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JUD-2134: Judaism: A Survey of History, Culture, and Heritage

Description: Introduction to the academic study of Judaism; a variety of scholarly approaches to Jewish textual and cultural sources, including the Hebrew Bible, rabbinic literature, and diverse contemporary cultural, religious, and social expressions. Emphasis on developing skills in critical thinking, reading, and writing about Judaism as a way of understanding the beliefs, philosophies, and histories of global Jewish communities past and present.

Pathways: 2 Critical Thinking Humanities, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: JUD-3544, PSCI-3544, RLCL-3544

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: RLCL-2134

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 20

Average GPA: 3.37 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 46.73%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 2.56%

Karen Auerbach200757.1%32.1%10.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.351
Jerome E Copulsky200744.7%28.0%20.5%6.7%0.0%0.0%3.104
Samuel J Kessler201864.6%35.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.592
Rachel B Gross201650.8%23.8%10.7%0.0%0.0%14.7%3.432
David Skelton202375.0%25.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.711
Benjamin E Sax201453.5%36.4%6.1%2.1%0.6%1.2%3.406
Matthew Chalmers202345.5%27.3%0.0%0.0%18.2%9.1%2.841
Adam Danel201365.3%20.9%2.8%5.6%2.8%2.8%3.422
Vassili Schedrin200995.8%4.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.871

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