Spring 2026
UMass Amherst
UMass Amherst - Spring 2026
For more information on the below courses, please refer to the UMass Course Catalog.
| Course Name | Course # | Credits | Instructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Jewish Experience I | JUDAIC 101 | 4 | Susan Shapiro | T/TH 11:30-12:45 |
| The Jewish Experience II | JUDAIC 102 | 4 | Jordan Katz | T/TH 10:00-11:15 |
| Interfaith Relations: Jews and Christians in the Early Modern World | JUDAIC 221 | 4 | Jordan Katz | T/TH 11:30-12:45 |
| Challenges of Modernity | JUDAIC 345 | 4 | Ilya Kukulin | MW 4:00-5:15 |
| Post-Holocaust Though | JUDAIC | 4 | Susan Shapiro | T/TH 2:30-3:45 |
| Islam in the Middle East 600-1800CE | MIDEAST 105 | 4 | Malissa Taylor | MW 4:00-5:15 |
| Mythology of Ancient Persia | MIDEAST 313 | 4 | Hadi Jorati | T/TH 4:00-5:15 |
| Sufism | MIDEAST 361 | 4 | Zahra Moballegh | WF 4:00-5:15 |
| Islamic Society & Culture in the Middle Ages | MIDEAST 391A | 4 | Tayeb El-Hibri | MW 2:30-3:45 |
| Magic in the Ancient Mediterranean World | CLASSICS 330 | 4 | Debbie Felton | T/TH 11:30-12:45 |
| Intro to World Religions | HISTORY 112 | 4 | Jason Moralee | T/TH 11:30-12:45 |
| Practical Magic | HISTORY 490A | 3 | Diana Sierra Becerra | MW 4:00-5:15 |
| Introduction to Philosophy of Religion | PHIL 383 | 3 | Thomas Morrison | MW 4:00-5:15 |
| Sociology of Religion | SOCIOL 321 | 4 | Fareen Parvez | MW 2:30-4:45 |
Amherst College
Amherst College - Spring 2026
| Course Name | Course # | Credits | Instructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Persian Book of Kings | ASLC/ARHA/ HIST 357 | 4 | Yael Rice | T/TH 10:00-11:20 |
| Happiness and the Good Life | RELI 113 | 4 | Maria Heim | MW 10:05-11:20 |
| The Jewish Ethical Life | RELI 161 | 4 | Greenberg | MW 11:35-12:50 |
| Christian Scriptures | RELI 178 | 4 | Rebecca Stephens Falcasantos | T/TH 10:05-11:20 |
| What is Religion Anyway? | RELI 210 | 4 | A. Dole and L. Barba. | T/TH 1:05-2:20 |
| The Problem of Evil | RELI 218/PHIL 229 | 4 | Andrew Dole | MW 2:35-3:50 |
| African Mysticism | RELI/BLST 223 | 4 | Monika Brodnicka | T/TH 8:35-9:50 |
| Indian Philosophy | RELI/ASLC/PHIL 245 | 4 | Maria Heim | MW 1:05-2:20 |
| The Qur’an and its Controversies | RELI 285 | 4 | Tariq Jaffer | T/TH 11:35-12:50 |
| Islam and the Other | RELI 289 | 4 | Tariq Jaffer | T/TH 2:35-3:50 |
| Buddhist Stories from Modern East Asia | RELI/ASLC 360 | 4 | Lei Ying | T/TH 10:05-11:20 |
| Diasporic Homelands: Yiddish Literature of Place | ENGL 275 /EUST/GERM 208 | 4 | Madeleine (Mindl) Cohen | T/TH 2:35-3:50 |
| Jewish History in the Modern Age | HIST 204 | 4 | Daniel Amir | MW 2:35-3:50 |
Hampshire College
Hampshire College - Spring 2026
| Course Name | Course # | Credits | Instructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Virgin Mary | CSI 108 | 4 | Jutta Sperling | T/TH 7:40-9:00PM |
Mount Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke College - Spring 2026
| Course Name | Course # | Credits | Instructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Religion | RELIG 100 | 4 | Amina Steinfels | MWF 11:30-12:45 |
| Introduction to Judaism | RELIG/JWST 112 | 4 | Mara Benjamin | MW 10:00-11:15 |
| Women and Gender in Islam | RELIG 207 | 4 | Amina Steinfels | MW 3:15-4:30 |
| Dante’s Inferno Between Myth and History | RELIG 225DM | 4 | Mattia Boccuti | MW 7:15-8:30 PM |
| Reimagining American Religious History | RELIG 225NR | 4 | Meredith Colemen-Tobias | T/TH 9:00-10:15 AM |
| Philosophy of Religion | RELIG/PHIL 226 | 4 | Katia Vavova | T/TH 1:45-3:00 |
| Buddhist Ethics | RELIG 267 | 4 | Susanne Mrozik | T/TH 1:45-3:00 |
| Sabbath as Countercultural Practice | RELIG/JWST 343 | 4 | Mara Benjamin | M 1:30-4:20 |
| Body and Gender in Religious Traditions | RELIG 352 | 4 | Susanne Mrozik | W 1:30-4:20 |
Smith College
Smith College - Spring 2026
| Course Name | Course # | Credits | Instructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religions of the World | REL 105 | 4 | Carol Zaleski | T/TH 1:20-2:35 |
| Rest | REL 109 | 4 | David Howlett | M 1:40-2:55 W 1:20-2:35 |
| Blasphemy! | REL 204 | 4 | Vera Shevzov | T/TH 10:50-12:05 |
| Women in the Bible | REL/JUD 214 | 4 | Sari Fein | T/TH 10:50-12:05 |
| Eastern Christian Worlds-Prayer and Politics | REL/RES 302 | 4 | Vera Shevzov | T 7:00-9:30 |
| Fan Fiction: Jewish Storytelling in the Ancient World | JUD 219 | 4 | Sari Fein | MW 10:50-12:05 |
| Love and Sex in Global Jewish Culture | JUD 252 | 4 | LeiAnna Hame | T/TH 1:20-2:35 |
| Topics in Jewish Studies-Judaism and Feminism | JUD 362jf | 4 | Sari Fein | TH 1:20-4:00 |
| Classical Mythology | CLS 227 | 4 | Colin MacCormack | M 3:05-4:20 W 2:45-4:00 |
| Islam and the West | SPN 332 | 4 | Ibtissam Bouachrine | T/TH 2:45-4:00 |