Courses
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.
Current (Spring 2025)
Holocaust Studies
- C-Lab: Holocaust Forensics
- The Forensics of Mass Killings
- Hitler, Putin, and Ukraine
- The Vatican and Nazi/Axis War Criminals
Culture and Humanities
- History of the Jewish People
- Neighbors and Strangers: Catholic-Jewish Encounters in Poland
- Psychedelics and Spiritual Healing
- God and the Goal Posts
- Symbols of Faith
- Re-Examining the Israel-Palestine Crisis Through the Literature and Film
- Introduction to Jewish Civilization
- Jewish Civilization Senior Colloquium
International Affairs
- Untangling the Middle East: Religion, Politics, and Ethnicity
- Israel and World Politics
- Race, Religion, and Terrorism
- Combating Terrorist Financing 20 Years After 9/11
- Jewish-Catholic, Israel, Vatican Relations
- Conflict, Security, and Strategy in the Middle East
- Insurgency and Counterinsurgency
- Nuclear Age in the Middle East
- Statecraft and Negotiation
- Irregular Warfare in the Middle East
- Fascism and its Legacy
- War & Coercion in the Middle East
- Countering Violent Extremism: The Role We All Play
- UN and Arab Israeli Conflict
Hebrew
- Intensive Beginning Modern Hebrew II
- Intermediate Modern Hebrew II
- Advanced Modern Hebrew II