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.
1 course selected from:
1 course selected from:
| MJIS | 253 | The Holocaust | 3.0 | SP * |
| SOCI | 253 | The Holocaust | 3.0 | SP * |
1 course selected from:
| CMST | 455 | Israeli Public Address | 3.0 | F2 |
Prerequisites: CMST 131, CMST 233, CMST 331, and CMST 255 or CMST 354 with a grade of C- or higher for CMST majors only.
| MJIS | 418 | Govt & Polit of Israel | 3.0 | F1 |
| MJIS | 455 | Israeli Public Address | 3.0 | F2 |
Prerequisites: CMST 131, CMST 233, CMST 331, and CMST 255 or CMST 354 with a grade of C- or higher for CMST majors only.
| POLS | 418 | Govt & Polit of Israel | 3.0 | F1 |
1 course selected from:
| CMST | 454 | Jewish Rhetoric | 3.0 | F1 WP |
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher (MJIS majors). CMST 131, CMST 233, CMST 331, and CMST 255 or CMST 354 with a grade of C- or higher for CMST majors only.
| MJIS | 386 | Philosophy of Judaism | 3.0 | S2 * |
| MJIS | 454 | Jewish Rhetoric | 3.0 | F1 WP |
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher (MJIS majors). CMST 131, CMST 233, CMST 331, and CMST 255 or CMST 354 with a grade of C- or higher for CMST majors only.
| PHIL | 386 | Philosophy of Judaism | 3.0 | S2 * |
2 courses selected from:
| HBRW | 101 | First-Semester Hebrew | 3.0 | FS * |
| HBRW | 102 | Second-Semester Hebrew | 3.0 | FS * |
Prerequisites: HBRW 101.
| HBRW | 103 | Third Semester Hebrew | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: HBRW 102.
| HBRW | 104 | Fourth Semester Hebrew | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: HBRW 103.
| MJIS | 303 | Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) | 3.0 | FS |
| RELS | 303 | Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) | 3.0 | FS |
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 RELS 303 for the required course, you cannot use it for your electives.
2 courses selected from:
| CMST | 454 | Jewish Rhetoric | 3.0 | F1 WP |
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher (MJIS majors). CMST 131, CMST 233, CMST 331, and CMST 255 or CMST 354 with a grade of C- or higher for CMST majors only.
| CMST | 455 | Israeli Public Address | 3.0 | F2 |
Prerequisites: CMST 131, CMST 233, CMST 331, and CMST 255 or CMST 354 with a grade of C- or higher for CMST majors only.
| CMST | 556 | Teaching Holocaust & Genocide | 3.0 | SM |
| HIST | 466 | The Arab-Israeli Conflict | 3.0 | SP |
| MEST | 466 | The Arab-Israeli Conflict | 3.0 | SP |
| MJIS | 303 | Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) | 3.0 | FS |
| MJIS | 304 | Judaism in America | 3.0 | Inq |
| MJIS | 386 | Philosophy of Judaism | 3.0 | S2 * |
| MJIS | 418 | Govt & Polit of Israel | 3.0 | F1 |
| MJIS | 454 | Jewish Rhetoric | 3.0 | F1 WP |
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher (MJIS majors). CMST 131, CMST 233, CMST 331, and CMST 255 or CMST 354 with a grade of C- or higher for CMST majors only.
| MJIS | 455 | Israeli Public Address | 3.0 | F2 |
Prerequisites: CMST 131, CMST 233, CMST 331, and CMST 255 or CMST 354 with a grade of C- or higher for CMST majors only.
| MJIS | 489 | Internship1.0 | 3.0 | FS |
If MJIS 489 is selected, it must be taken for 3 units.
ERROR: unknown course: MJIS_498
If MJIS 498 is selected, it must be taken for 3 units.
| MJIS | 556 | Teaching Holocaust & Genocide | 3.0 | SM |
| PHIL | 386 | Philosophy of Judaism | 3.0 | S2 * |
| POLS | 418 | Govt & Polit of Israel | 3.0 | F1 |
| RELS | 303 | Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) | 3.0 | FS |
| RELS | 304 | Judaism in America | 3.0 | Inq |
| SOCI | 456 | Teaching Holocaust & Genocide | 3.0 | SM |
| POLS | 446A | Intl Relations: Middle East | 3.0 | F1 |
Note: You may apply HIST 466 or POLS 446A 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.