Jewish Studies

Bachelor Jewish Studies (639 [4] - Version 2019)

1. Group of Compulsory Modules: Introductory and Orientation Period (17 ECTS)

1a. Compulsory module: Principles of Thinking in Historical and Cultural Studies (5 ECTS)

• 070093 VO StEOP: Basics of Historical and Cultural Thinking

1b. Compulsory Module: Introduction to Jewish Cultural History (4 ECTS)

1c. Compulsory Module: Biblical Hebrew for Jewish Studies Students (8 ECTS)

2. Compulsory Module: Academic Methodology (9 ECTS)

• 060008 PS Scientific Writing

3. Compulsory Module: Hebrew (20 ECTS)

• 060006 UE Biblical Hebrew for Jewish Studies Students 2
• 060015 UE [ de he ] Modern Hebrew 1
• 060007 UE [ de he ] Modern Hebrew 3

4. Compulsory Module: History, Culture, Literature and Religion of Judaism (16 ECTS)

• 060009 VO Jewish Cultural History in the Middle Ages
• 060010 VO Jewish History from the Modern to the Contemporary Period

5. Compulsory Module: Main Sources of Jewish Cultural History (24 ECTS)

• 060003 SE ( REMOTE ) The Dead Sea Scrolls
• 060018 SE Important source-texts of rabbinic literature and hermeneutics

6. Compulsory Module: Module chosen according to interest: Jewish Cultural History (24 ECTS)

PM6 - VO

• 060001 VO What is jewish cinema? An introduction into jewish visual culture
• 060020 VO ( REMOTE ) Herod the Great between Rome and Jerusalem
• 060050 VO ( REMOTE ) Pogrom - An (Un)intellectual History of the Persecution of Judaism
• 060014 VO Close readings in biblical narratives
• 060012 VO Exercises to "Modern Hebrew 1"
• 060011 VO Exercises to "Modern Hebrew 3"

PM6 - SE

• 060004 SE Racial Antisemitism: Origins, Evolution, and Contemporary Relevance
• 060005 SE In the Garden of Stories: Adam, Eve, and the Cultural Legacy of Creation
• 060022 SE The uncanny in Jewish film: horror and religious symbolism
• 060026 SE ( REMOTE ) Combatting Antisemitism

7. Compulsory Module: Final Module (10 ECTS)

• 060002 SE Symbols, Rituals and Secrets: Kabbalistic Traditions and Magic Practices in Judaism - Seminar mit Bachelorarbeit

Recommended courses of other departments

Master Jewish Studies (839 [3] - Version 2019)

1. Compulsory Module: Hebrew and Aramaic Texts (26 ECTS)

• 060013 VU The book of Daniel in Aramaic
• 060003 SE ( REMOTE ) The Dead Sea Scrolls
• 060018 SE Important source-texts of rabbinic literature and hermeneutics

1. Compulsory Module: Jewish Tradition from the Antiquity to the Present Day: Sources, Topics, Hermeneutics (28 ECTS)

PM2 - VO

• 060001 VO What is jewish cinema? An introduction into jewish visual culture
• 060020 VO ( REMOTE ) Herod the Great between Rome and Jerusalem
• 060050 VO ( REMOTE ) Pogrom - An (Un)intellectual History of the Persecution of Judaism

PM2 - SE

• 060004 SE Racial Antisemitism: Origins, Evolution, and Contemporary Relevance
• 060005 SE In the Garden of Stories: Adam, Eve, and the Cultural Legacy of Creation
• 060022 SE The uncanny in Jewish film: horror and religious symbolism
• 060026 SE ( REMOTE ) Combatting Antisemitism

3. Group of Elective Modules: Jewish Cultural History - advanced module chosen according to interest (36 ECTS)

3a. Elective module: Jewish Cultural History - Antiquity: advanced module chosen according to interest (12 ECTS)

• 060014 VO Close readings in biblical narratives
• 060020 VO ( REMOTE ) Herod the Great between Rome and Jerusalem
• 060003 SE ( REMOTE ) The Dead Sea Scrolls

3b. Elective module: Jewish Cultural History - Rabbinic Literature and Culture: advanced module chosen according to interest (12 ECTS)

• 060018 SE Important source-texts of rabbinic literature and hermeneutics

3c. Elective module: Jewish Cultural History - Middle Ages: advanced module chosen according to interest (12 ECTS)

3d. Elective module: Jewish Cultural History - from the Modern Period to the Present Day: advanced module chosen according to interest (12 ECTS)

4. Compulsory Module: Final Module (5 ECTS)

• 060016 SE Preparation for the Master's Thesis - SE

Extension Curriculum Hebrew Language and Culture (560)

EC Hebrew Language and Culture (16 ECTS)

• 060015 UE [ de he ] Modern Hebrew 1

Extension Curriculum Jewish History, Culture, Literature and Religion (561 [2] - Version 2019)

EC Jewish History, Culture, Literature and Religion (16 ECTS)

• 060009 VO Jewish Cultural History in the Middle Ages
• 060010 VO Jewish History from the Modern to the Contemporary Period

Extension Curriculum Jewish Cultural History in Film and Media (563 [2] - Version 2019)

EC Jewish Cultural History in Film and Media (16 ECTS)

• 060001 VO What is jewish cinema? An introduction into jewish visual culture
• 060022 SE The uncanny in Jewish film: horror and religious symbolism

Extension Curriculum Studying and Combating Antisemitism (564)

EC Studying and Combating Antisemitism (15 ECTS)

PM1 The History of Antisemitism from Antiquity to the Present Day (compulsory module) (7 ECTS)

Lecture on the History of Antisemitism from Antiquity to the Present Day

• 060050 VO ( REMOTE ) Pogrom - An (Un)intellectual History of the Persecution of Judaism

Lecture on the Ideological History of Antisemitism

PM2 Studying and Combating Antisemitism (compulsory module) (8 ECTS)

• 060004 SE Racial Antisemitism: Origins, Evolution, and Contemporary Relevance
• 060026 SE ( REMOTE ) Combatting Antisemitism