Topic 1: Anti-Semitism in History and Literature. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic: Anti-Semitism in History and Literature), 346 (Topic 29), Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Anti-Semitism in History and Literature), 323 (Topic 42), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 360 (Topic: Anti-Semitism in History and Literature), 361L, Jewish Studies 361 (Topic: Anti-Semitism in History and Literature), 364 (Topic 1). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: C L 323.42, EUS 346.29, GSD 361L Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 2: The Jewish Experience in the Greco-Roman World. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 3: The Bible and History. The critical uses of biblical and extrabiblical data in the reconstruction of the history of the biblical period. Only one of the following may be counted: Ancient History and Classical Civilization 330 (Topic: The Bible and History), Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 3), Religious Studies 354D. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: R S 354D Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 4: The Dead Sea Scrolls. Only one of the following may be counted: Ancient History and Classical Civilization 330 (Topic 1), History 364G (Topic 3), 364E, Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 4), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 17), Middle Easterm Studies 342 (Topic 23), Religious Studies 353D. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AHC 330.1, HIS 364E, MES 342.23, R S 353D Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 5: The Spanish Inquisition. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic 11), History 350L (Topic 77), Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 5), Religious Studies 357 (Topic 10), 357L. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: EUS 346.11, HIS 350L.77, R S 357L Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 6: Introduction to the Holocaust. Examines the mass killing of Jews and other victims in the context of Nazi Germany's quest for race and space during World War II. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic: Introduction to the Holocaust), 346 (Topic 17), History 362D, 362G (Topic: Introduction to the Holocaust), 362G (Topic 3), Jewish Studies 364 (Topic: Introduction to the Holocaust), 364 (Topic 6), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic: Introduction to the Holocaust), 335 (Topic 17). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 7: Jews of Eastern Europe. Explores the history and culture of Jews in Eastern Europe. Only one of the following may be counted: History 362G (Topic 8), 362R, Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 7), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 23), Religious Studies 357 (Topic 13), 357E. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 362R, R S 357E, REE 335.23 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 8: Southeast Europe in the Twentieth Century. Explores the key events and developments of Southeastern Europe, the region commonly referred to as the Balkans, in the twentieth century. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic 18), History 362G (Topic 9), 362S, Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 8), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 18). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: EUS 346.18, HIS 362S, REE 335.18 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 9: Spinoza and Modernity. Introduction to the core of Spinoza's writings and the diverse reactions they have elicited. Examines Spinoza's refusal of mind-body dualism, as well as a transcendent god or ideal as a way of understanding Spinoza's concepts and ideas. Only one of the following may be counted: Core Texts and Ideas 321F, European Studies 346 (Topic 21), 347 (Topic: Spinoza and Modernity), History 362P, Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 9), Philosophy 354 (Topic 7), Religious Studies 357 (Topic 8), 357M. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: CTI 321F, EUS 346.21, HIS 362P, R S 357M Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 10: The Church and the Jews. Examination of the complex relationship between the Western Church and Jews over two millenia. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic: The Church and the Jews), 346 (Topic 28), History 361D, 362G (Topic 14), Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 10), Religious Studies 357 (Topic 9), 357O. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: EUS 346.28, HIS 361D, R S 357O Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 11: World War II in Eastern Europe. Examines the war in Eastern Europe with a particular emphasis on occupation, collaboration, and resistance; the Holocaust; and the connection between ethnic cleansing, population transfer, and the establishment of communism in postwar Eastern Europe. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic 12), History 350L (Topic 79), 361I, Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 11), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 19). Same as: EUS 346.12, HIS 361I, REE 335.19 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 12: Germany since Hitler. Analyze the effects of Hitler's dictatorship upon German society, politics, economy and culture. Only one of the following may be counted: Jewish Studies 364 (Topic: Germany Since Hitler), 364 (Topic 12), History 350L (Topic 56). Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 13: Origins of Monotheism. Only one of the following may be counted: Jewish Studies 364 (Topic: Origins of Monotheism), 364 (Topic 13), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Origins of Monotheism), 343 (Topic 10), Religious Studies 358 (Topic: Origins of Monotheism), 358O. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: MES 343.10, R S 358O Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 14: Austin Jews in the Civil Rights Era. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 321 (Topic: UT Jews in Civil Rights Era), 324J, Anthropology 325L (Topic: UT Jews in Civil Rights Era), 325U, Jewish Studies 364 (Topic: UT Jews in Civil Rights Era), 364 (Topic 14). