Graduate and Undergraduate Programs
Following are graduate and undergraduate programs offered by the University of Haifa, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Reichman University, Tel Aviv University, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Brandeis University and the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill.
UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA, ISRAEL STUDIES DEPARTMENT
The International Master’s Degree Program in Israel Studies
The Department of Israel Studies offers an international MA program in Israel studies. This is a one-year MA program, taught in English, open to both International and Israeli students. It examines Israeli history and society from a variety of perspectives, including migration, economics, politics, culture, religion, and the ties between Israel and Jewish communities abroad. The program offers tuition scholarships of 4,500 US Dollars to all students.
The Ruderman Program for American Jewish Studies covers a wide range of issues pertaining to Jewish life in the United States, the American society, and the long-lasting and important bond between the American Jewish community, the State of Israel, and Israeli society. The main goal of the program is to strengthen the relationship between Israeli society and American Jewry, by expanding current knowledge, distributing it, and creating a well-founded educated community to act in academia and the Israeli professional field. The Ruderman Program has two branches: one is a multidisciplinary and comprehensive MA studies program; and the second is promoting research on American Jewry, past and present, and creating a knowledge base for decision-makers, opinion leaders, policymakers, professionals, and for all those who take part in the public discourse in Israel (taught in Hebrew) (for more details: http://ajs.haifa.ac.il/index.php/en/). The program offers tuition scholarships of 5,000 US Dollars to all students.
Jewish Israeli Culture is a multidisciplinary graduate program belongs to the departments of Hebrew and Comparative Literature, and Jewish History at The University of Haifa. The program aims to expose the students to a vast range of Jewish traditions and works through an interdisciplinary, critical, and creative view, and to enable them to achieve a significant learning experience with relevance to Jewish questions today. The program suggests two alternative tracks: a thesis track, and a non-thesis track. Students will enjoy a full tuition scholarship, courtesy of the Posen Foundation.
Jewish Peoplehood Studies is a multidisciplinary graduate program of the Department of Jewish History. This program will explore the theoretical roots of the 21st century paradigm of global Jewish peoplehood and will survey the key issues informing the Jewish peoplehood discourse as well as the social processes that shape Jewish society in Israel and Jewish communities worldwide. The program offers full tuition scholarships for ten students on the research thesis track (for more details: http://amaya. haifa.ac.il/index.php/en/)
For more information, visit our website: http://israel-studies.haifa.ac.il/index.php/en
The Woodman-Scheller Israel Studies International MA Program
Ben-Gurion Research Institute for the Study of Israel and Zionism, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
This unique MA Program in Israel Studies aims to educate a new generation of scholars and experts. It goes beyond traditional disciplinary contours and explores Israel’s history, society, cultures, and politics from various perspectives, emphasizing independent study and original research.
A degree in Israel Studies is of value for candidates seeking to enter the public and non-profit sectors in government, diplomatic, civil, or educational positions related to Israel, the Middle East, and the Jewish world.
The program offers a thesis and non-thesis track:
A Sampling of Classes
• Jews, Judaism, and Jewish Nationalism in Modern Times
• Jews in Islamic Countries: Zionism, Arab Nationalism, and Colonialism
• The Struggle for Israeli Identity: from the “New Jew” to Multiculturalism
• State and Religion: Historical and Ideological Perspectives
• Israeli comics and graphic novels
• Mizrahi Music and Ethnic Relations in Israel
For program and scholarship information:
https://join.bgu.ac.il/israel-studies/
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies M.A.
Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The M.A. in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies is a two-year, two-track interdisciplinary humanities degree that prepares students to engage with the social, environmental, and political challenges facing countries in Asia and the Middle East, and their transnational communities. This degree will provide students with deep cultural knowledge of Asia and the Middle East while training them in the intellectual flexibility necessary to grasp and work with dynamic issues as they arise.
Learn more: https://asianstudies.unc.edu/ma-program/
TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY
M.A. IN MIGRATION STUDIES – GLOBAL MIGRATION AND POLICY
The M.A. program in Migration Studies is an interdisciplinary master’s program taught in English that offers students the opportunity to engage critically with national and international issues that are at the forefront of today’s debates around migration and policy.
INTERNATIONAL M.A. IN POLITICAL SCIENCE & POLITICAL COMMUNICATION
This Program is a one-year (3 semester, October-August) graduate program that provides students with a deep and comprehensive knowledge of the dynamics and complexities of politics in the global age. The program grants an M.A. in Political Science from Tel Aviv University.
