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Semester Course Schedule

Semester Course Schedule Long-Term Program Dates Short-Term Program Dates Entrance Requirements Course Descriptions

Course Offerings

Navigate the tabs below to see JUC’s course offerings for the next four semesters. Future course offerings are tentative and subject to change. 

 

  • Spring 2023
  • Fall 2023
  • Spring 2024
  • Fall 2024

Spring 2023

Archaeology
ARCH 5/304 Archaeology of Jerusalem II* 3 units Y. Shalev
Geography
GEO 5/311 Physical Settings of the Bible* 4 units E. Phillips
GEO 6/436 Sources from Mesopotamia Related to the Land of Israel* 3 units A. Baruchi-Unna
GEO 731 Seminar in Historical Geography^ 3 units O. Hersey
Hebrew and Cognate Languages
HCL 6/411 Biblical Hebrew II*+ 4 units E. Clem
HCL 6/423 Readings in Poetic Texts*^ 3 units E. Clem
HCL 6/461 Modern Standard Arabic II+ 3 units S. Awad
HCL 658 Comparative Semitics*^ 3 units E. Clem
HCL 6/463 Modern Hebrew II+ 3 units T. Debbi
History
HIST 5/321 Cultural Backgrounds of the Bible*# 3 units O. Hersey
HIST 5/331 History of the Second Temple Period* 3 units Y. Levin
HIST 6/451 Hermeneutics of Old Testament Texts in
Jewish and Christian Tradition
*
3 units P. Heldt
HIST 6/457 The Parables of Jesus and Rabbinic Meshalim* 3 units M. Silberschein
Middle Eastern Cultures & Religions
MECR 5/345 Jewish Thought and Practice* 3 units M. Silberschein
MECR 5/348 Islamic Thought and Practice*  3 units D. Sharef-Davidovich
MECR 5/363 Historical and Social Settings of Modern Israel*  3 units J. Kaplan
MECR 5/380 Field Education 1 unit S. Jones
MECR 750 Seminar in Middle Eastern Cultures and Religions^ 3 units J. Kaplan

* Courses with one or more mandatory field studies (all field studies have additional charges beyond tuition)

+ Courses with pre-requisites

^ Courses with pre-requisites open to second-year M.A. students only

# Cancellation fees will be incurred if this course is dropped after registration day

Fall 2023

Archaeology
ARCH 5/300 Biblical Archaeology I* 3 units J. Uziel
Geography
GEO 5/311 Physical Settings of the Bible* 4 units S. Jones
GEO 617 Regional Explorations in the Historical Geography of the Land of the Bible*^ 3 units C. McKinny
Hebrew and Cognate Languages
HCL 6/410 Biblical Hebrew I* 4 units E. Clem
HCL 6/422 Readings in Historical and Geographical Texts*^ 3 units E. Clem
HCL 6/440 Introduction to Aramaic*^ 3 units E. Clem
HCL 6/460 Modern Standard Arabic I 3 units S. Awad
History
HIST 5/330 History of Ancient Israel* 3 units Y. Levin
HIST 6/452 Text Studies in Midrash, Mishnah, and Gemara: The Shared Heritage of Rabbinic Judaism and Early Christianity* 3 units M. Silberschein
HIST 6/459 Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls* 3 units A. Roitman
HIST 6/471 The Life and Times of Paul* 3 units C. Vlachos
Middle Eastern Cultures & Religions
MECR 5/340 History of the Church in the East* 3 units P. Heldt
MECR 5/341 History of the Jews during the Medieval and Modern Periods* 3 units J. Kaplan
MECR 5/360 Introduction to the Modern Middle East* 3 units O. Yinon
MECR 5/365 Palestinian Society and Politics* 3 units B. Sabella
MECR 5/380 Field Education 1 unit S. Jones

* Courses with one or more mandatory field studies (all field studies have additional charges beyond tuition)

+ Courses with pre-requisites

^ Courses with pre-requisites open to second-year M.A. students only

Spring 2024

Archaeology
ARCH 5/301 Biblical Archaeology II* 3 units Y. Shalev
Geography
GEO 5/311 Physical Settings of the Bible* 4 units TBA
GEO 6/436 Sources from Mesopotamia Related to the Land of Israel* 3 units A. Baruchi-Unna
GEO 731 Seminar in Historical Geography^ 3 units O. Hersey
Hebrew and Cognate Languages
HCL 6/411 Biblical Hebrew II*+ 4 units E. Clem
HCL 6/420 Post-biblical Hebrew: Second Temple Period^ 3 units E. Clem
HCL 6/442 Introduction to Aramaic Dialects*+ 3 units E. Clem
HCL 6/461 Modern Standard Arabic II+ 3 units S. Awad
History
HIST 5/321 Cultural Backgrounds of the Bible*# 3 units O. Hersey
HIST 5/331 History of the Second Temple Period* 3 units Y. Levin
HIST 6/451 Hermeneutics of Old Testament Texts in
Jewish and Christian Tradition
*
3 units P. Heldt
HIST 6/457 The Parables of Jesus and Rabbinic Meshalim* 3 units M. Silberschein
HIST 6/470 Iconographic Art in Judaism and Christianity* 3 units S. Laderman
Middle Eastern Cultures & Religions
MECR 5/345 Jewish Thought and Practice* 3 units M. Silberschein
MECR 5/348 Islamic Thought and Practice*  3 units D. Sharef-Davidovich
MECR 5/363 Historical and Social Settings of Modern Israel* 3 units J. Kaplan
MECR 5/380 Field Education 1 unit S. Jones
MECR 750 Seminar in Middle Eastern Cultures and Religions^ 3 units J. Kaplan

* Courses with one or more mandatory field studies (all field studies have additional charges beyond tuition)

+ Courses with pre-requisites

^ Courses with pre-requisites open to second-year M.A. students only

# Cancellation fees will be incurred if this course is dropped after registration day

Fall 2024

Archaeology
ARCH 5/303 Archaeology of Jerusalem I* 3 units J. Uziel
Geography
GEO 5/311 Physical Settings of the Bible* 4 units TBD
GEO 617 Regional Explorations in the Historical Geography of the Land of the Bible*^ 3 units C. McKinny
Hebrew and Cognate Languages
HCL 6/410 Biblical Hebrew I* 4 units E. Clem
HCL 6/415 Readings in Biblical Hebrew Narrative*+ 3 units E. Clem
HCL 655 Northwest Semitic Dialects*^ 3 units E. Clem
HCL 6/460 Modern Standard Arabic I 3 units S. Awad
History
HIST 5/330 History of Ancient Israel* 3 units Y. Levin
HIST 6/454 Intertestamental Literature* 3 units A. Roitman
HIST 6/452 Text Studies in Midrash, Mishnah, and Gemara: The Shared Heritage of Rabbinic Judaism and Early Christianity* 3 units M. Silberschein
Middle Eastern Cultures & Religions
MECR 5/340 History of the Church in the East* 3 units P. Heldt
MECR 5/342 History of the Holy Land from the Rise of Islam to 1948 3 units J. Kaplan
MECR 5/360 Introduction to the Modern Middle East* 3 units Y. Oded
MECR 5/365 Palestinian Society and Politics* 3 units B. Sabella
MECR 5/380 Field Education 1 unit S. Jones

* Courses with one or more mandatory field studies (all field studies have additional charges beyond tuition)

+ Courses with pre-requisites

^ Courses with pre-requisites open to second-year M.A. students only

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