The Jewish Studies Minor

     Why the Jewish Studies Minor is a good choice for any student:

     The Jewish Studies program is committed to furthering knowledge and
     understanding of fundamental questions and issues of Jewish life, history,
     and identity. Jewish Studies is an exciting interdisciplinary field of inquiry.
     Jewish Studies includes the study of texts such as the Bible, international
     literature, films in all major languages, and Jewish languages such as
     Hebrew and Yiddish. Jewish Studies at UIC focuses on the social and
     cultural experience of Jews as a diasporic people. The program encourages
     participation by students at all levels of study. Jewish Studies faculty
     members are prominent professors drawn from the Humanities and the
     Social Sciences at UIC. The Minor in Jewish Studies offers students the
     opportunity to design a program of study to fit their individual interests and
     goals. Whatever your chosen field or career goal may be, a Jewish Studies
     Minor will enrich your understanding of:

• the experience and cultural expression of Jews from Biblical times to the present
• Jewish culture as an intregral part of American history and contemporary American society
  
• anti-Semitism and the Holocaust

     Jewish Studies Minor courses will help you:

• develop critical thinking, writing and discussion skills.
• gain a reading and speaking knowledge of Jewish languages.
  
  
  

     For the minor, a minimum of 18 semester hours in Jewish Studies, selected from a list of courses
     approved by the Minor Advisor. Included in the 18 semester hours must be nine semester hours
     (non-language) at the 100 level, and nine semester hours at or above the 200 level. The study of
     Jewish languages is strongly encouraged but not required. Upon petition to the faculty committee,
     other courses can count towards the minor.