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Semitic Languages

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Where to study it

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What you study

Semitic linguistics focuses on the study of spoken Semitic languages, Ethiopian Semitic languages, Arabic dialectology, and the ancient and modern languages of South Arabia. Studies include the linguistic foundations of Semitic languages, reading texts in extinct and living languages, listening to recordings and watching films, alongside theoretical courses such as language and script, language and culture, the relationship between language and society, research in theoretical Semitic linguistics, and comparative Semitic linguistics.

After the degree

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In short, in plain words

Semitic linguistics covers spoken Semitic languages, Ethiopian Semitic languages, and the ancient and modern languages of southern Arabia.

The program includes reading texts in extinct and living languages, listening to recordings and watching films, as well as theoretical courses.

A plain-words retelling of the Avodata data

Admitted students and graduates — by type of institution

average across universities

  • Program length: 3 years

average across all institutions

  • Program length: 3 years

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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