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 2022)
Core Courses
JCIV-443 Jewish Civilization Senior Colloquium
Hebrew Courses
HEBR-101 Intensive Beginning Modern Hebrew I
HEBR-201 Intermediate Modern Hebrew I
HEBR-300 Advanced Modern Hebrew I
Holocaust and Genocide Studies
JCIV-028 American Catholics, The Hitler Regime and the Holocaust
JCIV-120 Holocaust: Unique or Universal?
JCIV-138 Theological Implications of Holocaust
JCIV-218 Nazi Policies & Practices Regarding Disability
Humanities and Literature
JCIV-029 Jews in 20th Century American Pop Culture
JCIV-183 Interfaith Marriage in Literature and Film
JCIV-220 Jewish Literature in the Global South
JCIV-254 Arguing with God: The Bible as Literature
JCIV-304 Jews and the Making of Modernity
International Affairs and Diplomacy
JCIV-235 Congress and the Making of Middle East Foreign Policy
JCIV-245 The Arab Spring and Israel
JCIV-271 Muslims and Jews: Rethinking Narratives
JCIV-281 The Weaponization of Hate
JCIV-321 History of Peace-Making in the Middle East
Current Courses (Spring 2022)
Core Courses
JCIV-199 Introduction to JCIV (Great Jewish Texts through Space and Time)
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-027 Opening of the Pius XII Archives and Holocaust Research
JCIV-175 Holocaust: Gender & Racial Ideology
JCIV-310 Holocaust Forensics Fieldwork Centennial Lab
JCIV-445 The Forensics of Mass Killings
Humanities and Literature
JCIV-196 Re-Examining the Middle East Crisis Through Literature and Film
JCIV-217 God and the Goal Posts
JCIV-241 Kabbalah in its Contexts
International Affairs and Diplomacy
JCIV-024 Countering Violent Extremism: The Role We All Play
JCIV-109 Untangling the Middle East: Religion, Politics and Ethnicity
JCIV-188 How to Fight for Human Rights
JCIV-230 From the Zionist Movement to Contemporary Israel
JCIV-231 Insurgency & Counterinsurgency
JCIV-291 Combating Terrorist Financing 20 Years after 9/11
JCIV-444 Statecraft and Negotiation
JCIV-447 Islam, Judaism & Western Civilization
Jewish Studies
JCIV-013 Dynamic Dialogue: Talmudic Talks on Interfaith Engagement