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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.

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.

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.

English Literature and American Studies
What is literature? What is interpretation? What is a text, or an author? These questions are at the heart of the English Literature and American Studies programme at Tel Aviv University.

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.

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.

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
Explore the rich tapestry of Jewish civilization - its history, culture, and thought - through a ground-breaking Jewish Studies programme from Tel Aviv University that bridges the past and the present.

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.

Creative Writing
Students of the Creative Writing program from The American University of Paris are taught to hone their craft across multiple genres, languages, and cultural traditions, so they can tell their stories in the ways they need to be told.

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.

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.

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).

Israel Studies
The International Master’s Degree Programme in Israel Studies at University of Haifa offers students the opportunity to engage in an in-depth study of the state of Israel: its history, complex society, multicultural character, and relationship with the Jewish Diaspora.

Jewish Thought
The Master’s programme in Jewish Thought at University of Haifa offers a wide perspective of Judaism that includes Biblical, Talmudic, historical, philosophical, and mystical levels of knowledge.

Screenwriting
The Screenwriting programme from Whistling Woods International is offered in association with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS).

Screenwriting
The Screenwriting programme from Whistling Woods International is offered in association with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS).

Comparative Religion - Study of Judaism and Christianity
Offered in collaboration with the University of St Andrews, this 2-year joint degree Comparative Religion - Study of Judaism and Christianity program from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem provides students with the unique opportunity to gain comparative and cross-cultural perspectives on Judaism and Christianity while studying at two world-class universities in Israel and Scotland.

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.