Overview

Program Highlights:

The Middle East Studies program at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev taught in English (3 terms: Fall, Spring, Summer)

Study Arabic - intense Arabic language program (colloquial, classic, modern, standard Arabic, all levels)

Academic tours in Israel - museums, pilgrimage sites, local archives in Haifa, Jerusalem, and more

International two-week course in Morocco on the Jews of North Africa

Social activities and events: film nights, trips, a vibrant campus life!

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Programme Structure

Multidisciplinary Topics covered in the program:

Methodologies in studying the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

Comparative religious perspectives: Judaism, Christianity, Islam

Memories and narratives of Jewish and Christian communities

Material cultures of MENA minorities

Museum Studies

Critical postcolonial and diaspora studies

Perspectives on inter-religious relations, assimilation, and conversion

Contemporary Middle-Eastern identities, cultures, films, and more

Missionaries in the Middle East and Africa

Islam in contemporary Israel

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-10-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-01-29 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

85

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Ethnic Studies Theology and Religious Studies View 5 other Masters in Ethnic Studies in Israel

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

85

Student insurance

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants who obtained or expect to obtain a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.

Grade transcripts and certificates submitted as part of the application procedure must be originals or photocopies authorized by the candidate's school or university.

A notarized translation must accompany transcripts in languages other than English.

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Tuition Fee

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International

10000 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 10000 USD per year during 12 months.
National

5000 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 5000 USD per year during 12 months.