The University of Oklahoma offers the following programs:
- Bachelor of Arts in Judaic Studies
- Bachelor of Arts in History
(Judaic/Israeli History Thematic Field)
- Minor in Judaic and Israel Studies
- Minor in Hebrew
Undergraduate Major and Minors
Graduate Level Study
The University of Oklahoma offers the following:
- MA History | Judaic/Israel History Major Field
Exemplary applicants to the MA program may be offered funding from the Schusterman Center
*Graduate program applications are due December 15.
Doctoral level work in Judaic and Israel Studies may be pursued through the PhD program in History, in collaboration with Schusterman Center faculty.
Please contact Director Alan Levenson for inquiries about graduate study.
Summer 2022
| Course | Instructor | Day/Time/Room |
|---|---|---|
| HIST 1563-995 The Jews: Abraham to Zionism | Green | Online |
| LSTD 4163-501 World Religions and Ecology | Putthoff | Online |
Fall 2022
| Course | Instructor | Day/Time/Room |
|---|---|---|
| CL C 3133-001 Plato & the Platonic Tradition | Johnson | MW 1:30pm - 2:45pm | Dale Hall, 122 |
| HEBR 1115-001 Beginning Hebrew | Kritz | MW 10:30am - 11:20am/TR 10:30am - 11:45am | Kaufman Hall, 0233 |
| HEBR 2113-001 Intermediate Hebrew | Kritz | MWF 11:30am - 12:20pm | Kaufman Hall, 0233 |
| HEBR 3113-001 Advanced Hebrew | Kritz | MW 3:00pm - 4:15pm | Kaufman Hall, 0233 |
| HEBR 3513-001 Biblical Hebrew | Kritz | TR 1:30pm - 2:45pm | Kaufman Hall, 0233 |
| HIST 3203-001 Transformation of the Jews | Schapkow | MWF 11:30 - 12:20 pm | FARZ 150 |
| HIST 3313-001 Israeli Culture Through Film | Shepkaru | M 3 - 5:40 pm | Physical Science Ctr 0102 |
| HIST 3403-995 Modern Israel | Seidelman | Online |
| HIST 3423-001 War, Prosperity and Depression | Norwood | M 4:30 - 7:15 pm | Online |
| HIST 3430-001 Jews and Hollywood | Grinberg | T 4:30 - 7:20 pm | Physical Science Ctr 0321 |
| HIST 3543-001 History of Modern American Women | Grinberg | TR 10:30 - 11:45 am | Dale Hall Tower 105 |
| HIST 3563-995 Jerusalem | Seidelman | Online |
| HIST 3613-001 Roman Religion | Cline | MWF 9:30 - 10:20 am | FARZ 146 |
| HIST 3953-001 The Modern Middle East | Cohen | TR 3 - 4:15 pm | Burton Hall 210 |
| HIST 3973-001 Judaism: A Religious History | Levenson | TR 9 - 10:15 am | Dale Hall 206 |
| HIST 3993-001 The Evolution of Martyrdom | Shepkaru | MW 1:30pm - 2:45pm | Physical Science Ctr 0102 |
| HIST 14003-001 Jews/Other Germans | Schapkow | MWF 9:30 - 10:20 am | Dale Hall 116 |
| HON 2973-008 Biblical Literature | Hicks-Keeton | TR 9 - 10:15 am | Honors #5 0180 |
| HON 3993-003 Sex, Women & the Bible | Hicks-Keeton | TR 12 - 1:15 pm | Honors #5 0180 |
| HON 3993-004 World War II Memory | Alpers | TR 1:30 - 2:45 pm | Cate Center One 0101 |
| HON 3993-009 World War II Memory | Alpers | TR 3 - 4:15 pm | Cate Center One 0101 |
| IAS 3003-002 Ethnicity/Gender-Israel/Palstn | Cohen | TR 12 - 1:15 pm | FARZ 146 |
| IAS 3203-001 The Middle East Since WWI | Lewental | TR 4:30 - 5:45 pm | Physical Science Ctr 0313 |
| IAS 5473-994 Arab-Israeli Conflict | Lewental | Online |
| LSTD 4163-101 World Religions and Ecology | Puthoff | Online |
