BA Hebrew and Romanian
About this course
BA in Hebrew and Romanian, a degree in Russian Studies and Hebrew and Jewish Studies centred on language acquisition and cultural history. Core topics include Research Methods. Students spend the third year abroad to immerse themselves in the societies of both languages. The first year covers foundational language acquisition through Modern Hebrew Language 1 and Romanian Language Level 1, alongside compulsory modules such as War, Trauma and Memory in East European Cinema and Literature and Memory. The second year continues linguistic progression with Modern Hebrew Language 2, Romanian Language Level 2a-Comprehension, and Writing from the Other Europe, while introducing optional topics like Yiddish Language 1 and Vampires, Society and Culture: Transylvania and Beyond. The fourth year advances proficiency through Modern Hebrew Language 4, Romanian Language Level 3a - Comprehension, and Romanian Literature 3. Optional modules across the course span areas such as European Jewry and the Holocaust, and students may undertake a Final Year Dissertation.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB (Foreign language preferred.) IB: 34 points (A total of 16 points in three higher level subjects, with no higher level score below 5. Foreign language preferred.)
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What students say
Based on about 72 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 85%
- Learning opportunities: 79%
- Assessment and feedback: 78%
- Academic support: 89%
- Organisation and management: 82%
- Learning resources: 91%
- Student voice: 71%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 65%
- Left higher education: 35%
What graduates do next
Based on about 9 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 60%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 50%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 30%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 215 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 4%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 3%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 7%
- London: 67%
- South East: 8%
- South West: 4%
- Wales: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 70%
- Baccalaureate: 10%
- A degree: 10%
- Other HE qualification: 10%
- No formal qualifications: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Modern Hebrew Language 1
- Kita Alef: Introduction to Jewish Studies
- War, Trauma and Memory in East European Cinema
- Literature and Memory
- Romanian Language Level 1
- Religion, State and Society in Modern European History
- Modern Hebrew Language 2
- Crossroads of Culture: Language and Identity in the Literatures of Ukraine from Crimea to the Shtetl
- Writing from the Other Europe
- Romanian Language Level 2a-Comprehension
- Romanian Language Level 2b - Production
- Introduction to Romanian Literature
- Yiddish Language 1
- How Words Work: Sounds and Sense
- How Words Work: Meaning and Modularity
- Vampires, Society and Culture: Transylvania and Beyond
- Narratives of Exile
- Tales of the Unexpected: the Supernatural and Fantastic in Literature, 1800 - 1930
- Languages in Contact along the Danube: Intercultural Frictions and Flows
- Minority Languages of Russia: Cultural, Linguistic Diversity and Endangerment
- Hebrew and Jewish Studies Study Abroad 1
- Hebrew and Jewish Studies Study Abroad 2
- Year Abroad Term 1
- Year Abroad Term 2
- Modern Hebrew Language 4
- Romanian Language Level 3a - Comprehension
- Romanian Language Level 3b - Production
- Romanian Literature 3
- Final Year Dissertation
- Yiddish Language 2
- European Jewry and the Holocaust
- History of the Jews in Poland
- Metropolitan Life: Jews and the City
- Free-standing Dissertation
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Hebrew and Romanian at University College London earn?
The median salary is £30,000 after 15 months, £31,000 after 3 years, £42,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £32,500 and £57,000. The £42,500 median after five years is £6,000 more than the UK median for Slavic studies.
What do graduates of BA Hebrew and Romanian at University College London do next?
80% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Hebrew and Romanian at University College London?
85% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Hebrew and Romanian at University College London?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 34 points in the IB. The average entrant had 154 UCAS points.
Does BA Hebrew and Romanian at University College London include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Hebrew and Romanian at University College London?
65% of students continued into their second year, and 35% left higher education.