Musicology
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 9.75 (deserving advancement category 9.4)
Regular track
Weighted score based on the psychometric exam and bagrut (department admission threshold)(our wording)
- Admission threshold for the department 16.000. 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 550 (deserving advancement category 515)
For adults and those who have studied before6
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)
Admission requirements for the second year
- English exemption required
- Hebrew exemption for holders of a non-Israeli bagrut certificate
- Completion of at least 1 academic year of study at an institution recognized by the Council for Higher Education 25 credit points minimum
- 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.
- Applicants must have an average grade of 75 or higher in the department in which they wish to continue their studies.
- The most suitable applicants will be admitted following discussion by the department's admissions committee and approval by the faculty's teaching committee
Direct admission for holders of a bachelor's degree/doctorate
- Direct admission for holders of a bachelor's degree/doctorate is available
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
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
Transfer track from The Open University of Israel
- Admission requirements for the second yearA transfer track from The Open University of Israel is available
- Students must take 4 Open University courses (18 credit points in total) from the following cluster and earn a grade of 76 or higher in each course
- They must also meet the requirements of the transfer track for an additional department, or for supplementary studies.
- Students who wish to enter the faculty through the transfer track must take 6 Open University courses totaling 36 Open University credit points, approximately equivalent to 1 academic year in the faculty, and earn at least the required grade in each course, as specified for the department they wish to enroll in.
- Students who meet the track requirements listed below will be admitted to the faculty as second-year students, starting in the 2008/09 academic year.
- Students admitted to the faculty must obtain an exemption from English as a foreign language courses.
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
- Students who enter the department without being able to read music and without a basic knowledge of music theory will be referred to the “Music from the Basics” track. Students referred to this track will be required to take the “Music from the Basics” course, which provides knowledge of music reading and an introduction to basic music theory.
- Type of psychometric scorePsychometric general multi-domain score, psychometric quantitative-oriented score, psychometric verbal-oriented score
- The Musicology department has one registration track: 199-1940- Musicology 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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What you study
Music holds a central place in every human culture. Therefore, studying the development of music, understanding how it communicates, and exploring its origins and various forms offers a window into understanding cultures, as well as an opportunity to deepen the musical experience itself.
Musicology studies music from an academic perspective and provides knowledge in fields such as music history, harmony, acoustics, music theory, music psychology, music philosophy, ethnomusicology, the history of musical notation, the history of musical instruments, and more. Courses in the degree include harmony, ear training, music theory, guided listening, analyzing music in historical and cultural contexts, antiquity and the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and Baroque, ethnomusicology, issues and research directions in the music of world cultures, and more.
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- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
After the degree
Which industries they work in
- Education53%
Graduates’ salaries are below average 9,900 ₪ average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies(average across universities)
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Admitted students and graduates
for this program at this institution
- Program length: 3 years
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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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