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Fine Arts

Bezalel – Academy of Arts and Design, JerusalemBachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A)

Periphery 44 grant — a contribution to first-year tuitionWho: Discharged soldiers and those who have completed national service.per the Ministry of Defense page as checked on 4 Oct 2026Registration closedas checked on 2 Oct 2026

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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

What you study

The studies combine artistic practice and intensive creative work in workshops with theoretical studies in art history and the philosophical, cultural, and local aspects of creativity and art, among other subjects. The curriculum introduces students to a wide range of tools, techniques, and media, including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, video, sound, printmaking, and more. The studies usually also include master classes, field trips, and a final project.

After the degree

Graduates of related fields work as:

Related fields: Art History

  • Visual Artmost commonSculpting, painting, drawing, and engraving works of art and caricatures.
  • Graphic design and multimedia designmost commonCreating graphics, special effects, animations, and images for computer games, films, music videos, print media, and advertisements.
  • Other work in the field of teachingmost commonProviding individual instruction in other subjects and educational counseling in schools.

Which industries they work in

  • Education29%
  • Creative Activities, Art and Entertainment13%
  • Other professional, scientific, and technical services11%

Employment rate above average: 82% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies

Graduate salaries are below average ₪7,500 average monthly salary 5–6 years after graduation

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: 490 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.

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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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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