Course Offerings
Navigate the tabs below to see JUC’s course offerings for the next four semesters. Future course offerings are tentative and subject to change.
Spring 2025
| Archaeology | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCH 5/304 | Archaeology of Jerusalem II* | 3 units | Y. Shalev | RES |
| ARCH 6/320 | Archaeological Methods and Theory | 3 units | C. McKinny & K. Keimer | ONL |
| Geography | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEO 5/311 | Physical Settings of the Bible* | 4 units | E. Phillips & K. Hawn/C. Collins | RES/ONL |
| GEO 6/436 | Sources from Mesopotamia Related to the Land of Israel* | 3 units | A. Baruchi-Unna | RES |
| GEO 731 | Seminar in Historical Geography^ | 3 units | E. Phillips | RES |
| Hebrew and Cognate Languages | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCL 6/411 | Biblical Hebrew II*+ | 4 units | E. Clem | RES/ONL |
| HCL 6/423 | Readings in Poetic Texts*^ | 3 units | E. Clem | RES |
| HCL 6/425 | Hebrew Readings in the Later Prophets (Hosea) | 2 units | E. Clem | ONL |
| HCL 658 | Comparative Semitics*^ | 3 units | E. Clem | RES |
| History | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST 5/331 | History of the Second Temple Period* | 3 units | Y. Levin | RES |
| HIST 6/451 | Hermeneutics of Old Testament Texts in Jewish and Christian Tradition* |
3 units | P. Heldt | RES |
| HIST 6/469 | Jesus and His Jewish World | 3 units | S. Notley | ONL |
| HIST 6/472 | The Book of Revelation and the Seven Cities of the Apocalypse | 3 units | C. Vlachos | ONL |
| Middle Eastern Cultures & Religions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MECR 5/345 | Jewish Thought and Practice* | 3 units | M. Silberschein | HYBRID |
| MECR 5/360 | Introduction to the Modern Middle East | 3 units | O. Yinon | HYBRID |
| MECR 5/363 | Historical and Social Settings of Modern Israel* | 3 units | J. Kaplan | RES |
* Courses with one or more mandatory field studies (all field studies have additional charges beyond tuition)
+ Courses with prerequisites
^ Courses with prerequisites open to second-year M.A. students only
# Cancellation fees will be incurred if this course is dropped after registration day
RES courses are offered in-residence only
ONL courses are offered online only
HYBRID courses are offered both in-residence and online in a single section
RES/ONL courses are offered both in-residence and online in separate sections
Fall 2025
| Archaeology | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCH 5/300 | Biblical Archaeology I* | 3 units | J. Uziel/K. Keimer | RES/ONL |
| Geography | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEO 5/311 | Physical Settings of the Bible* | 4 units | E. Phillips & P. Wright | RES |
| GEO 617 | Regional Explorations in the Historical Geography of the Land of the Bible*^ | 3 units | C. McKinny | RES |
| Hebrew and Cognate Languages | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCL 6/410 | Biblical Hebrew I | 4 units | E. Clem/D. Paetzold | RES/ONL |
| HCL 6/413 | Hebrew Readings in the Torah+ | 2 units | E. Clem | ONL |
| HCL 6/422 | Readings in Historical and Geographical Texts*^ | 3 units | E. Clem | RES |
| HCL 6/460 | Colloquial Arabic I | 3 units | TBA | RES |
| HCL 6/462 | Modern Hebrew I | 3 units | T. Debbi | RES |
| History | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST 5/330 | History of Ancient Israel* | 3 units | Y. Levin | RES |
| HIST 5/333 | Biblical Jerusalem and its Exploration | 3 units | C. Collins | ONL |
| HIST 5/335 | Ancient Egypt and the Bible | 3 units | P. Wright | HYBRID |
| HIST 6/452 | Text Studies in Midrash, Mishnah, and Gemara: The Shared Heritage of Rabbinic Judaism and Early Christianity* | 3 units | M. Silberschein | HYBRID |
| HIST 6/459 | Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls* | 3 units | A. Roitman | HYBRID |
| HIST 6/470 | Iconographic Art in Judaism and Early Christianity* | 3 units | S. Laderman | HYBRID |
| HIST 6/471 | The Life and Times of Paul* | 3 units | C. Vlachos | HYBRID |
| Middle Eastern Cultures & Religions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MECR 5/340 | History of the Church in the East* | 3 units | P. Heldt | RES |
| MECR 5/341 | History of the Jews during the Medieval and Modern Periods* | 3 units | J. Kaplan | HYBRID |
| MECR 5/365 | Palestinian Society and Politics* | 3 units | B. Sabella | HYBRID |
* Courses with one or more mandatory field studies (all field studies have additional charges beyond tuition)
+ Courses with prerequisites
^ Courses with prerequisites open to second-year M.A. students only
# Cancellation fees will be incurred if this course is dropped after registration day
RES courses are offered in-residence only
ONL courses are offered online only
HYBRID courses are offered both in-residence and online in a single section
