Global and International Studies Program,
Office of the Provost,
Humanities and Social Sciences 3042;
Telephone (805) 893-4718

Chair: Aharon Gibor

Jewish Studies Advisory Committee

W. Randall Garr, Ph.D. (Religious Studies)

Aharon Gibor, Ph.D., Chair (Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences)

Richard D. Hecht (ex officio), Ph.D. (Religious Studies)

Barbara A. Holdrege, Ph.D. (Religious Studies)

Wolf D. Kittler (ex officio), Ph.D. (Germanic, Slavic, and Semitic Studies)

Elisabeth Weber, Ph.D. (Germanic, Slavic, and Semitic Studies)

Affiliated Faculty

Carol Braun Pasternack, Ph.D. (English)

Juan Campo, Ph.D. (Religious Studies)

Thomas A. Carlson, Ph.D. (Religious Studies)

Susan Derwin, Ph.D. (Germanic, Slavic, and Semitic Studies)

Sharon Ann Farmer, Ph.D. (History)

Roger O. Friedland, Ph.D. (Sociology)

W. Randall Garr, Ph.D. (Religious Studies)

Naftaly S. Glasman, Ph.D. (Education)

Giles B. Gunn, Ph.D. (English)

Victoria Harrison, Ph.D. (English)

Richard D. Hecht, Ph.D. (Religious Studies)

Barbara A. Holdrege, Ph.D. (Religious Studies)

Laura Kalman, Ph.D. (History)

Wolf D. Kittler, Ph.D. (Germanic, Slavic, and Semitic Studies)

Sydney S. Levy, Ph.D. (French)

Albert S. Lindemann, Ph.D. (History)

Harold Marcuse, Ph.D. (History)

Michael O'Connell, Ph.D. (English)

Dwight F. Reynolds, Ph.D. (Religious Studies)

Devora Sprecher, M.A. (Germanic, Slavic, and Semitic Studies)

Ernest Sturm, Ph.D., L.L.B. (French)

Elisabeth Weber, Ph.D. (Germanic, Slavic, and Semitic Studies)

The Jewish Studies program provides the possibility for students to complete an interdisciplinary minor in Jewish Studies. Within the minor there is opportunity to study either biblical Hebrew or modern Hebrew, to study the centrality of the Hebrew bible in Jewish history, culture, and society and to explore the literature and society of the Jews and the history and religion of the Jews.

The program also encourages students to take advantage of the Education Abroad Program, especially the Jerusalem Study Center at the Hebrew University. Other Study Centers may also be appropriate for the program.

Minor-Jewish Studies

Preparation for the minor. Religious Studies 17A-B-C or Hebrew 1, 2, 3, (or equivalent).

Upper-division minor. One course from Religious Studies 115A, Hebrew 111, or English 116A (4 units).

Two courses from Jewish Cultural Studies (8 units): Hebrew 112, 115A-B-C, 119; German 116A, 117, 134, 162, 164E-F-G; Sociology 118J, 131H; Religious Studies 115C, 117A-B, 131J, 131H (same as Sociology 131H), 142 A-B-C; when subject appropriate, by petition only: English 122.

Two courses from History and Religion of the Jews (8 units): Religious Studies 116A, 129, 130, 131A-B-C-D-E-G-I, 131F, 133; History 131F (same as Religious Studies 131F), 131P, 146T, 193B.

One course from either of the above lists for Literature and Society of the Jews or the list for History and Religion of the Jews (4 units).

Note: Substitutions and waivers are subject to approval by the chair of the department. Please see the section on Academic Minors for special conditions governing minors in the College of Letters and Science.