The Center for Jewish Civilization offers a variety of courses for students pursuing the minor in Jewish Civilization. These courses are also open to students who are not seeking the minor.
CJC courses are identified with both JCIV and INAF course numbers. The list of courses that count towards the minor is not limited to those courses with a JCIV or INAF course number, as some departments choose to x-list courses with the CJC rather than list the course under two different departments.
See below for a list of current courses being offered. Click the title to read a description of each course.
Upcoming Courses (Fall 2023)
1-Credit Courses
JCIV-1014 The Text is Personal: Writing My Story Through the Jewish Story
JCIV-1031 German Catholics in Hitler's Army
Core Courses
JCIV-1990 Intro to Jewish Civilization
JCIV-4960 Jewish Civilization Senior Colloquium
Hebrew Courses
HEBR-1001 Intensive Beginning Modern Hebrew I
HEBR-2001 Intermediate Modern Hebrew I
HEBR-3001 Advanced Modern Hebrew I
Holocaust and Genocide Studies
JCIV-1761 Theological Implications of the Holocaust
JCIV-2766 Holocaust By Bullets
JCIV-4500 Forgotten Women: Victims of Violence in Mass Crimes and the Holocaust
Humanities and Literature
JCIV-1758 Fiction Writing Workshop: What is a Story?
JCIV-1766 Interfaith Marriage in Lit & Film
JCIV-2103 History of Antisemitism
JCIV-2761 Arguing with God: The Bible as Literature
International Affairs and Diplomacy
JCIV-2758 Congress & Making Middle East Foreign Policy
JCIV-3751 History of Peace-Making in the Middle East
JCIV-3890 Islam, Judaism and Western Civilization
JCIV-4447 Jewish-Muslim Coexistence in the Middle East and North Africa
Current Courses (Spring 2023)
1-Credit Courses
JCIV-014 The Meaning of Human Existence and its common problems from a Jewish Perspective
JCIV-024 Countering Violent Extremism: The Role We All Play
JCIV-030 The Vatican and Nazi/Axis War Criminals
Core Courses
JCIV-199 Intro to Jewish Civilization
JCIV-443 Jewish Civilization Senior Colloquium
Hebrew Courses
HEBR-102 Intensive Beginning Modern Hebrew II
HEBR-202 Intermediate Modern Hebrew II
HEBR-302 Advanced Modern Hebrew II
Holocaust and Genocide Studies
JCIV-175 Holocaust: Gender & Racial Ideology
JCIV-310 Centennial Lab: Holocaust Forensics
JCIV-445 The Forensics of Mass Killings
International Affairs and Diplomacy
JCIV-109 Untangling the Middle East: Religion, Politics, and Ethnicity
JCIV-196 Re-Examining the Israel-Palestine Crisis through Literature and Film
JCIV-217 God and the Goal Posts
JCIV-256 Israel and World Politics
JCIV-284 Qualitative Research Methods
JCIV-291 Combating Terrorist Financing 20 Years after 9/11
JCIV-352 Race, Religion, and Terrorism
JCIV-367 Music, Politics & Diplomacy
JCIV-410 Centennial Lab: Antisemitic Propaganda
JCIV-444 Statecraft and Negotiation
JCIV-464 Fascism and its Legacy
JCIV-467 Negotiating Middle East Peace
Jewish Studies
JCIV-207 The History of the Jewish People: From Antiquity to Today