Summer and Special Programs
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| Summer Courses - Programs of Study | |
The Department of Summer Courses and Special Programs offers a comprehensive spread of short-term, intensive and specialized summer courses designed for undergraduate and graduate students and mature learners with academic backgrounds. Varied study field trips complement these courses, bringing the subject matter to life while broadening the students' perspective and enriching their academic experience.
This summer, our academic program offers courses in the following areas: Israel Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies, International Law, Jerusalem Studies, Jewish and Religious Studies Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, Economics and Trauma & Resilience.
Schedule
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Course Name |
Start date |
End Date |
| Summer Courses |
July 3, 2012 |
July 31, 2012 |
| Coexistence in the Middle East Course |
July 3, 2012 |
July 31, 2012 |
| Trauma & Resilience Course |
July 3, 2012 |
July 16/24, 2012 |
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The Hebrew University International Summer Program
in Economics Education (ISEE) |
July 15, 2012 |
August 16, 2012 |
Time Table
Click here for the Summer Courses 2012 Time Table. Please note, this is a useful tool in determining which courses can be combined and in ensuring that the courses you have chosen do not conflict time-wise.
Application
Online application for the summer courses is open!
Please note:
For an overview of the application guidelines, please click here.
Please note:
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Participants who enroll in more than one of the Summer Courses listed below receive a 10% tuition discount.
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Returning RIS students and parents of RIS alumni who enroll in a Summer Course (July 3 - July 31, 2012) receive a 10% discount on their overall course tuition. The discount does not apply to Language Courses, Archeological Field Schools and Special Programs.
***Please note: The Hebrew University reserves the right to cancel courses for which there is insufficient registration.*** |
| | | | | This course examines the emergence of the state of Israel from its origins in the late nineteenth century until today. It deals with the key issues of nation building, the triangular conflict between Zionists, British and Arabs, the emerging religious, ethnic and national tensions and the evolution of the Arab-Israel conflict. It takes the form of lectures, films, site visits and guest speakers. | |  |
| | | | | | This course traces the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict from the rise of Zionism, through the various Arab-Israel wars, and up to the recent peace negotiations. | | |
| | | | | | This course will provide students with a broad perspective on the Israeli-Arab conflict, focusing on Israeli society, and exploring both academic research and practical experience on one of the most influential conflicts of our time. | | |
| | | | | | The Foreign Policy of Israel summer course explores the formation, formulation, evolution and implementation of Israel's foreign policy since the establishment of the Israeli state in 1948. | | |
| | | | | | What is the role of public international law when considered in the Israeli context? The course will examine international law concepts as viewed through an Israeli prism. Public International law will serve as a stepping stone to elaborate on the Israeli position and perspective of international problems and issues. | | |
| | | | | | Jerusalem possesses an intensive history, throughout which it has grown and developed as a city containing a variety of populations, religions, cultures and architectural styles. This course considers the city of Jerusalem in its various stages of development – from Biblical times, through the Middle Ages, and to the Present. The course includes numerous field trips throughout Jerusalem. | | |
| | | | | | In recent years the Israeli movie industry has received first rate international recognition. What is the connection between Israeli films and the reality in which they were created? Combining documentary and feature films, the course will cover key aspects for the understanding of Israel and its people, as well as the central historical, sociological and political conflicts that preoccupied Israeli society past and present. | | |
| | | | | | For millennia, Kabbalah – the Jewish mystical tradition – was a highly guarded, orally transmitted body of esoteric knowledge. Today, Kabbalah is everywhere, from the internet, to Madonna, to charms and amulets. This course explores the ways in which Kabbalah has entered into diverse forms of contemporary spirituality. | | |
| | | | | | By means of a broad geopolitical analysis, this course will provide the tools to understand the global importance of the Middle East and North Africa, its interconnections with other continents as well as the social, geographical, cultural and political dynamics holding this region together. | | |
| | | | | | The course aims to situate the survivors' personal stories in a wider historical, cultural and social context, examining the motivations and inhibitions for survivors to retell their stories, and the educational value of survivor testimony in teaching and commentating the Holocaust. | | |
| | | | | | July 3 - July 31, 2012
Coexistence in the Middle East is an initiative that promotes coexistence through the training of future leaders using both academic and experiential seminars in Israel that allow first-hand contact with different cultures. The program introduces participants to the challenges and complexities of coexistence in Israel—where civilizations, religions, nations and ideologies converge. | | |
| | | | | | July 3 –July 16/24, 2012
This two-week course presents the latest developments in the field of trauma in Israel as well as internationally, exploring theories and research on trauma, coping, resilience, and post-traumatic growth in a variety of cultural and situational contexts.
An optional third-week of clinical training is offered for clinicians who are interested in developing their clinical skills in the field. | | |
| | | | | | July 15 - August 16, 2012
A new five-week Summer School in Economics will be offered at the Hebrew University, earmarked for international students in their last year of undergraduate studies or first year of M.A. studies. | | |
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