Length of study: 2 semesters
Form of study: full-time education
Admission: Fall
Fees: paid
Head: Assoc. prof. Rumyana Marinova-Christidi
Phone: (02) 9308 237
e-mail: rumjanadm@uni-sofia.bg
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Admission requirements:
Candidates should hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in the field of humanities or social sciences.
Candidates should have competence in written and spoken English.
Description:
The Master’s Program Israel: History and Geopolitics is directed towards students in the fields of Humanities and Social sciences interested in the history and geopolitics of Israel and the region. The program examines issues of diplomacy and the politics of conflict resolution in a historical context, with an emphasis on relations between the Israel and the neighboring countries in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Educational objectives
In the first semester, students take compulsory courses related to the history and basic principles of diplomacy and conflict resolution, the history of the relationship between Jewis and Arabs during the 20th and 21st centuries, the history and legacy of the Holocaust, and an introduction to contemporary Israeli and regional politics. The second semester is focused on practical classes and the preparation and writing of a Master’s degree thesis. In both semesters, the curriculum is supplemented by elective courses allowing the students to deepen their knowledge in a specific historical period, from Antiquity to the present. Students also have the opportunity to take courses focused on the study of Jewish language and culture, obtaining a basic level in Hebrew.
The students' competence in English is a prerequisite for the successful completion of the classes, for the acquisition of the required amount of knowledge and for the completion of the on-going evulation and exams.
Professional Qualifications
Students in the Master’s Program Israel: History and Geopolitics acquire in-depth knowledge and competencies on the history, politics, and diplomacy of the countries of the region, with an emphasis on the state of Israel. In the course of their studies, they develop the skills to extract information from historical, diplomatic, legal, and religious texts, as well as from contemporary academic literature and to analyze the dynamic processes of interaction between Israel and the states in the region.
Professional Realization
Students in the Master’s Program Israel: History and Geopolitics graduate with professionnal qualification of historians and can pursue careers in fields that require in-depth knowledge of the history, politics, diplomacy and contemporary development of Israel and the region.