Jerusalem, Hebrew University 2016-2017
Select Courses as Follows:
1. Fall-only students: 6 credits for summer Ulpan and 12-13 credits during fall term
2. Academic year students: 6 credits for summer Ulpan, 12-13 credits during fall term, and
15-16 credits for spring term
3. Spring-only students: 3 credits for winter Ulpan and 12-13 credits during spring term
4. All students must take at least 1 Hebrew language course and 1 Jewish Studies or
Israeli Studies course each semester
Important Notes:
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Not all of these courses will be offered each term. The courses listed are those that IU
students have taken in the past. They do not represent ALL courses available as part of
the program. You can find a potential list of courses available here.
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Undistributed 100-level (-OS 100) courses have not yet been evaluated by a department
on campus. Courses with –OS 100* equivalent will be applied towards overall credits to
graduate. However, students may submit the course materials to that department to be
evaluated for major/minor credit either before or after studying abroad depending on
departmental policies. If a course is listed as OS200/300/400, the course has been
evaluated by the academic department.
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Ulpan: AY students are enrolled in Ulpan during the 2nd summer session at IU. This is
also where the credits for Ulpan will show up on your transcript.
o Note: academic year students do not have to repeat Ulpan during spring term.
Instead, they will be required to enroll in an additional 3-credit course to maintain
a 15-credit minimum per term.
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In some cases, IU may award a different number of credits than suggested by HUJ for a
course taken in Jerusalem. This is to comply with university restrictions on the
maximum number of credits that may be earned in a semester.
Symbol Key:
1. #GEN ED: For students who started at IU in the summer 2011 or after and are under the
new general education requirements, this course will carry breadth of inquiry A&H credit
2. %GEN ED: For students who started at IU in the summer 2011 or after and are under
the new general education requirements, this course will carry breadth of inquiry S&H
credit
3. ++ Common Ground AH/SH credit awarded to students on a case-by-case basis
4. + IU Title: Special Topics in Foreign Study (elective credit in COLL)
5. ^ SPEA Topics courses; must obtain advisor approval whether course will apply to
specific SPEA major. Students can earn up to two SPEA courses on an OVST study
abroad program
Foreign Course Title
IU Course Equivalent
General Education
ANTH-L 314
CASE AH
Anthropology
Music in Israel: Expressions of Nat Culture
Archaeology of Jerusalem
ANTH-OS 100
Ethnicity in Israeli Culture
ANTH-OS 100
From Pioneer to Sabra to Cont
ANTH-OS 100
Intro to Roman Archaeology
ANTH-OS 100
Israeli Culture: An Anthropology
ANTH-OS 100
Multiculturalism in Israeli Society
ANTH-OS 100
The American Jewish Community
ANTH-OS 100
Women in the Workplace
ANTH-OS 100
English
Jewish American Imagination
ENG-OS 100
Folklore
Music in Israel: Expressions of Nat Culture
FOLK-OS 300
FRST
Academic Internship
FRST-F 400
Germanic Studies
Yiddish Lit in English Translation
GER-Y 300
Gender Studies
Gender Development
GNDR-OS 100
History
Intertwined Worlds: Jews in the Land of Islam
HIST-B 300
CASE SH
Issues in the Study of the Holocaust
HIST-B 323
CASE SH
Shaping of Israeli Identity from Zionist to our Time
HIST-B 324
CASE SH
Crisis & Continuity: History of Jews
HIST-C 200
% and CASE SH
Jews in the Greco-Roman World in the Second Temple Period
HIST-C 300
CASE SH
Historical Geography of Jerusalem
HIST-C 305
CASE SH
Modern History of the Palestinians
HIST-C 305
CASE SH
Colonialism, Nationalism & Islamism: Introduction to Modern
North African History
HIST-E 300
CASE SH
Biography as Hist: Zionist Revolution
