2025/2026 Module List
Hebrew and Jewish Studies module list for 2025-26
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Note: Language modules are subject to proficiency.
For module descriptions please visit the UCL Module Catalogue.
Updated 04/04/2025 CMJ
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| Term | Module Code | Credit Value | Affiliate Code | Affiliate Credit Value | Module Title | FHEQ Level | Tutor |
| | 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 |
| 1 | HEBR0013 | 15 | | | Modern Jewish History (Antisemitism, Migration, and Identity) | 5 | S Gilbert |
| 2 | HEBR0014 | 15 | | | Introduction to Judaism | 5 | S Stern |
| | 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 | HEBR0032 | 15 | | | Biblical Aramaic Language A | 5, 7 | A Damsma |
| | HEBR0041 | 30 | HEBR0042 | 15 | Yiddish Language 1 | 4,7 | S Gollance |
| | HEBR0050 | 30 | HEBR0051 | 15 | European Jewry and the Holocaust | 6, 7 | M Berkowitz |
| 2 | HEBR0053 | 15 | | | Better Worlds? Jewish Migration and Settlements in Britain and America A | 6, 7 | M Berkowitz |
| 2 | HEBR0057 | 15 | | | History of the Jews in Poland A | 6,7 | F Guesnet |
| | HEBR0070 | 30 | HEBR0071 | 15 | Hasidism and Modernity | 6,7 | T Loewenthal |
| | HEBR0073 | 30 | HEBR0058 | 15 | The Arab-Israeli Conflict | 6, 7 | N Lochery |
| | HEBR0078 | 30 | | | MA Jewish Studies Core Course | 7 | S Stern |
| | HEBR0083 | 30 | HEBR0119 | 15 | Akkadian Language 1 | 5,7 | M Weeden/ M Geller |
| | HEBR0095 | 30 | HEBR0120 | 15 | Sumerian Language 1 | 5, 7 | M Geller |
| | HEBR0099 | 30 | | | Biblical Hebrew Language 3 | 6 | L Kahn |
| 2 | HEBR0102 | 15 | | | Israel and Palestine | 6, 7 | S Anziska |
| 2 | HEBR0104 | 15 | | | Ancient Hebrew and Cognate Inscriptions | 6,7 | A Damsma |
| 1 | HEBR0107 | 15 | | | Ancient Near Eastern Science | 6, 7 | M Geller |
| | HEBR0111 | 30 | HEBR0117 | 15 | Nazi Gold and Looted Art in World War Two and Beyond | 6, 7 | N Lochery |
| | HEBR0112 | 30 | | | Yiddish Women Writers | 5, 7 | S Gollance |
| 1 & 2 | HIST0789 | 15 | | | Jewish-Muslim Relations in the Middle East | 6 | S Anziska |
| 1 | HIST0842 | 15 | | | The Holocaust: New Historical Approaches | 6 | S Gilbert |
Year 1 Modules
Note: Language modules are subject to proficiency.
Year 2 Modules
Note: Language modules are subject to proficiency.
