Guide for New and Visiting Faculty

Division of Undergraduate Studies
Freshman Year Program
High School graduates from abroad can spend their first year of university studies in
Jerusalem studying in the Freshman Year Program, which combines Hebrew study with
college-level course work in English. Two options are available: the Visiting Freshman
Option, a solid initiation into academic study, provides a wide selection of courses that
generally allow students to be admitted as sophomores to most universities in North America,
and the Israel Universities Option, which prepares students for continued academic study in
Israel and enables them to apply for admission to a bachelor’s degree program at an Israeli
institution of higher education. Tel.: 5882610
One Year Program/Semester Option
The One Year Program is open to academically qualified undergraduates who have
completed at least one year of university study and wish to earn credits which may be
transferred to their home schools. The program offers a full range of Judaic, Israel and Middle
East studies in such fields as political science, international relations, religion, history,
literature, philosophy, and archaeology, as well as courses in business administration,
economics, science, gender studies, sociology, psychology, and others. Opportunities are
available for students to engage in supervised independent study or in a supervised
internship for academic credit. Honors Seminars are available in Judaic, Israel, and Middle
East studies for highly qualified third- and fourth-year students. Prior knowledge of Hebrew is
not necessary, and most of the courses in the program are taught in English, with a few given
in Hebrew. Autumn and spring semester options are available for those students who are
unable to attend for the full year. Tel.: 5882610.
E-mail undergrad@mscc.huji.ac.il
Division of Graduate Studies
Graduate Year Program
The Graduate Year Program, offered jointly by the Rothberg International School and the
Faculties of Humanities and Social Sciences, caters to graduate students on all levels from
those who have recently completed their bachelor’s degrees to those conducting research on
their doctoral dissertations. Seminars and research tutorials are available in the areas of
Jewish studies, politics and society of Israel, the Middle East, and comparative religion.
Hebrew language instruction is available at all levels, as well as instruction in Arabic, Yiddish,
Akkadian and Greek. Academic advisers help each student design a program tailored
specifically to his or her needs. Credits earned may be transferable to universities abroad or
used to satisfy graduate degree program requirements for a degree in the Faculties of
Humanities and Social Sciences at the Hebrew University.
Special programs offered in the framework of the Division include the Inter-University
Fellowship Program in Jewish Civilization Studies, the Hebrew University Program for
Students from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome, the One Year Program for Theology
Students from Germany, and the Pardes Educators Programs.
M.A. Programs in English
Six master’s degree programs, taught in English, are offered:
- M.A. Program in Jewish Civilization, offered in conjunction with the Institute of Jewish
Studies
- M.A. Program in Jewish Education
- M.A. Program in The Bible and Its World, offered in conjunction with the Department of
Bible, Institute of Archaeology, and the Program of Ancient Near Eastern Studies
- M.A. Program in Religious Studies, offered in conjunction with the Department of
Comparative Religion
- M.A. Program in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, offered in conjunction with the
Department of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies
- M.A. Program in Society and Politics of Israel, offered in conjunction with the Departments
of Political Science, and Sociology and Anthropology
- M.A. Program in Community Leadership and Philanthropic Studies