Undergraduate programs in the Department

The 2012 edition of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences handbook contains detailed overviews of each of the four programs of study offered by the Department:

• Biblical Studies - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Undergraduate Handbook
• Classical Hebrew - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Undergraduate Handbook
• Modern Hebrew - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Undergraduate Handbook
• Jewish Civilisation - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Undergraduate Handbook

Majors in the Department

Requirements for the four majors in the programs of study listed above are outlined in the Units of Study section of the 2012 Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Handbook:

• Biblical Studies - requirements for a major and list of units of study
• Classical Hebrew - requirements for a major and list of units of study
• Modern Hebrew - requirements for a major and list of units of study
• Jewish Civilisation - requirements for a major and list of units of study

These sections also list units of study available in 2012, including Exchange units and cross-listed units of study.

International exchange

Students are strongly encouraged to study Hebrew at an overseas university for one or two semesters. The University of Sydney has an exchange arrangement with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Comprehensive information is available at the Student Exchange Office Website.

In addition there are in-country study opportunities available to students including:

• Tel Aviv University
• University of Haifa

There are also significant scholarships available to students studying overseas.

If you thinking about studying overseas, you should discuss your options with the Chair of Department.

Academic policies

The Department follows the policies and procedures set out by the Faculty of Arts – for information, follow these links to the requisite Faculty of Arts pages:

Policies webpage for information on:
- Plagiarism - Satisfactory progress - Late Work - Attendance

Undergraduate forms contains procedures, and the necessary forms, for amongst others:
- Applying for credit
- Applying for a DNF after the semester deadline
- Applying for Honours
- Applying for a suspension for one or two semesters
- Appealing against a result

Assessment Consideration webpage for information on:
- Special Consideration - for serious illness or misadventure
- Special Arrangements - for essential community commitments
- Extensions on assessments - for minor illness or misadventure

Marks and scaling webpage for information on this area.