HEB 102: Elementary Hebrew II. 5 hours, 5 credits. Continuation of the work in HEB 101. PREREQ.: HEB 101.
HEB 103: Elementary Hebrew I. 3 hours, 3 credits. Fundamentals of pronunciation, reading, and grammar. Practice of conversation and reading of simple texts. NOTE: HEB 103 will not be credited without 104.
HEB 104: Elementary Hebrew II. 3 hours, 3 credits. Continuation of the work in HEB 103. PREREQ.: HEB 103.
HEB 202: Advanced Hebrew. 3 hours, 3 credits. Sections from ancient, medieval, and modern texts; intensive review of grammar; and practice in oral and written composition. PREREQ.: Either HEB 102 or three years of high school Hebrew or equivalent.
*HEB 300: Hebrew Conversation I. 2 hours, 2 credits. PREREQ.: Either HEB 202 or 4 years of high school Hebrew or equivalent.
*HEB 301: Hebrew Conversation II. 2 hours, 2 credits. PREREQ.: HEB 300 (or equivalent).
*HEB 341: Hebrew Grammar and Composition. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ.: HEB 215, or 216, or 217 (or equivalent).
*HEB 216: Biblical Literature: Historical Books. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ.: HEB 202 (or equivalent).
*HEB 217: The Modern Hebrew Short Story. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ.: HEB 202 (or equivalent).
HEB 281: Intermediate Hebrew Tutorial. One semester, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits). Individual readings in prose and poetry, grammar review, oral practice, and written composition under faculty direction. PREREQ.: HEB adviser's permission.
NOTE: All HEB courses numbered 317 through 331 carry the following PREREQ.: Either HEB 215 or 216 or 217 (or the equivalent).
*HEB 317: Biblical Literature: Prophetic Books. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*HEB 318: Biblical Literature: Hagiographa. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*HEB 321: Talmudic Literature. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*HEB 322: Medieval Literature. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*HEB 323: Poetry of the Modern Hebrew Renaissance Period. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*HEB 324: The Modern Hebrew Essay. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*HEB 325: History of Modern Hebrew Literature. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*HEB 327: The Modern Hebrew Novel. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*HEB 328: Contemporary Hebrew Prose. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*HEB 331: Medieval Hebrew Philosophic Texts. 3 hours, 3 credits.
HEB 381: Tutorial in Hebrew. One semester, 3 credits (may be repeated). Individual study in advanced Hebrew under faculty direction. PREREQ.: HEB adviser's permission.
*HEB 389: Seminar. 2 hours, 2 credits (maximum 4 credits). PREREQ.: Permission of the officer in charge of HEB/HCU.
HEB 481: Honors Project. One semester, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits). Individual study and independent research on Hebrew literature, in consultation with a Hebrew-teaching faculty member. An honors essay is required. PREREQ.: Permission of the officer in charge of HEB/HCU.
*HCU (YDH) 100: Elementary Yiddish-Intensive Course. 6 hours, 6 credits.
*HCU (YDH) 101: Elementary Yiddish I. 5 hours, 5 credits. NOTE: HCU (YDH) 101 is not credited without HCU (YDH) 102.
*HCU (YDH) 102: Elementary Yiddish II. 5 hours, 5 credits. PREREQ.: HCU (YDH) 101 (or equivalent).
*HCU 111: The World of the Old Testament. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ.: COR 100 or 104.
*HCU (YDH) 201: Intermediate Yiddish I. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ.: HCU (YDH) 102 (or equivalent).
*HCU (YDH) 202: Intermediate Yiddish II. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ.: HCU (YDH) 102 (or equivalent).
*HCU (HIA) 302: Biblical History and Archaeology. 3 hours, 3 credits.
HCU (HIA) 304: Ancient Jewish History. 3 hours, 3 credits. Survey of the development of the Jewish people, including the origin of the Hebrews, the experience at Sinai, the United and Divided Commonwealth, Jewish law and thought, and contacts with the Greeks and Romans.
