Requirements

Major

Jewish Studies majors (PDF) at Stern College may concentrate in Hebrew. Please see major sheet.

Distribution Requirements

The Jewish Studies requirement at Stern College consists of six semesters of core (three courses for a total of eight or nine lecture hours per week), plus fourteen additional Jewish Studies credits. Core generally consists of one course in Tanakh, one in Jewish Law and Rabbinic Literature (Judaic studies) and a third course selected from among Hebrew Language and Literature, Jewish History or Jewish Philosophy. Please see distribution requirements below:

Bible: 15 credit minimum 

Judaic Studies: 15 credit minimum 

Jewish History: 5 credit minimum 

Jewish Philosophy: 5 credit minimum 

Hebrew if assigned to:

• HEBR 1101: 5 courses 
• HEBR 1102: 4 courses 
• HEBR 1103-1105: 3 courses 
• HEBR 1106-1108: 2 courses 
• HEBR 1205 or above: 1 course 

For Participants in Joint Programs

Participants in Joint Programs including Engineering, Nursing (with John Hopkins), Occupational Therapy, Optometry, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Podiatry, and Social Work are required to complete four (4) semesters of CORE and 14 additional J.S. credits with the following distribution:

Bible: 12 credits 

Judaic Studies: 12 credits 

Jewish History: 3 credits 

Jewish Philosophy: 2 credits 

Hebrew if assigned to:  

• HEBR 1101-1102: 4 courses
• HEBR 1103-1105: 3 courses 
• HEBR 1106-1108: 2 courses 
• HEBR 1205 or above: 1 course