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Sustainable business management is at the forefront of Haifa University Faculty of Management's one-year Global Green MBA program. Israel is both a leader in water and renewable energy management and a leader in developing innovative and sustainable technologies, making Haifa University an ideal place to experience and tap into the dynamic combination of environmentally-focused, successful business culture.
The program excels in its focus on environmental and social sustainability, two issues key to effective and responsible business practice. As such, the MBA's combination of high academic standards in an international learning environment, its focus on essential tools for business management, and the acquiring of theoretical and practical tools for implementing sustainability make it a very valuable and comprehensive business curriculum.
Over the course of the year, students will cover a total of 20 core courses from the fields of Business Administration and Environmental Management and Sustainability. A further two elective courses from the field of Environmental Management and Sustainability and an applied project make up the remainder of the curriculum. In addition to standard MBA subjects such as investments, economics, accounting, and marketing among others, students will study subjects such as principles of sustainability, how to assess an impact of a project on surrounding environment, what environmental laws apply, what is a CSR and what management systems to use. The full list of courses offered is listed below and on the program website.
Core Courses in Business Administration
Core Courses in Environmental Management and Sustainability
A Capstone Course and elective courses are also offered as part of the Global Green MBA curriculum.
Mandatory course for all international Master's students - Israel: Society and Policy Development - Past, Present and a Projection into the Future
For more information on the course curriculum and course description please click here.
Founded in 1996, the Faculty of Management offers a range of MBA and MA courses administered by the departments of Business Administration; Natural Resources and Environmental Management; and Information and Knowledge Management. The MBA Programs are taught by the faculty's full-time (research) members and specialist adjunct lecturers as well as industry figures and visiting academics.
The faculty operates several research centers, each with a specific research focus such as The Center for Internet Research, The Center for the Study of Organizations and Human Resource Management, The Interdisciplinary Center for Research on Emotions, and The Natural Resource and Environmental Research Center.
This program is available for MASA scholarship. Further information on scholarships and financial aid can be found here.
The International MBA (IMBA) is designed to fit an age of globalization, constant disruptive changes and the steadily growing importance of East Asia in the global business world. Taught in English over 16 months the IMBA program aims at empowering students with the core knowledge, competencies and skills that will prepare them for a global management career rapidly evolving within the increasingly dynamic, complex and competitive international business environment.
The basic core courses are designed to study all the MBA disciplines with a clear prominence to the global and international aspects of each respective topic. On top of this global vision, the program offers a strong regional emphasis on doing business in and with East Asian countries such as China, India, Japan and Korea.Haifa IMBA has two strategic University partners in Asia: ECNU in Shanghai and IMT in India. Both are leading business schools. Each regional specialization includes:
Duration of program: 16 months (October 2017 through March 2019) in 7 consecutive periods of 9 weeks.
Core Courses
A. All students, regardless of specialization
B.1. Specialization China
B.2. specialization India
Courses are subject to change.
Mandatory course for all international Master's students - Israel: Society and Policy Development - Past, Present and a Projection into the Future.
For more information on the course curriculum and course description please click here.
Founded in 1996, the Faculty of Management offers a range of MBA and MA courses administered by the departments of Business Administration; Natural Resources and Environmental Management; and Information and Knowledge Management. The MBA Programs are taught by the faculty's full-time (research) members and specialist adjunct lecturers as well as industry figures and visiting academics.
The faculty operates several research centers, each with a specific research focus such as The Center for Internet Research, The Center for the Study of Organizations and Human Resource Management, The Interdisciplinary Center for Research on Emotions, and The Natural Resource and Environmental Research Center.
Information on scholarship and financial aid for international students can be found here.
Make a difference in children's lives in developing countries!
The International Master of Arts Program in Child Development was established with the goal of improving the lives of children at risk in developing countries around the world by training and promoting professional leadership that will advance various agendas to achieve this objective. The program is offered through the Faculty of Social Sciences in conjunction with the Center for the Study of Child Development and the International School, University of Haifa. Taught in English, the full-time, one-year program is designed to train the next generation of international experts who will focus on pressing questions regarding the nature of child development and how it applies to the lives of children and their families in developing countries.
This unique program equips future professionals with a comprehensive theoretical basis and an applied skillset that will be effective in influencing the well-being of children and their families in a positive manner.
The program is made up of courses designed to equip students with a comprehensive understanding of child development from the vantage point of a number of different disciplines, so as to provide a holistic and encompassing understanding of the field in all its facets. Elements of study include developmental psychology, psychopathology, neuroscience, cognitive and language development, intervention and prevention, methodology and statistics, parenting, and child development in a cross-cultural environment. Workshops in clinical observation are also included.
There are also a series of guest lectures by leading scholars from various disciplines where topics covered have included early child care, child maltreatment; environment and genetics; orphanages, foster care, adoption, traumatic stress, drama therapy, sleep and child development; political violence and child soldiers; and children's rights.
For full curriculum information please click here.
For more detailed program curriculum please click here.
Our broad and experienced faculty staff afford the department with a range of specializations. The department is headed by Professor Avi Sagi-Schwartz who is Professor of Psychology and Child Development, Academic Head of the International MA Program in Child Development, Director of the Center for the Study of Child Development, and former Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Haifa. A full list of faculty staff and their specializations can be viewed here.
Applicants from developing countries are eligible for scholarships to cover tuition, medical insurance, and living expense. Please email [email protected] to obtain further information.
This program is eligible for Masa scholarship.
The program upgrades significantly the status of professionals working with children and families and prepares students for leadership roles in the community, in educational, health and welfare settings, and NGOs. In addition, the program provides skills for conducting child and family assessments, designing prevention and intervention programs and evaluating the quality of ongoing programs.
The Haifa Center for German and European Studies (HCGES) is a joint venture of the University of Haifa and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD – Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst). HCGES was founded in 2007 with the goal of exposing students, researchers, and the community at large to a rich spectrum of topics related to modern Europe, and Germany in particular, since 1945.
The international Master of Arts program in German and European Studies at the University of Haifa is being launched as part of the teaching activities of the HCGES. The MA program is designed to acquaint students with topics related to Germany and Europe, highlighting Jewish and Israeli perspectives as well as the relationship between the Middle East and Europe. The program is interdisciplinary and allows students to approach German and European studies from a variety of angles while providing students with the opportunity to engage with other departments for a well-rounded education.
The MA program in German and European Studies aims to deepen students' knowledge of Germany, Europe, and the European Union. The program is structured using the "area studies" model and offers a challenging and unique interdisciplinary curriculum that combines many fields of study including economics, law, political science, geography, environmental studies, sociology, history and literature. In addition to the core curriculum, students in the program acquire a strong command of the German language by studying 4-8 language hours per week. The program is available in two tracks: a thesis track and a non-thesis track. Students have the option to complete the program in one or two calendar years.
The program also includes an optional, though highly recommended, study tour to Germany and other European countries. The study tour is built around a chosen theme which changes every year. During the study tour, students visit EU institutions as well as other sites relevant to their studies. The cost of the study tour is not included in the program tuition.
For full curriculum please visit here.
Graduates of the program will be well placed to pursue career paths in cultural institutions, Europe-related NGOs, museums, galleries and places of learning, as well as other points of contact between Israeli and European countries.
Required Courses
Elective Courses (the list changes every academic year)
For more details on the current program curriculum, please visit here.
The Haifa Centre for German and European Studies is directed by Professor Eli Salzberger and includes staff with a number of subject-related area specializations. Also at the faculty is Winfried Schumacher who is our German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) lecturer at University of Haifa. He teaches language and additional culture and media courses at the Center for German and European Studies. He is also responsible for consulting students and researchers for the DAAD in Haifa and at the Goethe Institut in Tel Aviv.
For the full list of faculty staff please click here.
The program offers 15 DAAD scholarships annually, which covers tuition fees (around 14.000 NIS for the two years track and 27.000 NIS for the one year track). To obtain more information on DAAD scholarships and on how to apply, please click here. You can also visit the HCGES website for more information on scholarships.
This program is now eligible for Masa scholarship. For more scholarship information please visit the International school's Scholarships page.
The University of Haifa's International Master's Program in Global Health Leadership and Administration is dedicated to providing students with a strong foundation from which to critically examine current global health challenges. The next generation of health care leaders will require a comprehensive understanding of society's many facets and how they each relate to public health issues. They will also need to have sophisticated leadership skills in order to serve an ever more complex society, and to manage cross-cutting, multi-sectoral, top-down and bottom-up comprehensive programs, within and beyond the health services. In an increasingly integrated world marked by growing disparity, public health leaders will also need to be aware of how global and national forces affect health within and between national borders.
The Global Health Leadership and Administration program nurtures the required high levels of sophistication, excellent leadership and communication skills, and a deep knowledge of public and global health in order to prepare future practitioners and researchers for leadership roles in settings across the globe. The one-year program is taught in English over three consecutive semesters, from October through September.
The curriculum is made up of a variety of courses that cover all facets of the field of Global Health and Administration including core courses in introducing the field, epidemiology, biostatistics and research methods. A full range of elective courses can be viewed here. The course also includes a capstone project and a structured and supervised professional practicum.
Global public health is a multidisciplinary specialty, leaving graduates of the program with a broad range of career options. Graduates will be well placed to pursue careers in ministries of health, non-governmental organizations, multi-lateral agencies (such as WHO), governmental agencies (USAID, in-country ministry of health, etc.), advocacy groups, disaster relief organizations, or research and academic institutions in positions such as Public Health Analysts and Public Health Advisors, Disease Control Consultants, and Health and Wellness Managers.
Core Courses
Concentration Courses
Elective courses, a practicum, a Capstone Course also part of the curriculum.
For more information on the course curriculum and course description please click here.
Manfred Green, MD, PhD, MPH is currently the director of the Global Health Leadership and Administration MPH program and previously served as head of the University of Haifa School of Public Health, where he is a professor in the Department of Epidemiology. He also serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Georgia, College of Public Health in the United States. He received his medical degree at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, his MPH and PhD at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and his BSc in mathematical statistics at the University of Witwatersrand. He previously served as head of the public health branch for the Israel Defense Forces, as well as founding director of the Israel Center for Disease Control.
For a full list of faculty members and their specialisations please visit here.
This program is eligible for Masa scholarship. For more scholarship information please visit the International school's Scholarships page.
The unique, multidisciplinary MA Program in Holocaust Studies is dedicated to creating and nurturing a new generation of Holocaust researchers and educators. In addition to a rigorous and varied curriculum with leading academics and researchers, our students gain professional experience through internship opportunities at a variety of Holocaust related institutions, seminars, a foreign study tour, and volunteering opportunities with Holocaust survivors to help foster personal relationship and dedication to the field of Holocaust Studies.
The program offers courses on the history of the Holocaust period and WWII as well courses on psychological aspects of trauma, the anthropology of memory, genocide and crimes against humanity, international law, museum studies, Holocaust education, and cultural expressions of the Holocaust in film and literature. Language instruction in Yiddish and German is also offered. Both thesis and non-thesis tracks are available.
Please click here for a list of courses currently offered.
Graduates of the program are well placed for pursuing careers in academic Holocaust research and archiving, as well as a variety of roles within the sphere of Holocaust education at museums, education facilities.
Please click here for more information on the courses currently offered.
The experienced program faculty staff hold expertise in a variety of disciplines from within the field of Holocaust Studies. The department is headed by Professor Arieh Kochavi, who is the Head of the Strochilitz Institute for Holocaust Studies as well as a professor in the Department of History at The University of Haifa, and who to-date has published five books on historical aspects of the Holocaust in both English and Hebrew. For a full list of faculty staff and their fields of interest please click here.
The program offers scholarships based on academic merit and/or financial need. For details please write to Dr. Yael Granot-Bein at [email protected]. This program is also eligible for MASA scholarship. More information on scholarships may be found here.
The dynamics of the contemporary international environment, complex and interconnected as it is, presents an array of challenges for policy analysts, decision makers and scholars alike. This situation is especially relevant to the Middle East and Mediterranean regions as areas fraught with chronic tension, domestic and international conflict, and which face several acute social and economic issues.
Against this backdrop, the new graduate program in Diplomacy Studies is intended to elucidate the role of diplomacy as a main vehicle and mechanism for systematically addressing the broad cluster of issues that affect the entire region, and which can no longer be effectively dealt with exclusively from a narrow unilateral or bilateral vantage point.
The program is primarily intended for practitioners who are employed in a range of public and private international, transnational and multilateral organizations, as well as for future diplomats, researchers, and academics abroad and in Israel.
The focus of the program is such that it will bring to the fore the fundamental role of collaborative diplomatic mechanisms and as such is designed to provide students with new insights, concepts and analytical tools for fully understanding the enhanced functions of diplomacy in this new setting. The program is intended to enable students to identify effective solutions for a broad range of political, cultural and economic issues with which they will be faced, and for their continued involvement as bureaucrats, officials and decision makers in the context of complex negotiating situations and policy implementation. The full curriculum can be viewed here.
The one-year program is taught in English over three consecutive semesters from October to August. Exceptional students wishing to apply to the thesis track will need, upon acceptance, to submit a research thesis within one year of completing their coursework.
Upon completion of the program, students will be awarded an MA in Political Science, with a specialization in Diplomacy Studies from the School of Political Sciences and the Division of International Relations.
Graduates of the program will be well placed to pursue careers in the field of foreign relations at their home countries and with international institutions. Graduates will also be well placed within international NGO's who act as points of contact between different countries, both in the capacity of mediators and of educators
Core Courses
Elective courses
Every year a set of elective courses is being reviewed and revised. Please contact the program coordinator to obtain further details.
For a comprehensive list of courses and curriculum please click here.
* Foreign diplomats serving in Israel may participate
The School of Political Sciences faculty staff hold a range of specializations that cover a broad range of fields, including international proliferation, Israel's foreign policy, strategic studies, theories of international relations, public rhetoric of war and peace, and specializations on the USA, Russia and the Caucuses, South and East Asia. For a full list of faculty staff and their fields please visit us here.
This program is eligible for MASA grant. For a full list of scholarships available please click here.
To Israeli students who have started their studies, we offer a Ruderman Excellence Scholarship. The scholarship includes a $5,000 dollar grant and a 10-day study tour at New York University (NYU). For further inquiries please contact the program coordinator.
Students will have an opportunity to experience the practices of diplomatic processes first-hand via practicum, designed to help integrate the insights and lessons drawn from the courses into a sophisticated and analytics perspective in the real world. Within the framework of this practicum, students will participate in an internship under the auspices of institutions and organizations, which address issues and predicaments that are relevant to diplomatic initiatives and processes (both unilateral, bilateral and multilateral), with emphasis on the Middle-East and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Read more.
Haifa University's School of Political Sciences, in cooperation with the Institute of International Relations, University of Warsaw, now offers a double-degree International Relations MA whereby students are able to make use of the resources, expertise and comprehensive curriculums of both universities, and receive accreditation from both at the completion of the course of study.
The School of Political Sciences at the University of Haifa, established in 1972, offers students the resources and talent of one of Israel's most prominent academic research centers that is engaged in teaching and scholarship in the fields of diplomacy studies, political thought, international relations, public policy, public administration, local administration, comparative and Israeli politics. The Division of International Relations was established in 2000 as part of the School of Political Sciences and plays an important role in training the future generation of researchers and practitioners in the field of International Relations.
Students will spend two semesters of study at each institution and, including a written thesis, will cover a curriculum at Haifa University that has been crafted to elucidate the key role of diplomacy in addressing the broad cluster of issues that affect the Mediterranean and Middle East regions, and which can no longer be effectively dealt with exclusively from a narrow unilateral or bilateral vantage point.
The focus on the role of collaborative diplomatic mechanisms is designed to provide students with new insights, concepts and analytical tools for fully understanding the enhanced functions of diplomacy in an international setting. The program is thus intended to enable students to identify effective solutions for a broad range of political, cultural and economic issues with which they will be faced in the field. Students will also benefit from a broad curriculum at the University of Warsaw, which can be found here.
Courses at the University of Haifa (Year 1)
Core courses
Elective courses
Courses at the University of Warsaw (Year 2)
The faculty consists of experts in the fields of intelligence, military, economics and policy. The School of Political Sciences, of which the Division of International Relations is a part, is also home to the National Security Studies Center (NSSC) and the Center for Public Management and Policy (CPMP). Members of the School's faculty occupy leading editorial positions in worldwide academic publications.
For a full list of faculty members and their fields please refer here.
Information on scholarship and financial aid can be found here.
The International Master's Degree Program in Israel studies offers students the opportunity to partake in an in-depth study of the State of Israel covering periods of the beginning of the Zionist movement to the present day. The course aims to elucidate the theoretical underpinnings of the Zionist project, communities of the Jewish diaspora and their relationship to the modern state of Israel, and the deep complexities of Israeli society in light of its multicultural character.
Recent years have witnessed an unprecedented growth of scholarly interest in Israeli history, politics, society and culture. Numerous programs, research centers and chair endowments in Israel Studies have been established in North America and Europe, adding a new, fresh and innovative dimension to existing programs in Judaic Studies. The Israel Studies program is designed for students who wish to deepen their understanding of the experiences of the Israeli population from a range of perspectives, against the wider backdrop of twentieth-century Jewish history, Middle Eastern politics and society.
The program will examine Israeli society from a variety of perspectives, including Aliyah and migration; economics and politics; culture, religion, history and the ties between Israel and Jewish communities abroad. The one-year program is taught in English over three consecutive semesters from October through August. Students wishing to pursue the thesis track will be required to submit a research thesis within one year of completing their coursework.
The field campus is one of the highlights of the program. Students, together with academic staff, spend three days in one of the country's historically rich regions. Locations include the Lower and Upper Galilee, the Negev, Jordan Valley, Beit She'an Valley, Jerusalem and its surroundings. Students engage in an exploration the areas' complexities, of both the past and present. Students meet public figures and Israeli citizens with the aim of developing dialogue and familiarity with Israeli society. The cost of the field campus is included in the tuition fee.
Hebrew and Arabic language courses are also available to students who are interested. Upon completion of the program, students will be awarded an MA in Israel Studies from the Faculty of Humanities and Department of Israel Studies.
Graduates of the program will be well placed to continue academic careers in their home countries both in Middle Eastern studies and the growing field of Israel studies specifically. They will also find the use for their studies in the fields of diplomacy and journalism; working for a variety of Israel-related NGOs, and points of cultural exchange between Israel and the world.
For the most recent list of courses, course description and schedule, please visit the program website.
The director of the Israel Studies department, Professor Gur Alroey, is also the director of the Israel Studies and 20th– century Jewish Histories (ISJH) International MA Program and the chair of the School of History at the University of Haifa. During the years 2009-2011 Alroey was a visiting professor at the Taub Center for Israel Studies at NYU and Schusterman fellow at Rutgers University. He has also authored a number of books related to Israel studies in both Hebrew and English, such as Seeking a Homeland: the Jewish Territorial Organization and its Struggle with the Zionist Movement, 1905-1925; Immigrants: Jewish Immigration to Palestine in the Early Twentieth Century and Bread to Eat & Clothes to Wear: Letters from Jewish Migrants in the Early Twentieth Century.
To explore the rest of the faculty members and their specializations please click here.
This program is eligible for Masa scholarship. For more scholarship information please visit the Program's Scholarships page.
Faculty scholarships are available up to $4,500US for eligible applicants. Please inquire when applying.
The International Jewish Studies MA program in Jewish history, philosophy and thought. The course offers a comprehensive combination of Judaic studies that weaves together Biblical and Talmudic Studies, Jewish History, Philosophy, and Mysticism. The program's focus extends from the Biblical to Modern era, and is taught by experts in the fields of Biblical studies, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Early and Late Antiquity, the Middle Ages, early Modern and Modern Jewish History and Thought. Our parallel Hebrew-language program draws over two-hundred students annually and we are now happy to be able to offer it to students from around the world.
The year-long program will be taught over three semesters and includes a final examination. The courses are split according to three chronological groups: the Biblical period, Antiquity (the Rabbinic period); and the Medieval to the Modern period. In order to obtain a master's degree, the student will need to accumulate 36 credits over three consecutive semesters. The credits may be made up from any of the three groups of his/her choice and include the following fields of study:
For a full list of courses available please refer here.
The English-language MA program is aimed at students who seek to deepen their knowledge of the Jewish tradition and its many facets, and for those who would like to gain a solid and broad foundation from which to continue with more specialized post-graduate studies in the field. Over the course of the program, students will also participate in several educational excursions, visiting some of Israel's main historical sites.
Additionally, the program can be pursued for a semester for use as credit at students' home universities. Those who wish may combine the program with language studies in Hebrew and Arabic.
The courses will be divided into three chronological cohorts: Biblical; Antiquity (Rabbinics); and Medieval through the Modern period. In order to obtain a Master degree, the student will need to accumulate 36 credits (usually in three semesters: Fall; Spring and Summer\or Fall).The student may choose to focus on one cohort (with, nevertheless, a few courses from other cohorts) or to divide his studies between the three.
Following are examples of the courses we propose for 2015-2016:
The biblical north:
a. Israel, Canaan, Philistia, under the Great Empires 1300-333 BCE
b. Prophets and Kings between North and South
c. The Dead Sea Scrolls in their Context
d. Archaeology and Urban Politics: Hazor, Dan, Meggido, Dor.
The Sages of the Galilee:
a. Sepphoris and Tiberias: Regional cultural productions, rivalries, and exchange.
b. From Midrash to the Genizah.
c. Eschatological expectations and apocalyptic literature in Byzantine Palestine.
d. Conversion in Rabbinic Literature: From the academies of Tiberias to the Rivers of Babylon
Medieval and Early Modern Safed and the region:
a. Saints and pilgrims of the middle ages.
b. Mysticism, Law and Renaissance in Safed at the 16th century.
c. Lurianic Kabbalah in depth.
d. Aggadic Midrash in the Cairo Genizah: From a Galilean Cradle to Mediterranean Spread.
e. The Land of Israel in Early Modern Jewish Thought and Philosophy.