HCU (HIS) 307: The Course of Modern Jewish History. 3 hours, 3 credits. Survey of the Jewish people in the Western world during the past 300 years; their struggle for political and social equality, their search for new homes, and new forms of life. The new Jewish centers, Messianic hopes, and the struggle for emancipation; the Enlightenment movement; religious, national, and social trends; migration of Jews to America; World Wars I and II; and the emergence of the State of Israel.
HCU (HIW) 308: The Jews of Tsarist and Soviet Russia. 3 hours, 3 credits. Russian Jewry from the 19th century until the present, with special emphasis on Jewish life in Russia since 1917; Tsarist oppression and ideological developments; World War I and the era of revolutions; interwar consolidation and socioeconomic construction; World War II and the Nazi occupation; the Stalin era; and de-Stalinization and recent developments in Soviet Jewry.
*HCU 318: The Jewish Tradition in Modern French and German Literature. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*HCU 319: Masterpieces of Ancient and Medieval Hebraic Literature in Translation. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*HCU 320: Readings in Modern Hebraic Literature in Translation. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*HCU 324: Job, Ecclesiastes, and the Human Predicament. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*HCU 325: The Hebrew Prophets. 3 hours, 3 credits.
HCU 326: Cultural Foundations of Modern Israel. 3 hours, 3 credits.
HCU (HIA) 330: The Jews During the Middle Ages. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study of the expansion of the Diaspora during the Dark Ages; Babylonian Jewry, its institutions, and history; Jews in Moslem Spain; the emergence of Franco-German Jewry; and Jewish life in medieval Christian Europe.
*HCU (HIA) 333: A History of the Jews in Spain and the Sephardic Dispersion. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ.: HCU 160, or HCU (HIA) 330, or HIA 112, or HIE 335, or permission of the officer in charge of HEB/HCU.
HCU (YDH) 340: Masterpieces of Yiddish Literature in Translation. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study of major works in Yiddish literature against the background of Jewish life in the cultural centers of Eastern Europe and the United States. Selections from Mendele Mocher Serforim, Peretz, Sholom Aleichem, and representatives of Soviet and American Yiddish literature will be covered.
HCU (HIS) 342 (SOC 242): Anti-Semitism from Early Christianity to Hitler. 3 hours, 3 credits. The origins of the conflict between Christianity and Judaism, and the fate of the Jews in Medieval Europe. The gradual liberation and assimilation of the Jews of Western Europe, 1789-1870. The rise of modern racism and anti-Semitism in Europe, 18891939. Hitler, the Nazis, and the destruction of European Jewry during World War II. Anti-Semitism in the contemporary world. Social-psychological and cultural theories of anti-Semitism will be considered.
HCU (HIE) 343: The Holocaust. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study of the destruction of the Jews of Europe during World War II. Political anti-Semitism in modern Europe; the rise of Hitler and Nazism. The interwar period in Europe and the spread of anti-Semitism. World War II, ghetto, deportation, and liquidation. Problems of rescue and resistance. Selected readings from the literature of the holocaust.
HCU (HIU) 344: American Jewish History. 3 hours, 3 credits.Survey of American Jewish history from colonial times until the present: migrations, socioeconomic changes, and cultural developments. Special emphasis on the history of American Jewry since 1880. Jewish socialism, Zionism in America, Jewish reactions to anti-Semitism, and Judaic religious life.
HCU 350: Topics in Judaic Studies. 3 hours, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits). Selected topics in Judaic culture. (For specific topics and sections each semester, consult the department.)
*HCU (PHI) 363: Introduction to Jewish Philosophy. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ.: Either satisfactory completion of 45 college credits or departmental permission.
HCU 481: Honors Project. One semester, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits). Individual study and independent research in Jewish history, culture, or thought, in consultation with an HCU/HEB faculty member. An honors essay is required. PREREQ. Permission of officer in charge of HEB/HCU.
HCU (YDH) 485: Yiddish Independent Studies. One semester, 3 credits (maximum 9 credits). Individual study and independent research in Yiddish under the direction of a faculty member. PREREQ.: Satisfactory completion of 12 credits in YDH or related fields and permission of the officer in charge of HEB/HCU.