Fall 2017
International School Course List
Spring 2018
International School Course List
Academic Year 2016-2017 Course Lists
Global Law 2016-2017
Please Note: All syllabi on the website are subject to minor changes prior to the beginning of the semester. The syllabus supplied at the start of each class will be the most up-to-date version.
The courses listed in the course catalog below are subject to cancellation due to insufficient enrollment.
* Courses marked with an asterisk are courses offered in English in other University departments. They function on a different schedule than the International School courses and students must receive permission prior to the start of the course.
** Courses marked with a double asterisk are courses offered through the Department of Economics and are taught at a master's level. Only students who are majoring in Economics and who have already taken intro courses to the following may take these courses: Micro-Economics, Macro-Economics, Statistics.
*** Courses marked with a triple asterisk are courses offered through the Department of Evolutionary and Envrionmental Biology. Only students who are in their third year of a BSc and studying Biology, Biotechnology, Agriculture, Bioinformatics, Medical sciences or related degree in Natural Sciences can take these courses.
Anthropology
Contemporary Arab Thought and Culture (Fall and Spring)
Between Past and Present: The Shaping of Israel’s Collective Memories (Spring)
Internet and Society (Fall)
Women in Israel (Spring)
Archeology
The Department of Maritime Civilizations (Spring)
Art
Fine Arts * (offering courses in painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, print-making and lithography -portfolio required)
Business
Career Development (Spring)
Internet and Society (Fall)
Introduction to Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation in the Middle East (Spring)
Communications
Media in the Arab World(Fall)
Between Past and Present: The Shaping of Israel’s Collective Memories(Spring)
Cyberspace, Terrorism and Counterterrorism (Fall)
Internet and Society (Fall)
Contemporary Israel and Middle East Studies
Arab-Israeli Relations (Fall) Arab-Israeli Relations (Spring)
Contemporary Arab Thought and Culture (Fall and Spring)
Cyberspace, Terrorism and Counterterrorism (Fall)
Israel Stories: Page, Stage, and Screen (Spring)
Islamic Fundamentalism in the Arab World (Spring)
Media in the Arab World(Fall)
Syria: History, Politics, and Society(Spring)
English Language and Literature
2016-2017 Department of English Course List
Hebrew and Arabic Languages - Intensive Summer/Winter Program
Hebrew Language Aleph: Beginners 1
Hebrew Language Aleph: Beginners 2
Hebrew Language Aleph: Beginners 3
Hebrew Language Bet: Lower Intermediate 1
Hebrew Language Bet: Lower Intermediate 2
Hebrew Language Gimmel: Upper Intermediate 1
Hebrew Language Gimmel: Upper Intermediate 2
Hebrew Language Dalet: Lower Advanced 1
Hebrew Language Dalet: Lower Advanced 2
Hebrew Language Heh: Advanced 1
Hebrew Language Heh: Advanced 2
Intensive Modern Standard Arabic: Elementary I
Intensive Modern Standard Arabic: Elementary II
Please Note: Course levels change each session depending on the participating students.
Hebrew and Arabic Languages - Semester Program
Hebrew Language Aleph: Beginners 1
Hebrew Language Aleph: Beginners 2
Hebrew Language Aleph: Beginners 3
Hebrew Language Bet: Lower Intermediate 1
Hebrew Language Bet: Lower Intermediate 2
Hebrew Language Gimmel: Upper Intermediate1
Hebrew Language Gimmel: Upper Intermediate 2
Hebrew Language Dalet: Lower Advanced 1
Hebrew Language Dalet: Lower Advanced 2
Hebrew Language Heh: Advanced 1
Hebrew Language Heh: Advanced 2
Modern Standard Arabic: Elementary I
Modern Standard Arabic: Elementary II
Modern Standard Arabic: Intermediate I
Modern Standard Arabic: Intermediate II
Modern Standard Arabic: Advanced
History
Arab-Israeli Relations (Fall) Arab-Israeli Relations (Spring)
Between Past and Present: The Shaping of Israel’s Collective Memories(Spring)
Contemporary Arab Thought and Culture (Fall and Spring)
Israel: Jewish Redemption or National Demise (Spring)
Women in Israel(Spring)
Islamic Fundamentalism in the Arab World (Spring)
Syria: History, Politics, and Society(Spring)
Visual Culture and the Holocaust
Holocaust
Literature of the Shoah (Fall and Spring)
Visual Culture and the Holocaust (Spring)
Internships
Internship Program (Fall and Spring)
Career Development (Spring)
Summer Internship Program and Career Development Course
Law
Literature
Bible: Soul's Journey to Completion (Fall)
Israel Stories: Page, Stage, and Screen (Spring)
Faith, Reason and Dogma in Jewish Philosophy (Spring)
Literature of the Shoah (Fall and Spring)
Maritime Civilizations
The Department of Maritime Civilizations (Spring)
Peace and Conflict Studies
Arab-Israeli Relations (Fall) Arab-Israeli Relations (Spring)
Arms Control in the Nuclear Realm (Spring)
Cyberspace, Terrorism and Counterterrorism (Fall)
Islamic Fundamentalism in the Arab World (Spring)
Peace & Conflict Honors Seminar I: Post Cold War Conflict Resolution (Fall)
Peace & Conflict Honors Seminar II: War and Peace in the Middle East (Spring)
Syria: History, Politics, and Society(Spring)
Philosophy
Bible: Soul's Journey to Completion (Fall)
Faith, Reason and Dogma in Jewish Philosophy (Spring)
Jewish Spiritual Practices (Fall)
Political Science
Arab-Israeli Relations (Fall) Arab-Israeli Relations (Spring)
Arms Control in the Nuclear Realm (Spring)
Contemporary Arab Thought and Culture (Fall and Spring)
Cyberspace, Terrorism and Counterterrorism (Fall)
Israel: Jewish Redemption or National Demise (Spring)
Islamic Fundamentalism in the Arab World (Spring)
Issues in Political Psychology (Fall)
Media in the Arab World(Fall)
Peace & Conflict Honors Seminar I: Post Cold War Conflict Resolution(Fall)
Peace & Conflict Honors Seminar II: War and Peace in the Middle East (Spring)
Refugee's Mental Health: Global and Local Perspectives (Spring)
Syria: History, Politics, and Society(Spring)
Psychology
From Cuckoo's Nest to Black Swan: Normality and Madness in the Films (Fall)
Issues in Political Psychology (Fall)
Mentored Independent Research Project (Fall and Spring)
Refugee's Mental Health: Global and Local Perspectives (Spring)
Religious Studies
Bible: Soul's Journey to Completion (Fall)
Islamic Fundamentalism in the Arab World (Spring)
Faith, Reason and Dogma in Jewish Philosophy (Spring)
Jewish Spiritual Practices (Fall)
Syria: History, Politics, and Society(Spring)
Sociology
Contemporary Arab Thought and Culture (Fall and Spring)
Internet and Society (Fall)
Media in the Arab World(Fall)
Women in Israel(Spring)
Summer Courses
Refugees Mental Health: Global and Local Perspectives
Summer Internship Program (July- August)
Technology
Cyberspace, Terrorism and Counterterrorism (Fall)
Internet and Society (Fall)
