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)

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

• EXAM 1 b Compulsory Module: Introduction to Jewish Cultural History
• 060017 VO ( OV STEOP ) Introduction to Jewish Cultural History

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

• EXAM 1 c Compulsory Module: Biblical Hebrew for Jewish Studies Students
• 060015 PUE ( STEOP ) Biblical Hebrew for Jewish Studies Students 1

2. Compulsory Module: Academic Methodology (9 ECTS)

• 060018 UE ( REMOTE ) Scientific Concepts

3. Compulsory Module: Hebrew (20 ECTS)

• 060016 UE [ de he ] Modern Hebrew 2

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

• 060021 VO Jewish Cultural History in the Ancient Period
• 060025 VO History of Rabbinical Literature and Culture

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

• 060011 SE The peasant woman and the queen: Ruth and Esther in the Bible and Midrash
• 060002 SE "Happy is the man" (Ps 1): Medieval interpretation of the Psalms
• 060046 SE Of well-poisoners and world-destroyers: images of Jews under the sign of the monster

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

PM6 - VO

• 060028 VO Comedy on the brink - Holocaust, humor and cinematic border crossings
• 060007 VO ( REMOTE ) The Ideology of Jew-Hatred - Antisemitism Then and Now
• 060020 VO The Bible and Ancient Judaism in Light of the Treasures of the Kunsthistorisches Museum - and the National Library
• 060014 VO [ de he ] Eliezer Ben Yehuda, Hebrew - Rama Bet
• 060008 VO [ de he ] Exercises for Modern Hebrew 2

PM6 - SE

• 060005 SE Mikvah Writing Workshop: Immersions in Research and Writing
• 060022 SE The "Neo-Ufa" - Jewish lifeworlds in contemporary German feature films
• 060003 SE Jewish Narratives: Textual Analysis and Interpretation
• 060032 SE ( REMOTE ) Images of Antisemitism
• 060026 SE ( REMOTE ) Antisemitism from the Left - Not Only a Recent Way of Jew-hatred

7. Compulsory Module: Final Module (10 ECTS)

Recommended courses of other departments

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

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

• 060023 VU [ de he ] Language and forms of rabbinic literature
• 060011 SE The peasant woman and the queen: Ruth and Esther in the Bible and Midrash
• 060002 SE "Happy is the man" (Ps 1): Medieval interpretation of the Psalms

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

PM2 - VO

• 060007 VO ( REMOTE ) The Ideology of Jew-Hatred - Antisemitism Then and Now
• 060014 VO [ de he ] Eliezer Ben Yehuda, Hebrew - Rama Bet
• 060020 VO The Bible and Ancient Judaism in Light of the Treasures of the Kunsthistorisches Museum - and the National Library
• 060028 VO Comedy on the brink - Holocaust, humor and cinematic border crossings

PM2 - SE

• 060003 SE Jewish Narratives: Textual Analysis and Interpretation
• 060005 SE Mikvah Writing Workshop: Immersions in Research and Writing
• 060022 SE The "Neo-Ufa" - Jewish lifeworlds in contemporary German feature films
• 060026 SE ( REMOTE ) Antisemitism from the Left - Not Only a Recent Way of Jew-hatred
• 060032 SE ( REMOTE ) Images of 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)

• 060020 VO The Bible and Ancient Judaism in Light of the Treasures of the Kunsthistorisches Museum - and the National Library

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

• 060011 SE The peasant woman and the queen: Ruth and Esther in the Bible and Midrash

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

• 060002 SE "Happy is the man" (Ps 1): Medieval interpretation of the Psalms

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

• 060028 VO Comedy on the brink - Holocaust, humor and cinematic border crossings
• 060046 SE Of well-poisoners and world-destroyers: images of Jews under the sign of the monster

4. Compulsory Module: Final Module (5 ECTS)

Extension Curriculum Hebrew Language and Culture (560)

EC Hebrew Language and Culture (16 ECTS)

• 060016 UE [ de he ] Modern Hebrew 2
• 060017 VO ( OV STEOP ) Introduction to Jewish Cultural History

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

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

• 060021 VO Jewish Cultural History in the Ancient Period
• 060025 VO History of Rabbinical Literature and Culture

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

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

• 060028 VO Comedy on the brink - Holocaust, humor and cinematic border crossings
• 060022 SE The "Neo-Ufa" - Jewish lifeworlds in contemporary German feature films

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

Lecture on the Ideological History of Antisemitism

• 060007 VO ( REMOTE ) The Ideology of Jew-Hatred - Antisemitism Then and Now

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

• 060026 SE ( REMOTE ) Antisemitism from the Left - Not Only a Recent Way of Jew-hatred
• 060032 SE ( REMOTE ) Images of Antisemitism