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Art History

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 16.250. 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)

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

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

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

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

Transfer track from The Open University of Israel

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

Admission requirements for the second year

  • English exemption required
  • 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

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 Art History department has one registration track: 197-1950- Art History 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

Do you love art and history? Are you surrounded by visual culture and want to understand its language?

The studies provide extensive knowledge of the history and philosophy of art across different periods and cultures, from prehistoric times to the present day. Students develop skills in analyzing, understanding, and evaluating works of art, as well as learn a range of research methods for analyzing and interpreting works of art in their historical and cultural contexts. The curriculum touches on many fields and usually focuses on 4 major periods: antiquity and the classical period, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and Baroque periods, and modern and contemporary art. Courses in the degree include Introduction to Greek Art, The Formation of Islamic Art, 19th-Century Art, Introduction to Hellenistic and Roman Art, Portraits in the Greek, Roman, and Early Christian Worlds, and more.

After the degree

What graduates work as

  • 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

  • Education20%
  • Social Welfare and Relief Services Without Accommodation11%

Employment rate is above average 93% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies(average across universities)

Graduates' salaries are below the average: ₪10,600 average monthly salary 5–6 years after graduation

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

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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