MA Program in European Studies
Study Regulations
Academic Head of the study program: Prof. Noam Shoval
Program Coordinator: Ms. Elisheva Moatti
Adviser: Dr. Daniel Wajner
Offices: European Forum at the Hebrew University
Faculty of Humanities Building, Rooms 42603-4
Email: mseuro@mail.huji.ac.il
Tel.: +972-2-5883286; Fax: +972-2-5881079
Program Staff
Prof. Noam Shoval
Dr. Daniel Wajner
Dr. Yuval Tal
Dr. Tristan Klingelhöfer
Prof. Tobias Ebbrecht-Hartmann
Dr. Oded Steinberg
Prof. Gisela Dachs
Dr. Katya Assaf
Dr. Maya Sion-Tzidkiyahu
Dr. Shmuel Barnai
Dr. Orna Keren-Carmel
Admission requirements
This M.A. program is open to students of Israeli universities and colleges recognized by the Council for Higher Education who have completed a B.A. degree in one of the relevant disciplines in the faculties of the Social Sciences, Law or Humanities (or, through special admission, who have completed a different Bachelor degree), with a grade point average of 80. First-year studies are conducted in the non-research track.
About the program
The European Studies program deals with a wide range of topics related to contemporary Europe and the European Union. The significance of the program originates in the importance of Europe and the growing interest in issues related to the EU and its role in the world. The graduate study program combines research and teaching.
The teaching program is affiliated with the three Faculties: Social Sciences, Law, and Humanities. The teaching language is Hebrew, with several courses offered in English.
M.A. Regualtions
The M.A. program offers the following two study tracks:
M.A. research track (36 credit points)
This track is a requirement for future Ph.D. studies.
Compulsory courses (16 credit points)
Elective compulsory courses (14 credit points)
Elective courses (6 credits)
Courses from the program’s course list
The M.A. Thesis (35% of the final grade) is written under the supervision of a faculty member of the Faculties of Social Sciences, Law, or Humanities. The thesis is graded by the student’s supervisor and an additional reviewer.
M.A. course track (38 credit points)
Compulsory courses (14 credit points)
Elective compulsory courses (12 credit points)
Elective courses (12 credits)
Transfer to the research track
Students can transfer to the research track at the end of the first year of studies. Conditions for transition to the research track:
Deadline for the transfer is the end of course registration for the fall term in the second year.