| LSTD 4173-101 Women in the Bible and Quran | Livesey | Online |
| LSTD 4183-201 Crafting the Cinematic Jesus | Livesey | Online |
| RELS 1113-995 Intro to Religious Studies | Cline | Online |
| RELS 3613-001 Roman Religion | Cline | MWF 9:30 - 10:20 am | FARZ 146 |
| Course | Description |
| HIST 1563 | The Jews from Abraham to Zionsim |
| HIST 1573 | The Artist's Bible - From Mosaics to Graphic Novels |
| HIST 2013 | Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations |
| HIST 2103 | Genocide in Modern History |
| HIST 2123 | The Holocaust |
| HIST 2203 | Religion/Archaeology of the Near East, Egypt, and Mediterranean |
| HIST 2223 | Evil in Modern Europe |
| HIST 2503 | American Jews/Jewish Americans |
| HIST 3120 | Spain Under Islam |
| HIST 3203 | Transformation of Jews |
| HIST 3253 | Germany: From Bismark to Hitler |
| HIST 3293 | Antisemitism |
| HIST 3313 | Israeli Culture Through Film |
| HIST 3403 | Modern Israel |
| HIST 3413 | History of Ancient Israel |
| HIST 3423 | War, Prosperity, and Depression |
| HIST 3563 | Jerusalem |
| HIST 3653 | American Jewish History |
| HIST 3683 | Jewish Mysticism |
| HIST 3733 | History of Heaven and Hell |
| HIST 3770 | Jews & Nationality |
| HIST 3763 | Genesis Through Jewish Eyes |
| HIST 3843 | International Relations in the Middle East |
| HIST 3893 | Culture and Society in the Middle East |
| HIST 3950 | Contemporary Israeli Society & Politics |
| HIST 3950 | Hebrew Bible/Old Testament |
| HIST 3950 | Jews/Christians Under Islam |
| HIST 3950 | Middle East History |
| HIST 3950 | Modern Jewish History |
| HIST 3950 | Religion, Politics, and Society in the Midle East |
| HIST 3953 | The Modern Middle East |
| HIST 3963 | Rebirth of Israel |
| HIST 3973 | Judaism: A Religious History |
| HIST 3983 | Medieval Jewish History |
| HIST 3993 | The Evolution of Martyrdom in the Judeo-Christian Civilization |
| HIST 4003 | Jews and Other Germans |
| HIST 4603 | Genesis Through Jewish Eyes |
| HIST 4613 | Old Testament/Hebrew Bible |
| HIST 4973 | The Bible Since the Enlightenment (Capstone) |
| HIST 4973 | The Bible Today (Capstone) |
| HIST 4973 | Jewish Historiography (Capstone) |
| ANTH 4073 | Anthropology of Jews & Jewishness |
| ENGL 3653 | The Bible as Literature |
| HEBR 1115 | Beginning Hebrew |
| HEBR 1225 | Beginning Hebrew (Continued) |
| HEBR 2113 | Intermediate Hebrew |
| HEBR 2213 | Topics in Hebrew Grammar |
| HEBR 3113 | Advanced Hebrew |
| HEBR 3223 | Advanced Conversation & Hebrew Reading |
| HEBR 3513 | Biblical Hebrew |
| IAS 3473 | Arab-Israeli Conflict |
| IAS 3003 | Early Islamic Empires |
| MLLL 4970 | Topics in Hebrew |
| MLLL 3063 | Jewish Literature from Antiquity to the Present |
| MLLL 3073 | Hebrew Bible as Literature |
| RELS 1113 | Introduction to Religious Studies |
| RELS 2403 | Introduction to Comparative Religions |
| RELS 3193 | Biblical Literature |
| RELS 3623 | Life and Thoughts of the Apostle Paul |
| RELS 3213 | Religion & Violence |
| RELS 3313 | World Religions in America |
| RELS 3843 | Biblical Archeology |
| RELS 3900 | Prophets in Israel |
| RELS 4640 | Field Study in Huqoq, Israel |
| SPAN 5333 | Studies in Medieval Literature |
