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History of the Islamic Countries

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Where to study it

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What you study

The department’s curriculum covers the history of the lands of Islam up to the present day and offers courses on, among other things, social developments in these lands; the religion of Islam, its sects and institutions; the political movements that arose from this religion; and the cultural, intellectual, and material traditions that developed in the Arabic-, Persian-, and Turkish-speaking Muslim world.

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 schoolmost commonTeaching at the secondary-school level, excluding the teaching of subjects intended to prepare students for work in specific fields of employment.
  • Teaching in elementary schoolmost commonTeaching a range of subjects at the elementary-school level.
  • Secretarial StudiesTyping correspondence and documents, handling mail, scheduling meetings, and carrying out a variety of administrative support tasks.

Which industries they work in

  • Computer programming, computer consulting, and other related services17%
  • Education13%

Above-average employment rate: 78% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies(average across all institutions)

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

Most graduates go on to a master's degree(average across all institutions)

In short, in plain words

The study of the history of the Islamic lands covers their history up to the present day, including social developments and the religion of Islam.

The studies also cover political movements that emerged from Islam, as well as cultural and intellectual traditions in the Muslim world.

Graduates of this field work in the management of professional services, teach in secondary schools, and teach in elementary schools.

A plain-words retelling of the Avodata data

Admitted students and graduates — by type of institution

average across universities

  • Program length: 3 years
  • On-time graduation rate: 85% of students
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students 93 points
  • Average psychometric score 540 points

average across all institutions

  • Program length: 3 years
  • On-time graduation rate: 85% of students
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students 93 points
  • Average psychometric score 540 points

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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