Israel Studies (BA/BS)

About this programme

The Minor in Israel Studies, offered by the Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies, provides students a comprehensive regional and interdisciplinary study of Israel’s history and diverse populations in the context of the Middle East. Areas of study offered include politics and international relations; languages, cultures, and the arts; religions; archaeology; Mediterranean climate and environment; and topics such as the communities of Ottoman and British Palestine, the Palestinians and their society, culture, and ideology, the ideology of Zionism, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The program will lend critical insight into unfolding conversations, many with relevance far beyond Israel, about nationalism, liberalism, citizenship, globalization, technology, religion, ethnicity, and diaspora studies. The Minor in Israel Studies will encourage the participation of students and faculty from diverse backgrounds and a wide range of academic disciplines.