Cross-chronological surveys:
a. Midrash in the making, From Qumran to the Modern Edition.
b. Apocalypse across the Ages: Armageddon and the Messiah from Mt. Arbel.
c. Field Course (a day excursion for each):1. Megido, Hazor and Dan; 2. Beit Sharim and Sepphoris; 3. Safed; 4. Haifa
For more information on courses available please refer here.
The faculty is made up of experienced teaching staff each specializing in fields that cover the Biblical, Antiquity, Medieval, Modern and Post Modern periods. For a full list of faculty and their fields please refer here.
Applicants for this program may be eligible for Masa scholarship. For more scholarship information please visit the Program's Scholarships page.
For information on additional scholarship opportunities and financial aid please click here.
Qualified applicants from Asian countries are eligible for scholarships of up to $4,000 US. For more information on this scholarship please contact Dr. Micha Perry at [email protected]%3e.
With the eastern Mediterranean as our natural marine laboratory, the International M.Sc. Program in Marine Geosciences provides students with a unique opportunity to develop practical scientific experience at sea alongside a rigorous academic curriculum.
Established in 2007 as part of the multidisciplinary Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, the Department of Marine Geosciences combines research and graduate studies of the marine environment in the following main disciplines: exploration geophysics, seafloor mapping, remote sensing, geodynamics, tectonics, marine and coastal sedimentology, geochemistry, chemical and physical oceanography.
The two-year MSc program will begin in October.
Topics to be covered include: the structure of the seafloor; the Earth's crust below it and the search for energy sources (oil, gas, hydrates); the dynamics of the water body above it; sea level variations and their relation to tectonic and climate changes; coastline developments in present and past times; and, finally, present and past influences on human evolution. Students will have the opportunity to interact with central research institutions in Israel including the Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research Institute, the Geological Survey of Israel, the Geophysical Institute of Israel and other industrial institutes.
Taught in English, the program can be completed in two years and begins every October. Coursework, field trips and an educational cruise are held during the first two semesters, the summer semester is dedicated to establishing a research proposal, while the second year is dedicated to conducting research. Students will be required to submit a research thesis at the end of the second year of the program. Upon completion of the program, students will be awarded a Master of Science in Marine Geosciences.
For a full and detailed list of the program curriculum, please visit here.
Full Scholarships for outstanding students from China and India!
Graduates of the program will be well-placed to pursue careers within government research agencies, onshore and offshore site investigation contractors or consultancy companies, and various branches of higher education and research.
Students will gain practical experience in marine geophysical survey work through hands-on field activities. The program includes educational research cruises to the deep sea, coastal and underwater field excursions, as well as geological field trips to marine structures currently exposed onshore. The research and educational cruises are carried out in water bodies in and surrounding Israel – the Mediterranean, the Dead Sea, the Red Sea and the Sea of Galilee.
Core Courses
Elective Courses
For more information on the course curriculum and course description please click here.
Currently, the Department of Marine Geosciences faculty includes seven senior members and six adjunct faculty members. The department is currently under the leadership of Professor Uri S. Ten Brink whose fields include marine geophysics, tectonics, earthquakes, landslides and tsunami hazards.
For a full list of faculty staff and their specialisations please visit here.
This program is eligible for MASA scholarship.
A number of full-tuition scholarships for outstanding students from China and India are available.
Further information on scholarships and financial aid can be found here.
The International MA Program in Maritime Civilizations offers students an exceptional opportunity to explore the history, archaeology, and fabric of maritime societies, as well as the natural environment in which they developed and the anthropogenic environments in which they currently exist. Students enrolled in the program examine a variety of fields pertaining to maritime civilizations and the marine environment, including coastal and underwater archaeology, marine biology and ecology, maritime history, maritime geology, and geomorphology.
The interdisciplinary curriculum offers advanced knowledge and research training to students interested in exploring human interactions with the sea in a dynamic learning environment.
Over the course of study, special emphasis is placed on harbors, ships, and seafaring as part of the maritime heritage of the Mediterranean. The program sheds light on the ecological and geomorphological dynamics in the eastern Mediterranean and their influence on the interaction between man and the sea in ancient and modern times. This program provides a balance between frontal lectures and learning that is based on ongoing, active research carried out in the field and laboratories at the Department of Maritime Civilizations and the Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies.
Culminating in a capstone project, the one-year program is taught in English over three consecutive semesters from October until September. Students wishing to pursue the thesis track are encouraged to do so and will need to submit a research thesis within one year of completing their coursework.
Upon completion of the program, students will be awarded a Master of Arts in Maritime Civilizations.
Field activities are an integral part of the program. They expose students to applied science, a variety of research methods, a first-hand acquaintance with the sea and an introduction to the challenges of marine studies. The curriculum includes field trips as well as field-based courses and research. Students will also be required to participate in a summer internship program, during which they will work on a field project under the guidance of a faculty mentor.
Core Courses
Field Trips to the Coastal Sites of Israel
Elective Courses
Summer Projects include: Coastal and Marine Geology, Biology, and Ecology; and Coastal and Underwater Archaeology
This is a sample curriculum. For more information on the course curriculum and course descriptions please click here.
This program is approved for MASA scholarship. Information on scholarships and financial aid can be found here.
Taught in English over one year from September through August, the International Graduate Program in National Security Studies is designed for students and professionals who are seriously interested in the field of national security in the broadest sense of the term. Students will examine the complex interrelationship between the social, political, ethical, diplomatic, economic and military dimensions of national security to create a comprehensive picture of the state of the nation.