| Term | Module Code | Credit Value | Affiliate Code | Affiliate Credit Value | Module Title | FHEQ Level | Tutor |
| 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 |
| 1 | HEBR0013 | 15 | | | Modern Jewish History (Antisemitism, Migration, and Identity) | 5 | S Gilbert |
| 2 | HEBR0014 | 15 | | | Introduction to Judaism | 5 | S Stern |
| | 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 | HEBR0032 | 15 | | | Biblical Aramaic Language A | 5, 7 | A Damsma |
| | HEBR0050 | 30 | HEBR0051 | 15 | European Jewry and the Holocaust | 6, 7 | M Berkowitz |
| 2 | HEBR0053 | 15 | | | Better Worlds? Jewish Migration and Settlements in Britain and America A | 6, 7 | M Berkowitz |
| 2 | HEBR0057 | 15 | | | History of the Jews in Poland A | 6,7 | F Guesnet |
| | HEBR0070 | 30 | HEBR0071 | 15 | Hasidism and Modernity | 6,7 | T Loewenthal |
| | HEBR0073 | 30 | HEBR0058 | 15 | The Arab-Israeli Conflict | 6, 7 | N Lochery |
| | HEBR0083 | 30 | HEBR0119 | 15 | Akkadian Language 1 | 5,7 | M Weeden/ M Geller |
| | HEBR0095 | 30 | HEBR0120 | 15 | Sumerian Language 1 | 5, 7 | M Geller |
| 2 | HEBR0102 | 15 | | | Israel and Palestine | 6, 7 | S Anziska |
| 2 | HEBR0104 | 15 | | | Ancient Hebrew and Cognate Inscriptions | 6,7 | A Damsma |
| 1 | HEBR0107 | 15 | | | Ancient Near Eastern Science | 6, 7 | M Geller |
| | HEBR0111 | 30 | HEBR0117 | 15 | Nazi Gold and Looted Art in World War Two and Beyond | 6, 7 | N Lochery |
| | HEBR0112 | 30 | | | Yiddish Women Writers | 5, 7 | S Gollance |
| 1 & 2 | HIST0789 | 15 | | | Jewish-Muslim Relations in the Middle East | 6 | S Anziska |
| 1 | HIST0842 | 15 | | | The Holocaust: New Historical Approaches | 6 | S Gilbert |
Final Year Modules
Note: Language modules are subject to proficiency.
| Term | Module Code | Credit Value | Affiliate Code | Affiliate Credit Value | Module Title | FHEQ Level | Tutor |
| | 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 | HEBR0032 | 15 | | | Biblical Aramaic Language A | 5, 7 | A Damsma |
| | HEBR0050 | 30 | HEBR0051 | 15 | European Jewry and the Holocaust | 6, 7 | M Berkowitz |
| 2 | HEBR0053 | 15 | | | Better Worlds? Jewish Migration and Settlements in Britain and America A | 6, 7 | M Berkowitz |
| 2 | HEBR0057 | 15 | | | History of the Jews in Poland A | 6,7 | F Guesnet |
| | HEBR0070 | 30 | HEBR0071 | 15 | Hasidism and Modernity | 6,7 | T Loewenthal |
| | HEBR0073 | 30 | HEBR0058 | 15 | The Arab-Israeli Conflict | 6, 7 | N Lochery |
| | HEBR0083 | 30 | HEBR0119 | 15 | Akkadian Language 1 | 5,7 | M Weeden/ M Geller |
| | HEBR0095 | 30 | HEBR0120 | 15 | Sumerian Language 1 | 5, 7 | M Geller |
| | HEBR0099 | 30 | | | Biblical Hebrew Language 3 | 6 | L Kahn |
| 2 | HEBR0102 | 15 | | | Israel and Palestine | 6, 7 | S Anziska |
| 2 | HEBR0104 | 15 | | | Ancient Hebrew and Cognate Inscriptions | 6,7 | A Damsma |
| 1 | HEBR0107 | 15 | | | Ancient Near Eastern Science | 6, 7 | M Geller |
| | HEBR0111 | 30 | HEBR0117 | 15 | Nazi Gold and Looted Art in World War Two and Beyond | 6, 7 | N Lochery |
| | HEBR0112 | 30 | | | Yiddish Women Writers | 5, 7 | S Gollance |
| 1 & 2 | HIST0789 | 15 | | | Jewish-Muslim Relations in the Middle East | 6 | S Anziska |
| 1 | HIST0842 | 15 | | | The Holocaust: New Historical Approaches | 6 | S Gilbert |
Postgraduate Modules
Note: Language modules are subject to proficiency.
