BA Hebrew and Swedish
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 Swedish, a German and Hebrew and Jewish Studies degree focusing on the study of two distinct linguistic and cultural traditions. Core topics include Research Methods. Students spend the third year abroad in relevant regions and complete a dissertation in the final year. The first year builds initial foundations through Modern Hebrew Language 1, Kita Alef: Introduction to Jewish Studies, Introduction to Swedish Language and Culture, Introduction to Nordic Studies 1, and Introduction to Nordic Studies 2. The second year continues language acquisition via Modern Hebrew Language 2 and Intermediate Swedish Language and Culture. The third year consists of study abroad options such as SELCS Year Abroad Term 1 and Hebrew and Jewish Studies Study Abroad 1. The final year involves advanced study with Modern Hebrew Language 4, Advanced Swedish Language and Culture, and Advanced Project Work in Danish, Norwegian or Swedish, alongside optional modules like Final Year Dissertation, Translation from the Scandinavian Languages, and Vikings and Valkyries in Contemporary Culture.
Modules
- Modern Hebrew Language 1
- Kita Alef: Introduction to Jewish Studies
- Introduction to Swedish Language and Culture
- Introduction to Nordic Studies 1
- Introduction to Nordic Studies 2
- Religion, State and Society in Modern European History
- Modern Jewish History (Antisemitism, Migration, and Identity)
- Introduction to Judaism
- Modern Hebrew Language 2
- Intermediate Swedish Language and Culture
- Modern Hebrew Language 3 A
- Yiddish Language 1
- European Jewry and the Holocaust
- History of the Jews in Poland
- Metropolitan Life: Jews and the City
- Intermediate Danish Language and Culture 2
- Intermediate Swedish Language and Culture 1
- Intermediate Norwegian Language and Culture
- Intermediate Norwegian Language and Culture 1
- 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
- Advanced Swedish Language and Culture
- Advanced Project Work in Danish, Norwegian or Swedish
- Final Year Dissertation
- Yiddish Language 2
- European Jewry and the Holocaust
- History of the Jews in Poland
- Metropolitan Life: Jews and the City
- Northern Sites and Cities: Perspectives of Urban and Cultural Geographies of the Nordic Region
- Translation from the Scandinavian Languages
- Vikings and Valkyries in Contemporary Culture
- Viking-Age Scandinavia A