International Relations
Hebrew University of JerusalemBachelor of Arts (B.A)
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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 10.00 (deserving advancement category 9.65)
Regular track
Weighted score based on the psychometric exam and bagrut (department admission threshold)(our wording)
- Admission threshold for the department 17.500. Explanations of how the calculation is done 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 600 (deserving advancement category 565)
For adults and those who have studied before5
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)
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
Direct admission for holders of a bachelor's degree/doctorate
- Direct admission for holders of a bachelor's degree/doctorate is available
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
Admission requirements for the second year
- English exemption required
- Minimum psychometric score of 600, general multi-domain score
- 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.
- An average grade of 80 or higher is required in the department in which they wish to continue their studies.
- The number of available places is limited. The most suitable applicants will be admitted following discussion by the department's admissions 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 International Relations department has one registration track: 312-7300- International Relations 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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- Source:The institution's siteinfo.huji.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026
What you study
The department’s curriculum is designed to provide basic knowledge and tools for analyzing the political, economic, security-related, and institutional aspects of relations between countries and other actors in the global system.
The degree focuses on analyzing, understanding, and explaining phenomena, processes, and actors in the international arena, beyond what happens in a single country: globalization and the declining status of the nation-state, global protection of human rights, international security issues, diplomacy, international institutions, zones of peace, and more. The curriculum includes introductory courses, such as Introduction to International Relations and International Relations in the 20th Century, followed by courses in international political economy, international law, Israel in the Middle East, research methods in international relations, as well as the option to specialize in a particular region or field.
- Source:The institution's siteinfo.huji.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
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.
Which industries they work in
- Computer programming, computer consulting, and other related services19%
- Legal and Accounting Services15%
- Public Administration and Security; Compulsory National Insurance13%
Employment rate above average 81% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies
Graduates’ salaries above average: ₪22,200 average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies
Most graduates go on to a master's degree
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Admitted students and graduates
for this program at this institution
- Program length: 3 years
- On-time graduation rate: 70% of students
- Average bagrut score of admitted students: 100 points
- Average psychometric score: 610 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.
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