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Transatlantic Studies - History, Culture and Politics
Are Transatlantic relations in a crisis? Which values and interests connect or divide us? This interdisciplinary program pursues such questions, combining the historical and contemporary, the political and cultural, and the theoretical and practical.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Educational Sciences - Learning in Interaction
The Educational Sciences - Learning in Interaction programme at Utrecht University is a small-scale two-year programme, designed to prepare you for a career in research (for example as a PhD candidate), or for work in education policy and consultancy.

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

Language and Communication Technologies
Are you interested in both technology and language? Would you like to contribute to future-proof language systems? In the Language and Communication Technologies Master’s programme at Radboud University, you will focus on improving the linguistic and communicative properties of automatic language systems.

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.

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.

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.

Philosophy
The Philosophy programme at Utrecht University integrates a strong foundation in the core themes and texts of philosophy with extensive opportunities and flexibility for specialisation.

Literature, Visual Culture and Film Studies
Engage in a broadly interdisciplinary study of the relationships between literature, visual culture, and film in contemporary and historical contexts. Gain cutting-edge theoretical insights into intermedial aesthetics and into the philosophy of literature, art, and film. Students are provided with critical tools for the cultural analysis of contemporary audiovisual, image, and text-based media.

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.

Language Sciences
This Language Sciences programme at Ca' Foscari University of Venice equips you with an advanced command of one of a range of foreign languages.

Languages and Cultures Across Borders
The Master Languages and Cultures Across Borders at School of Advanced Study, University of London draws upon expertise and resources from multiple world-class institutions, with a choice of modules taught by experts from across the University of London federation. Collaboration with some of London’s most renowned museums and libraries offers you immersive learning opportunities.

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.