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Option in Israel Studies

Jewish studies majors with a special interest in Israel can earn an Option in Israel Studies (OIS). To earn the OIS, students must complete six semester credit hours of upper-division coursework focused on Israel (these courses may also count toward the Jewish Studies major), chosen from an approved list; and three semester credit hours of Middle Eastern Studies not focused on Israel (MES course must be pre-approved by the Israel Studies Faculty Coordinator). All three courses must be content courses; language courses will not count toward the OSI.

Students in the OIS are encouraged but not required to use Hebrew or Arabic to fulfill their foreign language requirement. 

Approved Courses Focused on Israel:

  • Arab Citizens of Israel (J S 364.24, HIS 331D, MES 343.24)
  • Arab-Israeli Conflict (J S 364.25, HIS 331E, MES 343.25)
  • Arab-Israeli Politics (MES 341.5)
  • Childrearing in Israel (J S 363.32, MES 342.76)
  • Comparative Jewish Literature: Israel, France, and the United States (J S 363.22, MEL 321.38, MES 342.38)
  • Cultural Geographies of Israel (J S 365D, ANT 322G, MES 341.10)
  • History of Israel (J S 311.7)
  • Israel and Palestine: A Cultural Perspective (J S 363.23, C L 323.64, MES 342.56, MEL 321.40)
  • Israel: Society & Politics (J S 364.10, GOV 366I)
  • Israel: Space, Place, and Landscape (MES 310.7, ANT 311C)
  • Israel Through Its Literature (J S 363.17, C L 323.15, MEL 321.5, MES 342.5)
  • Minorities in Israel (J S 365.15, MES 342.46)
  • Multicultural Israel (J S 365C, ANT 322D, MES 341.8)
  • Palestine and the Palestinians: A Journey Through Time (MES 342.31, MEL 321.21)

Please contact Dr. Karen Grumberg (keren@austin.utexas.edu), Israel Studies Faculty Coordinator, if you have questions about the Option in Israel Studies.