Hebrew (HEB)
HEB 601C Intensive Hebrew I 6 Hours
6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
First semester of intensive Hebrew language instruction. Hebrew 601C and 506 may not both be counted. Hebrew 601C and 507 may not both be counted. Six lecture hours a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Not open to native speakers of Hebrew.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
HEB 602C Intensive Biblical Hebrew I 6 Hours
6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the language and texts of the Hebrew Bible, taught in the interactive style of a modern language classroom. Hebrew 602C and 303K may not both be counted; Hebrew 602C and 303L may not both be counted. Six lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
HEB 303K Biblical Hebrew I 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to biblical Hebrew, including basic lexicon and grammar. Focus on reading the Hebrew Bible; including texts such as the Creation, the Tower of Babel, the binding of Isaac, the Joseph story, and the David and Goliath story. Hebrew 602C and Hebrew 303K may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
HEB 303L Biblical Hebrew II 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Continue to explore a thorough study of biblical Hebrew grammar, with emphasis on the verb system and the rules of sentence structure. Examine texts including biblical chapters of poetic, legal, and prophetic nature, such as the Ten Commandments, chapters from the Book of Leviticus, Psalms 23, 27, and 121, Proverbs 8 and 10, Isaiah 53, and Jeremiah 31. Hebrew 602C and 303L may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Hebrew 303K.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
HEB 506 First-Year Hebrew I 5 Hours
5 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Modern Israeli Hebrew, including the writing system, basic sentence structure, vocabulary, and simple conversation. Hebrew 601C and 506 may not both be counted. Five lecture hours a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Not open to native speakers of Hebrew.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
HEB 507 First-Year Hebrew II 5 Hours
5 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Continuation of Hebrew 506. Hebrew 601C and 507 may not both be counted. Five lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Hebrew 506 with a grade of at least C.
Restrictions: Not open to native speakers of Hebrew.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
HEB 611C Intensive Hebrew II 6 Hours
6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Second semester of intensive Hebrew language instruction. Hebrew 611C and 412K may not both be counted. Hebrew 611C and 412L may not both be counted. Six lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Hebrew 601C or 507 with a grade of at least C.
Restrictions: Not open to native speakers of Hebrew.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
HEB 612C Intensive Biblical Hebrew II 6 Hours
6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Continuing the study of the language and texts of the Hebrew Bible, taught in the interactive style of a modern language classroom. Six lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Hebrew 602C with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
HEB 412K Second-Year Hebrew I 4 Hours
4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Modern Israeli Hebrew. Continuation of Hebrew 507 with expanded grammar and conversation. Hebrew 611C and 412K may not both be counted. Four lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Hebrew 507 with a grade of at least C.
Restrictions: Not open to native speakers of Hebrew.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
HEB 412L Second-Year Hebrew II 4 Hours
4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Continuation of Hebrew 412K, with emphasis on conversation and composition. Hebrew 611C and 312L, 412L may not both be counted. Four lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Hebrew 412K (or 312K) with a grade of at least C.
Restrictions: Not open to native speakers of Hebrew.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
HEB 119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S Topics in Hebrew 1-9 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
HEB 320K Hebrew via Popular Culture 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Hebrew 320K and 346 (Topic 7: Hebrew via Popular Culture) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Hebrew 611C or 412l (or 312L) with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HEB 320L Hebrew through the Media 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Hebrew 346 (Topic: Hebrew through the Media) and 320L may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Hebrew 611C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HEB 129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S Topics in Hebrew 1-9 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
HEB 130D Hebrew across Disciplines 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Students read and discuss Hebrew language materials related to the subject matter of another designated course. No more than three semester hours may be counted toward the major in either Middle Eastern Studies or Middle Eastern Languages and Culture. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing, Hebrew 611C or 412L, and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Upper Division
HEB 346 Topics in Hebrew Language, Literature, and Culture 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Hebrew 611C with a grade of at least C or consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
Topic 1: Modern Hebrew Drama.
Topic 2: Children's Literature.
Topic 3: Home and Exile in Contemporary Hebrew Literature. Hebrew 346 (Topic: Exile and Strangeness in Contemporary Hebrew Literature) and 346 (Topic 3) may not both be counted.
Topic 4: Exile and Strangeness in Contemporary Hebrew Literature. Introduction to the idea of exile, a central concept in Hebrew literature from the biblical era to today. Focuses on important authors in the modern era and examines how they express and deal with exile. Through select literary works, considers different approaches to exile, a prevalent motif in Jewish identity. Focus on oral and reading comprehension skills in Hebrew. Hebrew 346 (Topic: Exile and Strangeness in Contemporary Hebrew Literature) and 346 (Topic 4) may not both be counted.
