MA Program in Contemporary Germany Studies: Politics, Society and Culture - Course List

 

 

 

 

The information in the Shnaton – the university’s course catalogue shall prevail.

 

For the M.A. study regulations, please see here.

 

 

 

 

 

Compulsory Classes

 

 

 

2 c.p

Research Methods

 

 

 

Dr. Daniel Wajner

 

 

 

Fall term | Monday | 17:00-18:30

 

 

 

Room 42605 | Faculty of Humanities

 

 

 

 

 

1 c.p

European Forum’s Colloquium A

 

 

 

Prof. Gisela Dachs

 

 

 

Fall term | Monday | 19:00-20:30

 

 

 

Room 42605 | Faculty of Humanities

 

 

 

27.10.25

15.12.25

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.11.25

05.01.25

 

 

 

 

 

 

24.11.25

19.01.25

 

 

 

 

 

 

08.12.25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 c.p

European Forum’s Colloquium B

 

 

 

Prof. Gisela Dachs

 

 

 

Spring term | Monday | 19:00-20:30

 

 

 

Room 42605 | Faculty of Humanities

 

 

 

16.03.26

11.05.26

08.06.26

 

 

 

 

 

27.04.26

25.05.26

22.06.26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Simulation Workshops

 

 

 

54796

1 c.p

Simulation Workshop: Trade negotiations between EU and ANASE

 

 

 

Mr. Louis Bernard

 

 

 

Preparatory meetings:

 

 

 

Wednesday | 10.12.25 | 18:30-22:00

 

 

 

Room 42605 | Faculty of Humanities

 

 

 

Simulation:

 

 

 

Thursday | 11.12.25 | 08:30-18:00

 

 

 

Room 42605 | Faculty of Humanities

 

 

 

 

 

54797

1 c.p

Simulation Workshop: Europe in NATO: From Pillar to Core of Western Defence

 

 

 

Mr. Tamir Sinai

 

 

 

Preparatory meeting:

 

 

 

Wednesday | 17.06.25 | 18:30-22:00

 

 

 

Room 42605 | Faculty of Social Sciences

 

 

 

Simulation:

 

 

 

Thursday | 18.06.2025 | 08:30-18:00

 

 

 

Room 42605 | Faculty of Humanities

 

 

 

 

 

8 credit points Advanced German Courses

 

 

 

4 c.p

German 3

 

 

 

Anne Nussbaum

 

 

 

Fall term| Sunday and Wednesday| 14:30-16:00

 

 

 

Room 45202| Faculty of Humanities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gregory Grigoriants

 

 

 

Fall term| Monday| 13:00-14:30

 

 

 

Fall term| Thursday| 12:30-14:00

 

 

 

Room 43231| Faculty of Humanities

 

 

 

 

 

4 c.p

German 4

 

 

 

Anne Nussbaum

 

 

 

Spring term| Sunday and Wednesday| 14:30-16:00

 

 

 

Room 46206| Faculty of Humanities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gregory Grigoriants

 

 

 

Spring term| Monday| 13:00-14:30

 

 

 

Spring term| Thursday| 12:30-14:00

 

 

 

Room 42202| Faculty of Humanities

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Courses

 

 

 

2 c.p

Introduction to German Law

 

 

 

Dr. Katya Assaf

 

 

 

Fall term | Wednesday | 08:30-10:00

 

 

 

Room 42605 | Faculty of Humanities

 

 

 

 

 

2 c.p

German Nationalism

 

 

 

Dr. Oded Steinberg

 

 

 

Fall term | Wednesday | 16:30-18:00

 

 

 

Room 42605 | Faculty of Humanities

 

 

 

 

 

2 c.p

German Social History in the 20th Century

 

 

 

Dr. Tobias Ebbrecht-Hartmann

 

 

 

Fall term | Wednesday | 12:30-14:00

 

 

 

Room 42605 | Faculty of Humanities

 

 

 

 

 

2 c.p

Leadership in German Domestic and Foreign Policy

 

 

 

Dr. Tristan Klingelhöfer

 

 

 

Spring term | Wednesday | 12:30-14:00

 

 

 

Room 42605 | Faculty of Humanities

 

 

 

 

 

Elective Compulsory Courses

 

 

 

 

 

2 c.p

Germany in Legal Terms: Education, Politics, and Human Rights

 

 

 

Dr. Katya Assaf

 

 

 

Spring term | Wednesday | 08:30-10:00

 

 

 

Room 42605 | Faculty of Humanities

 

 

 

 

 

2 c.p

Market, Media, and Law – Germany and the US in a Comparative Perspective

 

 

 

Dr. Katya Assaf

 

 

 

Spring term | Wednesday | 10:30-12:00

 

 

 

Room 42605 | Faculty of Humanities

 

 

 

 

 

2 c.p

Introduction to the European Union: A Unique Supranational Beast (in Hebrew)

 

 

 

Dr. Maya Sion-Tzidkiyahu

 

 

 

Fall term | Monday | 08:30-10:00

 

 

 

Room 42605 | Faculty of Humanities

 

 

 

 

 

2 c.p

Study Excursion to the EU Institutions (in Hebrew)

 

 

 

Dr. Maya Sion-Tzidkiyahu

 

 

 

Spring term | Dates TBA

 

 

 

Prerequisite: course 54800.

