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Syllabus Jewish History and Historical Methods: Intersections and Limitations - 13934
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Last update 30-08-2023
HU Credits: 2

Degree/Cycle: 2nd degree (Master)

Responsible Department: History of Jewish People & Contemporary Jewry

Semester: 2nd Semester

Teaching Languages: Hebrew

Campus: Mt. Scopus

Course/Module Coordinator: Oded Zinger

Coordinator Email: odedzinger@gmail.com

Coordinator Office Hours: by prior arrangement

Teaching Staff:
Dr. Oded Zinger

Course/Module description:
This course seeks to outline a wide variety of methods used by historians over the past decades and to demonstrate how these methods can be used in the field of Jewish history at large.Our foucs will be on social and cultural methods.

Course/Module aims:
The students will become familiar with a wide range of methods and should be capable of outlining the advantages and disadvantages of the different methods. The course requires an ability to read and write critically and to incorporate primary and secondary sources.

Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
familiarity with a wide variety of methods
critical writing
source analysis

Attendance requirements(%):
100%

Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: frontal, seminar discussions, presentations

Course/Module Content:
See hebrew

Required Reading:
See hebrew

Additional Reading Material:

Grading Scheme :
Essay / Project / Final Assignment / Home Exam / Referat 70 %
Active Participation / Team Assignment 20 %
Presentation / Poster Presentation / Lecture 10 %

Additional information:
 
Students needing academic accommodations based on a disability should contact the Center for Diagnosis and Support of Students with Learning Disabilities, or the Office for Students with Disabilities, as early as possible, to discuss and coordinate accommodations, based on relevant documentation.
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