Jewish studies equips students with an understanding of Jewish civilisation in its many aspects - language and literature, history, theology, philosophy, rabbinics, law, politics and sociology. The required units will provide students with an understanding of the foundations of Jewish history, followed by more specialised electives across a diverse range of disciplines and areas of study. The minor offers several overseas units based at the Monash Prato centre in Italy.
Availability
Jewish studies is listed in A2000 Bachelor of Arts at Caulfield and Clayton as a minor.
Units are 6 points unless otherwise stated.
Minor requirements (24 points)
Students complete a. and b. below, or the Yiddish studies stream:
- The following two units (12 points):
- ATS2189 Conflict and coexistence 1: Jews, Christians and Muslims from antiquity through the middle ages
- ATS3190 Conflict and coexistence 2: Jews, Christians and Muslims in the modern world
- Two units (12 points), from:
- ATS2057 Genocide
- ATS2108 The modern family: A global history
- ATS2185 Biblical texts and contexts
- ATS2600 The Holocaust
- ATS2758 Religion, philosophy, science
- ATS3580Not offered in 2019 The modern Middle East
- ATS3582 Arab-Israeli conflict
- ATS3583 History and film: Nazi Germany and the Jewish Holocaust
- ATS3599Not offered in 2019 Modern Israel: History, politics and society
- ATS3611Not offered in 2019 Imagining God: The mystic quest in Judaism, Christianity and Islam
- ATS3632 Post-conflict: Justice, memory, reconciliation
- ATS3956 Trauma and memory in the modern world
International study tours
- ATS3194 Sacred cities: Between co-existence and persecution
- ATS3284Not offered in 2019 Final journey: Remembering the Holocaust
- ATS3287 War and peace: Models of conflict resolution
- ATS3314Not offered in 2019 Seeking justice: South Africa and Rwanda
Yiddish studies stream
Students complete four of the following, starting at the appropriate entry level and taken in order:
- ATS1336Not offered in 2019 Yiddish language, culture and literature 1A
- ATS1337Not offered in 2019 Yiddish language, culture and literature 1B
- ATS2795Not offered in 2019 Yiddish language, culture and literature 2A
- ATS2796Not offered in 2019 Yiddish language, culture and literature 2B
- ATS3814Not offered in 2019 Yiddish language, culture and literature 3A
- ATS3815Not offered in 2019 Yiddish language, culture and literature 3B
Bachelors
Single degrees
Successful completion of the minor can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the following single degree:
Students in other single bachelor's degrees may be eligible to complete the minor by using 24 points of their free electives.
Double degrees
Successful completion of the minor can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts component in the following double degrees:
- A2004 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
- A2005 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Fine Art
- B2019 Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Arts
- B2020 Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Arts
- B2038 Bachelor of International Business and Bachelor of Arts
- B2039 Bachelor of Marketing and Bachelor of Arts
- B2046 Bachelor of Business Administration and Bachelor of Arts
- C2002 Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Arts
- D3002 Bachelor of Education (Honours) and Bachelor of Arts
- E3002 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Bachelor of Arts
- L3003 Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Bachelor of Arts
- S2006 Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts
