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This four-year programme combines the study of Jewish cultural history with the study of the land (and associated languages and cultures) where many Jewish communities had their homes. The third year is spent abroad, in Jerusalem and/or in a relevant central or east European country.
In each year of your degree you will take a number of individual modules, normally valued at 0.5 or 1.0 credits, adding up to a total of 4.0 credits for the year. Modules are assessed in the academic year in which they are taken. The balance of compulsory and optional modules varies from programme to programme and year to year. A 1.0 credit is considered equivalent to 15 credits in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).
Year one introduces you to the study of central and east European history and Jewish studies at the university level. In years two and four you can focus on topics of specific interest to you by choosing modules that examine particular periods and themes in east European and Jewish history. You can also study one or more relevant languages such as Hebrew, Yiddish, Russian, Polish, or Ukrainian. Your third year is spent abroad, at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and/or in a relevant central or east European country.
Year 1
Core or compulsory module(s)
- History of Eastern Europe since 1856
- Modern Historiography
- Seminars in History
- Survey of Jewish History 2: From Medieval to Early Modern Europe
- Survey of Jewish History 3: The Modern World
- Optional modules
You will select 1.0 credits from a wide range of optional modules, including:
- Elementary Yiddish
- Introduction to Biblical Hebrew
- Introduction to Biblical and Rabbinic Literature
- Introduction to Hebrew Literature: Medieval to Modern
- Introduction to Israeli Culture, Society and Politics
- Introduction to Jewish Languages
- Introduction to Jewish Philosophy and Mysticism
- Introduction to Modern Hebrew
- Introduction to Modern Jewish Literature
- Introduction to the Study of Judaism
- Survey of Jewish History 1: The Ancient and Medieval Near East
Year 2
Optional modules
You will select 2.0 credits from a wide range of optional modules within the department of Hebrew & Jewish Studies. A further 2.0 credits will be selected from SSEES.
Year 3
Year three involves studying a full-time programme at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and/or a central or east European university of your choice.
Year 4
Optional modules
You will select 2.0 credits from a wide range of optional modules in Hebrew & Jewish Studies and a further 2.0 credits from SSEES, including the option of taking a final-year dissertation of 10,000 words for the value of 1.0 credit.
A levels
Grades
ABB
Subjects
History required.
GCSEs
English Language at grade B, plus Mathematics at grade C. For UK-based students, a grade C or equivalent in a foreign language (other than Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew or Latin) is required. UCL provides opportunities to meet the foreign language requirement following enrolment, further details at: www.ucl.ac.uk/ug-reqs
IB Diploma
Points
34
Subjects
A score of 16 points in three higher level subjects including History, with no score lower than 5.
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