Current Jewish & Holocaust Studies Courses
Upcoming Courses - Fall 2025
REL 200 – Introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
Section 101 (Warren) TTh 9:30-10:45am
Section 801 (Poston) Online
Electives pre-approved for JHS minors:
HY336 – Central Europe (Meola) TTh 12:30 - 1:45pm (web-blended)
HY348 – Hitler & Nazi Germany (Messenger) MWF 12:20-1:10pm
REL/PHL 352 – World Religions (Meeker) Online
Other Potential Electives (with permission of Instructor and JHS Director):
HY228 – Latin America (Urban) MWF 11:00-11:50am
HY465 – Studies in Islamic Civ. (Williams) MWF 2:30-3:20pm
PHL 240 - Western Philosophy: Classical (Baker) TTh 9:30-10:45am
Past Courses
Spring 2023
REL 200 - Introduction to the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament
HY 347 - History of the Holocaust
Fall 2022
HY/JHS 494 - Introduction to Jewish and Holocaust Studies
Spring 2022
HY 401 - Themes in World History - Antisemitism: Then and Now
HY 382 (W) - Jews and Modern American Culture
Spring 2021
REL 200 - Introduction to the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament
HY 390 - American Jewish History
HY 228 – History of Latin America
HY 333 – Great Britain since 1815
HY 365 (W) – Islamic Civilization since 1453
PSC 340 – Race, Gender, & Politics
PSC 489 – Leadership and World Leaders
REL/PHL/SY 352 – World Religions
Fall 2020
HY 347 – History of the Holocaust
REL 200 – Introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
HY 338 – History of Russia
HY 356 (W) – European Civilization 1815 – 1915
PHL/REL 352 – World Religions
PSC 340 – Race, Gender, & Politics
PSC 354 – Media and Politics
PSC 360 – Politics of Europe
PSC 365 (W) – Politics of the Middle East
PSC 372 – American Foreign Policy
SY 200 – Sex, Power, & Politics
Spring 2020
Elective Courses:
AN 290 – Food and Culture
EH 226 – American Literature after 1865
LG 490 – Love and Family
HY 228 – History of Latin America
HY 346 –The Second World War
HY 357 – Europe since 1945
HY 364 – Islamic Civilization to 1453
HY 457 – Gender and Society in Early Modern Europe
PHL 245 – Renaissance and Enlightenment
PSC 452 – Politics of the Muslim World
SY 445 – Majority-Minority Relations
Fall 2019
Elective Courses:
EH 226 – American Literature after 1865
HY 390, Section 102 – Central European History from Luther to Bismarck
HY465 – Studies in Islamic Civilization (W course)
HY 458 – Sex and Celibacy in the Christian West
PHL/REL 351 – Philosophy of Religion (W course)
PHL/REL 352 – World Religions
PSC 340 – Race, Gender & Politics
PSC 365 – Middle East Politics (W course)
SY 445 – Majority-Minority Relations
Spring 2019
Elective Courses:
HY 348 - Hitler and Nazi Germany
HY 365 (W) - Islamic Civilization from 1453 to present
HY 442 - Research Seminar in European History
HY 457 - Studies in European History
PSC 489 - Leadership & World Leaders
PHL/REL/SY 352 - World Religions
SY 420 - Sociology of Religion
Spring 2018
Elective Courses:
HY 382, Sec 101 (W) - Jewish and Modern American Culture
Fall 2018
Electives Offered:
CA 343 – Film History
HY 390-101 – Race, Migration, and Identity in Contemporary Europe (since 1945)
HY 457/557 – Imperial Britain: Metropole and Colony in the Victorian Era
IS 100 – Introduction to International Studies
LG 366 – Advanced German Grammar