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General Studies in Social Sciences

The Open University of IsraelBachelor of Arts (B.A)

Open admission

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Admission requirements

Open admission

Open admission(our wording)

  • No need to present previous achievements

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.

What you study

The degree provides a broad foundation of knowledge in a range of social science fields, including economics, statistics, political science, sociology, psychology, communications, organizational behavior, and more. Alongside introductory courses in various subjects—Introduction to Psychology, Introduction to Sociology, Introduction to Statistics, Introduction to Microeconomics, and more—students can choose advanced courses in a range of social science fields.

After the degree

What graduates work as

  • Sales and Marketing ManagementPlanning, directing, and coordinating marketing and sales work within or for a company or organization.
  • Office ManagementSupervising and coordinating the activities of employees in the office.
  • Teaching in elementary schoolTeaching a range of subjects at the elementary-school level.
  • Secretarial StudiesTyping correspondence and documents, handling mail, scheduling meetings, and carrying out a variety of administrative support tasks.
  • Human Resources ManagementPlanning, directing, and coordinating policies relating to the workforce, labor relations, and professional activities related to health and safety within or for a company or organization.

Which industries they work in

  • Education15%
  • Local government10%
  • Public Administration and Security; Compulsory National Insurance7%

Employment rate above average: 91% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies

Graduates' salaries are similar to average: ₪17,200 average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies

Admitted students and graduates

for this program at this institution

  • Program length: 3 years

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

only for programs at the Eilat campus

Who: Discharged soldiers and those who have completed national service.

per the Ministry of Defense page as checked on 4 Oct 2026

This field at other institutions

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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