Haifa, Israel
University of Haifa
       Course Equivalencies

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Due to low participation over the years Allegheny has offered this program, Allegheny course equivalencies are not available. The following are brief descriptions of courses and programs available at the University of Haifa.

Courses for a year, a semester (fall or spring) or a summer term:

  • Hebrew and Arabic Languages: Hebrew courses on elementary, intermediate and advanced levels, Modern and Spoken Arabic courses.

  • Middle East Studies: Contemporary Israel, Arab-Israel Relations, Ethnic Groups in Israel, History of the Jews in the Lands of Islam, and History of the Middle East.

  • Religious Studies: Philosophy of Jewish Thought, Faith and Heresy in Judaism, The Jew in the Modern World: 1750-1948, Jewish History 1492-1942, Biblical Studies, The Messiah Idea in Judaism, The Rise of Christianity in the Holy Land.

  • Archaeology: Introduction to Maritime Archaeology, Introduction to Biblical Archaeology, Mediterranean Archaeological Seminar.

  • Literary Studies: Israeli literature (in translation), British and American literature (in the Department of English), French literature (in the Department of French).

  • Fine Arts (for Art Majors): Courses in Studio Arts, Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics, Printmaking and Photography.

  • Communications: Mass Media and Israeli Society, Religion and Media, Social Psychology of Telecommunications, Computer Mediated Communications.

  • Conflict Resolution: Jewish-Christian Relations, Holocaust Studies, Ethics and Education.

  • Psychology and the Psychology Honors Program: Psychology Honors Seminar, Social and Developmental Psychology, Drugs and Behavior, Evolutionary Psychology of Human Behavior, The Brain and Behavior, Social Psychology of Power and Authority, Psychology of Religion, Educational Psychology.

For more detailed course descriptions, please refer to the University of Haifa's website: http://overseas.haifa.ac.il/courses.htm.

Programs for a year, a semester (fall or spring) or a summer term:

  • The Internship Program: Internships provide on site-work experience under university supervision for academic credits.

  • Volunteer Program: Working with new immigrants and social, medical and educational services.

  • The International Summer Hebrew Ulpan: This is an intensive five and nine week Hebrew language course for beginning through advanced level students. Taught by an exceptional staff of language teachers, the summer ulpan combines twenty hours of classroom work per week with trips to historical and recreational sites in northern and central Israel.

  • Summer Courses: Contemporary Israel, Maritime Archaeology Research Seminar, La culture israelienne (for French speaking students).

  • Extra-Curricular Activities: the Department of Overseas Studies offers an extensive program of trips, tours and a special lecture series in addition to all the on-campus activities of the University Students Association.

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