Topic 5: Children's Literature.
Topic 6: Readings in Hebrew Folktales.
Topic 7: Hebrew via Popular Culture.
Topic 8: Jerusalem in Israeli Literature. Same as: J S 363.18 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and Hebrew 412L.
Topic 9: Mizrahi Writing in Israel. Only one of the following may be counted: Hebrew 346 (Topic 9), Jewish 363 (Topic 8), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 9). Same as: J S 363.8, MES 342.9 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing, and Hebrew 412L (or 312L) or 320L with a grade of at least C.
Topic 10: Exile and Strangeness in Contemporary Hebrew Literature. Introduction to the idea of exile, a central concept in Hebrew literature from the biblical era to today. Focuses on important authors in the modern era and examines how they express and deal with exile. Through select literary works, considers different approaches to exile, a prevalent motif in Jewish identity. Focus on oral and reading comprehension skills in Hebrew. Hebrew 346 (Topic: Exile and Strangeness in Contemporary Hebrew Literature) and 346 (Topic 10) may not both be counted.
HEB 346.3 Home and Exile in Contemporary Hebrew Literature 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Hebrew 346 (Topic: Exile and Strangeness in Contemporary Hebrew Literature) and 346 (Topic 3) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HEB 346.8 Jerusalem in Israeli Literature 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Same as: J S 363.18
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and Hebrew 412L.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HEB 346.9 Mizrahi Writing in Israel 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Hebrew 346 (Topic 9), Jewish 363 (Topic 8), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 9).
Same as: J S 363.8, MES 342.9
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing, and Hebrew 412L (or 312L) or 320L with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HEB 346C Innovation and Technology in Israel 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Hebrew 346 (Topic: Innovation & Tech In Israel) and 346C may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Hebrew 611C with a grade of at least C or consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HEB 346D Israeli Society and Culture 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore vignettes from the many facets of contemporary Israeli society through the prisms of journalism, media, film, and literature in the Hebrew language. Examine new aspects of Israeli society and learn about their history and their place in modern Israel. Hebrew 346 (Topic: Israeli Society and Culture) and 346D may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Hebrew 611C with a grade of at least C or consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HEB 369 Conference Course in Hebrew Language and Literature 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Supervised individual study of selected problems in Hebrew language or literature. Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Six semester hours of upper-division coursework in Hebrew and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Upper Division
HEB 380C Topics in Hebrew Language 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Taught in English with readings in Hebrew. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 2: Advanced Readings in Modern Hebrew.
Topic 3: Dead Sea Scrolls: Language and Literature.
Topic 4: Biblical Aramaic.
Topic 5: Mishnaic Hebrew/Talmud Aramaic.
Topic 6: Targumic Aramaic. Examines Aramaic translations of the Hebrew bible that contain many exegetical deviations from the Hebrew text, and provide a glimpse of Jewish theology at the time of their composition. Additional prerequisite: Some knowledge of Hebrew is recommended.
Topic 7: Biblical Hebrew: Book of Job.
Topic 8: Biblical Hebrew.
Topic 9: Syriac. Study of the eastern Aramaic dialect that was spoken in the ancient Near East until the Muslim occupation. Examines the use of the dialect as a vehicle for Christianity in the East; its use in poetry, science, and philosophy; and its influence on Arabic. Covers the essentials of Syriac grammar for the purpose of reading Syriac texts.
Topic 10: Classical Ethiopic. Study of the fourth-century language of the Semitic people who lived in what is now Ethiopia and Eritrea. Covers the alphabet and grammar needed for reading translations of the Bible and other texts.
Topic 11: Ugaritic. Study of the West Semitic language from the city of Ugarit in what is now Syria, which was spoken from the fourteenth through twelfth century BC. Covers the essentials of grammar needed for reading Ugaritic texts.
Topic 12: Introduction to the Structure of Semitic Languages. Covers the grammatical structure of a number of ancient and modern Semitic languages (such as Akkadian, Biblical Hebrew, Ethiopic, and Modern Aramaic) and of the family of languages as a whole.
Topic 21: The Bible in Hebrew: Genesis through Deuteronomy. Read and analyze Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy in Hebrew. Hebrew 380C (Topic: Bible in Hebrew I) and 380C (Topic 21) may not both be counted.
Topic 22: The Bible in Hebrew: Joshua through Chronicles. Read and analyze the Books of Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles in Hebrew. Hebrew 380C (Topic: Bible in Hebrew II) and 380C (Topic 22) may not both be counted.
Topic 23: The Bible in Hebrew: Isaiah through Book of Twelve. Read and analyze the Books of Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and the Book of the Twelve in Hebrew. Hebrew 380C (Topic: Bible in Hebrew III) and 380C (Topic 23) may not both be counted.
