Undergraduate (Bachelors Degree)
Undergraduate Degree in Arabic and Arab Literature
Learning period: 3 Years | Type of Program: Double Major | Enrollment Status: Registration begins January 29, 2023| Department web site
The aim of the Department of Arabic Language and Arabic Literature is to broaden and deepen students’ knowledge of the layers of the Arabic language through the ages, the history of classical Arabic and modern Arab literature, and Islamic culture.
The Department will train the students to understand the various traditional and modern approaches to the development of the Arabic language and its grammar.
They will acquire various tools for analyzing literary works and phenomena and a methodological approach to genres and movements in the history of literary and other writing.
General Admission Requirements:
1. Complete Matriculation Certificate/ high school diploma or an equivalent recognized by the Israeli Ministry of Education or by the Registration Department.
2. Psychometric Entrance Examination/ SAT or ACT.
3. Knowledge of English– The level of English is determined within the framework of the Psychometric Entrance Examination, the English Placement Tests (AMIR /AMIRAM) or SAT, TOFEL, IELTS, ECRL tests.
The minimum level of English required for admission to the university is Basic (a score of at least 85). Certain departments require a higher level of English.
4. Knowledge of Hebrew – Applicants who took the Psychometric Entrance Examination in a language other than Hebrew and graduated from high schools where the language of instruction was not Hebrew, must prove satisfactory knowledge of Hebrew before the beginning of the academic year by passing a Hebrew Proficiency Test (YAEL/ YAELNET/ Hebrew classification test of the University of Haifa* ). The score required for admission to the University of Haifa is a score of at least 120 on the YAEL/ YAELNET/ Hebrew classification tests.
Applicants whose scores on the YAEL/ YAELNET/Hebrew classification tests range from 90-119 and their Psychometric score was at least 500 will be conditionally admitted and will have to pass the Hebrew Proficiency Test at the required score by the end of the first year of their studies. These students also have the option of studying a Hebrew literacy course within the framework of the University of Haifa preparatory program (Mechina) . Those who meet the course requirements and their final score in the course will be 85 and above will be exempt from the Hebrew condition.
Please note that certain departments require a higher level of Hebrew and that some departments do not approve admission with a Hebrew condition.
*The Hebrew classification test and Hebrew literacy course is valid at the University of Haifa only.
5.Departmental Entrance Examinations/Special admissions requirements– Certain departments require applicants to take a departmental Entrance Examinations and/or attend an interview or meet other departmental requirements.
For more information about the general admission requirements please read the supplement.
In addition to the general university admission requirements, the candidate must meet individual departmental admission requirements.
- A weighted grade of 580 or special admission requirements for the Faculty of Humanities.
- A department exam
- Outstanding graduates of the University of Haifa’s pre-academic preparatory program will be accepted (for more information click here).
- Entrance exam
- For the calculator that rates the likelihood of your admission, click here.
*The University reserves the right to change or amend the admission regulations, fees and tuition at any time without prior notification.
** Matriculation certificate = Israeli matriculation certificate or equivalent
- Double major program.
- In the second year, students can transfer to the single major program for top students who earned a GPA of 85 or more in the Department of Arabic language and literature, and at least a 70 in the second department (at least 10 academic credits). Admission is conditioned upon an interview with the department head or a BA academic advisor and their approval. Only students with an “exempt” level in English and in Hebrew will be admitted.
Employment options upon graduation: Teaching in schools (for certified teachers), a Master’s degree and research on linguistics and literature. Translation, writing and creative writing, literary criticism.