Studies in Communication toward a Dual-Disciplinary Degree

At least 67 credits, including at least 12 advanced credits

Basic courses:* required – 11 credits

Level

Credits

Introduction to Quantitative Research I: Principles and Design (10769)**

intermediate

4

Introduction to Quantitative Research II: Statistical Analysis (10775)***

intermediate

4

Qualitative Research Methods (10748)

intermediate

3

*

Beginning in Spring 2012, taking a Computer Applications course is no longer required in this field. When studying toward a dual-disciplinary degree, students should check whether the course is required in the second discipline.

**

or Research Methods in Social Sciences: Guiding Principles and Research Styles (10285).

***

or two courses: Introduction to Statistics for Students of Social Sciences I (30111) and Introduction to Statistics for Students of Social Sciences II (30112).

Communication – 56 credits

Required courses – 34 credits

Level

Credits

Introduction to the Social Sciences (10161)

introductory

3

Introduction to Mass Communication (10408)

intermediate

6

Mass Media in Israel (10612)1

intermediate

3

Communication: Technology, Culture and Social Change (10439)

intermediate

6

Canonic Texts in Media Research (10712)1

intermediate

4

Communication and Public Opinion (10716)

intermediate

6

Media Discourse (10758)1, 2

intermediate

3

Media Law and Ethics in Israel (10724)

intermediate

3
Required workshops – 4 credits
Students must choose two workshops.

Workshop on Journalism: Reporting and Writing (10618)

intermediate

2

Workshop: Journalistic Editing (10658)

intermediate

2

Workshop on TV Documentary Films: From Research to Script (10621)

intermediate

2

Workshop: Video Editing in the Digital Era (10746)

intermediate

2

Workshop: Radio (10749)

intermediate

2
Electives – 18 credits,1,3 including at least 12 advanced credits

Introduction to Linguistics (10143)

introductory

6

Growing-Up with Television: The Little Screen in the Lives of Children and Youth (10698)

intermediate

6

Social Psychology (10104)

intermediate

6

Understanding Movies: Introduction to the Art of Cinema (10640)

intermediate

6

Culture, Communication and Leisure in Israel (10503)

advanced

6

Communication as Culture (10532)

advanced

6

Issues in Sociology of the Internet and On-line Communication (10921)

advanced

6

Rivals or Allies? Democracy and Mass Media (10946)

advanced

6

Seminar requirements

One seminar paper in Communication.

1

Students who took the 6-credit versions of Mass Media in Israel (10612), Language and Communication (10668), and Canonic Texts in Media Research (10712), and accumulated 6 extra credits are exempt from 6 elective credits in Communication on an intermediate level.

2

or Language and Communication (10668), which is no longer offered.

3

For students who took Introduction to Linguistics (10143), which is no longer offered, the course counts as an elective in Communication.

General Requirements for a dual-disciplinary degree

Fulfilling all requirements as detailed here.

  • Accumulating credits required for the degree

  • Fulfilling all requirements in both disciplines

  • English language proficiency

  • Bibliographic instruction

Before enrolling in any course, students must ensure that they have taken all the prerequisites for it, even when the prerequisites are not included among the courses listed above.

General note regarding combining two fields

When combining fields in a dual-disciplinary program, students are required to take the basic studies in both fields. If a course is required in both fields, taking it fulfills the requirements of both. If a course is required in one field and is an elective in the other, it can only be taken as a required course in the relevant field. If a course is an elective in both fields, it will only grant credits in one of the fields.

For specific requirements when combining fields, see the individual combinations of fields (in Hebrew).