Class Listings Fall 2025 Semester

Location: 409 UH; Phone: (312) 996-3361.

Last generated: Monday, December 15 2025 08:30 AM CST

NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing

JST 101

Introduction to Judaism

3 hours. UIC GE Individual and Society course.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
33507	LCD	12:30 PM - 01:45 PM	TR

JST 102

Introduction to Jewish History

3 hours. Same as RELS 126. UIC GE Individual and Society, and UIC GE Past course.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructional Method
48961	LCD	09:30 AM - 10:45 AM	TR	116	2SH	Meet on campus
Departmental Approval Required
27209	LCD	11:00 AM - 12:15 PM	TR			Meet on campus

JST 103

Introduction to Israel Studies

3 hours. UIC GE Past, and UIC GE World Cultures course.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
28103	LCD	11:00 AM - 12:15 PM	TR

JST 117

Understanding the Holocaust

3 hours. Same as HIST 117 and RELS 117. UIC GE Individual and Society, and UIC GE Past course.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
20682	LCD	02:00 PM - 03:15 PM	TR	308	2BH	Loentz, E		Meet on campus

JST 122

Minority Perspectives in the Germanic Context

3 hours. Same as GER 122 and RELS 122. No credit toward a major or minor program offered by the Department of Germanic Studies. Lectures, discussion, and readings in English. UIC GE Creative Arts, and UIC GE World Cultures course.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
34582	LCD	09:00 AM - 09:50 AM	MWF

JST 123

Introduction to Yiddish Culture and Literature

3 hours. Same as GER 123 and RELS 123. No credit toward a major or minor program offered by the Department of Germanic Studies. Lectures, discussion, and readings in English. UIC GE Creative Arts, and UIC GE World Cultures course.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
32155	LCD	12:00 PM - 12:50 PM	MWF

JST 124

Introduction to the Hebrew Bible

3 hours. Same as CL 124 and RELS 124. Taught in English. UIC GE Past course. Departmental Approval Required

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
41147	LCD	11:00 AM - 12:15 PM	TR

JST 125

Diaspora, Exile, Genocide: Aspects of the European Jewish Experience in Literature and Film.

3 hours. Same as GER 125 and RELS 127. No credit toward a major or minor program offered by the Department of Germanic Studies. Taught in English. Restricted to students with Freshman class standing. UIC GE Past, and UIC GE World Cultures course. Departmental Approval Required

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
33394	LCD	02:00 PM - 02:50 PM	MWF					On campus and online

JST 220

Modern Polish-Jewish Culture and Literatures

3 hours. Same as POL 220 and CEES 220. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 160 or ENGL 161. UIC GE Creative Arts, and UIC GE World Cultures course. Departmental Approval Required

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
37580	LCD	02:00 PM - 03:15 PM	TR

JST 242

The History of Jewish Biblical Interpretation

3 hours. Same as CL 242 and RELS 242. UIC GE Past course. Instructor Approval Required

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
26348	LCD	12:00 PM - 12:50 PM	MWF

JST 243

Politics and Government of the Middle East

3 hours. Same as POLS 243. Prerequisite(s): POLS 130 or POLS 190; or consent of the instructor. UIC GE World Cultures course. Departmental Approval Required

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
39411	LCD	12:30 PM - 01:45 PM	MW	1171	2BSB	Tepe, S		Meet on campus

JST 311

Gender and Sexuality in Early Christianity and Judaism

3 hours. Same as GWS 311 and RELS 311. Departmental Approval Required

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
28135	LCD	11:00 AM - 11:50 AM	MWF

JST 494

Topics in Jewish Studies

3 OR 4 hours. Same as RELS 494. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours if topics vary. Prerequisite(s): JST 101 or JST 102 or consent of the instructor.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Instructor	Instructional Method
25373	LCD	12:30 PM - 01:45 PM	TR
3 hours Restricted to Undergrad - Chicago. Departmental Approval Required
25374	LCD	12:30 PM - 01:45 PM	TR
4 hours Restricted to Graduate - Chicago or Graduate Non-Degree Chicago. Departmental Approval Required
34098	LCD	02:00 PM - 04:50 PM	R
3 hours Restricted to Undergrad - Chicago.
34099	LCD	02:00 PM - 04:50 PM	R
4 hours Restricted to Graduate - Chicago or Graduate Non-Degree Chicago.
45546	LCD	03:30 PM - 06:00 PM	M		Meet online at set times
3 hours Restricted to Undergrad - Chicago.
45547	LCD	03:30 PM - 06:00 PM	M		Meet online at set times
4 hours Restricted to Graduate - Chicago or Graduate Non-Degree Chicago.
46473	LCD	03:30 PM - 04:00 PM	T		Meet on campus
3 hours Doikeyt, Diaspora, Borderlands Restricted to Undergrad - Chicago.
46474	LCD	03:30 PM - 06:00 PM	T	Underhill, K	Meet on campus
4 hours Doikeyt, Diaspora, Borderlands Restricted to Graduate - Chicago or Graduate Non-Degree Chicago.