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Courses, Degree Programs & Scholarships

PSU Judaic Studies offers a variety of courses each year, taught both through the program and through affiliate departments.

We work closely with the Department of World Languages and Literatures to support Hebrew language instruction. 

We offer an undergraduate minor degree, and an undergraduate major degree is currently in development.  Judaic Studies does not at present offer post-graduate degrees, but our faculty often advise MA students in the History Department who focus on Jewish history.

Thanks to the generosity of the Aspen Mitzvah Fund, we offer scholarships to qualified students taking third-year Hebrew.  Students undertaking the Minor in Judaic Studies at PSU may apply for the Sara Glasgow Cogan Scholarship, which provides to students undertaking credit-bearing internships at Jewish communal and cultural organizations.  For other information on scholarships in Judaic Studies, please contact the program advisor.

 

We plan to offer the following courses in academic year 2011-12.  Color codes refer to requirements for the Minor Degree, below:

Fall 2011

HST 199 / JST 399 Jewish History from Antiquity to the Middle Ages TTh 10:00-11:50

RST 299 Religion of Ancient Israel TTh 2:00-3:50 

HEB 101 First Year Hebrew TTh 10:00-11:50

HEB 201 Second Year Hebrew TTh 12:00-1:50

HEB 301 Third Year Hebrew TTh 2:00-3:50 

 

Winter 2012 

RST 299 / JST 299 Introduction to Judaism MW 2:00-3:50    

ENG 330U Jewish & Israeli Literature TTh 10:00-11:50

ENG 410 / JST 410 Baghdad in Modern Jewish Literature F 9:00-12:40

HST 199 / JST 399 Jewish History from the Middle Ages to the Present TTh 2:00-3:50

HST 399 / JST 399 Holocaust TTh 10:00-11:50

HEB 102 First Year Hebrew MWF 9:00-10:05

HEB 202 Second Year Hebrew MWF 11:30-12:35

HEB 302 Third Year Hebrew MWF 2:00-3:05 

 

Spring 2012 (schedule not yet final)

HST 399 / JST 399 Rabbinic Culture in the Roman World TTh 10:00-11:50

RST 399 / JST 399 Retelling the Bible TTh 2:00-3:50

HST 461 Topics in Jewish History: Portland Jews, American Jews MW 2:00-3:50

HEB 103 First Year Hebrew MWF 9:00-10:05

HEB 203 Second Year Hebrew MWF 11:30-12:35

HEB 399 Third Year Hebrew MWF 2:00-3:05 

 

19 Judaic Studies courses will be offered in academic year 2012-13, in addition to Hebrew language courses.  Full course descriptions are available directly from the instructor.

 

Advanced undergraduate students and Judaic Studies minors of academic distinction may set up special tutorials, internships, research projects, and by-arrangement courses, with the permission of a qualified instructor.

 

For general registration information, go here.  Seniors may register for most courses through the Senior Adult Learning Center; follow the link or call 503 725 4739.

 

THE MINOR DEGREE IN JUDAIC STUDIES

 

To earn the Minor in Judaic Studies, a student must complete 28 credits, at least 16 credits of which must be upper-division courses, and at least 12 credits of which must be taken in residence at PSU.  These 28 credits must include the following coursework:

-- 4 credits of a survey course in modern Jewish history (courses marked in orange above) 

-- 4 credits of coursework focusing primarily on Jewish history/culture in the United States (courses marked in red above) 

-- 4 credits of coursework focusing primarily on Jewish history/culture in the State of Israel (courses marked in purple above) 

-- 4 credits of coursework focusing primarily on Jewish history/culture prior to 1700 (courses marked in green above)

As well as 12 credits of elective coursework in Judaic Studies, 4 credits of which may include coursework not taught by core Judaic Studies faculty but which has a conceptual, topical, or methodological relevance to the discipline of Judaic Studies, and up to 8 credits of which may be satisfied with Hebrew language courses at 203 or higher.

 

Contact the program advisor for specific information on which courses may be used to fulfill these requirements.