Interdivisional
Website: http://jewish.bard.edu
Updated December 4, 2020
1.
Cecile E. Kuznitz
– History and Jewish Studies (coordinator)
2.
Leon Botstein - Music and History
3.
Bruce Chilton – Religion
4.
Yuval Elmelech
– Sociology
5.
Elizabeth Frank – Literature
6.
Joel Perlmann
– Sociology
7.
Justus Rosenberg – Literature
8.
Shai Secunda
– Religion
Students
concentrating in Jewish Studies also moderate into a primary program such as
history, religion, literature, or sociology.
Moderation
Requirements:
Moderation follows
the procedure for the primary program. The board consists of the student’s
advisor, who is a member of the Jewish Studies Program, and two faculty members
from the primary program into which the student is moderating. The moderation
should demonstrate that the student is making progress in both Jewish Studies and
his or her primary program. Two
Jewish Studies courses should be taken prior to moderation.
Graduation
Requirements:
Students are required to take a minimum of
five courses (20 credits) in the concentration, which shall include:
1.
JS 101 Introduction to Jewish Studies, OR
HIST
181 Jews in the Modern World AND REL 104 Creating
Judaism
2.
Hebrew 101 (see adviser for additional
options)
3.
JS cross-listed elective course
4.
JS cross-listed elective course from outside
the division of the primary program
5.
JS cross-listed upper-level conference
or seminar
6.
Senior Project I
7.
Senior Project II
Two semesters of
Hebrew at the 200 level will count as one elective. Senior Projects are directed by a member of
the Jewish Studies faculty. The Senior Project board should include at least
one member of the primary program into which the student moderated.