{"id":13293,"date":"2026-02-25T16:13:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T21:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/jsp\/?page_id=13293"},"modified":"2026-05-07T11:46:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T15:46:57","slug":"major-minor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/jsp\/major-minor\/","title":{"rendered":"Major\/Minor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;25px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Jewish Studies Major and Minor<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;5px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#E71939&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1772053661188_128\"><strong id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1772053661188_127\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The Major in Jewish Studies<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 36 credits | <span>4 Components<\/span> | <strong id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1772053661188_141\"><em>Electives<\/em> (27 credits)<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The major in Jewish Studies allows students to explore Judaism through a range of methodologies and disciplinary approaches, including history, religious studies, language and literature, philosophy, political science, sociology and anthropology. With its emphasis on evidence-based research, critical analysis and the formulation of written arguments, the program embodies the very best of a liberal arts education.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The major provides an excellent foundation for graduate work in the humanities, a career in the Jewish community, or any profession that values knowledge of different cultures, societies, and historical eras.<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Up to 15 credits<\/strong> may be transferred from another college and counted towards the Jewish Studies major, provided they correspond to courses offered at Queens College.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;5px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#E71939&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #e71939;font-family: Ubuntu, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif;font-size: 30px\"><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1772053661188_127\" style=\"color: #e71939;font-family: Ubuntu, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif;font-size: 30px\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The Minor in Jewish Studies<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 18 credits | <span>2 Components<\/span>\u00a0| (<em>Electives<\/em>)\u00a0<strong id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1772081976887_135\">12 credits<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span>The minor in Jewish Studies is intended to allow undergraduate students to study selected aspects of Jewish civilization, religion, and culture while completing a major in another area of their academic studies. In addition to two core courses, the minor in Jewish Studies allows students to pursue aspects of Jewish civilization that interest them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span>Students wishing to minor in Jewish Studies will complete <\/span><strong>18 credits<\/strong><span>, divided among the two components listed below. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span>Up to 6<\/span><strong> <\/strong><span>credits may be transferred from another college and counted towards the Jewish Studies major, provided they correspond to courses offered at Queens College. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;5px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#E71939&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h1>\n<h1 id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1772054422601_126\" style=\"text-align: center\">Major in History and Get a \u201cFree\u201d Minor in Jewish Studies!<\/h1>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0Below is a template for completing the requirements for the <\/span><strong>History major<\/strong><span> while simultaneously earning a <\/span><strong>minor in Jewish Studies<\/strong><span>. If you follow these\u00a0 \u00a0guidelines, you\u2019ll earn 37 credits and in the process complete both degrees!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><span>1. <\/span><strong id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1772056542708_135\"><em id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1772056542708_134\">Introductory surveys in European and US history <\/em>(4 courses, 12 credits)<\/strong><span>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><span>\u25cf Take ALL of the following: HIST 101, HIST 102 (or 002), HIST 103, HIST 104<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><strong><em>2. Introductory surveys in non-western history <\/em>(2 courses, 6 credits)<em>.<\/em><\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><span>\u25cf Take HIST 147<\/span><br \/><span>\u25cf And take ONE of the following: HIST 105, HIST 106, HIST 111, HIST 112, HIST 121, HIST 125, HIST 126, HIST 140, HIST 142, HIST 144, HIST 145, HIST 146, HIST 149<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><strong id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1772056542708_138\"><em id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1772056542708_137\">3. Upper-division course in non-western history <\/em>(1 course, 3 credits)<em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><span>\u25cf Take ONE of the following: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qcjewishstudies.org\/new-page-1\">HIST 255<\/a><span>, HIST 256, HIST 257, HIST 295, HIST 311, HIST 339<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><span>4. <\/span><strong><em>Concentration <\/em>(3 courses, 9 credits)<\/strong><span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><span>\u25cf Choose the Jewish History concentration<\/span><br \/><span>\u25cf Take TWO of the following:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qcjewishstudies.org\/hist-114-description\"> HIST 114<\/a><span>, HIST 115, HIST 116 <\/span><br \/><span>\u25cf And take ONE that you haven\u2019t already taken of the following: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qcjewishstudies.org\/hist-114-description\">HIST 114<\/a><span>, HIST 115, HIST 116, HIST 237, HIST 248, HIST 249, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qcjewishstudies.org\/hist-215-description\">HIST 251<\/a><span>, HIST 252, HIST 253, HIST 254, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qcjewishstudies.org\/new-page-1\">HIST 255<\/a><span>, HIST 256, HIST 257, HIST 295, HIST 311, HIST 312, HIST 336, HIST 338, HIST 339<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><span>5. <\/span><strong><em>Colloquium <\/em>(1 course, 4 credits)<\/strong><span>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><span>\u25cf Take any section of HIST 392W. (A 392W seminar on a Jewish Studies topic with Professors Bemporad, Bregoli, Franklin or Segal can replace another course on this template. For details consult with the program director.)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><span>6. <\/span><strong id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1772056542708_143\"><em id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1772056542708_142\">Elective or HIST 190 <\/em>(1 course, 2-3 credits)<\/strong><span>.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><span>\u25cf Take ONE that you haven\u2019t already taken of the following: HIST 114, HIST 115, HIST 116, HIST 147, HIST 237, HIST 248, HIST 249, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qcjewishstudies.org\/hist-215-description\">HIST 251<\/a>, HIST 252, HIST 253, HIST 254, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qcjewishstudies.org\/new-page-1\">HIST 255<\/a>, HIST 256, HIST 257, HIST 295, HIST 311, HIST 312, HIST 336, HIST 338, HIST 339<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">For more information contact Professor Franklin: afranklin@qc.cuny.edu<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jewish Studies Major and Minor \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The Major in Jewish Studies \u00a0 \u00a0 36 credits | 4 Components | Electives (27 credits) The major in Jewish Studies allows students to explore Judaism through a range of methodologies and disciplinary approaches, including history, religious studies, language and literature, philosophy, political science, sociology and anthropology. 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