Topic 24: The Bible in Hebrew: Psalms through Nehemiah. Read and analyze the Books of Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra, and Nehemiah in Hebrew. Hebrew 380C (Topic: Bible in Hebrew IV) and 380C (Topic 24) may not both be counted.
HEB 380C.2 Advanced Readings in Modern Hebrew 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HEB 380C.21 The Bible in Hebrew: Genesis through Deuteronomy 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Read and analyze Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy in Hebrew. Hebrew 380C (Topic: Bible in Hebrew I) and 380C (Topic 21) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HEB 380C.22 The Bible in Hebrew: Joshua through Chronicles 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Read and analyze the Books of Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles in Hebrew. Hebrew 380C (Topic: Bible in Hebrew II) and 380C (Topic 22) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HEB 380C.23 The Bible in Hebrew: Isaiah through Book of Twelve 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Read and analyze the Books of Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and the Book of the Twelve in Hebrew. Hebrew 380C (Topic: Bible in Hebrew III) and 380C (Topic 23) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HEB 380C.24 The Bible in Hebrew: Psalms through Nehemiah 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Read and analyze the Books of Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra, and Nehemiah in Hebrew. Hebrew 380C (Topic: Bible in Hebrew IV) and 380C (Topic 24) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HEB 380C.5 Mishnaic Hebrew/Talmud Aramaic 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HEB 380C.8 Biblical Hebrew 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HEB 381H Intensive Graduate Language Instruction I 3 Hours
6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Intensive cultural and literacy-focused training in Hebrew at the beginning level in preparation for research with Hebrew sources. Incoming students are placed in the appropriate level by means of a departmental placement test. Six lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HEB 381J Intensive Graduate Language Instruction II 3 Hours
6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Intensive cultural and literacy-focused training in Hebrew at the intermediate level in preparation for research with Hebrew sources. Incoming students are placed in the appropriate level by means of a departmental placement test. Six lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and Hebrew 381H with a grade of at least B.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HEB 381K Intensive Biblical Language Instruction I 3 Hours
6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the language and texts of the Hebrew Bible, taught in the interactive style of a modern language classroom. Six lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HEB 381L Intensive Biblical Language Instruction II 3 Hours
6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Continuing the study of the language and texts of the Hebrew Bible, taught in the interactive style of a modern language classroom. Six lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and Hebrew 381K with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HEB 381M Hebrew Via Popular Culture 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and Hebrew 381J or the equivalent with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HEB 381N Hebrew Through the Media 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and Hebrew 381M or the equivalent with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HEB 384C Topics in Hebrew Literature 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 2: Contemporary Israeli Fiction.
Topic 3: Mizrahi Writing in Israel.
HEB 384C.2 Contemporary Israeli Fiction 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HEB 384C.3 Mizrahi Writing in Israel 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HEB 385 Topics in Hebrew Literature in Translation and Israeli Media 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Study of selected works of Hebrew literature in English translation and Israeli film and television programs with English subtitles. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary, but no more than six hours may be counted toward the Master of Arts or the Doctor of Philosophy in Hebrew studies. Three lecture hours a week for one semester; additional hours may be required for some topics.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Post-Zionist Perspectives in Israeli Literature. Israeli literature through the context of the historical, cultural, and artistic movement known as post-Zionism.
Topic 2: The Book of Job: Text and Language. Hebrew 380C (Topic: The Book of Job: Text and Language) and 385 (Topic 2) may not both be counted.
Topic 3: Dead Sea Scrolls: Language and Literature.
Topic 4: Ethnic and Social Israeli Cinema.
Topic 5: Aggadah: Legends of the Jews. Hebrew 385 (Topic 5) and Middle Eastern Studies 381 (Topic: Aggadah: Legends of the Jews) may not both be counted.
HEB 385.1 Post-Zionist Perspectives in Israeli Literature 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Israeli literature through the context of the historical, cultural, and artistic movement known as post-Zionism.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HEB 385.2 The Book of Job: Text and Language 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Hebrew 380C (Topic: The Book of Job: Text and Language) and 385 (Topic 2) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HEB 385.3 Dead Sea Scrolls: Language and Literature 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HEB 385.4 Ethnic and Social Israeli Cinema 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HEB 389 Conference Course in Hebrew Studies 3 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Supervised individual study of selected problems in Hebrew studies. Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
HEB 698 Thesis 6 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for two semesters.
Pre/Corequisites: For 698A, graduate standing in Hebrew studies and consent of the graduate adviser; for 698B, Hebrew 698A.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
HEB 399W, 699W, 999W Dissertation 3,6,9 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Pre/Corequisites: Admission to candidacy for the doctoral degree.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral