Course Information
Currently, three levels of instruction in Hebrew language and culture are offered annually. In all of these courses Hebrew is the primary language of instruction.
Beginning Hebrew (Hebrew 101 - 102 —4 credits per semester. Instructor: Rothfeld. Prerequisites: None; students with no prior exposure to the language are particularly encouraged to enroll.)
Intermediate Hebrew (Hebrew 201-202—4 credits per semester. Instructor: Bernstein & Rothfeld. Prerequisites: Hebrew 102 or approval of instructor)
Advanced Hebrew (LL 301-302 Individualized Instruction in Less-Commonly-Taught Languages—3 credits per semester. Instructor: Bernstein. Prerequisites: Hebrew 202 or approval of instructor).
For more advanced work beyond these regular offerings, with the consent of the instructor, students may arrange to enroll in Independent Study in Hebrew Studies (Hebrew 290 or Hebrew 490—1-4 credits Instructor: Bernstein or Rothfeld)
Related courses on Israeli culture & society offered outside of Linguistics & Languages. All courses are taught in English, and no previous background is required.
Israeli Culture & Society (IAH211D (section number varies from year to year)—4 credits. Instructor: Bernstein) This course adopts a multidisciplinary approach in studying the ways in which the particular and peculiar history of the State of Israel is reflected in the national culture.
Israeli Cinema (LL 250C Topics in National Cinemas—3 credits. Instructor: Bernstein)
Israeli cinema offers us a window into a culture in formation, one that has undergone revolutionary and cataclysmic transformations, but retains critical linkages to the past. This course explores the development of this vibrant artistic media and the ways in which it reflects and refracts sociological phenomena and transformations and comments on the various societal cleavages.
Israeli Politics & Society (MC 390—4 credits. Instructor: Aronoff)
This course focuses on Israeli politics and society and investigates the relationship between society, culture and politics, and the influence of all on Israel's foreign policy. It aims to give students an understanding of the historic political and cultural transformations Israel has undergone over the past 58 years of its dynamic existence as an independent state and their consequences.
(In addition, MC 324 Regional Politics, has a rotating emphasis, but when taught by Yael Aronoff will focus on Israel and the Middle East)
For more course information, please go to the Description of Courses for list of courses, including course descriptions and prerequisites, and go to the Schedule of Courses for course scheduling information and to register for courses.
