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Comparative Literary Studies
In the Comparative Literary Studies programme at Utrecht University is designed for students with strong analytical skills and a desire to deepen their understanding of literature as a global, multilingual, and politically engaged practice.

Modern and Contemporary History
The Modern and Contemporary History programme at Utrecht University offers you research-based training in history as an academic discipline. We teach you how to do research, and we challenge you to develop your own ideas on topics of your choice.

Holocaust Studies
The Holocaust Studies programme from University of Haifa offers a multidisciplinary approach to understanding the Holocaust. It provides unique experiential opportunities within a dedicated scholarly community, combining state-of-the-art research, relevant language courses, hands-on internships, educational field trips, and meetings with Holocaust survivors and global experts.

Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance Studies
The Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance Studies programme at Utrecht University focuses on interdisciplinary study of the material, social, and intellectual developments in Europe (including the Mediterranean region) from Antiquity through the Middle Ages to the Renaissance.

Religious Studies
The Religious Studies course at Utrecht University is a challenging, research-oriented programme that prepares you for participation in international research and for a career in domains where religious diversity and difference are significant factors - in culture, art, and politics.

Heritage Management
This Heritage Management course from University of Haifa offers a unique opportunity to bridge the gap between the past and the future by preserving and managing local and global archaeological, historical and cultural legacies.

European, American and Postcolonial Language and Literature
This M.A. in European, American and Postcolonial Language and Literature degree at Ca' Foscari University of Venice is a highly specialised programme concentrating on a single language-literature-culture, selected from seven available pathways.

Classics and Ancient Civilizations
Do you want to become an expert in the literature and linguistics of classical languages or in the cultures and religions of Ancient Greece, Rome or the Near East? Then the Classics and Ancient Civilizations MA programme from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam may be the programme for you.

Archaeology
The Archaeology programme from University of Haifa offers a unique opportunity to combine the rich archaeological record of Israel with the added values obtained through modern science and technology.

Comparative International Relations
The Comparative International Relations from Ca' Foscari University of Venice is a unique offer in Italy for the advanced study of international relations with a critical, interdisciplinary and comparative approach, open to insights from cultural studies and political discourse analysis.

Archaeology and the Ancient Near East - Biblical Section
The Archaeology and the Ancient Near East - Biblical Section programme at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem provides a unique, concentrated opportunity to examine the history and culture of the Land of Israel during the Bronze and Iron Ages.

Environmental Humanities
This innovative English-taught master's degree in Environmental Humanities is a gateway to understanding the vital role of the humanities in analysing the relationship between humans and the environment, addressing significant issues such as climate change, migration, and cultural diversity.

Maritime Civilizations
The MA Programme in Maritime Civilizations at University of Haifa explores the history, archaeology, anthropology, and fabric of seafaring societies underwater, on shore, and in cutting-edge laboratories, shedding light on human-sea relations in both ancient and modern times.

Jewish Studies
The Jewish Studies programme offered by The Hebrew University of Jerusalem will expand your knowledge of Jewish history, literature, philosophy and culture, and enhance your language, research and writing skills. You’ll enjoy an intimate learning environment with small classes taught by experts in the field.

Screenwriting
The objective of Screenwriting programme from Whistling Woods International is to impart advanced instruction in screenwriting and create professional screenwriters.

The Bible and the Ancient Near East
Offered by Hebrew University’s Rothberg International School (RIS) in conjunction with the Bible Department at the Faculty of Humanities, the The Bible and the Ancient Near East program at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem focuses on contemporary Biblical studies and provides grounding in Biblical Hebrew, with the option to study Modern Hebrew from beginner through advanced levels.

Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
The Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies programme at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem includes a rigorous Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) curriculum. Courses are taught by leading scholars and students enjoy the added benefit of living in Jerusalem, a city in which 35% of the inhabitants are native Arabic speakers.

Screenwriting
The Screenwriting programme from Whistling Woods International will impart advanced instruction in screenwriting and create professional screenwriters.

Humanities Research
The Humanities Research MRes programme is a unique programme at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam that provides extensive training in research design, in an inspiring and sustainable interdisciplinary research environment.

Linguistics
The Linguistics programme at Utrecht University offers mandatory courses covering advanced theoretical linguistics (socio-phonetics, phonology, syntax, semantics, discourse), psycholinguistics (acquisition, processing) and research practice (including computational and experimental methodology).