Introduction

The bachelor's degree in Arab and Hebrew Studies provides training to understand and analyse key literary texts in the studied languages, as well as in fundamental aspects of the Arab, Islamic and Jewish cultures and their main institutions, historical milestones and most important schools of thought. 

The bachelor's degree in Arab and Hebrew Studies provides the necessary training to understand and use the Arabic, Hebrew and Aramaic languages, as well as a third language, both orally and in writing, with linguistic and literary methods and new technologies, in order to produce professionals with a wide range of specializations. It trains students to be able to assess the importance of Arab-Islamic culture in al-Andalus and of Jewish culture in Sepharad, with regard to both the singularities of the creative processes of each one and their impact on the formation and development of Spanish society and its cultural manifestations and expressions. Through texts and other cultural expressions, it encourages knowledge and critical thinking of and about the major social issues of our times, from the perspective of the diversity and richness of the values of Near East cultures, in order to promote intercultural processes and the spread of human rights and democratic values. 

Basic information

TypeBachelor's degrees
Faculty or schoolFaculty of Philology and Communication
Branch of knowledge
  • Arts and Humanities
Mode of delivery

face-to-face

Credits240
Number of places available

40

Length of course4 academic years
Language(s) of instructionCatalan 76,4%, Spanish 15,3%, Other languages 8,2%
Admission grade

5,000 (July 2023, start of process, via official entrance examinations/vocational training)

 

Approximate price per credit17,69 €
Compulsory placementsNo
CoordinatorMARIA PILAR PEREA SABATER
Coordination

Natalia Judith Laso

Course detailsIndicators
SpecializationsYes

Objectives and competences

Objectives

  • Language competence in Arabic and Hebrew, writing skills in Aramaic and knowledge of a third language with the use of language, literary and IT methods to consolidate a professional profile suitable for a broad range of specialist areas.
  • The principles of critical analysis in seminal literary texts of the languages studied.
  • The principles of Arab, Islamic and Jewish culture and an understanding of the main institutions representing these cultures, their historical tradition and schools of thought.
  • The varieties of Arab-Islamic culture in al-Andalus and Sephardic Judaism.
  • A critical approach to contemporary social issues and to the cultural diversity of the Middle East today, addressing interculturalism, the progress and development of human rights and the construction of constitutional and democratic values.

Competences

General competences

  • Communicative ability (the ability to understand and express oneself orally and in writing in Catalan, Spanish, and a third language, mastering specialised language/the ability to search, use, disseminate, and integrate information).
  • Mastery of new information and communication technologies and information management skills.
  • Ethical commitment (critical and self-critical capacity/ability to demonstrate attitudes consistent with ethical and deontological conceptions).
  • Teamwork (the ability to collaborate with fellow colleagues and contribute to a common project/ability to collaborate in interdisciplinary and multicultural teams).

Specific competences

  • Communicative ability (the ability to understand and express oneself orally and in writing in Catalan, Spanish, and a third language, mastering specialised language/the ability to search, use, disseminate, and integrate information).
  • Mastery of new information and communication technologies and information management skills.
  • Ethical commitment (critical and self-critical capacity/ability to demonstrate attitudes consistent with ethical and deontological conceptions).
  • Teamwork (the ability to collaborate with fellow colleagues and contribute to a common project/ability to collaborate in interdisciplinary and multicultural teams).

 

Access and admission

Applicant profile and access requirements

Recommended applicant profile

  • Solid language skills (general reading and writing skills, and listening and speaking in an academic context).
  • The ability to work towards goals.
  • Critical and reasoning skills, the ability to relate concepts and extrapolate from these, and summary and analytical skills.
  • Memory, reading culture and personal interest in intellectual development.
  • Interest in language and literature.
  • Knowledge of other foreign languages and basic IT skills.
  • Interest in learning about Semitic languages and cultures of the Near and Middle East, Arab, Islamic, Judaic and biblical cultures, and the legacy of al-Andalus and Sephardic Judaism.

Access requirements and conditions

Admission for students with studies completed outside Spain.

