Study Abroad in Israel
UNC-Chapel Hill offers a variety of study abroad options in Israel, including semester, year-long and summer programs. Carolina students with advanced knowledge of Hebrew can study along with Israelis at any number of Israeli universities, and we also have programs taught in English geared at students with less advanced Hebrew skills. As a student at UNC-Chapel Hill, you can study at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, the University of Haifa, the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Tel Aviv University and the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies.
Learn more about Carolina's study abroad in Israel programs
Archaeological Dig at Yotvata, Israel
Led by UNC-Chapel Hill Professor Jodi Magness
UNC students are invited to join Professor Jodi Magness of the Department of Religious Studies on archaeological excavations at the Roman fort at Yotvata, Israel. No prior archaeological experience or knowledge is necessary. Students wishing to receive academic credit for the dig (offered from the Hebrew University School for Overseas Students) should register through the UNC Study Abroad Program. Students who wish to participate on the dig without receiving academic credit should contact Professor Magness directly at magness@email.unc.edu.
Learn more about digging in Israel with Professor Magness
Jewish Studies in Prague
Our new Jewish Studies in Prague program is run through CET Academic Programs, a highly regarded private study abroad organization based in Washington, DC. This program was designed by leading U.S. scholars of Jewish history, Czech and Polish Studies, and the Holocaust. The curriculum provides students with an opportunity to examine the history, culture, literature, and the arts of Eastern European Jewry, and includes an intensive study trip to Auschwitz and other excursions. The program is available as both a semester option (fall and spring) and as a summer program. All courses are in English.
Learn more about Carolina’s Jewish Studies in Prague Program.
Jewish Studies Study Abroad Options at Foreign Universities
AUSTRALIA
University of New South Wales, Program in Jewish Studies
University of Melbourne, Centre for Jewish History and Culture
University of Sydney, Department of Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies
ENGLAND
University of Manchester, Centre for Jewish Studies
Oxford University, Centre for Jewish and Hebrew Studies
Cambridge University, Jewish Studies, within Faculty of Divinity
GERMANY
Eberhard-Karls-Universitat-Tuebingen, Institutum Judaicum
POLAND
Jagiellonian University, Krakow
HUNGARY
Central European University, Budapest
