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Sep 07, 2024
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2016-2017 Undergraduate Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Jewish Education Minor
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Jewish Education Minor
Coordinator:
Corinne Roth Smith, Professor
crsmith@syr.edu
The primary purpose of this minor is to better prepare SU undergraduates to teach in Jewish congregational schools, camps, community centers, youth organizations.
Admission:
- GPA 2.8 or above
- 1-2 page statement on why the individual would like to declare a minor in Jewish Education
- The Jewish Studies Director and Jewish Education Minor Coordinator will review each candidate’s courses completed and professional disposition standards before recommending a student for a community internship. Those not approved will be asked to un-declare the minor.
Core Courses: (6 credits)
Additional Judaic Studies Content (9 credits)
- Must be 300 level and above
- Must include courses cross-listed with JSP, including those offered abroad. Other courses with Judaic Studies content can be approved by the JSP director.
- One course in history, sociology or political science is strongly recommended.
Pedagogy Courses (7-9 credits):
Additional Hebrew requirement:
Students must complete HEB 101 (4 cr.), or achieve placement test results placing them into HEB 102 or higher. (Students are not required to take HEB 102 , however). This requirement must be completed before the internship semester.
Note:
Students in the Inclusive Elementary and Special Education program can best fit the Judaic Studies courses into their curriculum if they are Human Thought and Expression concentrators.
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