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Multidisciplinary Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences

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

Multidisciplinary Studies, double major | Admission based on the psychometric exam/Netiv La'Akademia exam [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

Multidisciplinary Studies, double major | 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

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

  • Applicants with a prior academic background who meet the admission requirements will be admitted without needing to submit a transcript.
  • Policy for reviewing exceptional cases: Applicants who meet the English and Hebrew requirements but do not meet the required admission conditions will be referred to the department for consideration as detailed below: applicants whose psychometric exam score or sekhem is up to 20 points below the required score.
  • Review of exceptional cases is subject to available places in the department and may take place at different times during the registration period.

The Hebrew terms

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

Check your chances — the institution's calculator

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

What you study

The Department of Multidisciplinary Studies provides a foundation for more opportunities in employment, research, and beyond. Multidisciplinary training provides knowledge across a wider range of fields, greater flexibility in academic training, and unique opportunities to combine subjects.

Interdisciplinary studies award a degree and broaden students’ horizons. They are also more practical thanks to the broad knowledge they provide in various fields, suited to the needs of the job market and society today and in the future. Courses in the degree program include economics, politics and government, philosophy, literature, art, history, conflict management and resolution, gender studies, Jewish thought, Hebrew literature, and more.

After the degree

What graduates work as

  • Management of Other Professional Servicesmost commonPlanning, directing, coordinating, and evaluating the provision of professional and technical services.
  • 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.
  • Teaching in elementary schoolTeaching a range of subjects at the elementary-school level.
  • PolicingMaintaining law and order, patrolling public areas, enforcing laws and regulations, and arresting people suspected of criminal activity.
  • Social Work and Counseling in Social WelfareProviding advice and guidance to individuals, families, groups, communities, and organizations in response to personal and social difficulties. Helping people obtain skills, resources, and support services for welfare and social problems.

Which industries they work in

  • Education17%
  • Local government13%
  • Public Administration and Security; Compulsory National Insurance6%

Employment rate is above average 87% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies

Graduates’ salaries are about average 15,500 ₪ Average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies

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: 95 points
  • Average psychometric score: 580 points

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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