Jerusalem and Israel present a wide array of intriguing issues and contemporary topics for study within political science and the social sciences. Relevant courses are available in a variety of fields that demonstrate the strengths of Hebrew University’s Rothberg International School (RIS): anthropology, sociology, political science, psychology, economics, environmental studies, communication, urban planning, and public governance.
Using Jerusalem and Israel as a case study, you can take advantage of this broad range of subjects to gain a wider understanding of social, political, and cultural phenomena around the world. Jerusalem affords a fascinating and unique experience: cosmopolitan, multicultural, diverse, and splintered. Here, you can learn “on the ground” about the contemporary issues you might only read about elsewhere.
Summer & Short-Term
All courses are open to both undergraduate and graduate students:
- Energy Politics in the Middle East
- Conflict Resolution from Theory to Practice: Israel as a Case Study
- The Politics of Planning in Multicultural Cities: The Case of Jerusalem
- Religion in the Holy Land: The Role of Faith in Peace & Conflict
- Trauma & Resilience: Theory & Practice from the Israeli Experience
- International Summer Program in Economics Education
- Understanding Identities: Immigration & Cultural Diversity from the Israeli Experience
Individual summer semester graduate courses are also available through our study abroad program.
Undergraduate
Individual Undergraduate Courses
Provided as examples only and subject to change:
- Israeli Politics
- Human Rights in Israel
- Theories of International Relations and the Realities of the Middle East
- Evolutionary Psychology
- Israel’s Economy in the Global Context
- Neuroeconomics: The Brain in Decision Making
- Challenges of Regional Cooperation
- Seeing in Bits: New Media and Digital Culture
- Negotiating Middle East Peace
- Issues in Cognitive Neurosciences
- Foreign Policy of Israel
- Politics and Violence: Selected Topics
- Game Theory: Applications in International Relations
- The Role of International Law in Formulating Foreign Policy
- Media and Nationalism from an Israeli Perspective
- Diversity and Coexistence
As an undergraduate student, you can choose to tailor your courses to suit your academic interests, selecting from among RIS courses and English-taught courses in other HebrewU faculties, such as in the humanities, social sciences, and law.
Graduate
- Israel Studies, with an Emphasis on Israeli Politics, Society, & Media (M.A. or non-degree)
- Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies (M.A. or non-degree)
Non-Degree Graduate Studies
As a graduate student studying abroad with us from another institution, you can also choose to tailor your courses to suit your academic interests in a study abroad program or as a visiting research student, selecting from among RIS courses and English-taught courses in other HebrewU faculties, such as in the humanities, social sciences, and law.
Additional Areas of Study
- Israel & Middle East Studies
- Language Studies
- Religious Studies
- Fine & Performing Arts
- Business & Legal Studies
- STEM