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AMS 324J, ANT 325U Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 15: The Five Books of Moses. Study the socio-historical circumstances that gave shape to the first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Examine how these five books achieved the status of sacred literature. Only one of the following may be counted: Core Texts and Ideas 354F, 375 (Topic: The Five Books of Moses), Jewish Studies 364 (Topic: The Five Books of Moses), 364 (Topic 15), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: The Five Books of Moses), 342 (Topic 68), Religious Studies 353 (Topic: The Five Books of Moses), 353R, 361 (Topic: The Five Books of Moses). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: CTI 354F, MES 342.68, R S 353R Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 16: Jews: Nation or People. Only one of the following may be counted: History 366D, 366N (Topic: Jews: Nation or People?), Jewish Studies 364 (Topic: Jews: Nation or People?), 364 (Topic 16), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Jews: Nation or People?), 343 (Topic 16). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 366D, MES 343.16 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing

Topic 17: Restitution and Restorative Justice after the Holocaust. Examine attempts to find a measure of justice after the Holocaust. Explore themes of human rights and international law. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic: Holocaust/Restitutn/Justice), 346 (Topic 35), History 366E, 366N (Topic: Holocaust/Restitutn/Justice), Jewish Studies 364 (Topic: Holocaust/Restitutn/Justice), 364 (Topic 17), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Holocaust/Restitutn/Justice), 343 (Topic 17). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: EUS 346.35, HIS 366E, MES 343.17 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 18: History of Jewish Thought. Examine major thinkers and movements in both Jewish philosophy and Jewish mysticism since the Middle Ages, with a focus on the importance of modern Jewish thought in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Only one of the following may be counted: History 325S, Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 18), Religious Studies 354J. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 325S, R S 354J Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 24: Arab Citizens of Israel. Examine the historical, social, and political processes of change experienced by the Palestinian-Arab community in Israel, including the fundamental aspects pertaining to the founding of Israel as "a Jewish and democratic state" and the relations between the Arab minority and the Jewish majority. Only one of the following may be counted: History 331D, Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 24), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Arab Citizens of Israel), 343 (Topic 24). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 331D, MES 343.24 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 25: The Arab-Israeli Conflict. Examine the elements of the Arab-Israeli conflict, including the main figures involved, events, and turning-points in its history. Only one of the following may be counted: History 331E, Jewish Studies 364 (Topic: Arab-Israeli Conflict), 364 (Topic 25), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Arab-Israeli Conflict), 343 (Topic 25). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 331E, MES 343.25 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 26: The Levant: From Colonialism to Coexistence. Examine the history of the Levant, a region that includes Syria, Israel, Palestine, and Jordan. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 366T, History 334O, Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 26), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Levant: Colonial/Coexistence), 343 (Topic 26). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: GOV 366T, HIS 334O, MES 343.26 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 27: War and Genocide: The Holocaust. Examine the Holocaust as part of Nazi Germany's quest to build a new racial order. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic 17), 346 (Topic 55), History 362D, 362G (Topic 3), 362V, Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 6), 364 (Topic 27), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 17), 335 (topic 44). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: EUS 346.55, HIS 362V, REE 335.44 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 28: Legacies of World War II in Eastern Europe. Examine the complex and dynamic legacies of World War II and questions of memory, identity, and politics from 1945 to the present. Only one of the following may be counted: German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 362T, History 366N (Topic: Legacies/WWII/East Europe), 362W, Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 28), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 45). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: GSD 362T, HIS 362W, REE 335.45 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 29: History of Sephardi Jews. Examine the early-modern networks established by the Sephardi Jews (Sephardim) across the Mediterranean and Atlantic, the rich Ladino Judeo-Spanish culture that thrived in the Ottoman Empire, and Sephardi encounters with the modern world. Only one of the following may be counted: History 325T, 366N (Topic: History of Sephardi Jews), Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 29), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 29), Spanish Civilization 320C (Topic 11). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 325T, MES 343.29, SPC 320C.11 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 30: Religions in the Ottoman Empire. Examine Jewish, Christian, and Muslim communities in the Ottoman Empire (fourteenth to twentieth centuries), with a focus on dynamics both within and between the communities. Only one of the following may be counted: History 325F, 366N (Topic: Religions in the Ottoman Empire), Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 30), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 31), Religious Studies 359P. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 325F, MES 343.31, R S 359P