RES/ONL courses are offered both in-residence and online in separate sections
Spring 2026
| Archaeology | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCH 5/301 | Biblical Archaeology II* | 3 units | Y. Shalev | RES |
| Geography | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEO 5/311 | Physical Settings of the Bible* | 4 units | TBA/C. Collins | RES/ONL |
| GEO 6/436 | Sources from Mesopotamia Related to the Land of Israel* | 3 units | A. Baruchi-Unna | RES |
| GEO 731 | Seminar in Historical Geography^ | 3 units | O. Hersey | RES |
| Hebrew and Cognate Languages | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCL 6/411 | Biblical Hebrew II*+ | 4 units | E. Clem | RES |
| HCL 6/420 | Post-biblical Hebrew: Second Temple Period^ | 3 units | E. Clem | RES |
| HCL 6/442 | Introduction to Aramaic Dialects*+ | 3 units | E. Clem | RES |
| HCL 6/463 | Modern Hebrew II+ | 3 units | T. Debbi | RES |
| History | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST 5/321 | Cultural Backgrounds of the Bible*# | 3 units | O. Hersey | RES |
| HIST 5/331 | History of the Second Temple Period* | 3 units | Y. Levin | RES |
| HIST 6/451 | Hermeneutics of Old Testament Texts in Jewish and Christian Tradition* |
3 units | P. Heldt | RES |
| HIST 6/457 | The Parables of Jesus and Rabbinic Meshalim* | 3 units | M. Silberschein | RES |
| HIST 6/470 | Iconographic Art in Judaism and Christianity* | 3 units | S. Laderman | RES |
| Middle Eastern Cultures & Religions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MECR 5/345 | Jewish Thought and Practice* | 3 units | M. Silberschein | RES |
| MECR 5/348 | Islamic Thought and Practice* | 3 units | D. Sharef-Davidovich | RES |
| MECR 5/363 | Historical and Social Settings of Modern Israel* | 3 units | J. Kaplan | RES |
| MECR 750 | Seminar in Middle Eastern Cultures and Religions^ | 3 units | J. Kaplan | RES |
* Courses with one or more mandatory field studies (all field studies have additional charges beyond tuition)
+ Courses with prerequisites
^ Courses with prerequisites open to second-year M.A. students only
# Cancellation fees will be incurred if this course is dropped after registration day
RES courses are offered in-residence only
ONL courses are offered online only
HYBRID courses are offered both in-residence and online in a single section
RES/ONL courses are offered both in-residence and online in separate sections
Fall 2026
| Archaeology | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCH 5/300 | Biblical Archaeology I* | 3 units | K. Keimer | ONL |
| ARCH 5/303 | Archaeology of Jerusalem I* | 3 units | J. Uziel | RES |
| Geography | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEO 5/311 | Physical Settings of the Bible* | 4 units | TBA | RES |
| GEO 617 | Regional Explorations in the Historical Geography of the Land of the Bible*^ | 3 units | C. McKinny | RES |
| Hebrew and Cognate Languages | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCL 6/410 | Biblical Hebrew I* | 4 units | E. Clem/D. Paetzold | RES/ONL |
| HCL 6/415 | Readings in Biblical Hebrew Narrative*+ | 3 units | E. Clem | RES |
| HCL 655 | Northwest Semitic Dialects*^ | 3 units | E. Clem | RES |
| HCL 6/460 | Colloquial Arabic I | 3 units | TBA | RES |
| HCL 6/462 | Modern Hebrew I | 3 units | T. Debbi | RES |
| History | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST 5/330 | History of Ancient Israel* | 3 units | Y. Levin | RES |
| HIST 5/333 | Biblical Jerusalem and its Exploration | 3 units | C. Collins | ONL |
| HIST 5/335 | Ancient Egypt and the Bible* | 3 units | O. Hersey | HYBRID |
| HIST 6/454 | Intertestamental Literature* | 3 units | A. Roitman | RES |
| HIST 6/452 | Text Studies in Midrash, Mishnah, and Gemara: The Shared Heritage of Rabbinic Judaism and Early Christianity* | 3 units | M. Silberschein | HYBRID |
| HIST 6/471 | The Life and Times of Paul* | 3 units | C. Vlachos | HYBRID |
| Middle Eastern Cultures & Religions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MECR 5/340 | History of the Church in the East* | 3 units | P. Heldt | RES |
| MECR 5/342 | History of the Holy Land from the Rise of Islam to 1948* | 3 units | J. Kaplan | RES |
| MECR 5/360 | Introduction to the Modern Middle East* | 3 units | O. Yinon | RES |
| MECR 5/365 | Palestinian Society and Politics* | 3 units | B. Sabella | RES |
* Courses with one or more mandatory field studies (all field studies have additional charges beyond tuition)
+ Courses with prerequisites
^ Courses with prerequisites open to second-year M.A. students only
# Cancellation fees will be incurred if this course is dropped after registration day
RES courses are offered in-residence only
ONL courses are offered online only
HYBRID courses are offered both in-residence and online in a single section
RES/ONL courses are offered both in-residence and online in separate sections