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Language</a></li><li><a href="study-abroad.html">Study Abroad</a></li><li><a href="jill-stacey-harris-prize.html">Jill Stacey Harris Prize</a></li><li><a href="first-year-focus.html">First-Year Focus</a></li></ul> </nav> <main id="main-content" class="content" tabindex="-1"> <h2>Major and Minor</h2><p>To discuss declaring a major or minor in Jewish Studies or Hebrew Studies please contact Assistant Director of Jewish Studies, Professor Maayan Hilel, <a href="mailto:maayan.hilel@northwestern.edu">maayan.hilel@northwestern.edu</a></p> <h3>Requirements for the major</h3> <p><strong>Prerequisite</strong>: Students must complete second-year Hebrew or place out of second-year Hebrew before completing the major.</p> <p><strong>Courses</strong>: The major in Jewish Studies will require the successful completion of twelve courses, at least six of which must be at the 300 level. These courses must include:</p> <ul> <li>Any two courses from the following list: <ul> <li>Third-year Hebrew. (A single quarter of third-year Hebrew will suffice to satisfy this requirement.)</li> <li>A course on a classical Jewish text in Hebrew in the Department of Religious Studies.</li> <li>A course on Hebrew literature read in Hebrew.<br/> <em>Students who complete two years of Yiddish language are exempted from this requirement and need only complete ten courses to complete the major.</em></li> </ul> </li> <li>Religion 230: Introduction to Judaism.</li> <li>One course covering the biblical period.</li> <li>One course covering the rabbinic period.</li> <li>Two courses covering the post-rabbinic periods (viz., post-800 C.E.)</li> <li>Five other courses listed by Jewish Studies as counting for major or minor credit. (Third-year Hebrew and third-year Yiddish can count toward this requirement.)</li> </ul> <p>Of these twelve courses, at least one must be in the Department of History and one in a department that focuses on the study of literature.</p> <p>The Jewish Studies major was approved by the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences in October 2008.</p> <h3>Requirements for the Minor</h3> <ul> <li><a href="jewish-studies.html">Minor in Jewish Studies</a></li> <li><a href="hebrew-studies.html">Minor in Hebrew Studies</a></li> </ul> </main> </div> <footer> <div class="contain-970"> <div class="footer-content"><a href="https://www.northwestern.edu"><img alt="Northwestern University" src="https://common.northwestern.edu/v8/css/images/northwestern-university.svg"/></a> <ul> <li>© <script>// <![CDATA[ document.write(new Date().getFullYear()) // ]]></script> Northwestern University</li> <li><a href="https://www.northwestern.edu/facilities/building-campus-access/building-access/">Building Access</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.northwestern.edu/emergency/index.html">Campus Emergency Information</a></li> <li><a href="https://hr.northwestern.edu/careers/">Careers</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.northwestern.edu/contact.html">Contact Northwestern University</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.northwestern.edu/disclaimer.html">Disclaimer</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.northwestern.edu/privacy/index.html">Privacy Statement</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.northwestern.edu/accessibility/about/report-accessibility-issue.html">Report an Accessibility Issue</a></li> <li><a href="https://policies.northwestern.edu/">University Policies</a></li> </ul></div> <div class="footer-content contact"><ul><li class="footer-pin-icon"><span class="hide-label">Address</span></li><li><strong>Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies</strong></li><li>Crowe 5-163 1860 Campus Drive</li><li>Evanston, IL 60208</li></ul><ul><li class="footer-phone-icon"><span class="hide-label">Phone number</span></li><li><strong>Phone</strong></li><li>847.491.2612</li></ul><ul><li class="footer-email-icon"><span class="hide-label">Email Address</span></li><li><a href="mailto:jewish-studies@northwestern.edu">jewish-studies@northwestern.edu</a></li></ul></div> <div class="footer-content"><p><strong>Social Media</strong></p><a class="social facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/CrownFamilyCenteratNU">Facebook</a><a class="social instagram" href="https://www.instagram.com/northwesternjewishstudies">Instagram</a></div> <div class="footer-content"><ul> <li><a href="https://www.northwestern.edu/norris/services/bookstore.html">Bookstore</a></li> <li><a href="https://offices.northwestern.edu/">Directory</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.library.northwestern.edu/">Library</a></li> <li><a href="https://maps.northwestern.edu/">Maps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.northwestern.edu/transportation-parking/">Parking</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.northwestern.edu/transportation-parking/shuttles/routes/">Shuttles</a></li> </ul></div> </div> </footer> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="https://weinberg.northwestern.edu/common/v2/js/scripts.js" type="text/javascript"></script> </body> </html>