Jewish Sacred Music Curriculum
for Jacobs School of Music Students
Bachelor of Science in Voice with Outside Field in Jewish Studies
Jacobs School of Music students will take, at minimum, the following courses in Jewish Studies:
- JSTU-H 200 Intermediate Modern Hebrew I (Fall) (3 cr.) prerequisite: C or higher in JSTU-H 150 or equivalent proficiency.
- JSTU-J 251 or HIST-H 251 Introduction to Jewish History: From the Bible to Spanish Expulsion (Fall) (3 cr.)
- JSTU-J 252 or HIST-H 252 Introduction to Jewish History: From Spanish Expulsion to the Present (Spring) (3 cr.)
- One course on the Hebrew Bible (3 cr.) (For example: REL-A 210 Introduction to Old Testament/Hebrew Bible)
- One course on rabbinic literature (at the 300-400 level) (3 cr.)
- A course on music in Judaism (at the 300-400 level) (3 cr.) (approved by the Director of the Jewish Sacred Music Program)
- One additional Jewish Studies course at the 300-400 level.
- One additional Jewish Studies course at any level.
If students have more time for Jewish Studies courses, particularly the BSOF students who can count Hebrew as their foreign language for their music degree, they should take more Jewish culture and modern Hebrew classes. Please consult with the Director of the Jewish Sacred Music Program about course options.
School of Music students planning to pursue the Jewish Sacred Music curriculum should be in touch with the Director of the Jewish Sacred Music Program (cohenjm@indiana.edu) and make an appointment also to meet with the Jewish Studies advisor by calling the Borns Jewish Studies Program secretary at (812) 855-0453.
