Hebrew and Jewish Studies with Year Abroad UCL

Overview

As the only independent university department of Hebrew & Jewish Studies in the UK, they are ideally placed to equip you with a cutting-edge understanding of Jewish history, culture, languages, and literatures. Undertaking a degree with them allows you to explore the rich and varied Jewish experience spanning three millennia and covers everything from Ancient Near Eastern stone inscriptions to breaking news about Israel and Palestine.

The Hebrew and Jewish Studies with Year Abroad BA at University College London (UCL) is designed to give you advanced-level training in Jewish Studies, as well as an excellent grounding in transferable skills such as critical thinking, academic writing, historical, literary, and philological methodologies, and more. You will have the opportunity to learn to read and engage with Jewish texts in their original languages, including Biblical Hebrew, Modern Hebrew, Yiddish, and Aramaic, and gain an understanding of Jewish societies past and present, as well as a year abroad. 

You will also discover the myriad ways that Jewish Studies intersects with broader overarching concepts and topics such as identity, Diaspora, migration, and more.

Careers

Popular career paths for graduates from the department include teaching and education (42.9%), charities, NGOs and international development (14.3%), publishing, journalism or translation (14.3%), construction, built environment and property (14.3%) and manufacturing (14.3%).

Employers of our graduates include the Daily Mail, Kier Group, AMJ International, Mizrachi UK and Toast Ale Ltd.  Some graduates pursue careers that make special use of their language skills, including translating, interpreting and teaching, while others continue with graduate training, further study or academic research.*