2026/2027 HJS Module List
Full list of Hebrew & Jewish Studies planned for the 2026/2027 academic year
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| Term | Module Code | Credit Value | Affiliate Code | Affiliate Credit Value | Module Title | FHEQ Level | Module Leader |
| HEBR0002 | 30 | HEBR0003 | 15 | Biblical Hebrew Language 1 | 4,7 | A Damsma | |
| HEBR0004 | 30 | HEBR0005 | 15 | Modern Hebrew Language 1 | 4,7 | S Sharpe | |
| 2 | HEBR0006 | 15 | Religion, State and Society in Modern European History | 5 | F Guesnet | ||
| HEBR0007 | 15 | Kita Alef: Introduction to Jewish Studies | 4 | S Anziska | |||
| HEBR0010 | 30 | Final Year Dissertation | 6 | ||||
| 1 | HEBR0012 | 15 | Medieval and Early Modern Jewish History (1000 - 1800 CE) | 5 | M Berkowitz | ||
| 2 | HEBR0013 | 15 | Modern Jewish History (Antisemitism, Migration, and Identity) | 5 | M Berkowitz | ||
| HEBR0018 | 30 | HEBR0019 | 15 | Biblical Hebrew Language 2 | 5,7 | A Damsma | |
| HEBR0023 | 30 | HEBR0024 | 15 | Modern Hebrew Language 2 | 5,7 | T Novis | |
| HEBR0025 | 30 | HEBR0026 | 15 | Modern Hebrew Language 3 | 6,7 | N Ben Porat | |
| HEBR0027 | 30 | HEBR0028 | 15 | Modern Hebrew Language 4 | 6, 7 | T Novis | |
| 1 | HEBR0034 | 15 | Ancient Jewish Magic | 6, 7 | M Geller | ||
| HEBR0041 | 30 | HEBR0042 | 15 | Yiddish Language 1 | 4,7 | S Gollance | |
| HEBR0045 | 30 | HEBR0046 | 15 | History of Yiddish Language, Literature and Culture | 6, 7 | S Gollance | |
| HEBR0050 | 30 | HEBR0051 | 15 | European Jewry and the Holocaust | 6, 7 | M Berkowitz | |
| HEBR0059 | 30 | HEBR0060 | 15 | Metropolitan Life: Jews and the City | 6 | F Guesnet | |
| HEBR0068 | 30 | US-Israeli Relations from 1948 to the Present Day | 6 | N Lochery | |||
| HEBR0071 | 15 | Hasidism and Modernity | 6,7 | T Loewenthal | |||
| HEBR0078 | 30 | MA Jewish Studies Core Course | 7 | S Gilbert | |||
| 1 | HEBR0102 | 15 | Israel and Palestine | 6, 7 | S Anziska | ||
| HEBR0103 | 30 | Introduction to the Talmud | 6, 7 | S Stern | |||
| 2 | HEBR0106 | 15 | History and Literature of Ancient Israel | 4 | M Geller | ||
| HEBR0108 | 30 | HEBR0122 | 15 | Akkadian Language 2 | 6, 7 | M Geller | |
| HEBR0111 | 30 | HEBR0117 | 15 | Nazi Gold and Looted Art in World War Two and Beyond | 6, 7 | N Lochery | |
| HEBR0115 | 30 | HEBR0100 | 15 | History of the Hebrew Language | 6, 7 | L Kahn | |
| HIST0128 | 30 | HIST0163 | 15 | History of the Modern Middle East | 5 | S Anziska | |
| 2 | HIST0789 | 15 | Jewish-Muslim Relations in the Middle East | 6 | S Anziska | ||
| 2 | HIST0842 | 15 | The Holocaust: New Historical Approaches | 6 | S Gilbert |
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Year 1 Modules
Note: Language modules are subject to proficiency.
| Term | Module Code | Credit Value | Affiliate Code | Affiliate Credit Value | Module Title | FHEQ Level | Module Leader |
| HEBR0002 | 30 | HEBR0003 | 15 | Biblical Hebrew Language 1 | 4, 7 | A Damsma | |
| HEBR0004 | 30 | HEBR0005 | 15 | Modern Hebrew Language 1 | 4, 7 | S Sharpe | |
| 2 | HEBR0006 | 15 | Religion, State and Society in Modern European History | 5 | F Guesnet | ||
| HEBR0007 | 15 | Kita Alef: Introduction to Jewish Studies | 4 | S Anziska | |||
| 1 | HEBR0012 | 15 | Medieval and Early Modern Jewish History (1000 - 1800 CE) | 5 | M Berkowitz | ||
| 2 | HEBR0013 | 15 | Modern Jewish History (Antisemitism, Migration, and Identity) | 5 | M Berkowitz | ||
| HEBR0041 | 30 | HEBR0042 | 15 | Yiddish Language 1 | 4, 7 | S Gollance | |
| 2 | HEBR0106 | 15 | History and Literature of Ancient Israel | 4 | M Geller |
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Year 2 Modules
Note: Language modules are subject to proficiency.
