Jewish Studies

This major familiarizes students with the aspects of Jewish history, religion, languages and cultures. Emphasis is placed on basic language acquisition, analysis and critical evaluation of texts and contexts, integration of cultural data with disciplinary concerns outside of Jewish studies and comparative frameworks among different Jewish groups and with co-territorial non-Jews.

Before Graduating Students Must

• Satisfactory evaluation of paper written for the CJS capstone course, graded according to department rubric.
• Complete requirements for the baccalaureate degree, as determined by faculty.

Skills Students will Acquire in the Major (SLOs)

1. Demonstrate knowledge of and competence in the Jewish experience (including minority and diasporic communities within a comparative framework).
2. Demonstrate knowledge of transformations of Jewish communities over time and space.
3. Understand the significance of language in assessing Jewish culture(s).
4. Evaluate and apply effectively the significance, quality and veracity of information (both primary and secondary) in the literature.
5. Articulate research results clearly and effectively in an accepted style of presentation.

Curriculum Map

I = Introduced; R = Reinforced; A = Assessed

Assessment Types

• Direct assessment of essays and final tests (by track: Holocaust studies, Israel studies, general studies)