Honours Program (60 credits)

Honours Advisers:

Professor Yael Halevi-Wise
Phone: (514) 398-1013
Office: Leacock Building, Room 831

Professor Ula Madej-Krupitski
Office: Leacock Building, Room 815

TBA (for technical questions)
Admin. & Student Affairs Coordinator
Office: Leacock Building, Room 712 

JWST Honours Audit Form (please complete this form before your advising session)

Honours Courses:

An Honours program consists of 60 approved credits distributed as follows:

1. Required Courses (9 credits)
   
   JWST 211. Jewish Studies 1: Biblical Period. (3)
   JWST 491. Honours Thesis 1. (3)
   JWST 492. Honours Thesis 2. (3)
    
2. Complementary Courses (51 credits)
   
   A. 0-18 credits: Language
   
   Each Honours student will complete at least one Jewish lan­guage at the advanced level of instruction. A student who can demonstrate competence in a Jewish language may be permit­ted to substitute other courses for all or part of the language re­quirement. 
   
   Click here for our list of language courses
   
   B. 6 credits
   
   JWST 216. Jewish Studies 2: 400 B.C.E. - 1000. (3)
   or
   HIST 207. Jewish History: 400 B.C.E. to 1000. (3)
   JWST 217. Jewish Studies 3: 1000 - 2000. (3)
   or
   HIST 219. Jewish History: 1000 - 2000. (3)
   
   C. 27-45 credits
   
   Complementary courses will be planned with an advisor and will normally be chosen to reflect progress to the advanced level in two of the following Areas of Study: Biblical Studies, Jewish Thought, Jewish History, Language, Literature and Culture, Rabbinic Studies, and Modern Jewish Studies. According to Faculty regulations, Honours students must maintain a minimum CGPA of 3.00 and a Program GPA of 3.0 or higher.