| Term | Module Code | Credit Value | Affiliate Code | Affiliate Credit Value | Module Title | FHEQ Level | Module Leader |
| 2 | HEBR0006 | 15 | Religion, State and Society in Modern European History | 5 | F Guesnet | ||
| 1 | HEBR0012 | 15 | Medieval and Early Modern Jewish History (1000 - 1800 CE) | 5 | M Berkowitz | ||
| 2 | HEBR0013 | 15 | Modern Jewish History (Antisemitism, Migration, and Identity) | 5 | M Berkowitz | ||
| HEBR0018 | 30 | HEBR0019 | 15 | Biblical Hebrew Language 2 | 5,7 | A Damsma | |
| HEBR0023 | 30 | HEBR0024 | 15 | Modern Hebrew Language 2 | 5,7 | T Novis | |
| 1 | HEBR0034 | 15 | Ancient Jewish Magic | 6, 7 | M Geller | ||
| HEBR0045 | 30 | HEBR0046 | 15 | History of Yiddish Language, Literature and Culture | 6, 7 | S Gollance | |
| HEBR0050 | 30 | HEBR0051 | 15 | European Jewry and the Holocaust | 6, 7 | M Berkowitz | |
| HEBR0059 | 30 | HEBR0060 | 15 | Metropolitan Life: Jews and the City | 6 | F Guesnet | |
| HEBR0068 | 30 | US-Israeli Relations from 1948 to the Present Day | 6 | N Lochery | |||
| HEBR0071 | 15 | Hasidism and Modernity | 6,7 | T Loewenthal | |||
| 1 | HEBR0102 | 15 | Israel and Palestine | 6, 7 | S Anziska | ||
| HEBR0103 | 30 | Introduction to the Talmud | 6, 7 | S Stern | |||
| HEBR0108 | 30 | HEBR0122 | 15 | Akkadian Language 2 | 6, 7 | M Geller | |
| HEBR0111 | 30 | HEBR0117 | 15 | Nazi Gold and Looted Art in World War Two and Beyond | 6, 7 | N Lochery | |
| HEBR0115 | 30 | HEBR0100 | 15 | History of the Hebrew Language | 6, 7 | L Kahn | |
| HIST0128 | 30 | HIST0163 | 15 | History of the Modern Middle East | 5 | S Anziska | |
| 2 | HIST0789 | 15 | Jewish-Muslim Relations in the Middle East | 6 | S Anziska | ||
| 2 | HIST0842 | 15 | The Holocaust: New Historical Approaches | 6 | S Gilbert |
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Final Year Modules
Note: Language modules are subject to proficiency.
| Term | Module Code | Credit Value | Affiliate Code | Affiliate Credit Value | Module Title | FHEQ Level | Module Leader |
| HEBR0010 | 30 | Final Year Dissertation | 6 | ||||
| HEBR0025 | 30 | HEBR0026 | 15 | Modern Hebrew Language 3 | 6,7 | N Ben Porat | |
| HEBR0027 | 30 | HEBR0028 | 15 | Modern Hebrew Language 4 | 6, 7 | T Novis | |
| 1 | HEBR0034 | 15 | Ancient Jewish Magic | 6, 7 | M Geller | ||
| HEBR0045 | 30 | HEBR0046 | 15 | History of Yiddish Language, Literature and Culture | 6, 7 | S Gollance | |
| HEBR0050 | 30 | HEBR0051 | 15 | European Jewry and the Holocaust | 6, 7 | M Berkowitz | |
| HEBR0059 | 30 | HEBR0060 | 15 | Metropolitan Life: Jews and the City | 6 | F Guesnet | |
| HEBR0068 | 30 | US-Israeli Relations from 1948 to the Present Day | 6 | N Lochery | |||
| HEBR0071 | 15 | Hasidism and Modernity | 6, 7 | T Loewenthal | |||
| HEBR0078 | 30 | MA Jewish Studies Core Course | 7 | S Gilbert | |||
| 1 | HEBR0102 | 15 | Israel and Palestine | 6, 7 | S Anziska | ||
| HEBR0103 | 30 | Introduction to the Talmud | 6, 7 | S Stern | |||
| HEBR0108 | 30 | HEBR0122 | 15 | Akkadian Language 2 | 6, 7 | M Geller | |
| HEBR0111 | 30 | HEBR0117 | 15 | Nazi Gold and Looted Art in World War Two and Beyond | 6, 7 | N Lochery | |
| HEBR0115 | 30 | HEBR0100 | 15 | History of the Hebrew Language | 6, 7 | L Kahn | |
| 2 | HIST0789 | 15 | Jewish-Muslim Relations in the Middle East | 6 | S Anziska | ||
| 2 | HIST0842 | 15 | The Holocaust: New Historical Approaches | 6 | S Gilbert |
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Postgraduate Modules
Note: Language modules are subject to proficiency.
