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Literature

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 the knowledge needed to analyze, interpret, critique, and compare literary texts, with reference to their historical and cultural backgrounds and related fields such as philosophy, history, ethnography, linguistics, psychoanalysis, theater, and film. Alongside acquiring knowledge of literary theory, students explore a range of literary texts and genres in depth. Courses in the degree include: Hero and Antihero in the Modern Novel, The Theatrical Experience: Introduction to Drama and Theater, The Poetics of Prose Fiction, Introduction to Poetry, Literature and Ethics, a course in prose, a course in poetry, a course in drama and theater, a course on the classical period, a course on the Middle Ages, a course on the Renaissance and Baroque, and more.

After the degree

What graduates work as

  • Teaching in elementary schoolmost commonTeaching a range of subjects at the elementary-school level.
  • Teaching in secondary schoolTeaching at the secondary-school level, excluding the teaching of subjects intended to prepare students for work in specific fields of employment.
  • Preschool EducationPromoting the social, physical and intellectual development of young children through educational activities and games.
  • Special Education TeachingTeaching people of all ages with physical or mental disabilities, learning disabilities or special needs, and promoting their social, emotional, intellectual and physical development.
  • Other work in the field of teachingProviding individual instruction in other subjects and educational counseling in schools.

Which industries they work in

  • Education36%

Graduates’ salaries similar to average: ₪14,300 average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies(average across universities)

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

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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