Jewish Art
Bar-Ilan UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A)
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Admission requirements
Intake for the 2026/27 academic year
These requirements are incomplete — the full list is on the institution's site
You can be admitted through one of these tracks:
By bagrut, no psychometric exam
Admission based on bagrut average only (without a psychometric exam)(our wording)
- Study Programs: Jewish ArtMinimum Bagrut Average: 90Registration Status: Open
- Applicants with an Israeli bagrut certificate who meet the following requirements will be admitted directly to the departments.
For reservists
Those serving as reservists, career soldiers, or in the security forces
- Women and men serving as reservists, career soldiers, or in the security forces may be admitted to a bachelor's degree program in 2026/27 through a special track without a psychometric exam.
- Eligibility for admission through this track will be granted to the following applicantsReservists who served in reserve duty for 60 days or more from 1.10.2025, or reservists who served in reserve duty for 300 days or more from 7.10.2023.
- Eligibility for admission through this track will be granted to the following applicantsWounded applicants who present a certificate from the Compensation Officer confirming recognition as wounded in the Swords of Iron War by the Rehabilitation Department of the Ministry of Defense.
- Eligibility for admission through this track will be granted to the following applicantsCareer soldiers serving in designated frontline units who served to an exceptional extent during 2025 or 2026 because of the war, and continue to serve on active duty during the 2026/27 registration period.
- Eligibility for admission through this track will be granted to the following applicantsCombat soldiers in regular service who completed their military service from 1.12.2025.
- Eligibility for admission through this track will be granted to the following applicantsParents of a child under 13 whose spouse served in reserve duty for 60 days or more from 1.1.2026.
- The number of places allocated for admission through this track is limited, and it applies only to departments open for registration. Registration for this track will close once the quotas for exceptional admissions of all types have been filled.
- Admission through this track will be based on bagrut grades only, as specified in the table below, in addition to meeting the university's admission requirements
For adults and those who have studied before1
30+ Program (30+ mechina)
- Graduates of the mechina program may be admitted to departments in the Faculty of Jewish Studies, Society and Humanities, as well as the Department of Planning, Environment and Sustainability, without a psychometric exam.
- Admission is conditional on eligibility for a mechina certificate with a final average of at least 85, a grade of at least 85 on the English screening test, and a grade of 80 or higher in each of the 2 academic courses in the mechina: “Foundations of Government and Israeli Politics” and “Science and Technology.”
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
- English screening test (Amiram exam), with a score of 85 or higher in the English section, except that the Department of Linguistics and English Literature requires a score of at least 120, the Medical Imaging program requires a score of at least 100, and the PAKAM program requires a score of at least 110 in the psychometric-based admission track).
- Applicants whose school’s language of instruction was not Hebrew are required to have a score of at least 105 on the Hebrew screening test (Yael exam) administered by the National Institute for Testing and Evaluation (except in the English Linguistics single-major, English Literature single-major, and French single-major programs; the French single-major program is taught in French, and all 3 programs are exempt from the Yael exam). For more details, see the bachelor's degree admission requirements.
The Hebrew terms
bagrut averageממוצע בגרותbagrutבגרותpsychometric examפסיכומטריapplicantמועמדbagrut certificateתעודת בגרותreservistsמשרתי מילואיםcareer soldiersקבעsecurity forcesזרועות הביטחוןbachelor's degreeתואר ראשוןunitsיח"ל
Check your chances — the institution's calculator
- Source:The institution's sitebiu.ac.il /…/acceptance-no-psychometrychecked 2 Oct 2026intake 2026/27
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What you study
The degree provides broad knowledge of Jewish and general art, from antiquity to contemporary Jewish-Israeli art, including the artistic aspects of archaeology, illuminated manuscripts, printed Hebrew books, painting and sculpture, architecture, sacred objects, installations, and more. Courses in the degree include Introduction to the Analysis of Works of Art, Architecture in the Greek and Roman Worlds, Architecture of Ancient Synagogues, The Jewish Figure in Art, Jewish Identity in 20th-Century Art, Mosaic Art in Antiquity, Pioneers of Feminist Art, and more.
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
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.
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026
Admitted students and graduates
for this program at this institution
- Program length: 3 years
- 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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- Source:Council for Higher Educationche.org.il /…/שכר-הלימודchecked 4 Oct 2026