Israel
- Jews in the Middle Ages
- Jews in the Modern World
- Women in the Biblical World
- Special Topics in Judaic Studies
- Dead Sea Scrolls
- Israel and the Middle East
Classics & Religious Studies
- Literature of Judaism
- Ways of Western Religion
- History of Comparative Religion
- The Religion of Late Western Antiquity
- Judaism, Christianity & Islam
English
- Jewish-American Fiction
- Judeo-Christian Literature
- Medieval Ethnic Literature
Hebrew
- Elementary Biblical Hebrew
- Biblical Hebrew Prose
History
- Ancient Civilization of the Middle East to 500 BC
- The Holocaust
Honors Program
- Antisemitism: History and Theory
Modern Languages
- Special Topics: Jews and German Literature
Philosophy
- Modern European Jewish Philosophy
- Philosophy & Religious Belief
- Philosophy of History
- Philosophy of Religion
- Spinoza
Political Science
- Conflict and Conflict Resolution
- Israel and the Middle East
Sociology
- Nationality & Race Relations
- Sociology of Religion
