The Interdisciplinary Program in Judaic Studies offers both a minor and a certificate. The Program cooperates with the departments of Anthropology, English, Modern Languages, History, Philosophy, Political Science, and Sociology, and the Interdisciplinary Studies, Women's Studies, Religious Studies, and Middle Eastern Studies programs. The certificate in Judaic Studies will be awarded to students completing 15 hours in the following Judaic Studies courses. For minor requirements, refer to the section on Judaic Studies Minor.
Certificate Admission Requirements
Certificate Requirements
Prerequisite Courses
Degree Requirements
Required Courses
15 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Other courses, including special topics, with the approval of the Director
- Complete at least 5 of the following:
- HBR1120 - Modern Israeli Hebrew I (3)
- HBR1121 - Modern Israeli Hebrew II (3)
- HBR2200 - Intermediate Modern Israeli Hebrew I (3)
- HBR2201 - Intermediate Modern Israeli Hebrew II (3)
- HBR3250 - Biblical Hebrew (3)
- HBR3410 - Conversational Israeli Hebrew (3)
- JST3401 - Jewish People in Antiquity (3)
- JST3402 - Jewish People in the Common Era (3)
- JST3481 - 20th Century Jewish History and Thought (3)
- JST3701 - History of the Holocaust (3)
- JST3415 - American Jewish History (3)
- JST3120 - Hebrew Scriptures (3)
- JST3125 - The Book of Job (3)
- JST3126 - Romantic Love in the Bible (3)
- JST3144 - Dead Sea Scrolls (3)
- JST3190 - Social Justice & the Prophets (3)
- JST3424 - Biblical Archaeology (3)
- JST3100 - The Hebrew Bible as Literature (3)
- JST3751 - Literature of the Holocaust (3)
- JST3803 - The Israeli Experience in Short Stories (3)
- JST3005 - Tenets of Judaism (3)
- JST3121 - Classic Texts of Judaism (3)
- JST3210 - Kabbalah: Jewish Mysticism (3)
- JST3620 - Contemporary Jewish Ethics and Morality (3)
- JST3450 - Modern Jewish Experience (3)
- JST3820 - Modern Israeli Culture (3)
- JST3551 - The Holy and the Profane: The Introduction of Secularism into Modern Judaism (3)
- JST3550 - Introduction to Modern Judaism (3)
- JST3821 - Israel: Start-Up Nation (3)
Grand Total Credits: 15
Restricted Electives
Foreign Language Requirements
Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 15
Other Requirements
- A grade of "C" (2.0) or better is required in all courses used to satisfy the certificate.
- At least 12 hours used in the certificate must be earned at UCF.
- No credit by exam (TSD, Military credit) may be used.
- Internship, Co-op, or Independent Study credit cannot be used toward the certificate.
- Hebrew qualifies for Foreign Language requirement.
