English Language MA: Program Structure

Our department offers two options for international students: MA with a thesis, and MA without a thesis.

Prerequisites for acceptance and registration:

  • A grade average of 76 or above in BA studies
  • Students whose BA is not in Biblical studies can be accepted for MA studies, yet will be required to take prerequisite courses based on their academic background

 

MA With a Thesis 08-404

  1. 12 credits courses+ 6 credits thesis paper, as follows:
  • 2 seminar papers intended for BA students, a total of 2-4 credits
  • 1 ancient language for beginners (Acadian/Greek/Arabic), equivalent to 4 credits
  • Registration to academic courses, of the student’s choice, selected out of the variety of courses intended for students of advanced degrees, a total of 4-6 credits
  1. Participation in conferences held by the department (in English) along the course of two years of study
  2. English for MA students (for further information, please contact the Department for English as a Foreign Language)
  3. Instructions for writing a thesis, as well as the final examination on the paper and its bibliography, can be found on the website of the School for Advanced Studies
  4. For Jewish students – 2 credits of Basic Jewish studies; for non-Jews – an equal amount of general courses, all in accordance with the requirements of the School for Advanced Studies.
  5. 6 credits- thesis paper 

Research proposals must be submitted by the end of the first academic year and no later than the first semester of the second year.

Instructions for Preparing Seminar Papers

Instructions for writing a research proposal

Instructions and guidelines for submitting the master’s degree thesis

MA Without a Thesis 08-504

  1. 18 credits, as follows:
  • 3 seminar papers, a total of 3-6 credits
  • Registration to academic courses, of the student’s choice, selected out of the variety of courses intended for students of advanced degrees, a total of 12-15 credits

Up to 6 of these credits may be BA courses in the Bible department, or rather courses from other departments in the Faculty of Jewish Studies, upon being granted permission by the departmental committee

  1. Participation in conferences held by the department (in English) along the course of two years of study
  2. English for MA students (for further information, please contact the Department for English as a Foreign Language)
  3. For Jewish students – 2 credits of Basic Jewish studies; for non-Jews – an equal amount of general courses, all in accordance with the requirements of the School for Advanced Studies.

Instructions for Preparing Seminar Papers