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The Minor in Modern Jewish and Israel Studies

Course Requirements for the Minor: 24 units

The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required of all candidates for this minor.

2 courses required:

R S    130    Judaism    3.0    FS *Eth

This course is the same as MJIS 130 which may be substituted.

SOCI    153    The Holocaust    3.0    SP *

This course is the same as MJIS 153 which may be substituted.

1 course selected from:

CMST    219    Israeli Public Address    3.0    F2

This course is the same as MJIS 219 which may be substituted.

POLS    218    Govt & Polit of Israel    3.0    F2

This course is the same as MJIS 218 which may be substituted.

1 course selected from:

CMST    214    Jewish Rhetoric    3.0    F1

Prerequisites: ENGL 001 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher.

This course is the same as MJIS 214 which may be substituted.

PHIL    135    Philosophy of Judaism    3.0    S2 *

This course is the same as MJIS 135 which may be substituted.

2 courses selected from:

HBRW    001    First-Semester Hebrew    3.0    FS *

HBRW    002    Second-Semester Hebrew    3.0    FS *

Prerequisites: HBRW 001.

HBRW    003    Third Semester Hebrew    3.0    FS

Prerequisites: HBRW 002.

HBRW    004    Fourth Semester Hebrew    3.0    FS

Prerequisites: HBRW 003.

R S    122    Hebrew Bible (Old Testament)    3.0    Inq

This course is the same as MJIS 122 which may be substituted.

Note: Students are required to have at least 3 units of Hebrew. You may choose an additional 3 units of Hebrew if your focus is more on language, or you may choose the Hebrew Scriptures course if your interests tend toward literary and religious concerns. If you use R S 122 for the required course, you cannot use it for your electives.

2 courses selected from:

CMST    214    Jewish Rhetoric    3.0    F1

Prerequisites: ENGL 001 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher.

This course is the same as MJIS 214 which may be substituted.

CMST    219    Israeli Public Address    3.0    F2

This course is the same as MJIS 219 which may be substituted.

CMST    256    Teaching Holocaust and Genocide    3.0    SM

This course is the same as MJIS 256 and SOCI 256 which may be substituted.

MJIS    289    Internship    1.0-3.0    FS

If MJIS 289 is selected, it must be taken for 3 units.

MJIS    298    Special Topics    1.0-3.0    FS

If MJIS 298 is selected, it must be taken for 3 units.

PHIL    135    Philosophy of Judaism    3.0    S2 *

This course is the same as MJIS 135 which may be substituted.

POLS    218    Govt & Polit of Israel    3.0    F2

This course is the same as MJIS 218 which may be substituted.

R S    122    Hebrew Bible (Old Testament)    3.0    Inq

This course is the same as MJIS 122 which may be substituted.

R S    128    Judaism in America    3.0    Inq

This course is the same as MJIS 128 which may be substituted.

SOCI    256    Teaching Holocaust and Genocide    3.0    SM

This course is the same as CMST 256 and MJIS 256 which may be substituted.

HIST    266    Arab-Israeli Conflict    3.0    SP

This course is the same as MEST 266 which may be substituted.

POLS    246A    Intl Relations: Middle East    3.0    F1

Note: You may apply HIST 266 or POLS 246A to this requirement, but not both.

As part of your electives, you may choose to participate in the proposed internship program for up to 3 units, which will be completed in conjunction with the Magnus Museum in the Bay Area. Depending on the needs of the sponsoring organizations, additional internships may be available from the Spielberg Shoah Foundation, the Northern California Holocaust Resource Center, the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Martyrs Museum and Memorial, the Jewish Museum of San Francisco (currently in the initial stages of design), and the United States Holocaust Museum and Memorial in Washington, DC.