Program Overview

Jewish Secular Studies Certificate

The Certificate in Jewish Secular Studies is offered by the Department of Religion. Certificates are awarded only at the time of completion of the bachelor's degree and cannot be awarded either as a stand-alone program of study or after completion of the first bachelor's degree.

Overview

• Campus Location: Main
• Program Code: LA-JSST-CERT

Requirements

To complete the Certificate in Jewish Secular Studies, students must fulfill the following requirements:

• Select one course from:
  • JST 2408: Jewish Secular Thought and Culture from Spinoza to Seinfeld: A History of Jewish Secularism
  • JST 2409: Secular Jewish Utopian Politics / Jewtopias: The Jewish Romance with Communism, Zionism, and America
• Select four of the following electives:
  • JST 2705: Anti-Semitism/Holocaust/Racism
  • JST 3000: Topics in Jewish Studies
  • JST 3085: Jewish Studies Internship
  • JST 3221: Jewish Experience in America
  • JST 3250: Topics: Jews & Film
  • JST 3406: Women in Judaism
  • JST 3411: The Philosophies of Judaism
  • JST 3711: Israelis and Palestinians
  • JST 4096: Independent Study in Jewish Studies
• Total Credit Hours: 15