Hebrew and Judaic Studies (HEJS)

HEJS 5250.  Topics in Transnational Jewish History.  (3 Credits)  
(Also offered as CLCS 5250, HIST 5250.) Topics in Jewish history, both transnational in space (European, American, global) and diachronic in time (Early Modern to Late Modern). May be repeated with a change of topic to a maximum of six credits.
May be repeated for a total of 6 credits  
HEJS 5300.  Topics in Biblical Studies.  (3 Credits)  
Topics in the historical, literary and philosophical study of the Bible with special emphasis on current methodological issues.
Enrollment Requirements: Instructor consent.  
May be repeated for a total of 6 credits  
HEJS 5312.  Readings in Talmudic Literature.  (3 Credits)  
Selected readings from the Babylonian or Palestinian Talmud. Focus will be either a particular theme or a specific tractate. May be repeated for credit with a change of topic to a maximum of nine credits.
Enrollment Requirements: Open to graduate students in Literatures, Cultures, and Languages; undergraduates by instructor consent.  
May be repeated for a total of 9 credits  
HEJS 5314.  Readings in Midrashic Literature.  (3 Credits)  
Selected readings in genres, collections or specific topics in Midrashic literature. May be repeated for credit with a change of topic to a maximum of nine credits.
Enrollment Requirements: Open to graduate students in Literatures, Cultures, and Languages; undergraduates by instructor consent.  
May be repeated for a total of 9 credits  
HEJS 5355.  German Jewish Literature and Human Rights.  (3 Credits)  
(Also offered as CLCS 5355, GERM 5355.) Exploration of German Jewish Literature as a form of artistic expression and public debate. Discussion of German Jewish literary writing and its relationship with human rights discourses since the Enlightenment.
HEJS 5390.  Independent Study.  (3 Credits)  
May be repeated for a total of 12 credits  
HEJS 5395.  Special Topics.  (3 Credits)  
May be repeated for up to nine credits with a change in content.
May be repeated for a total of 9 credits  
HEJS 5397.  Special Topics in Judaic Studies.  (3 Credits)  
May be repeated for a total of 24 credits  
HEJS 5398.  Variable Topics.  (3 Credits)  
May be repeated for up to nine credits with a change in content.
May be repeated for a total of 9 credits  
HEJS 5399.  Independent Study.  (1-3 Credits)  
May be repeated for up to nine credits with a change in content.
Enrollment Requirements: Instructor consent.  
May be repeated for a total of 9 credits