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2005-06 Undergraduate Catalog
Course Descriptions

Jewish Studies
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Certain courses on this list are special topics or rotating topic courses. Students should make certain that the course taught under such headings has appropriate Jewish Studies content. The Center for Jewish Studies provides a list of courses each semester.

AML 4685 Race and Ethnicity
Credits: 3.

ANT 3241 Anthropology of Religion
Credits: 3. (S, I)

CPO 4000 Selected Studies in Comparative Politics (The Politics of Israel)
Credits: 3. (S, I)

ENG 4135 National Cinemas (Jews and Cinema)
Credits: 4.

EUH 3033 History of the Holocaust
Credits: 3. (H, I)

EUH 4464 Twentieth Century Germany
Credits: 3. (H, I) (WR)

GEO 3424 Geography of Jewish Population
Credits: 3. (S)

GEO 3581 Limits of Representation: Literature & Arts of the Holocaust
Credits: 3.

HBR 1120 Beginning Modern Hebrew 1
Credits: 5.

HBR 1121 Beginning Modern Hebrew 2
Credits: 5.

HBR 2105 Hebrew for Heritage Learners 1
Credits: 5.

HBR 2106 Hebrew for Heritage Learners 2
Credits: 5.

HBR 2200 Second-Year Modern Hebrew 1
Credits: 4.

HBR 2201 Second-Year Modern Hebrew 2
Credits: 4.

HBR 3104 Biblical Hebrew
Credits: 3.

HBR 3410 Third-Year Modern Hebrew 1
Credits: 3. (H, I)

HBR 3411 Third-Year Modern Hebrew 2
Credits: 3. (H, I)

HBR 4905 Individual Work
Credits: 1 to 5.

HBR 4930 Special Topics
Credits: 3.

HBT 3110 Israeli Literature in Translation
Credits: 3. (H, I) (WR)

HMW 3200 Introduction to Modern Hebrew Literature 1
Credits: 3.

HMW 3201 Introduction to Modern Hebrew Literature 2
Credits: 3.

HMW 4930 Special Topics
Credits: 3; Prereq: contact department.

JST 2930 Special Topics in Jewish Studies
Credits: 3; can be repeated with change in content up to 6 credits.
Selected topics in the study of Jewish Civilization.

JST 3930 Special Topics in Jewish Studies
Credits: 3; can be repeated with change in content up to 12 credits.
Selected, variable topics in Jewish thought, history, literature and culture, such as classified Jewish texts, Jewish law, Jewish ethics, folklore, Hasidism, Holocaust literature. (WR)

JST 4905 Individual Work in Jewish Studies
Credits: 1 to 3; can be repeated with change in topic up to 6 credits.
For advanced students who desire to supplement regular courses by independent reading or research under guidance.

JST 4936 Colloquium in Jewish Studies
Credits: 3; Prereq: REL 2600, or equivalent, junior standing and permission of instructor.
Colloquium in Jewish Studies is designed to enhance the student's knowledge of the development and significance of Jewish civilization in all its varied aspects. For juniors and seniors.

JST 4940 Internship in Jewish Studies
Credits: 3††; can be repeated up to 6 hours. Prereq: REL 2600, or equivalent; permission of instructor and junior standing. S/U only.
Preapproved internship with Jewish communal, educational or service institutions. Only three credits of JST 4940 can count toward the Jewish Studies major/minor.

JST 4956 Overseas Studies in Judaism
Credits: 3.
This revolving topics course provides a mechanism by which course work taken abroad as part of an approved student program can be recorded on the transcript and counted toward graduation at UF.

JST 4970 Senior Honors Thesis
Credits: 1 to 3; maximum 3 credits.
Directed research leading to submission of an honors thesis. Work completed under the supervision of a Jewish Studies faculty member. Students can register for one semester (3 credits) or for two semesters (1 and 2 credits respectively). Required for magna or summa cum laude designation.

LIT 3173 Jewish Literature
Credits: 3. (H, I)

MUH 3621 Jewish Art Music in Western Culture
Credits: 3. (H, I)

POS 4291 Religion and Politics in the United States
Credits: 3. (WR)

REL 2210 Hebrew Scriptures
Credits: 3. (H)

REL 2600 Introduction to Judaism
Credits: 3. (H, I)

REL 3127 Church and State in America
Credits: 3. (S) (WR)

REL 3321 Early Judaism and Christianity
Credits: 3. (H, I) (WR)

REL 3392 Jewish Mysticism
Credits: 3. (H) (WR)

REL 3938 Special Topics in Religion (Modern Jewish Thought)
Credits: 3. (H) (WR)

REL 4209 Dead Sea Scrolls and Early Jewish Literature
Credits: 3. (H)

REL 4293 Special Topics in Biblical Studies
Credits: 3. (WR)

REL 4490 Special Topics in Religious Thought
Credits: 3. (WR)

REL 4625 Early Rabbinic Judaism
Credits: 3. (H, I)

REL 4671 Gender and Judaism
Credits: 3.

REL 4936 Special Topics in Religious Studies (Comparative Mysticism)
Credits: 3. (WR)



General Education Categories

  • Composition (C)
  • Mathematical Sciences (M)
  • Humanities (H)
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences (S)
  • Physical (P) and Biological (B) Sciences
  • International and Diversity focus (I)

Symbols Used in Course Descriptions

  • (WR) indicates the course satisfies the writing requirement.
    The Schedule of Courses lists the amount of writing credit per course section.
  • (MR) indicates the course satisfies the math requirement.
  • †† indicates the course may be taken on an S-U basis.