{"id":273,"date":"2023-06-29T14:54:11","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T21:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/jewishstudies-temp\/?page_id=273"},"modified":"2025-12-01T12:07:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T20:07:08","slug":"courses-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/jewishstudies\/courses-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--video-with-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--video-with-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>The Jewish Studies program offers several courses on a regular basis, as well as a number of rotating electives. Please check the <a href=\"https:\/\/classes.usc.edu\/\">Schedule of Classes<\/a> for current offerings. You can see descriptions of these courses in the Academic Catalogue for the relevant schools.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CORE COURSES<\/strong><br \/>\nJS 100gp Jewish History (GE-B, Humanistic Inquiry; GE-H, Traditions and Historical Foundations)<br \/>\nJS 180gp Introduction to Judaism (GE-C, Social Analysis; GE-H, Traditions and Historical Foundations)<br \/>\nREL 301 Approaches to the Study of Religion<br \/>\nREL 401 Seminar in Religious Studies<\/p>\n<p><strong>JUDAISM AS A RELIGIOUS TRADITION<\/strong><br \/>\nJS 258gp Food, Faith, and Conflict (GE-B, Humanistic Inquiry; GE-H, Traditions and Historical Foundations)<br \/>\nJS 314gp Holy War and History: Jews, Christians, Muslims (GE-B, Humanistic Inquiry; GE-H, Traditions and Historical Foundations; Middle East Studies Major, Middle East Studies Minor)<br \/>\nJS 321 Gender and Judaism (Gender Studies Minor)<br \/>\nJS 361 Scripture and Polemic in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam (Middle East Studies)<br \/>\nJS 370gp Digs and Disputes: 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