Programme Options
List of Hebrew and Hebrew-related courses
Hebrew language and literature
- Intensive Modern Hebrew (2 units)
- Intermediate Modern Hebrew
- Advanced Modern Hebrew language (fourth year)
- Introduction to Israeli literature
- The origins of modern Hebrew poetry
- The prose literature and culture of the Haskalah
- Elementary Hebrew (a less intensive introduction to language)
History, politics and culture
- Introduction to Israeli culture
- History of Zionism
- Israeli history and the Israel-Palestine conflict
- Jews and genetics: history and identity
Extended essay
UCL courses
A selection of Hebrew and Hebrew-related courses run by the Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies, UCL, and available as options on the SOAS degree:
- Advanced Modern Hebrew (B081)
- Introduction to classical Hebrew (B012)
- Further classical Hebrew (B113)
- A survey of Jewish history and culture from 1000 to 1800 CE (B039, 0.5)
- Culture of Zionism -- The construction, development and critique of a nationalist movement (C084, 0.5)
- The culture of Sepahrdic Jewry (B118, 0.5)
A full list of courses can be obtained from UCL.
"Floaters"
Other approved units from the SOAS list up to a maximum of two, one in the second year and one in the fourth year. Of special interest are:
- Aspects of Jewish music
- Arabic 100
N.B. Entry on to optional courses is at the discretion of the course convenor.