Facing a long-standing challenge at the center of a mostly hostile regional environment, even decades before its establishment, Israel has accumulated the experience in dealing with national security issues and has developed a comprehensive approach in this field, combining academic theory with real-world constraints.
We strive to introduce students to the real-time dilemmas and choices of Israeli decision makers as well as high-ranking officials, in addition to examples of national security dilemmas from other national and regional conflicts.The curriculum also accentuates the broader fields of diplomacy, foreign policy, human rights and international crises management. The program targets mid-career officials, academics and students from Israel and around the world, as well as retired and active members of defense and foreign affairs establishments.For a full list of courses please click here.
Read about the 2015 NSS class visit to NATO, Brussels! View the interview with our students on Youtube. Read stories on student experiences and more.
Core Courses
For more information on curriculum courses please see the website.
Professor Gabriel Ben-Dor is the head of the International MA Program in National Security Studies. Ben-Dor is a professor in the Department of Government and Political Theory and head of the National Security academic program at the University of Haifa. Dr. Dan Schueftan is a senior lecturer in the Department of Government and Political Theory and the Director of the National Security Studies Center. Both figures have published extensively in the field of security and international relations, and are well connected with Israel's security establishment. For more information on faculty staff please visit here.
For more information on scholarships, please click here. Students of the program may also be eligible for a Masa scholarship.
The Faculty of Social Sciences is excited to offer a rigorous one-year international graduate program in Peace and Conflict Management. Viewed through both international and regional lenses, the field of conflict management will be explored in its many facets, with special attention paid to the wider Middle East conflict while conceptual, practical and comparative elements of conflict management of other global conflicts are examined.
As a deeply divided society and a country in protracted conflict with other countries in the region, Israel is a unique environment for a program whose goal is to enable students to understand how conflicts unfold from the grassroots level and move up through the halls of government to the international community. Israel supplies excellent field study opportunities that allow students to see how attempts to manage conflicts and promote coexistence, mutual understanding, and peace processes actually develop and take root, and is a real-time hands-on working laboratory for advanced international and Israeli students, offering encounters with ongoing conflicts as well as successful and failed efforts to achieve peace.
Why University of Haifa for your Peace and Conflict Studies?
The interdisciplinary program of study includes courses in political science, international relations, psychology, sociology, communications, history and regional studies. Included in the course of study are a number of field trips throughout Israel in order to gain close familiarity with certain aspects of the local conflict. There is also a practicum component in NGOs related to aspects of peace-making and conflict management; thoughtful simulations of decision making processes, negotiations and conflict management; and guest lectures given by activists, practitioners, politicians, diplomats, academics and former military officials.
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New Mexico Centennial Summerfest takes place on Saturday June 16, 2012 in Albuquerque, as a celebration of New Mexico's Statehood Centennial.
The free New Mexico Summerfest Centennial promises a great line-up of entertainment, culminating in free evening concerts at the Albuquerque Downtown Harry E. Kinney Civic Plaza:
- Country singer Will Banister from Clovis NM at 5:30 pm
- Taos Pueblo Grammy award-winning musician Robert Mirabal at 6:30 pm
- Grammy award-winning band Los Lobos at 8 pm
The day's events starts at 12 noon, offering live entertainment at various Summerfest locations along Central Avenue, with pavilions and stages dedicated to performers reflecting New Mexico's cultural mix: a Hispanic Heritage pavilion, a Native American stage with Gathering of Nations Inter Tribal Dancers, a New Mexico Office of African American Affairs stage, a World Pavilion, and a Rock and Rockabilly stage in honor of the classic era of Central Avenue as part of New Mexico's historic Route 66.
Other event highlights include an arts and crafts show by New Mexico artists, a vintage car show, a Youthfest with activities for youngsters, plus storytellers, a cowboy poet, chautauquas on New Mexico history, gunfighters, drumming, dancing, and of course plenty of food vendors offering a feast of New Mexican foods!
A Science and Technology Center will feature exhibitors Spaceport America, Explora, White Sands National Monument, Sandia National Labs,the National Museum of Nuclear History & Science, the Fractal Foundation, and other New Mexico science organizations.
All entertainment is free, and the full schedule for New Mexico Centennial Summerfest gives performance and event details and a map of the various locations.
Summerfest starts at 12 noon on June 16, and the ABQ Trolley Co will provide free trolley rides in a shuttle along Central Avenue from noon to 6 pm.
This will be a very busy event, so if you're visiting Albuquerque from out of town, it's worth checking the options for New Mexico Summerfest public transportation, parking, and park and ride services.
And you might also want to check out our sister site Albuquerque on the Cheap, for local dining and attraction deals once you're in the Duke City!

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Forza Horizon – the Top Gear preview
A new version of Forza already? I haven't got bored with Forza Motorsport 4 yet. What's up?
Yes, it's a new game from the Forza franchise, but it's completely different from FM4. This one is called Forza Horizon and is focused on road - and off-road - driving and racing instead of track-based work. It's based around the fictional Horizon music festival in Colorado and involves scoring points for all manner of illegal activities. From smashing road furniture, drafting and barging other cars, drifting, plus getting as much air as possible over jumps, instead of winning championships, you earn bracelets which give you access to new areas of the game.
Music festival? What's that got to do with car racing?Everything. It gives the whole game a centre to tie the racing around, plus it adds an entirely new realm of proper music to listen to while you bash the door handles off your oppos. Instead of the normal stuff, there are three radio channels (Rock, Indie and Electro) for you to select. The stations, and the rest of the game's music, which includes a lot of dubstep, such as the game opener Show Me a Sign by Modestep, has been curated by Robert John Gorham, aka BBC Radio 1's very own Rob Da Bank. All three stations make you drive much, much faster than you should.