| Term | Module Code | Credit Value | Affiliate Code | Affiliate Credit Value | Module Title | FHEQ Level | Tutor |
| | 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 | HEBR0032 | 15 | | | Biblical Aramaic Language A | 5, 7 | A Damsma |
| | HEBR0041 | 30 | HEBR0042 | 15 | Yiddish Language 1 | 4,7 | S Gollance |
| | HEBR0050 | 30 | HEBR0051 | 15 | European Jewry and the Holocaust | 6, 7 | M Berkowitz |
| 2 | HEBR0053 | 15 | | | Better Worlds? Jewish Migration and Settlements in Britain and America A | 6, 7 | M Berkowitz |
| 2 | HEBR0057 | 15 | | | History of the Jews in Poland A | 6,7 | F Guesnet |
| | HEBR0070 | 30 | HEBR0071 | 15 | Hasidism and Modernity | 6,7 | T Loewenthal |
| | HEBR0073 | 30 | HEBR0058 | 15 | The Arab-Israeli Conflict | 6, 7 | N Lochery |
| | HEBR0078 | 30 | | | MA Jewish Studies Core Course | 7 | S Stern |
| | HEBR0083 | 30 | HEBR0119 | 15 | Akkadian Language 1 | 5,7 | M Weeden/ M Geller |
| | HEBR0095 | 30 | HEBR0120 | 15 | Sumerian Language 1 | 5, 7 | M Geller |
| 2 | HEBR0102 | 15 | | | Israel and Palestine | 6, 7 | S Anziska |
| 2 | HEBR0104 | 15 | | | Ancient Hebrew and Cognate Inscriptions | 6,7 | A Damsma |
| 1 | HEBR0107 | 15 | | | Ancient Near Eastern Science | 6, 7 | M Geller |
| | HEBR0111 | 30 | HEBR0117 | 15 | Nazi Gold and Looted Art in World War Two and Beyond | 6, 7 | N Lochery |
| | HEBR0112 | 30 | | | Yiddish Women Writers | 5, 7 | S Gollance |
Modules by Subject
Language
| Term | Module Code | Credit Value | Affiliate Code | Affiliate Credit Value | Module Title | FHEQ Level | Tutor |
| | 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 | HEBR0032 | 15 | | | Biblical Aramaic Language A | 5, 7 | A Damsma |
| | HEBR0041 | 30 | HEBR0042 | 15 | Yiddish Language 1 | 4,7 | S Gollance |
| | HEBR0083 | 30 | HEBR0119 | 15 | Akkadian Language 1 | 5,7 | M Weeden/ M Geller |
| | HEBR0095 | 30 | HEBR0120 | 15 | Sumerian Language 1 | 5, 7 | M Geller |
| | HEBR0099 | 30 | | | Biblical Hebrew Language 3 | 6 | L Kahn |
| 2 | HEBR0104 | 15 | | | Ancient Hebrew and Cognate Inscriptions | 6,7 | A Damsma |
History
| Term | Module Code | Credit Value | Affiliate Code | Affiliate Credit Value | Module Title | FHEQ Level | Tutor |
| 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 |
| 1 | HEBR0013 | 15 | | | Modern Jewish History (Antisemitism, Migration, and Identity) | 5 | S Gilbert |
| 2 | HEBR0014 | 15 | | | Introduction to Judaism | 5 | S Stern |
| | HEBR0050 | 30 | HEBR0051 | 15 | European Jewry and the Holocaust | 6, 7 | M Berkowitz |
| 2 | HEBR0053 | 15 | | | Better Worlds? Jewish Migration and Settlements in Britain and America A | 6, 7 | M Berkowitz |
| 2 | HEBR0057 | 15 | | | History of the Jews in Poland A | 6,7 | F Guesnet |
| | HEBR0070 | 30 | HEBR0071 | 15 | Hasidism and Modernity | 6,7 | T Loewenthal |
| | HEBR0073 | 30 | HEBR0058 | 15 | The Arab-Israeli Conflict | 6, 7 | N Lochery |
| 2 | HEBR0102 | 15 | | | Israel and Palestine | 6, 7 | S Anziska |
| 2 | HEBR0104 | 15 | | | Ancient Hebrew and Cognate Inscriptions | 6,7 | A Damsma |
| 1 | HEBR0107 | 15 | | | Ancient Near Eastern Science | 6, 7 | M Geller |
| | HEBR0111 | 30 | HEBR0117 | 15 | Nazi Gold and Looted Art in World War Two and Beyond | 6, 7 | N Lochery |
| 1 & 2 | HIST0789 | 15 | | | Jewish-Muslim Relations in the Middle East | 6 | S Anziska |
| 1 | HIST0842 | 15 | | | The Holocaust: New Historical Approaches | 6 | S Gilbert |
Literature and Culture
Politics
Surveys and Introductions