Ceramics and Glass Design
Bezalel – Academy of Arts and Design, JerusalemBachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A)
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Admission requirements
These requirements are incomplete — the full list is on the institution's site
For every track
- To study at Bezalel, you need a full bagrut certificate or an equivalent certificate
- After applying, entrance exams are held in all departments.
- According to the student regulations, students cannot be admitted to Bezalel unless they have reached the Basic level in English.
- Knowledge of HebrewApplicants without an Israeli bagrut certificate must, as part of the admission requirements to the Academy, take a Hebrew exam and demonstrate a level of proficiency that allows them to study. The exemption level required at Bezalel is level 5 or higher, or a score of at least 100 on the Yael or Yaelnet exam.
Registration closed
On the institution's site:
- Registration for a bachelor's degree at Bezalel for the 2026/27 academic year is closed and will open in November 2026.
The Hebrew terms
bagrut certificateתעודת בגרותbagrutבגרותentrance examמבחן כניסהBasic levelבסיסיapplicantמועמדexemptionפטורYael examיע"לYaelnet examיעל"נט
- Source:The institution's siteopenday.bezalel.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026
What you study
The curriculum covers 2 material fields: ceramics and glass, and provides knowledge for creating and designing with these materials. In ceramics, the curriculum includes manual and traditional techniques, pottery studies, glazes, sculptural techniques, and combining work with sculptural materials and various media such as video, performance, and more. In glass, the curriculum includes techniques such as hot glassblowing, casting, fusing, slumping, coldworking, working with a torch, and developing advanced design processes in the field of glass.
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
After the degree
Graduates of related fields work as:
Related fields: Jewelry Design and GoldsmithingIndustrial Design
- Product or clothing designmost commonDesigning, developing, and preparing models and specifications for products and clothing for mass production and production in batches or as individual units.
- Interior, Stage and Decorative DesignPlanning and designing interior spaces in public and private buildings, as well as stages and exhibitions, to create an environment suited to a particular purpose or to promote sales. Coordinating and participating in the design of spaces.
- Graphic design and multimedia designCreating graphics, special effects, animations, and images for computer games, films, music videos, print media, and advertisements.
Graduates’ salaries are below average 9,300 ₪ average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.il /…/343checked 2 Oct 2026
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Admitted students and graduates
for this program at this institution
- Program length: 4 years
- Average bagrut score of admitted students: 96 points
- Average psychometric score 520 points
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026
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.
Periphery 44 grant
Periphery 44 grant — a contribution to first-year tuition
Who: Discharged soldiers and those who have completed national service.
per the Ministry of Defense page as checked on 4 Oct 2026
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- Source:Ministry of Defensehachvana.mod.gov.il /…/List-of-Educational-Institu…checked 4 Oct 2026
- Source:Ministry of Defensehachvana.mod.gov.il /…/Perypheria44checked 4 Oct 2026