OK, sounds interesting, but what about the racing?
That's looking good, too. Imagine all the fantastic Forza physics applied to driving cars on the road and dirt, and you'll have a good idea of what to expect. We only got to drive the new SRT Viper on a short section of the game, but there are another 199 cars to be unlocked and a stunning 65 different road and trail surfaces for you to master your car craft on. There are plenty of drones for you to race in the game - either on a motorway, back roads, or around a hay-baled off circuit like the TT - but you will also be able to race against your mates whether they are sitting next to you or 10,000 miles away.
Surely, if I have all of Colorado to race around in I'm going to get lost a lot?
Not if you have a Kinect. At any time you can ask - well, shout - for directions back to a location and turn-by-turn directions will be shown to you on a map. Just like in a real car. Only better.
How did Turn 10 (the studio at Microsoft that makes Forza) find the time to build this game?
They collaborated with a UK games company called Playground Games. This is staffed by people who cut their teeth developing racing games such as DIRT, GRID, and TOCA. So they know a thing or two about making compelling on and off-road driving games.
Will Top Gear feature in this game?
Nope. Not a Clarkson drum solo or May keyboard riff to be seen anywhere. This game is TG free. But the style of the game - cocking around with cars to great music - is absolutely Top Gear through and through.
And what about all the other stuff that goes on at music festivals? Y'know, the mud, the overflowing porta-potties, the alcohol, the, er, herbs and, well, maybe I should stop there?
Yes, you should. There were no signs of any other recreational behaviour other than the hooning around in the cars. The game's rating is still pending, but don't expect Grand Theft Auto levels of hidden debauchery.
When can I get it?
Forza Horizon's official launch date is 23 October, 2012.
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What do you think?
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Michael Douglas remains hopeful as ever that his marriage to Catherine Zeta-Jones will survive their recent separation. The 69-year-old "Last Vegas" star stopped by "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" on Monday, Oct. 21, where he opened up about his 12-year union to the 44-year-old Welsh actress.
"I've been away for a while, but everything should hopefully be on the up and up," said Michael, who wed the "Playing for Keeps" actress in a lavish ceremony in November 2000. "Sometimes people take a little bit of a break, but it doesn't necessarily mean that's the end. I'm very hopeful." (Over the weekend, the Emmy winner told E! News he's "doing great" and things are looking "onwards and upwards" with Zeta-Jones.)
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Michael added that their children, 13-year-old Dylan and 10-year-old Carys, are "doing great." In fact, one of them is determined to follow in his famous father's footsteps.
"Dylan doesn't see any reason to do anything else because he wants to act," the "Behind the Candelabra" star shared. "He was at me the other day and he said, 'Look dad, I've been president of my sixth grade, my seventh grade, I'm in eighth grade now and I'm president of the school...I've been on the honor roll for two years straight...Dad, you saw me in 'Oliver.' I played the Artful Dodger.' I said, 'I didn't see anybody else. I thought you were great.' So he says, 'Dad, how about throwing me a bone?' I said, 'Sure, okay. We'll work on it.'"
NEWS: Catherine Zeta-Jones attends her first red carpet events post-separation
Michael, of course, took after his own famous father, the legendary Kirk Douglas.
While Michael isn't concerned about his son's showbiz dreams, he admitted to host Jay Leno that he' "a little worried about this 'no need for school' thing."
(E! and NBC are both part of the NBCUniversal family.)
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Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, April 11, 2008, 12:00 AM
Town Square
Letters: Referendum process in grave jeopardy
Original post made on Apr 11, 2008
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, April 11, 2008, 12:00 AM
Comments (15)
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Apr 11, 2008 at 5:01 pm
Bill, you're spot on about "voters will return the favor in November when the mayor and some of the others come up for reelection."
Will be interesting to see how much in campaign contributions Hosterman and Councilmember Sullivan will be getting from James Tong, Marty Inderbitzen, and the Lins for their re-election campaigns.
Methinks it's not gonna help 'em. Let's replace 'em both in November!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Apr 11, 2008 at 8:05 pm
Again, misinformation. The judge ruled that the petitioners would have to carry whatever portion of the ancillary material that would illuminate the ordinance. That would not have been close to the purported 141bs.
I think it was a clear message that petitioners had to have available material that informed the voters since most did not follow the four years of discussion and read the stack of information.
This only endangers those who want to short cut the system. This was not precedent setting, but direction on what this judge believes is needed. It will only make the council more careful when creating ordinances and the petitioners more careful when promoting a referendum.
Isn't that what we want?
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Apr 11, 2008 at 10:29 pm
How is anybody supposed to know what to carry based on what the judge said? It would be subjective.
It is amazing how much discussion there is on just putting this before the voters. The discussions make it sound like this information is misleading on a vote but the signatures are to just put it on the ballot. If the ballot arguments were inacurate we should be concerned but to just put it on the ballot, jeez. Why are the supporters of this development so afraid to put this issue before the voters? It does not sound like they are confident that the voters will approve it.