| Term | Module Code | Credit Value | Affiliate Code | Affiliate Credit Value | Module Title | FHEQ Level | Module Leader |
| HEBR0002 | 30 | HEBR0003 | 15 | Biblical Hebrew Language 1 | 4,7 | A Damsma | |
| HEBR0004 | 30 | HEBR0005 | 15 | Modern Hebrew Language 1 | 4,7 | S Sharpe | |
| HEBR0018 | 30 | HEBR0019 | 15 | Biblical Hebrew Language 2 | 5,7 | A Damsma | |
| HEBR0023 | 30 | HEBR0024 | 15 | Modern Hebrew Language 2 | 5,7 | T Novis | |
| HEBR0025 | 30 | HEBR0026 | 15 | Modern Hebrew Language 3 | 6,7 | N Ben Porat | |
| HEBR0027 | 30 | HEBR0028 | 15 | Modern Hebrew Language 4 | 6, 7 | T Novis | |
| 1 | HEBR0034 | 15 | Ancient Jewish Magic | 6, 7 | M Geller | ||
| HEBR0041 | 30 | HEBR0042 | 15 | Yiddish Language 1 | 4,7 | S Gollance | |
| HEBR0045 | 30 | HEBR0046 | 15 | History of Yiddish Language, Literature and Culture | 6, 7 | S Gollance | |
| HEBR0050 | 30 | HEBR0051 | 15 | European Jewry and the Holocaust | 6, 7 | M Berkowitz | |
| HEBR0071 | 15 | Hasidism and Modernity | 6,7 | T Loewenthal | |||
| HEBR0078 | 30 | MA Jewish Studies Core Course | 7 | S Gilbert | |||
| 1 | HEBR0102 | 15 | Israel and Palestine | 6, 7 | S Anziska | ||
| HEBR0103 | 30 | Introduction to the Talmud | 6, 7 | S Stern | |||
| HEBR0108 | 30 | HEBR0122 | 15 | Akkadian Language 2 | 6, 7 | M Geller | |
| HEBR0111 | 30 | HEBR0117 | 15 | Nazi Gold and Looted Art in World War Two and Beyond | 6, 7 | N Lochery | |
| HEBR0115 | 30 | HEBR0100 | 15 | History of the Hebrew Language | 6, 7 | L Kahn |
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Modules by Subject
Language
| Term | Module Code | Credit Value | Affiliate Code | Affiliate Credit Value | Module Title | FHEQ Level | Module Leader |
| HEBR0002 | 30 | HEBR0003 | 15 | Biblical Hebrew Language 1 | 4,7 | A Damsma | |
| HEBR0004 | 30 | HEBR0005 | 15 | Modern Hebrew Language 1 | 4,7 | S Sharpe | |
| HEBR0018 | 30 | HEBR0019 | 15 | Biblical Hebrew Language 2 | 5,7 | A Damsma | |
| HEBR0023 | 30 | HEBR0024 | 15 | Modern Hebrew Language 2 | 5,7 | T Novis | |
| HEBR0025 | 30 | HEBR0026 | 15 | Modern Hebrew Language 3 | 6,7 | N Ben Porat | |
| HEBR0027 | 30 | HEBR0028 | 15 | Modern Hebrew Language 4 | 6, 7 | T Novis | |
| HEBR0041 | 30 | HEBR0042 | 15 | Yiddish Language 1 | 4,7 | S Gollance | |
| HEBR0108 | 30 | HEBR0122 | 15 | Akkadian Language 2 | 6, 7 | M Geller |
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History
| Term | Module Code | Credit Value | Affiliate Code | Affiliate Credit Value | Module Title | FHEQ Level | Module Leader |
| 2 | HEBR0006 | 15 | Religion, State and Society in Modern European History | 5 | F Guesnet | ||
| 1 | HEBR0012 | 15 | Medieval and Early Modern Jewish History (1000 - 1800 CE) | 5 | M Berkowitz | ||
| 2 | HEBR0013 | 15 | Modern Jewish History (Antisemitism, Migration, and Identity) | 5 | M Berkowitz | ||
| 1 | HEBR0034 | 15 | Ancient Jewish Magic | 6, 7 | M Geller | ||
| HEBR0045 | 30 | HEBR0046 | 15 | History of Yiddish Language, Literature and Culture | 6, 7 | S Gollance | |
| HEBR0050 | 30 | HEBR0051 | 15 | European Jewry and the Holocaust | 6, 7 | M Berkowitz | |
| HEBR0059 | 30 | HEBR0060 | 15 | Metropolitan Life: Jews and the City | 6 | F Guesnet | |
| HEBR0068 | 30 | US-Israeli Relations from 1948 to the Present Day | 6 | N Lochery | |||
