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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
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4 Years
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
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4 Years
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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.
Degree benefits
UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies is the only department of its kind in the UK and is highly regarded worldwide.
The programme is taught by acknowledged specialists in the field, all of whom are actively engaged in research. This will enable you to keep up-to-date with the latest debates, issues and discoveries.
UCL School of Slavonic & Eastern European Studies (SSEES) is the largest national centre in the UK for the study of central, east and south-east Europe and Russia. The SSEES library contains over 400,000 books, journals and film resources.
You will have access to a remarkable collection of Hebrew, Yiddish, and Judaica books in the UCL Library, as well as to the special collections of the British Library, the Wiener Library, and the National Archives.
Your learning
History modules are taught through lectures and seminars. Modern language study includes oral work, reading comprehension, listening comprehension, and translation exercises.
Assessment
Most modules are assessed by an end-of-year written examination, several essays and/or other types of coursework. Language modules are also assessed by oral examinations.
Careers
Together with subject-specific knowledge, you will acquire discipline-based skills in historical research, methodology, and analysis, in addition to transferable skills such as working as part of a team, analysing and solving problems, organising your time and resources, and structuring and communicating your ideas verbally and in writing.
Our graduates take up employment in diverse fields including banking and finance, journalism, publishing, the museum sector, and librarianship. Many choose to pursue further study, either continuing within the field or training in law or teaching (primary and secondary).
Exam type
A levelA level:
ABB Grades / Points required
Scottish Advanced Higher:
ABB Grades / Points required
Access to HE Diploma:
D:30,M:12,P:3 Grades / Points required
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal:
D3,M1,M1 Grades / Points required
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:
34 Grades / Points required
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015):
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
History required.Contextual Offers: please visit the course webpage for further details about our Access UCL scheme.
ABB at Advanced Highers (or AB at Advanced Higher and BBB at Higher). History required at Advanced Higher.
Pass in Access to HE Diploma with a minimum of 30 credits at Distinction, 12 credits at Merit and 3 credits at Pass, all from Level 3 units. Please note, where subject specific requirements are stipulated at A level we may review your Access to HE syllabus to ensure you meet the subject specific requirements prior to a final decision being communicated.
D3,M1,M1 in three Cambridge Pre-U Principal Subjects. History required.
A score of 16 points in three higher level subjects including History, with no score lower than 5.Contextual Offers: please visit the course webpage for further details about our Access UCL scheme.
Successful completion of the WBQ Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate plus 2 GCE A-Levels at grades ABB. History required.
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£9,250 per year
Students from England
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£9,250 per year
Students from Scotland
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£9,250 per year
Students from Wales
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£9,250 per year
Students from Northern Ireland
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£9,250 per year
Students from Channel Islands
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£28,100 per year
Students from EU
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£28,100 per year
Students from International
£28100 Per year
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