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Visual Arts: Art History and Studio Arts

Ben-Gurion University of the NegevBachelor of Arts (B.A)

No psychometric exam — with a bagrut average of 85 or more

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Admission requirements

Intake for the 2026/27 academic year

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

Regular track

Arts double major - Visual Arts: Combined Program in Art History and Studio Art | Admission based on the psychometric exam or Netiv La'Akademia [sekhem or psychometric exam](our wording)

  • Sekhem: 450
  • Psychometric exam, general multi-domain score / Netiv La'Akademia exam: 450
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Arts double major - Visual Arts: Combined Program in Art History and Studio Art | Admission based on the bagrut certificate only(our wording)

  • Bagrut average: 85
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5

Regular track

Arts major - Visual Arts: Combined Program in Art History and Studio Art | Admission based on the psychometric exam or Netiv La'Akademia [sekhem or psychometric exam](our wording)

  • Sekhem: 450
  • Psychometric exam, general multi-domain score / Netiv La'Akademia exam: 450
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
  • Main department, Visual Arts major only, with a minor in Natural Sciences / a minor in the Computer Science Department. Applicants must also meet the admission cutoff for the Natural Sciences / Computer Science minor, depending on the chosen track.

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Arts major - Visual Arts: Combined Program in Art History and Studio Art | Admission based on the bagrut certificate only(our wording)

  • Bagrut average: 85
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
  • Main department, Visual Arts major only, with a minor in Natural Sciences / a minor in the Computer Science Department. Applicants must also meet the admission cutoff for the Natural Sciences / Computer Science minor, depending on the chosen track.

Regular track

Arts double major - Visual Arts: Combined Program in Art History and Studio Art - Eilat Campus (Eilat) | Admission based on the psychometric exam or Netiv La'Akademia [sekhem or psychometric exam](our wording)

  • Sekhem: 400
  • Psychometric exam, general multi-domain score / Netiv La'Akademia exam: 400
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: exemption

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Arts double major - Visual Arts: Combined Program in Art History and Studio Art - Eilat Campus (Eilat) | Admission based on the bagrut certificate only(our wording)

  • Bagrut average: 85
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: exemption
For adults and those who have studied before3

Age 40+: exempt from the psychometric exam

  • Age 40+: exempt from the psychometric exam (must have eligibility for a bagrut certificate + Basic level in English)
  • Level 5 in Hebrew for those required to meet this requirement

30+ mechina studied at the Eilat Campus

  • The 30+ mechina studied at the Eilat Campus serves as an alternative to bagrut. Graduates of the 30+ mechina are exempt from the psychometric exam.
  • Basic level in English
  • Exemption level in Hebrew for those required

Age 30+: holders of a bagrut certificate

  • Eilat CampusAge 30+: holders of a bagrut certificate are exempt from the psychometric exam.
  • Basic level in English
  • Exemption level in Hebrew for those required

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

  • 01.02.2026 – Review of exceptional cases in the Department of Arts
  • Applicants with a prior academic background who meet the admission requirements will be admitted without needing to submit a transcript.
  • Review of exceptional cases is subject to available places in the department and may take place at different times during the registration period.
  • Exceptional cases: Applicants who meet the English and Hebrew requirements and whose psychometric exam score or sekhem is up to 20 points below the required score will be reviewed by the department's admissions committee based on their overall qualifications.

The Hebrew terms

double majorדו-חוגיpsychometric examפסיכומטריNetiv La'Akademia examנתיב לאקדמיהsekhemסכםgeneral (multi-domain) psychometric scoreרב-תחומיBasic levelבסיסיbagrut certificateתעודת בגרותbagrutבגרותbagrut averageממוצע בגרותdepartmentחוג

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  • Source:The institution's sitebgu.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026intake 2026/27

What you study

At Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, it is a young and dynamic department that offers an approach that differs considerably from those commonly found in academic art departments. This is reflected in its extensive focus on visual culture, interdisciplinary and intercultural perspectives, and a special emphasis on topics that offer applications for directly engaging with the artistic “reality” of the modern cultural environment, in the context of contemporary art in general and Israeli art in particular.

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 above the average: ₪18,500 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.

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

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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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