 

 

 

 

 

2 c.p

Migration(s) to Germany: Policies, Realities and Perceptions

 

 

 

Prof. Gisela Dachs

 

 

 

Fall term | Wednesday | 12:30-14:00

 

 

 

Room 42605 | Faculty of Humanities

 

 

 

 

 

2 c.p

The Core of Europe: History and Challenges of the Franco-German Friendship

 

 

 

Prof. Gisela Dachs

 

 

 

Spring term | Wednesday | 16:30-18:00

 

 

 

Room 42605 | Faculty of Humanities

 

 

 

 

 

2 c.p

Study Excursion: Germany and France: From Wars to Reconciliation and Beyond

 

 

 

Prof. Gisela Dachs

 

 

 

Spring term | 07-14.06.26

 

 

 

Prerequisite: course 54808.

 

 

 

 

 

2 c.p

Electioneering in Germany: Election Campaigns in Theory and Praxis

 

 

 

Dr. Tristan Klingelhöfer

 

 

 

Fall term | Wednesday | 10:30-12:00

 

 

 

Room 42605 | Faculty of Humanities

 

 

 

 

 

2 c.p

Public History in Social Media: Memory Culture on 20th Century History on Instagram and TikTok

 

 

 

Prof. Tobias Ebbrecht-Hartmann

 

 

 

Fall term | Wednesday | 18:30-20:00

 

 

 

Room 42605 | Faculty of Humanities

 

 

 

 

 

2 c.p

Sex and Sexuality in Modern Europe (in Hebrew)

 

 

 

Dr. Yuval Tal

 

 

 

Fall term | Monday | 15:00-16:30

 

 

 

Room 42605 | Faculty of Humanities

 

 

 

 

 

2 c.p

The People vs. The Elites: European Populism in a Comparative Perspective (in Hebrew)

 

 

 

Dr. Daniel Wajner

 

 

 

Fall term | Monday | 13:00-14:30

 

 

 

Room 42605 | Faculty of Humanities

 

 

 

 

 

2 c.p

Internship for Students of the European Forum

 

 

 

Dr. Maya Sion-Tzidkiyahu

 

 

 

Annual | Monday | 19:00-20:30

 

 

 

Room 42605 | Faculty of Humanities

 

 

 

Prerequisite: course 54800.

 

 

 

 

 

4 c.p

Europe in China: Study Tour to Hong Kong, Macau and the Pearl River Delta

 

 

 

Prof. Noam Shoval

 

 

 

Spring term | 09-17.03.26

 

 

 

 

 

54799

2 c.p

Future of Democracies

 

 

 

Robert Habeck

 

 

 

Fall term |04-22.01.25

 

 

 

 

 

54798

2 c.p

Creative Writing (only for PhD students)

 

 

 

Andrea Paluch

 

 

 

Fall term |18-22.01.25

 

 

 

 

2 c.p

Introduction to German Law

 

 

Dr. Katya Assaf

 

 

Fall term | Wednesday | 08:30-10:00

 

 

Room 42605 | Faculty of Humanities

 

 

 

2 c.p

German Nationalism

 

 

Dr. Oded Steinberg

 

 

Fall term | Wednesday | 16:30-18:00

 

 

Room 42605 | Faculty of Humanities

 

 

 

2 c.p

German Social History in the 20th Century

 

 

Dr. Tobias Ebbrecht-Hartmann

 

 

Fall term | Wednesday | 12:30-14:00

 

 

Room 42605 | Faculty of Humanities

 

 

 

2 c.p

Leadership in German Domestic and Foreign Policy

 

 

Dr. Tristan Klingelhöfer

 

 

Spring term | Wednesday | 12:30-14:00

 

 

Room 42605 | Faculty of Humanities

 

 

 

 

 

Elective Courses

 

 

 

 

 

2 c.p

Global Holocaust Memory and Popular Cinema

 

 

 

Prof. Tobias Ebbrecht-Hartmann

 

 

 

Fall term | Monday | 08:30-10:00

 

 

 

Room TBA | Faculty of Social Sciences

 

 

 

 

 

2 c.p

Fashion Theory: Culture, Economy and Desire in the Modern Wardrobe

 

 

 

Dr. Liroy Choufan

 

 

 

Fall term | Tuesday | 10:30-12:00

 

 

 

Room 21202 | Faculty of Social Sciences

 

 

 

 

 

2 c.p

Graduate Seminar in German-Jewish Thought and Culture

 

 

 

Prof. Benjamin Pollock

 

 

 

Annual | Monday | 10:30-12:00

 

 

 

Room 1001 | Rabin building