Jewish civilisation
The Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, in the Faculty of Arts,
is currently developing major sequences in Hebrew and Jewish studies.
In 1998 a major sequence of Hebrew language and literature will be available:
Two
new first-year subjects will also be offered:
These subjects
offered in semesters one and two respectively do not require a knowledge of
Hebrew.
Three new second/third year subjects will also be available in 1998:
These subjects have no
prerequisites.
Two first-year subjects offered by the Department of History - HSY1070
(Contemporary Europe: origins) and HSY1080 (Contemporary Europe: East and West)
- allow for study of topics in Jewish History.
The list of subjects available in Jewish civilisation is:
- JWC2010/JWC2020 Hebrew language and literature II, parts A and B
- JWC2030 Jewish law: ancient, medieval, modern
- JWC2040 Judaism and modernity
- JWC2130 Jewish philosophy in context
- JWC2560 Modern Jewish history
- JWC2570 Modern Israel: vision and reality (proposed to be offered next in
1999)
- JWC2580 The Holocaust
- JWC2590 Alexandria- Jerusalem- Rome: connections and conflict
- JWC3010/JWC3020 Hebrew language and literature III, parts A and B
- JWC3030 Jewish law: ancient, medieval, modern
- JWC3040 Judaism and modernity
- JWC3130 Jewish philosophy in context
- JWC3560 Modern Jewish history
- JWC3570 Modern Israel: vision and reality (proposed to be offered next in
1999)
- JWC3580 The Holocaust
- JWC3590 Alexandria- Jerusalem- Rome: connections and conflict
At
second or third-year level students may choose RLT2480/RLT3480 (The religious
quest: Judaism, Christianity and Islam) as an optional subject towards a major
sequence.
For further information, consult Professor Bernard Rechter, director of the
Centre for Jewish Civilisation in the Department of History.