Academics

Hebrew offers a comprehensive series of courses covering the major areas of ancient and modern Hebraic studies. The diversified course of study fully integrates linguistic, literary and cultural approaches to Hebrew studies.

The major consists of 24 credits from courses beyond HEBR 101-102. In general, a Hebrew major is required to complete a minimum of four courses at the 300 level or above in Hebrew. Courses conducted in English may be applied toward partial fulfillment of the Hebrew major provided they are part of a coherent program approved by the head of the division.

Honors
Students will be eligible for honors in Hebrew upon completion of HEBR 49100, an Honors Project consisting of individual study and research in Hebrew literature in consultation with a staff member. See the course catalog for honors eligibility details.

Program Objectives for BA in Hebrew

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At the conclusion of the program, students will be able to:

• Speak effectively enough to communicate factual matters and more abstract ideas of special interest, often showing a high degree of fluency and ease of speech.
• Comprehend a native speaker in most interactions—formal and informal—with relative ease.
• Write with coherence and reasonable grammatical accuracy on factual topics and perform certain complex writing tasks.
• Comprehend most written non-technical factual material and more abstract material of special interest, while identifying basic cultural references.
• Demonstrate basic knowledge of Israeli history, society, and culture.

Proficiency objectives correlate with Level 2+ on the scale of the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) and Advanced High on the scale of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)

The Hebrew minor requires the successful completion of 12 credits at the 200-level or above. Courses counted toward the Hebrew minor must be either language courses or have Hebrew as their language of instruction.

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