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Major and Minor

To discuss declaring a major or minor in Jewish Studies or Hebrew Studies please contact Assistant Director of Jewish Studies, Professor Claire Sufrin, c-sufrin@northwestern.edu

Requirements for the major

Prerequisite: Students must complete second-year Hebrew or place out of second-year Hebrew before completing the major.

Courses: The major in Jewish Studies will require the successful completion of twelve courses, at least six of which must be at the 300 level. These courses must include:

Of these twelve courses, at least one must be in the Department of History and one in a department that focuses on the study of literature.

The Jewish Studies major was approved by the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences in October 2008.

Requirements for the Minor

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