Course overview
In your first year you will take a compulsory module in Modern Hebrew, an introductory module in academic Jewish Studies, and a range of optional history, literature, and culture modules, providing an overview of the subject which allows you to identify your own areas of specialist interest for later study.
In your second year you will take a compulsory module in Modern Hebrew and choose from a wide range of options encompassing a vast chronological and geographical span and also an array of disciplinary approaches, such as history, literature, philology, and politics.
Your third year will be spent at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where you will be able to take modules drawn from an extensive range of subjects.
In your final year you will take three optional courses and will write a dissertation on a subject of your choice.
What this course will give you
UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies is the only department of its kind in the UK and is highly regarded worldwide.
We teach a wide range of modules in Jewish history, politics and culture.
As part of your degree you can study both ancient and modern languages, including Biblical, Rabbinic and Modern Hebrew, Aramaic, Syriac, Ugaritic, and Yiddish.
During your time in the department, you will have access to a remarkable collection of Hebrew, Yiddish and Judaica books in the UCL Library, as well as the SOAS Library and the special collections in the British Library, Wiener Library, and the National Archives.
