Multidisciplinary BA in Jewish Studies
Ramat Gan, Israel
BA
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
ILS 17,000 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* annual tuition for international bachelors degree students who are not Israeli citizens is approximately NIS 10,000 plus an additional 25% above the base payment
Key Summary
About: Bar-Ilan University's Multidisciplinary BA in Jewish Studies is taught in English and offers four concentrations: Bible, Jewish History, Jewish Philosophy, and Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology. The program includes electives such as Talmud, Hebrew and Semitic languages, Hebrew literature, Yiddish and Ladino, Jewish art and Middle Eastern studies. Students can create individualized curricula to reflect their interests, combining interdisciplinary approaches, humanities, language studies, and archaeology within a research university context.
Career Outcomes: Graduates use critical thinking and textual analysis across education, museums, archives, heritage, research, publishing, translation and cultural policy; career opportunities include teaching, curation, research and engagement.
Our multidisciplinary program taught entirely in English, offers four main concentrations in which students have a choice of introductory and advanced-level courses. These are Bible, Jewish History, Jewish Philosophy, and Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology. The program also includes a wide variety of electives from other departments in the Faculty of Jewish Studies, such as Talmud, Hebrew, and Semitic Languages, Hebrew Literature, Yiddish and Ladino, Jewish Art, and Middle Eastern Studies. The department allows students to create individualized curricula, which best reflect their interests within the field of Jewish Studies.
Students may register for a dual-major in our department, combining their program with English Literature or Communications (also in English) or with any other undergraduate program given in Hebrew (for those with the appropriate level of Hebrew). Students who wish to register for the Jewish Studies program as an expanded single major should contact the Multidisciplinary Department.
The Department also offers an honors program called “Cramim”, taught in Hebrew, which is open to candidates with, particularly high scores. Interested candidates are invited to contact the department.
Core Requirements
- 37 Credits in Jewish Studies, which include the university quota of Basic Jewish Studies*
- 25-27 Credits in the student’s other major (Communication, English, etc.)
- Up to 3 Credits in General Studies**
- English as a Foreign Language***
*All students at Bar-Ilan are required to take 10 credits of Basic Jewish Studies. These credits are covered by our program.
**If the student’s dual major does not add up to 64 credits. General Studies courses are any courses offered (more than 6,000) at the university that are not related to the student’s major and are not Basic Jewish Studies. Students with the appropriate level of Hebrew are permitted to take courses in Hebrew, should they choose.
*** Depending on their English language test scores, students may be required to take additional classes in English as a foreign language. Students who graduated high school in English-speaking countries are exempt.
- Program Length: 3 Years
- Language of Instruction: English
- Application Deadline: July 30, 2021
Jewish Studies include a vast array of different topics, creating a multi-faceted mosaic of traditions, which together form the foundations of our civilization. In an increasingly complex world, the ability to handle different fields of knowledge and different ways of thinking is an invaluable asset. Our graduates are welcome everywhere that embraces critical thinking, evaluating and integrating texts, processes, and relationships.