• Jewish Culture (Minor)

  • Overview

    The Jewish Culture minor is offered through Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts.

    Jewish Culture is an interdisciplinary area of study drawing on courses offered across the university. Students study classic Jewish texts, both sacred and secular, and Jewish history from the time of Abraham to the present. Learn more about the Jewish Culture program.

    Curriculum

    The Jewish Culture minor requires completion of five courses, distributed as follows, and a minimum of 18 credits. Only specific courses satisfy the minor requirements, including electives. Courses should be chosen carefully, in consultation with the departmental faculty advisor. See spring 2025 Jewish Culture courses.

    • Two foundational courses (total 8 credits):
    • Three electives listed or approved by the director. Of these, at least two must be at the 3000 level or higher and two may be language courses. (Total 10-12 credits)
    • One optional capstone experience (4 credits)

    Total credits: 18–20

    Students must receive grades of C or better in all courses taken to fulfill minor requirements.

    Eligibility

    Minors are available to undergraduate students across The New School. Please meet with your Student Success advisor to discuss how a minor will fit in with your overall degree requirements. If you have additional questions about requirements for the Jewish Culture minor that cannot be answered by your Student Success advisor, please consult:

    Val Vinokur
    Program Director, Jewish Culture
    Associate Professor, Literary Studies
    [email protected]

    How to Declare or Change a Minor

    General guidelines for declaring a minor are available here. Current students can declare or change a minor by logging in to my.newschool.edu, clicking on the Academics tab, and then clicking on the link to Major/Minor Declarations.

    Requirements Worksheet

    Students should track their progress using the Jewish Culture Program Requirement Worksheet.

  • Take the Next Step

    Contact your Student Success advisor to discuss how a minor will fit with your degree requirements.

    Declare or change a minor on my.newschool.edu in the Academics tab. 

  • Take The Next Step

Submit your application

Undergraduates

To apply to any of our undergraduate programs (except the Bachelor's Program for Adults and Transfer Students and Parsons Associate of Applied Science programs) complete and submit the Common App online.

Undergraduate Adult Learners

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Graduates

To apply to any of our Master's, Doctoral, Professional Studies Diploma, and Graduate Certificate programs, complete and submit the New School Online Application.

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