The outline is intended to allow immediate transition to Stage B, directly after admission to the doctoral studies.

Admission to the direct PhD track:

A student who meets the following criteria will be able to apply to the direct PhD track:

 A. An average of at least 85 in the BSc studies.

 B. Completion of the required master-degree course work, with an average grade of at least 85, within four semesters from the beginning of the studies.

Alternatively to A and B - Completion of the required master-degree course work, with an average grade of at least 90, within four semesters from the beginning of the studies.

A doctoral student, in addition to writing a dissertation, must participate in study activity of a scope of at least 12 credit points, hereinafter "Program of Doctoral Coursework". For more information, see: Doctoral Coursework

Preliminary doctoral research student

Stage A

For this stage, a candidate will be accepted after finding a supervisor for the "doctoral dissertation" and will meet at least one of the following conditions:

A) Studied at the Hebrew University and holds a degree with a final thesis, with the following grades:
Minimum final grade 85; Final thesis grade at least 85.

B) Holds a "Doctor of Philosophy" degree.

Details of the meetings with the advisory committee

1. With the application documents for admission to doctoral studies (to be submitted to the Authority for Research Students), a proposal for the composition of the advisory committee will be submitted. The supervisor will propose 4 names, from which the Authority plenum will choose 2. The Faculty Doctoral Committee, if it recommends acceptance of the candidate, will include a recommendation for the composition of the advisory committee.

The Advisory Committee is a central component of the doctorate course in the Hebrew University. The roles of the committee are:

1. To accompany, advise, critique and approve the research.

2. To examine the student's readiness to carry out the research. The committee is a partner in guiding the research and it is recommended to use it throughout the research. Therefore, it is highly recommended that the student will meet with the committee also without the supervisor.

Studying at the Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences to obtain a Ph.D. is the top step in the university studies. A student admitted to these studies will be called a "research student"

The studies will be conducted in 2 stages (the definition of the stages is given in the regulations of the Authority for Research Students - the regulations can be found in the secretariat for students, and can be reviewed during reception hours:

The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment Committee for Doctoral Studies is responsible for the admission of students and the study procedures.

Please note that the procedures for the doctoral program in the Faculty of Agriculture are different from the procedures on the website of the Authority for Research Students, and must be followed by the students and teachers of the Faculty.

The chairman of the committee for the year 2023-4 is Prof. Rivka Elbaum.

The program offers a wide range of technological education and is flexible to the diverse research under the biotechnology umbrella. Our graduates have improved chances to work in the biotech industry and further develop into entrepreneurs in Israel and abroad.

Study tracks: Thesis (30 HUJI credits)

Duration of studies: 2 years

The master's program in Veterinary Public Health (MVPH) is a joint program of the School of Veterinary Medicine and the School of Public Health and Community Medicine. The program aims to strengthen the bonds between veterinarians and the system of public health for the benefit of the health of the population.

The program is only open for Doctors of Veterinary Medicine

Students conduct research and write their thesis under the supervision of the lecturers in the Animal Science Department and the Koret School of Veterinary Medicine. Research topics are in both applied and basic sciences, and include improving and increasing productivity; animal welfare; livestock, pet and birds diseases and medicine; public health; development of models for human disease research; and the functionality and control of basic mechanisms at the various levels – the cell, the tissue or the animal as a whole. 

The graduate program provides trainees with the knowledge and experience that are needed for carrying out innovative research projects in topics relating to food production, food security, food safety, sensory perception of food, nutrition-related pathologies, and physiological responses to dietary deficiencies. 

Study tracks: Non-Thesis (40 HUJI credits) / Thesis (24 HUJI credits)

The interdisciplinary program provides a broad theoretical and applied knowledge in various fundamental aspects of genetics and breeding, including classical genetics, cytogenetics, molecular genetics, bioinformatics, quantitative genetics and system biology.  The program trains students to become researchers in the field of genetics, breeding and agricultural biotechnology and eventually become independent plants or animals breeders, based on their comprehensive genetic understanding.