Applicants holding higher educational qualifications from a university outside Spain should consult the page Admission with foreign qualifications to find out about specific admission requirements.
 

Pre-enrolment

Students that have studied abroad and who wish to study at the University of Barcelona may be admitted to EHEA bachelor's degree courses. Procedures for gaining admission will depend on the qualifications held by each applicant.

For further information about admission, consult the page Admission with foreign qualifications.
 

Enrolment

As a general rule, at the UB you will be required to enrol online via the Món UB portal. To find out the date and time you have been assigned, check the specific information for your course. Remember that you can lose your place if you do not enrol on the day you have been assigned.

Academic information


Welcome

Support and guidance

Pre-enrolment information and events

Course curriculum

Subjects and course plans

Distribution of credits

Type ECTS
Basic training 60
Compulsory 90
Optional 84
Compulsory placements 0
Compulsory final project 6
TOTAL 240

List of subjects

Subject Language Type Credits
Comparative Semitic Languages 1st semester Compulsory 6
Arabic Linguistic Tradition 2nd semester Compulsory 6
Final Project 2nd semester Compulsory final project 6
Subject Language Type Credits
Analysis of Arabic Texts 1st semester Optional 6
Arabic in the Media 2nd semester Optional 6
Arabic Manuscripts: Calligraphy, Codicology and Ecdotics 1st semester Optional 6
Arabic Morphosyntax 2nd semester Optional 6
Aramaic II 2nd semester Optional 6
Bible and Tradition in Western Culture 2nd semester Optional 6
Biblical Hebrew I 1st semester Optional 6
Biblical Hebrew II 2nd semester Optional 6
Catalan Judaism 1st semester Optional 6
Classical Arabic Literary Texts 1st semester Optional 6
Contemporary Arabic Literary Texts 2nd semester Optional 6
Geography and Archaeology of Palestine 1st semester Optional 6
Hebrew Paleography 2nd semester Optional 6
Hebrew Text Criticism 1st semester Optional 6
Institutional or Company Placement 1st semester
2nd semester
Optional 6
Medieval Hebrew 2nd semester Optional 6
Medieval Hebrew Literature 2nd semester Optional 6
Modern Arabic III 1st semester Optional 6
Modern Arabic IV 2nd semester Optional 6
Modern Arabic V 1st semester Optional 6
Modern Arabic VI 2nd semester Optional 6
Modern Arabic VII 1st semester Optional 6
Modern Arabic VIII 2nd semester Optional 6
Modern Hebrew III 1st semester Optional 6
Modern Hebrew IV 2nd semester Optional 6
Political and Ideological Phenomena in Contemporary Islam 2nd semester Optional 6
Rabbinic Hebrew 1st semester Optional 6
Rabbinic Literature 1st semester Optional 6
Techniques of Arabic Translation 1st semester Optional 6
Thought and Science in Al-Andalus and the Maghreb 2nd semester Optional 6

Pathways and specializations

Specialization in Arabic Studies
Specialization in Hebrew Studies
Check the planning of the different pathways of the degree

Previous years

Placements

Placements are supervised by tutors and subject to assessment.They are therefore included in the academic record.  There is also an option to complete non-curricular placements of up to 500 hours, which can be extended to 900 hours. For both curricular and non-curricular placements, an educational cooperation agreement is signed between the UB and the company, institution or other organization at which the placement will be carried out.
 

Institutional information

 

Career opportunities

What can you work on ?

  • Teaching.
  • Translation and interpreting.
  • Curatorship and consultancy in the area of permanent collection and temporary exhibition.
  • Sociocultural management.
  • Publishing and editing.
  • Assessment, translation and production of media studies and reports.
  • Cultural mediation.
  • Cooperation and development.
  • Sales and business consultancy.
  • Language engineering and natural language processing for private sector IT using Arabic and Hebrew.

Access to the labour market

Data from the university system in Catalonia

Contact us

Faculty of Philology and Communication

Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585 - 08007 Barcelona


Secretary: 934 035 584 | 83
fil-secretaria@ub.edu

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