BA in Middle Eastern Studies and Digital Humanities
The combination of Middle Eastern studies and the Digital Humanities Program enables students to take 12 credits out of the total of 60 required for the entire degree, in unique courses from this program. The second major for students on this track is in the department of information systems.
List of courses in Middle Eastern studies
Introduction- classical Muslim era -4 credits
Scientific writing -2 credits
Introduction- the Ottoman Empire -4 credits
Introduction to Islamic religion -4 credits
Methodological training (information literacy) -2 credits
Introduction to the history of the world
/What is history in Haifa (mandatory School of History) -4 credits
Introduction – the Middle East between the
World Wars -4 credits
Middle Eastern economy OR social history
of the Middle East + Current Affairs -4 credits
2 Seminars -12 credits
Middle Eastern language
(Persian/Turkish/spoken Arabic) – 8 credits
- The curriculum and schedule will be customized in a meeting with the head of the department / BA advisor, so it will not exceed the 48 credits limit.
- Exceptional students of this program will be rewarded with scholarships, practical internship in research or industry projects- funded by the program, and/or a trip for a summer school in Europe.
- For further information, please visit the program’s website page for more details: http://dighum.haifa.ac.il/is-web/index.php/he
or send an e-mail to the heads of the program:
Dr. Moshe Lavie, mlavee@research.haifa.ac.il
Prof. Tsvi Kopelik, tsvikak@is.haifa.ac.il
- Please note that registration to the Information Systems Department is also necessary, and therefore, the admission requirements of both departments should be met. For further information, please visit the information systems department’s website: http://hevra.haifa.ac.il/is-web/index.php/he/