HIST-OS 100
History of Palestine & Palestinians
HIST-OS 100
Jewish Nationalism: Ideology & Pol
HIST-OS 100
Jewish/Non-Jewish Relations and Rescue during Holocaust
HIST-OS 100
The Emergence of the Jewish Yi
HIST-OS 100
An Introduction to the Cultural History of Jerusalem
HIST-W 200
% and CASE SH
Arab-Israeli Conflict
HIST-W 300
CASE SH
Emergence of the Modern Middle East
HIST-W 300
CASE SH
Israel Society And Culture
JSTU-C 240
CASE AH
Jewish Experiential Education
JSTU-H 495
Jewish Studies
Jerusalem and the Holy Places: Legal and Historical Aspects
JSTU-J 304
Sixty Years of Israeli Literature
JSTU-L 385
American Jew & Israeli Jew: Comparative Analysis
CASE AH
JSTU-OS 100
Updated May 2016
Case Study of Ethiopian Jewelry
JSTU-OS 100
Culture & Society in Contemporary Israel
JSTU-OS 100
Ideologies & Approaches in Jewish Education
JSTU-OS 100
Israeli Children's Literature (in Hebrew)
JSTU-OS 100
Issues in Amer Jew Ed (JESNA)
Issues in Israeli Society
Jerusalem’s Architectural Heritage: A Tale of a City and It’s
Buildings
Jewish Education: Reality & Vision
Jews & Arabs in Israel: Identity
Marriage and Sexuality in Ancient Judaism
JSTU-OS 100
JSTU-OS 100 No SPEA credit
or COLL-OS 104%
JSTU-OS 100 or COLL-OS
103#
JSTU-OS 100
JSTU-OS 100
JSTU-OS 100 or COLL-OS
103#
Myth & Identity in Modern Hebrew Literature
JSTU-OS 100
Religion & Myth in Ancient World
JSTU-OS 100
Media (Communications & Culture,
Journalism & Telecommunications)
Israeli Society through Films
MSCH-OS 100
Seeing in Bits: New Media and Digital Culture
MSCH-OS 100
Journalism in Israel Workshop
MSCH-OS 400 (JOUR-OS 400)
Near Eastern Languages & Cultures
Islamic Revival & Resolution
NELC-OS 100
Arms Control & Nuclear Arms
NELC-OS 100
Modern Standard Arabic
NELC-OS 100
Political Science
Media & Foreign Politics in Middle East
POLS-OS 100
Middle East: Rapprochement & Coexistence
POLS-OS 100
Negotiating Middle East Peace
POLS-OS 100
Politics of Gender in the Middle East
The Comparative Politics and Communications of Israel’s Arab
Neighbors
POLS-OS 100 No SPEA credit
POLS-OS 100
Arab-Israeli Conflict: A Documentary History
POLS-Y 339
CASE SH
Middle East
POLS-Y 339
CASE SH
Foreign Policy of Israel
POLS-Y 362
CASE SH
Role of International Law in Formulating Foreign Pol
POLS-Y 363
CASE SH
Israeli’s War of Independence
POLS-Y 375
CASE SH
Psychology
Psychology of Migration
PSY-OS 100
Neuroeconomics: the Brain in Decision Making
PSY-P 357
Nature and Nurture of the Social Brain
PSY-P 453
Trauma and Resilience
PSY-P 457
Religious Studies
From Cradle to Grave: Jewish Life Cycle
REL-A 202
CASE AH
Hasidism: Mystic Frat to React
REL-A 300
CASE AH
Updated May 2016
Intro to Rabbinic Midrash
REL-A 300
CASE AH
Emergence Early Christianity
REL-A 325
CASE AH
Intro to Jewish Mysticism
REL-A 335 or COLL-OS 103++
CASE AH
Readings in the Zohar
REL-A 335
CASE AH
Jewish Civilization II: Trends
REL-A 430
CASE AH
Classical Islamic Texts
REL-A 470
CASE AH
Issues In Contemporary Halacha (Jewish Law)
REL-D 362
CASE AH
Belief & Ritual in Early Islam
REL-OS 100
Biblical Figures & Stories Art
REL-OS 100
Continuity & Change in Judaism & Islam
REL-OS 100
Crusader World in the Eyes of Muslims
REL-OS 100
Foundations of Jewish Law
REL-OS 100
Judaism: Religious Foundations
REL-OS 100
Magic & Miracles in Talmudic A
REL-OS 100
Murder, Rape and Other Original Sins
REL-OS 100
Philosophy & Torah, Harmony & Dissonance
The Bible through Jewish Classical Commentary
Torah through Classical Commentary
Radical Co-Existence in Judaism
Haskalah, WIssenschaft & Mod
REL-OS 100 or COLL-OS 103#
REL-OS 100
REL-OS 100
REL-OS 100 No SPEA credit
REL-OS 300
Select Readings in Qur’an & Hadith
REL-R 300
Religion & Myth in Ancient Near East
REL-R 318
CASE AH
Sociology
Peace Building & Conflict Resolution
SOC-OS 100
SPEA
Environmental & Natural Resources Policy
SPEA-OS 100
Challenges of Regional Cooperation: A Comparative Approach
SPEA-V 450^
Public International Law from an Israeli Perspective
SPEA-V 450^
Updated May 2016