The goal of this requirement is to allow the student either to see the same subject from the perspective of more than one discipline or to illuminate the Judaic experience of one period by contrast with another. Of the six JS courses, at least one shall be a 100-level seminar or another advanced course approved by the concentration advisor. Another example of this type of module would be Political Science 50, Foundations of Political Analysis, and Judaic Studies 9, Modern Jewish Society and Politics. A learning module may provide a comparison of a Judaic topic with some other relevant topic and thus introduce the student to comparative studies as an approach to learning. Thus a comparative module might consist of Judaic Studies 1, Introduction to Judaism, and Religious Studies 2, Introduction to Christianity.
Modules involve courses in a variety of departments.
A candidate for honors in JS will write a thesis in the senior year. Students interested in honors should approach a potential adviser by the spring registration period of their junior year. When taken as preparation of the Honors thesis, JS 191 and 192 count towards the ten required courses in the concentration.