California State University, Fresno
Department of History:
Jewish Studies Certificate Program Checklist
Jewish Studies Certificate Program Coordinator:
Jill Fields, Professor of History
Requirements:
• Complete a minimum of 12 units with a grade of C or better
• Complete a minimum of 15 units with a grade of B or better will earn a
Certificate in Jewish Studies with honors
• Coursework in at least two areas of Jewish Studies (eg. history, religion,
culture, politics) and/or Hebrew language
Coursework Offerings (may include but are not limited to the following courses):
• ENGLISH 116: Literature of Old Testament* (4 units) _____
• ENGLISH 179: Multi-Ethnic American Literature (4 units) _____
• HISTORY 103: History of Early Christianity (3 units) _____
• HISTORY 107: Modern Middle East (3 units) _____
• HISTORY 115: Ancient Israel (3 units) _____
• HISTORY 186: American Immigration and Ethnic History (3 units) _____
• PHILOSOPHY 134: Literature of the Old Testament* (4 units) _____
• PHILOSOPHY 158: Judaism (3 units) _____
• SOCIOLOGY 169: Sociology of Religion (3 units) _____
• JEWISH STUDIES COMMUNITY SERVICE 101:** (1-3 units) _____
• JEWISH STUDIES TOPICS COURSES (3-12 units) ____ ____ ____ ____
See reverse for more information about topics courses and examples of
specific topics course offerings.
*Cross-listed courses such as English 116 and Philosophy 134 can only fulfill one
Certificate course requirement.
**COMS 101 allows 1-3 units; max total of 3 units can apply toward Certificate
course requirements. CR/NC grading only. For more information:
www.csufresno.edu/cesl
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Ø Community Service Internship or an approved internship course in any major
may satisfy the service learning internship option for this certificate (subject
to approval by a Jewish Studies Certificate Program Coordinator).
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Certificate coursework may include a supervised internship undertaken for
credit will fulfill one certificate course requirement.
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“T” (TOPICS) CLASSES: Special topics classes with a Jewish Studies focus
offered in English, history, philosophy, political science or any other relevant
discipline. Sample courses include English 169T: Jewish American Writers
and their Films; Greek 131T: Koine Greek; Greek 131T: Josephus; Greek
131T: Apocalypse; Greek 131T: Septuagint; History 149T: The Holocaust;
History 179T: Jewish American Popular Culture; Political Science 144T:
Middle East Politics.
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Courses taken to fulfill the requirement of the Jewish Studies Certificate may
be used to fulfill requirements of other degree or certificate programs.
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The certificate will only be issued after students consult with the Jewish
Studies Certificate Program Coordinator to ensure that courses taken meet
certificate requirements.
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