Courses
The course titles in the table link to course descriptions.
For a complete list of Hebrew and Judaic Studies (HEJS) courses, please visit the UConn Catalog website.
Undergraduate Courses
Academic Year 2026-2027
2104. Modern Jewish Thought
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: Recommended preparation: HEJS 1103. Not open for credit for students who have passed HEJS 1104.
Grading Basis: Graded
Nationalism, culture, ethics and philosophy in the writings of the major Jewish thinkers from Spinoza to the present. Emphasis will be placed on the work of Moses Mendelssohn, Hermann Cohen, Franz Rosenzweig, Martin Buber, Mordecai Kaplan, Judith Plaskow, and others.
Graduate Courses
Academic Year 2026-2027