Outstanding students may be eligible for inclusion in the Dean’s and Rector’s Lists based on their achievements during their studies for the Master’s degree (after year 1 and year 2).

Dean’s Lists for a Master’s degree

The Dean’s List will include students or graduates whose proportion of the number of degree students in the previous year does not exceed 10% of the students in that year, according to the following criteria:

1.  This section refers to students in a research track. Scholarships for students in a non-research track are considered individually by the teaching programs in accordance with the procedures of each teaching program.
- Specific information about the criteria for awarding scholarships and teaching positions and their scope may be obtained from the secretariat of the relevant teaching program.

1. Master’s students in all categories may transfer to the direct Ph.D. track provided that they fulfill the following requirements:

1.  All students in a research study track must submit a final thesis, to be assessed according to criteria defined by the teaching program (number of assessors, supervisor’s participation, how grades are awarded etc.; the thesis will be assessed by at least the supervisor and one other assessor). A grade for the thesis of at least 65 is a precondition for receiving the degree. The final score (weighted) from all the adjudicators together will be no more than 94; unless all adjudicators give the project of 95 or above. The grade 95 is considered excellent (mitztai'en).

The program of Master’s courses is determined by each teaching program separately and includes advanced compulsory and elective courses which are also designed for doctoral students. The list of courses will be compiled together with the supervisor and will be approved by the head of the teaching program or the advisor for Master’s studies.

1.  As a rule, research in a Master’s degree program in the Faculty of ... is conducted within the Hebrew University, at the ... campus.

2.  Interdisciplinary research may include a secondary thesis in parallel faculties/campuses, in laboratories of secondary supervisors or of collaborators, but most of the work will be carried out in the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. All these must be approved by the head of the relevant teaching program.

Supervisor:

1.  The usual duration of a full program of Master’s degree studies is two years (four semesters). There may be other standard periods of study in particular study tracks. Any deviation from this time must be approved in accordance with the procedures of the teaching program, faculty and university. University directives apply to extending studies for reasons of childbirth or reserve duty. It is hereby clarified that students who complete their studies in less than two years will be required to pay 200% tuition.

1.  There are two minimum preconditions for admission to Master’s degree studies at the Faculty:

a.  A grade of 85 and above in a relevant Bachelor’s degree program, except for specific teaching programs where students may be admitted with a grade of 80 and above (the degree must be completed before the beginning of the academic year), including exemption from English language studies. The relevance of the various Bachelor’s degrees for the various teaching programs will be determined by the teaching programs themselves.

ADMISSIONS

Registration for a Master’s degree consists of two stages:

a.  University level: (Office of Registration and Admissions) online or by means of a registration packet.