Virtual Specialization in Middle East and Jewish Studies

The purpose of this set of coursework is to bring together history, culture, society, and language resources available through established training outlets and universities online.  A student finishing this certification will have a background in Israel state and society, history of the Middle East, Holocaust studies, religious literacy, and Hebrew.

Tel Aviv University on Coursera

• The Emergence of the Modern Middle East - Part I

• The Emergence of the Modern Middle East - Part II 

Tel Aviv University and Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center on Coursera

• The Holocaust - An Introduction (I): Nazi Germany: Ideology, The Jews and the World

• The Holocaust - An Introduction (II): The Final Solution

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem on Coursera

• Israel State and Society

Harvard Divinity School on HarvardX

• HDS3221.1x: Religious Literacy: Traditions and Scriptures

• HDS3221.6x: Judaism Through Its Scriptures

Language Requirement

• One semester of Hebrew or Aleph-level ulpan

If anyone actually is interested in this, I'm sure we can come up with a suitable completion certificate!

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