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND MEDIATION
The International Program in Conflict Resolution and Mediation (MA in Public Policy) was launched as an English language program in 2009, based on the existing Hebrew language program in Conflict Resolution and Mediation which was established in 2003. This three semester program aims to offer students around the world the opportunity to study the fundamentals of international conflict resolution at its core.
THE PARASOL FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL LL.M. PROGRAM, TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF LAW
The Parasol Foundation International LL.M Program at Tel Aviv University Faculty of Law is a 10 month program which brings outstanding students from all over the world for a rigorous, highly-academic LL.M. degree. The program language of instruction is English, and although there may be a course or two on Israeli law, the focus of the LL.M. is international law. The LL.M. is without thesis. LL.M. candidates will be eligible to apply for admittance to the Ph.D Program at the Faculty of Law, following the successful completion of the LL.M. degree. Financial aid / scholarships will be offered to promising candidates according to needs or academic qualifications, and in order to promote diversity.
UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA
MA PROGRAM IN PEACE AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT STUDIES, FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
Exceptional students looking to make a difference in the world are invited to come to the University of Haifa and use Israel as their living classroom in the innovative one-year master’s degree program in Peace and Conflict Management Studies. This full-degree program, taught in English, combines an in-depth understanding of theory with applications from a regional and international perspective. Students will investigate ethno-national, cultural and religious conflicts in deeply divided societies. They will study and evaluate different approaches to conflict management and peacemaking, while immersing themselves in a region that offers a great deal of relevant real-life case studies.
MA PROGRAM IN DIPLOMACY STUDIES
SCHOOL OF POLITICAL SCIENCES
DIVISION OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
The dynamics of the contemporary, complex, interconnected and highly-charged international environment present new challenges for scholars, policy analysts and decision makers, both at the international level and in the context of the Middle East. Against this backdrop, the MA Program in Diplomacy Studies is intended to elucidate the role of diplomacy as a main vehicle and mechanism for systematically addressing the broad cluster of issues that impinge upon the entire region, and which can no longer be effectively dealt with exclusively from a narrow unilateral or bilateral vantage point.
THE WEISS-LIVNAT INTERNATIONAL MA PROGRAM IN HOLOCAUST STUDIES, FACULTY OF HUMANITIES
The Weiss-Livnat International MA Program in Holocaust Studies at the University of Haifa offers an academic program in the field of Holocaust research.
Taught in English over three semesters, the one-year master’s degree program in Holocaust Studies at the University of Haifa, in collaboration with Yad Vashem and the Ghetto Fighters’ House, is dedicated to creating and nurturing a new generation of Holocaust researchers, archivists, curators and educators.
DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN ISRAEL STUDIES AT BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY
The Schusterman Center funds full and partial fellowships for doctoral students focusing on Israel Studies in fields such as history, sociology, politics, Middle East studies, Israeli art, literature and culture. These fellowships—granted through individual departments—will be renewable, after review, for up to five years. The Schusterman Scholar Fellowship includes a full tuition scholarship, health care benefits and a stipend of up to $26,000 per year.
RAPHAEL RECANATI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
REICHMAN UNIVERSITY
MA PROGRAM IN GOVERNMENT
There are currently three specializations in the MA program at Reichman University. The length of the program is one year (3 semesters, including summer).
Students may select a specialization in:
• Diplomacy and Conflict Studies
• Counter-Terrorism and Homeland Security Studies
• Public Policy and Administration (in Hebrew only)
GLOBAL MBA PROGRAMS
Executives from Israel and abroad have the unique opportunity to pursue a Global MBA in English at one of Israel’s most prestigious academic institutions.
The Global MBA degree at the Arison School of Business prepares students to function in the international business world. Studying in a program with executives from around the world gives IDC’s graduates a significant advantage in networking and in creating opportunities in the global business arena.
HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM
THE ROTHBERG INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMS
The Rothberg International School offers a variety of programs for North American and International Students; from a few short weeks to a whole year studying in Israel. students can enroll for a semester or year, or complete a Master’s Degree in one of seven different areas (Israeli Society & Politics, Community Leadership & Philanthropy Studies, The Bible & Ancient Near East, Jewish Studies, Religious Studies, Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies and Jewish Education).