FIU's Certificate in Judaic Studies is an 18 credit interdisciplinary program, rooted in the humanities, fine arts and social sciences. The program is available to matriculated students as a minor, and independently to non-matriculated students. The Certificate is awarded by FIU's Judaic Studies Program, and overseen by the Center for Transnational and Comparative Studies. Courses are offered at FIU's University Park and North Miami campuses, as well as at sites throughout the community.

The Certificate in Judaic Studies provides students with a multidisciplinary approach to the religion, history, language and literature of Judaism as well as issues in international relations. The Judaic Studies certificate requires a total of 18 credits and includes the following requirements:

a) Students must demonstrate a competency in the Hebrew language, at least at the HBR 1120 level, either through course work or examination. Up to five credit hours of Hebrew language courses may be credited toward the Certificate. Another relevant language such as Yiddish may be substituted.

b) 18 credits from the coursework listed below with at least 3 credits in the Concentration in Pre-Modern History and Religion and 3 credits in the Concentration in Modern Religion and Society.

In addition to the courses listed here, relevant special topics, area studies or comparative studies courses may also be applied. All courses must be approved by the director, and all must be passed with C or better.

Students are encouraged to attend lectures and workshops sponsored by the Judaic Studies Program. For more information contact (305)-348-6729/6561 or judaic@fiu.edu.

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Language Courses (5 credits)
HBR 1120 Hebrew 1  
HBR 1121 Hebrew 2  
HBR 2200 Intermediate Hebrew  
HBR 3100 Biblical Hebrew 1  
HBR 3101 Biblical Hebrew 2  

Concentration in Pre-Modern  History and Religion (at least 3 credits)

REL 3209 Dead Sea Scrolls

REL 3220 Moses, Priests, and Prophets

REL 3320 Moses, Jesus and Mohammed

REL 3392 Jewish Mysticism

REL 3607 Judaism

REL 3695 The Golden Age of Sephardic Jewry

REL 3995 Kabbalah and the Bible

REL 4312 Jews of Asia

WOH 3281 Jewish History to 1750  

Concentration in Modern Religion and Society (at least 3 credits)

EUH 4033 Nazism and the Holocaust

INR 3274 International Relations of Middle East

LIT 3170  Topics in Literature and Jewish Culture

REL 3194 The Holocaust

REL 3630 American Judaism

REL 3671 Jews, Sex, and Gender

REL 3672 Religion and Society in Israel

REL 4613 Modernization of Judaism

REL 4990 Holocaust Memory

SYD 4606 World Jewish Communities

WOH 3282 Modern Jewish History

Registrar's Office (forms for signing up for the certificate program)