Jewish Studies

The Jewish Studies program presents an interdisciplinary curriculum focusing on Jewish religion, history, and culture. JWST majors are encouraged to live in Johnson House and to study Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino and Judeo-Arabic elsewhere in approved programs.

Majors in JWST must complete 30 hours of JWST courses including:

Two semesters of Hebrew
Two additional introductory courses
History Concentration: three additional JWST history courses and a 300s level seminar
Religion Concentration: three additional JWST religion courses and a 300s level seminar
Three elective JWST courses

JWST minors need only complete 15 hours of JWST courses.