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Archaeology and the Ancient Near East

Hebrew University of JerusalemBachelor of Arts (B.A)

Admission without the psychometric exam — see below

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Admission requirements

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Required bagrut average for direct admission

  • Direct admission 9.75 (deserving advancement category 9.4)

Regular track

Weighted score based on the psychometric exam and bagrut (department admission threshold)(our wording)

  • The admission threshold for the department is 16.500. Explanations of how it is calculated are available at the link

Through a preparatory program

Weighted score based on the psychometric exam and a mechina

  • 50%/50% (applies to all mechina tracks)

Regular track

Required psychometric score for direct admission (for those eligible for a bagrut certificate)

  • Direct admission 550 (deserving advancement category 515)
For adults and those who have studied before6

Weighted score based on the psychometric exam and a bachelor’s degree

  • 50%/50% (does not apply when applicants with a degree are admitted directly)

Psychometric score for direct admission for applicants aged 30 and older (for those eligible for a bagrut certificate)

  • Psychometric score for direct admission for applicants aged 30 and over (for those eligible for a bagrut certificate). Relevant admission track

Weighted score based on the psychometric exam, bagrut, and partial academic studies

  • Weighted score based on the psychometric exam, bagrut, and partial academic studies. Relevant admission track. Contact the Registration and Admissions Office to check your chances of admission

Direct admission for holders of a bachelor's degree/doctorate

  • Direct admission for holders of a bachelor's degree/doctorate is available

Admission requirements for the second year

  • English exemption required
  • Hebrew exemption for holders of a non-Israeli bagrut certificate
  • Completion of at least 1 academic year at an institution recognized by the Council for Higher Education, with at least 32 credit points
  • Compatibility between previous studies and the department's requirements
  • Applicants must meet the requirements for moving on to the second year at the institution where they studied.
  • Applicants must have an average grade of 75 or higher in the department in which they wish to continue their studies.
  • The most suitable applicants will be admitted following discussion by the department's admissions committee and approval by the faculty's teaching committee

Transfer track from The Open University of Israel

  • Admission requirements for the second yearA transfer track from The Open University of Israel is available

These are minimum requirements: meeting them does not by itself guarantee admission.

The requirements are in the institution's words. Names and labels marked "our wording" are our own, written from the same page.

For every track

  • Minimum English levelScore of 85/Basic level
  • Score of 105, required in cases where the language of instruction in high school is not Hebrew
  • Type of psychometric scorePsychometric general multi-domain score, psychometric quantitative-oriented score, psychometric verbal-oriented score
  • The Archaeology and Ancient Near East department has one registration track: 150-1915- Archaeology and Ancient Near East double major
  • A double-major track combining studies with another department from the combinations table

The Hebrew terms

bagrut averageממוצע בגרותbagrutבגרותadmission trackמסלול קבלהdirect admissionקבלה ישירה“deserving advancement” (affirmative-action category based on socio-economic criteria)ראויים לקידוםweighted scoreציון משוקללpsychometric examפסיכומטריadmission thresholdציון סףdepartmentחוגmechinaמכינה

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What you study

As part of the program, we combine the study of archaeology with the study of the Near and Ancient East in a rich and varied curriculum that combines academic study with a unique field experience.

Archaeology studies ancient cultures that existed in Israel and around the world by finding, documenting, and analyzing material and environmental evidence. The degree provides broad and varied knowledge of the archaeology of the Land of Israel and the Mediterranean basin throughout history, from prehistoric times to the Middle Ages: prehistoric archaeology, archaeology of the biblical period, and archaeology of the Classical and Byzantine worlds. The curriculum combines theoretical studies with practical work in the field or in laboratories. Courses in the degree include history, anthropology, philosophy, linguistics, the study of religions, geography, and more.

After the degree

What graduates work as

  • Sociology and Anthropologymost commonResearching and describing the structure and origins of societies, and the interdependence between environmental conditions and human activity. Advising on and formulating economic and social policies.

Which industries they work in

  • Operation of Libraries, Archives, Museums and Other Cultural Activities36%

Graduates’ salaries below average: ₪12,200 average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies

Most graduates go on to a master's degree(average across universities)

Admitted students and graduates

for this program at this institution

  • Program length: 3 years
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students: 100 points
  • Average psychometric score: 550 points

Money

How the institution is funded

Budgeted institutions

Tuition2026/27

Annual tuition for a full-time bachelor's degree program in the 2026/27 academic year: ₪12,203.

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An unofficial guide. Every fact comes from a public source — the institutions' sites, the Council for Higher Education, the Labor Ministry's Avodata, the Ministry of Defense — and links to it. Requirements change: check the institution's site before you apply.

How the data was collected

  • The Council for Higher Education register of institutions and programs — 2 Oct 2026
  • Avodata, Ministry of Labor: fields, employment and pay — 2023 data, collected 2 Oct 2026
  • Institutions' sites: admission requirements — checked 2 Oct 2026–5 Oct 2026
  • The Russian, English and French text is machine-translated and reviewed; where they differ, the Hebrew original prevails

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