| 1 | HEBR0102 | 15 | Israel and Palestine | 6, 7 | S Anziska | ||
| HEBR0103 | 30 | Introduction to the Talmud | 6, 7 | S Stern | |||
| 2 | HEBR0106 | 15 | History and Literature of Ancient Israel | 4 | M Geller | ||
| HEBR0111 | 30 | HEBR0117 | 15 | Nazi Gold and Looted Art in World War Two and Beyond | 6, 7 | N Lochery | |
| HEBR0115 | 30 | HEBR0100 | 15 | History of the Hebrew Language | 6, 7 | L Kahn | |
| HIST0128 | 30 | HIST0163 | 15 | History of the Modern Middle East | 5 | S Anziska | |
| 2 | HIST0789 | 15 | Jewish-Muslim Relations in the Middle East | 6 | S Anziska | ||
| 2 | HIST0842 | 15 | The Holocaust: New Historical Approaches | 6 | S Gilbert |
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Literature and Culture
| Term | Module Code | Credit Value | Affiliate Code | Affiliate Credit Value | Module Title | FHEQ Level | Module Leader |
| 2 | HEBR0006 | 15 | Religion, State and Society in Modern European History | 5 | F Guesnet | ||
| 1 | HEBR0034 | 15 | Ancient Jewish Magic | 6, 7 | M Geller | ||
| HEBR0045 | 30 | HEBR0046 | 15 | History of Yiddish Language, Literature and Culture | 6, 7 | S Gollance | |
| HEBR0059 | 30 | HEBR0060 | 15 | Metropolitan Life: Jews and the City | 6 | F Guesnet | |
| HEBR0071 | 15 | Hasidism and Modernity | 6,7 | T Loewenthal | |||
| HEBR0103 | 30 | Introduction to the Talmud | 6, 7 | S Stern | |||
| 2 | HEBR0106 | 15 | History and Literature of Ancient Israel | 4 | M Geller | ||
| HEBR0115 | 30 | HEBR0100 | 15 | History of the Hebrew Language | 6, 7 | L Kahn |
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Politics
| Term | Module Code | Credit Value | Affiliate Code | Affiliate Credit Value | Module Title | FHEQ Level | Module Leader |
| 2 | HEBR0006 | 15 | Religion, State and Society in Modern European History | 5 | F Guesnet | ||
| HEBR0068 | 30 | US-Israeli Relations from 1948 to the Present Day | 6 | N Lochery | |||
| 1 | HEBR0102 | 15 | Israel and Palestine | 6, 7 | S Anziska | ||
| HEBR0111 | 30 | HEBR0117 | 15 | Nazi Gold and Looted Art in World War Two and Beyond | 6, 7 | N Lochery | |
| HIST0128 | 30 | HIST0163 | 15 | History of the Modern Middle East | 5 | S Anziska | |
| 2 | HIST0789 | 15 | Jewish-Muslim Relations in the Middle East | 6 | S Anziska |
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Surveys and Introductions
| Term | Module Code | Credit Value | Affiliate Code | Affiliate Credit Value | Module Title | FHEQ Level | Module Leader |
| HEBR0007 | 15 | Kita Alef: Introduction to Jewish Studies | 4 | S Anziska | |||
| 1 | HEBR0012 | 15 | Medieval and Early Modern Jewish History (1000 - 1800 CE) | 5 | M Berkowitz | ||
| 2 | HEBR0013 | 15 | Modern Jewish History (Antisemitism, Migration, and Identity) | 5 | M Berkowitz | ||
| HEBR0078 | 30 | MA Jewish Studies Core Course | 7 | S Gilbert | |||
| HEBR0103 | 30 | Introduction to the Talmud | 6, 7 | S Stern | |||
| 2 | HEBR0106 | 15 | History and Literature of Ancient Israel | 4 | M Geller |
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Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ)
First year: Level 4 or 5
Second Year: Level 5 or 6
Finalist: Level 6 (level 5 with approval)
Postgraduate: Level 7