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Social Sciences and Humanities

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 combines courses in both fields, with a wide range of options to choose from. Courses in the degree program include: in the social sciences—courses in psychology, sociology, political science and international relations, communications, management, and education; in the humanities—history, literature, philosophy, art history, Jewish studies, linguistics, film, music, theater, 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.
  • Office Managementmost commonSupervising and coordinating the activities of employees in the office.
  • Prison Guardingmost commonSupervising prisoners and maintaining order in prisons and correctional institutions.
  • Teaching in elementary schoolmost commonTeaching a range of subjects at the elementary-school level.
  • Office Administrationmost commonPerforming a variety of clerical and administrative tasks in accordance with standard procedures.

Which industries they work in

  • Local government25%
  • Public Administration and Security; Compulsory National Insurance13%
  • Education12%

Employment rate is above average 90% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies

Graduates' salaries are similar to the average: ₪15,700 average monthly salary 5–6 years after graduation

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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