2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

Jewish Studies and World Affairs Minor

Director: Dr. Dennis Klein

Townsend Hall T-117F

(908) 737-0256

As the only program of its kind, Kean’s Jewish Studies and World Affairs program provides a unique advantage to students who want to further their understanding of Jewish traditions and cultures. The program’s innovative emphasis on creative Jewish interactions with other cultures additionally offers a solid basis of comparison with other cultures and peoples.

Among the program’s attractions for the 150-200 students who enroll in Jewish Studies courses each semester are:

  • An inventory of 24 courses: 8 to 10 courses offered each semester
  • 27 distinguished Jewish Studies affiliate faculty representing 13 disciplines;
  • Support for students in internships, careers, community service, service learning and study abroad programs.

Total 18

Required Courses 9

Three courses, selected from the following:

ENG 3723THE AMERICAN JEWISH NOVELIST

3

HEBR 1101ELEMENTARY HEBREW I

3

HEBR 1102ELEMENTARY HEBREW II

3

HIST 3620MODERN ISRAEL

3

HIST 3860JEWISH HISTORY TO 1789

3

HIST 3861JEWS IN MODERN EUROPE: HOPE AND TRAGEDY

3

HIST 3862MODERN JEWISH HISTORY

1

HIST 3863JEWS IN AMERICA: THE GREAT EXPERIMENT

3

HIST 4850FREEDOM:BLACK AND JEWISH PERSPECTIVES

3

PS 3418THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT

3

REL 2702WESTERN RELIGION: JUDASISM,CHRIST,ISLAM

3

REL 3706MAJOR TRNDS JEWISH PHIL 19/20C

3

HIST 3862: 1 credit service learning component

Electives 9

Three courses—at least two in any one concentration shown below — selected from the following:

Community Relations

PSY 2630PSY PERSP ON PREJUDICE/RACISM

3

PSY 3630SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

SOC 2300AMERICAN ETHNIC & RACIAL GROUPS

3

Holocaust Studies

ENG 3380LITERATURE OF THE HOLOCAUST

3

HIST 3244NAZI ERA-GERMANY PRE-HOLOCAUST

3

HIST 4238GERMANY EMPIRE AND WAR, 1850 -1920

3

HIST 3245THE HOLOCAUST 1939-1945

3

ID 1800THE HOLOCAUST, GENOCIDE, AND MODERN HUMANITY

3

World Perspectives

AH 3760MEDIEVAL ART

3

AH 3771BYZANTINE ART

3

MUS 4105MUSIC HISTORY II - WE

3

REL 4700ISSUES IN MODERN RELIGION

3

SOC 4450SOC OF EXTREME SITUATIONS

3