I was not sure about this project before but after seeing what the developers, and those council members who voted on the project, are trying to do to prevent me from voting on it, I am compelled to vote against the project (if I am given the chance). They have given me great reason to distruct them. I guess if we do not have this opportunity, our only fallback is to vote out those who did not want the voters to be able to vote on this. Their attitude is arrogant!
a resident of Birdland
on Apr 11, 2008 at 11:27 pm
Whether you agree with the Council's decision on Oak Grove or not, we as a community, should absolutely be questioning their actions about the referendum. Council should be supportive of the referendum process! Council members first were arrogant in telling us not to sign and then turn their back on this lawsuit. I, for one, will remember when November comes!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Apr 12, 2008 at 7:14 am
I'll remember in November, too, and will vote in support of those who voted FOR Oak Grove. Great deal for the community, IMHO. See you out on the new trails!
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Apr 12, 2008 at 9:51 am
Get it right,
Well voters like you are a prime example of why such things should not be put on a ballot, if you really would vote against the project based upon your opinion of the property owners rather than the merits or demerits of the project itself.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Apr 12, 2008 at 9:52 am
Get it right, I meant got it right... Up with representative democracy, down with direct democracy!
a resident of Downtown
on Apr 12, 2008 at 9:56 am
voting is not something done based on emotion. "I am compelled to vote against the project" means the vote is not based on any logical reasoning about what the plan actually will do, but because the voter *feels* betrayed by our city council. Voting on emotion and not the facts threatens the integrity of democracy.
a resident of Oak Hill
on Apr 12, 2008 at 2:59 pm
One should be careful when lecturing about democrary from one side of their mouth and not allowing someone to vote based on "opinions of others/emotion" out the other side. From my understanding of the Bill Of Rights one can use any standard they chose when casting a vote, including "great reason to distrust them" for whatever reason the voter may chose. If "opinions of others", whom ever "others" might include, was used as a disqualifier a huge percentage of the population might not be eligible to cast a vote.
Don't we often use peoples "actions" in forming "opinions of others" in our daily lives..........Wouldn't that be called "Human nature"....
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Apr 12, 2008 at 4:19 pm
The people who wrote the Bill of Rights were concerned with protecting the rights of the minority. That's why the Constitution was framed without a process to allow citizens to vote directly on laws. (The original version of the Constitution also restricted voting to property owners, essentially people with a tangible vested interest in the country!) It's true, the writers of the Bill of Rights didn't want uneducated, uninterested, or vindictive people voting and making laws against a minority. Got it right would have voted against the Founding Fathers! Besides, Jerry, you seem to be ignoring the idea that voting on a law is fundamentally different from voting for a representative. One is a function of direct democracy, the other of representative democracy.
The title of this letter is "Referendum process in grave jeopardy". The title of my response is "Fair elections and minority rights in grave jeopardy".
a resident of Pleasanton Heights
on Apr 12, 2008 at 5:36 pm
The Oak Grove ordinance in question contains very clearly the following text:
Section 2. Approves Case PUD-33, the application of James Tong, Charter Properties, for Planned Unit Development (PUD) development plan approval to create 51 homes.....
California Code 9238 specifies:
(b) Each section of the referendum petition shall contain (1) the
identifying number or title, and (2) the text of the ordinance or the
portion of the ordinance that is the subject of the referendum.
The petition sections shall be designed in the same form as
specified in Section 9020.
It seems pretty clear that the development plan is "the portion of the ordinance that is the subject of the referendum." The referendum people carried the text but not the subject. It is also pretty clear what the intent of the legislature was when this code was written, that is, to make available the relevant information. In this case it was the subject of the referendum.
Numerous, nearly identical cases have appeared over the last decade and courts have found referenda and initiatives were
good-to-go when they "substantially complied" with 9238. Since the Oak Grove referendum included NO portions of the development plan, it could not even meet this case law standard of "substantially complies".
The referendum process is certainly not AT RISK because of this case. Referendum petitioners failed to read the law, interpret it, and to interpret it in view of well known case law. They simplistically accepted what the city attorney gave them. Now they blame him for their shortcomings.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Apr 12, 2008 at 8:10 pm
Jerry, thinking more about this... Let me first say that I agree with you regarding the idea that a person can use any standard they choose when voting. I don't think I was very clear in my last response to you. I wasn't trying to disqualify anyone's vote. I was trying to use Got it right's post as an example of why putting laws to a vote, why direct democracy, is inherently unfair to a minority (think "no taxation without representation"). Personally, I use my opinion of the initiative and referendum process to decide generally to vote no against such things. So I submit myself also as an example of why the process is bad. My vote is certainly not fair to the people who put the proposed law on the ballot!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Apr 13, 2008 at 12:17 pm
Stacey, you are saying that this processs if unfair to the minority but on other posts you and frank state that the 5000 signatures are a minority faction. Sounds contradictory. You think we should not pay any attention to the 5000 signatures because they only represent a minority of the population but then state that you want to preserve the rights of the minority.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Apr 13, 2008 at 1:55 pm
Are you the same person who wrote in another thread, "only 32% of the voters voted for the mayor so the mayor has a minority opinion also"? Comparing apples and oranges again, eh? Preservation of minority rights is key in our representative democracy. That's why the Lins sued. Their right to a fair election was being trampled. You're the one making the assumption that 4200 validated signers have their rights being trampled, not I.
a resident of Pleasanton Heights
on Apr 13, 2008 at 8:09 pm
Yes, minority is probably mj's sister in the other post. They pop up in new posts with their same positions but never rebut the counter-arguments against their position that are raised in the old posts.
Like where the 4200 validated signature do not equate to votes cast in an election where voters vote in privacy, and where the vote is cast on a single day, and is not solicited by "sellers" over a 30 day period in places like farmer's markets and supermarket storefronts.
And minority wants us to buy the argument that minority rights are somehow equated, not with voters, but with petition signers who woke up that morning thinking only they were going to buy turnips at the farmer's market that day.
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