BA Hebrew and Italian
Entry requirements
A level: ABB (Foreign language preferred.) IB: 34 points (A total of 16 points in three higher level subjects, with no higher level score below 5. Foreign language preferred.)
About this course
BA in Hebrew and Italian, a degree centred on the study of Italian and Hebrew and Jewish Studies. Core topics include Research Methods. Students spend a year abroad immersed in the cultures and societies of both subjects. The first year covers language acquisition and cultural foundations through Kita Alef: Introduction to Jewish Studies, First Year Italian Language, Introduction to Italian Studies 1, and Introduction to Italian Studies 2. The second year continues linguistic development with Modern Hebrew Language 2 and Second Year Italian Language. The third year consists of a period abroad split across SELCS Year Abroad Term 1 and SELCS Year Abroad Term 2, or Hebrew and Jewish Studies Study Abroad 1 and Hebrew and Jewish Studies Study Abroad 2. The final year involves advanced study through Modern Hebrew Language 4 and Final Year Italian Language, alongside optional choices such as Dissertation, Final Year Dissertation, Biblical Hebrew Language 2, and Introduction to Rabbinic Hebrew.
Modules
- Kita Alef: Introduction to Jewish Studies
- First Year Italian Language
- Introduction to Italian Studies 1
- Introduction to Italian Studies 2
- Biblical Hebrew Language 1
- Religion, State and Society in Modern European History
- Survey of Jewish History 1: The Ancient and Medieval Near East
- Medieval and Early Modern Jewish History (1000 - 1800 CE)
- Modern Jewish History (Antisemitism, Migration, and Identity)
- Introduction to Judaism
- Introduction to Israeli Culture, Society and Politics
- Introduction to Biblical and Rabbinic Literature
- Jewish Philosophy
- Modern Hebrew Language 3 A
- Modern Hebrew Language 2
- Second Year Italian Language
- Biblical Hebrew Language 1
- Biblical Hebrew Language 2
- Introduction to Rabbinic Hebrew
- Moses Maimonides in Jewish Thought and History
- Moses Maimonides in Jewish Thought and History A
- Modern Hebrew Language 3 A
- Biblical Aramaic Language A
- Biblical Aramaic Language
- Ancient Jewish Magic
- Modern Approaches to the Talmud
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 1
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 2
- Hebrew and Jewish Studies Study Abroad 1
- Hebrew and Jewish Studies Study Abroad 2
- Modern Hebrew Language 4
- Final Year Italian Language
- Dissertation
- Final Year Dissertation
- Biblical Hebrew Language 2
- Introduction to Rabbinic Hebrew
- Moses Maimonides in Jewish Thought and History
- Moses Maimonides in Jewish Thought and History A
- Biblical Aramaic Language A
- Biblical Aramaic Language
- Ancient Jewish Magic
- Modern Approaches to the Talmud