Jewish Studies Certificate Courses
Please be advised that the Jewish Studies Certificate is no longer available. We are in the process of expanding our Major in Jewish Studies. This information will be available shortly.
Requirements: To obtain the certificate, students must complete at least 20 credits in approved Jewish-studies content courses. At least half of the work for the certificate must be completed at UWM. Students majoring in Hebrew Studies must take at least 9 credits outside the Hebrew Studies curricular area in order to earn the certificate.
The following are required:
1. Language Studies
-- at least 8 credits in one of the following language sequences:
Hebr St 101 First Semester Hebrew (4 cr)
Hebr St 102 Second Semester Hebrew (4 cr)
Hebr St 103 Introductory Yiddish (4 cr)
Hebr St 104 Yiddish II (4 cr.)
Hebr St 105 Introduction to Biblical Hebrew I (4 cr)
Hebr St 106 Introduction to Biblical Hebrew II (4 cr)
2. Humanities
-- 3 credits from the approved list of humanities courses
ArtHist 341 Seventeenth-Century Art in Holland and Flanders
Classic 304 The Graeco-Roman World: (with appropriate subtitle)
CompLit 231 Literature and Religion: (with appropriate subtitle)
German 192 Freshman Seminar: (with appropriate subtitle)
German 250 Jewish Contributions to German Life and Civilization: (subtitle)
Hebr St 192 Freshman Seminar: (with appropriate subtitle)
Hebr St 201 Third-Semester Hebrew
Hebr St 202 Fourth-Semester Hebrew
Hebr St 231 Survey of the Books of the Old Testament in Translation
Hebr St 232 Survey of the Literature of the Post-Biblical Period
Hebr St 234 Survey of Modern Hebrew and Jewish Literature in Translation
Hebr St 235 The Dead Sea Scrolls in Translation
Hebr St 238 Topics in Hebrew/Jewish Literature, Art, and Culture: (subtitle); possible topics: "Hebrew and Christian Motifs in Modern Literature," "Jewish Mysticism: The Search for the Hidden God," "Contemporary Israeli Film"
Hebr St 249 History of Jewish Civilization: Biblical Period
Hebr St 250 History of Jewish Civilization: The Greek and Roman Periods
Hebr St 251 History of Jewish Civilization: Medieval and Modern Periods
Hebr St 274 Ancient Egyptian Civilization
Hebr St 275 Introduction to Middle Eastern and Western Religions*
Hebr St 301 Modern Hebrew Literature I in Hebrew
Hebr St 302 Modern Hebrew Literature II in Hebrew
Hebr St 303 Modern Hebrew Literature I in English
Hebr St 304 Modern Hebrew Literature II in English
Hebr St 331 Topics in Biblical Literature: (subtitle)
Hebr St 332 Women in the Bible
Hebr St 411 Old Testament Texts: (subtitle)
Hebr St 415 Survey of Hebrew Poetry
Hebr St 417 Hebrew Children's Literature in Translation
Hebr St 418 Modern Hebrew Drama in Translation
Hebr St 419 Contemporary Israeli Poetry in Translation
Hebr St 420 Introductory Aramaic - Biblical
Hebr St 470 Readings in Rabbinic Literature: (subtitle)
Hebr St 249 History of Jewish Civilization: Biblical Period
Hebr St 250 History of Jewish Civilization: The Greek and Roman Periods
Hist 192/193 Freshman Seminar: (with appropriate subtitle)
Hist 275 Introduction to Middle Eastern and Western Religions*
Hist 280 Islamic Civilization: The Formative Period, ca 500-1258
Hist 281 Islamic Civilization: The Middle Period, ca 1200-1805
Hist 282 The Modern Middle East in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Hist 370 Topics in the History of Religious Thought: (with appropriate subtitle)
Philos 275 Introduction to Middle Eastern and Western Religions*
Thr BA 472 Performance Workshop: (with appropriate subtitle)
*jointly offered courses; students may earn credits in just one department
3. Social Sciences
-- 3 credits from the approved list of social science courses
German 192 Freshman Seminar: (with appropriate subtitle)
Hebr St 192 Freshman Seminar: (with appropriate subtitle)
Hebr St 253 The Zionist Idea: To 1948
Hebr St 254 Seminar in Aspects of Jewish Culture: (subtitle); possible topics: "Resistance and the Holocaust," "Blacks and Jews in America," "Jewish History From the Exile to the Time of Jesus," "Introduction to Judaism in Judeo-Christian Context," "Jewish Ethics, Medicine, and Mental Health"
Hebr St 255 The Politics of American Jewish Identity
Hebr St 321 The Holocaust and the Politics of Memory
Hist 283 Arab-Israeli Relations: The Search for Peace
Hist 363 Germany: Hitler and the Nazi Dictatorship
Hist 364 The Holocaust: Anti-Semitism and the Fate of the Jewish People in Europe, 1933-1945
Pol Sci 327 Politics of the Middle East and North Africa
Pol Sci 371 Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict
Pol Sci 380 Honors Seminar: (with appropriate subtitle)
4. Elective
-- at least 3 additional credits from humanities, social sciences, or other approved courses.
Other Approved Courses:
Arabic 101 Third-Semester Arabic (if not selected to meet the language requirement above)
Arabic 102 Fourth-Semester Arabic (if not selected to meet the language requirement above)
Arabic 201 Third-Semester Arabic
Arabic 202 Fourth-Semester Arabic
Hebr St 101 First-Semester Hebrew [Modern] (if not selected to meet the language requirement above)
Hebr St 102 Second-Semester Hebrew [Modern] (if not selected to meet the language requirement above)
Hebr St 105 Introduction to Biblical Hebrew I (if not selected to meet the language requirement above)
Hebr St 106 Introduction to Biblical Hebrew II (if not selected to meet the language requirement above)
Hebr St 201 Third-Semester Hebrew [Modern]
Hebr St 202 Fourth-Semester Hebrew [Modern]
Hebr St 205 Intermediate Biblical Hebrew I
Hebr St 206 Intermediate Biblical Hebrew II
Hebr St 289 Internship in Hebrew Studies, Lower Division
Students are encouraged to conduct research projects under the supervision of one or more of the program instructors. In addition, students are encouraged to participate in organized research projects such as archaeological excavations engaged with Jewish studies. The number of credits earned for each project is determined by the faculty instructor supervising the student and is based on the scope and nature of the project.
No more than 3 credits of independent reading or research courses (e.g. 699) may be counted toward satisfaction of the program requirements.
* Only one 275 course can be applied toward certificate.
** Re: Special Topics/Subtitled Courses - Please contact the Center for Jewish Studies to confirm applicability of topic toward certificate.
