Study Abroad Course Offerings and Schedules
Spring Semester 2023 - Study Abroad Courses
All courses, syllabi, dates and times below are subject to cancellation or change.
Classroom locations will be posted closer to course start dates. For a schedule of Spring 2023 important dates, including courses start and end dates, please visit our Study Abroad Calendar.
All students are responsible for carefully reading the Spring 2023 TAU International Academic Handbook prior to registering for courses. All the details are located in our Study abroad academic policies page. In this handbook, students will find detailed and essential academic information which they are responsible for understanding regarding courses, TAU academic policies, course registration, important academic deadlines and dates, and more.
TAU International Study Abroad students must enroll in a minimum of 4 courses listed below during each semester (if your home school requires you to enroll in more than 4, you are required to adhere to your home school requirements). Please note that all courses below are worth 3 semester credits unless otherwise noted (as is the case with Hebrew courses and Service Learning courses). Note that Hebrew Ulpan (the pre-term ulpan) is not part of the 4 courses but in addition to the 4 courses.
TAU does not permit, under any circumstances, taking any in-class (including mid or final) exams or final presentations early. When selecting courses, it is thus very important to note below if there is an in-class final (or presentation) as the date and type of exam cannot be changed. Early departures from the program are not approved, nor are early or exception exams or presentations.
All of the BA in the Liberal Arts program courses listed below run on the regular TAU calendar. However, study abroad students who take any of the courses below will be allowed to depart at the same time as any study abroad student and will be able to continue their courses remotely.
Note that the course of the Business & Entrepreneurship program are only available to Business & Entrepreneurship program students.
SPRING 2023 | ||||||
Section | Name of Course | Credits | Lecturer | Course number | Days/ Hours | Final |
Jewish Studies | Contemporary Antisemitism | 3 | Dr. K Beller | 2120.0540.03 | Mon/Wed 10:15AM-11:45AM | Final Paper |
Contemporary Jewish Issues | 3 | Dr. M. Gresser | 2120.0132.02 | Tues/Thurs 10:15AM-11:45AM | Final Paper | |
Art Studies | Between Tel Aviv & the World | 3 | Ayelet Tsabari | 2120.1113.03 | Mon 14:15-17:45PM | Final Paper |
Israel Studies | Israeli Politics | 3 | Dr. E Klauber | 2120.0112.03 | Tues/Thurs 12:15-13:45PM | Final take home exam |
The Ultra-0rthodox in Israel as a case study | 6 | Dr. Estee Rider | 2120.1116.03 | Mondays 14:15-17:45 | Final take home paper | |
Middle East Studies | History of the Middle East in the Modern Period | 3 | Dr. B Friedman | 2120.0120.01 | Tues/Thurs 12:15-13:45PM | Final Paper |
Islamic Politics and Terror in the Middle East | 3 | Prof. Meir Litvak | 2120.0240.03 | Mon/Wed 12:15-13:45PM | Final take home exam | |
Psychology | Psychological Challenges of Families | 3 | Dr. Ilan Tabak Aviram | 2120-0531-03 | Tues/Thurs 14:15-15:45PM | Final Paper |
Business, Management & Economics | The Israeli Economy | 3 | Dr. P. Rivlin | 2120.0117.03 | Mon/Wed 14:15-15:45PM | Final Paper |
International Relations/Communication | Global Ethics | 3 | Dr. S. Smila-Sened | 2120.0101.03 | Mon/Wed 12:15-13:45PM | Final Paper |
Ties that bind: Understanding US-Israel Relations | 3 | Dr. Yoav Fromer | 2120.0115.03 | Tues 16:15-19:45PM | Final Paper | |
Arabic | Modern Standard Arabic (MSA)-Beginner's level | 3 | Dr. Sarit Pisson | 2120.0990.03 | Mon/Wed 14:15-15:45PM | Final take home exam |
Hebrew | Hebrew Levels | 6 | Varies | Varies | Mon-Thurs 8:30-10:00AM | Final In Class exam |
Business & Entrepreneurship Program Required program courses
The following courses are open only to students who are officially enrolled in the Spring Business and Entrepreneurship Program. In addition, it should be noted that students in this program must take the following two required courses, in addition to two more courses from the list of pre-approved electives.
**Kindly note that courses marked as BA in Liberal Arts program courses, end on June 30, 2023 with exams well into end of July/early August. Students should be made aware that if they are taking courses from this list, they will have to continue remotely until June 30, 2023 their courses and take the final exam at the designated time. Students enrolled in these courses will not be allowed to finish the course early, hand in assignments early, or take their exam at a different date. Students who take these courses should also be aware that grades will come much later in the summer and it will delay their transcripts.
***Also note that housing is NOT provided after study abroad departure date of May 19, 2023. Students who have courses that last until June 30 as per the above, must complete their courses remotely and exams remotely.
SPRING Business & Entrepreneurship Program COURSES 2023-Mandatory courses | ||||||
Name of Program | Name of Course | Credits | Professor | Course number | Days/ Hours | Final |
Business & Entrepreneurship Program | International Finance | 3 | Prof. Larry Krohn | 2120.0535.03 | Mon/Wed 16:15-17:45PM | Take Home exam |
Professional Communication & Negotiation | 3 | Dr. Tal Zarankin | 2120.0114.03 | Tues 12:15-15:45PM | In class final | |
SPRING Business & Entrepreneurship Program COURSES 2023-Electives courses | ||||||
Name of Program | Name of Course | Credits | Professor | Course number | Days/ Hours | Final |
Business & Entrepreneurship Program | Global Ethics (See above for syllabus) | 3 | Dr. S. Smila-Sened | 2120.0101.03 | Mon/Wed 12:15-13:45PM | Final Paper |
*BA course | The Israeli Economy (see above for syllabus) | 3 | Dr. P. Rivlin | 2120.0117.03 | Mon/Wed 14:15-15:45PM | Final Paper |
*BA course | Business Strategy | 2 | Dr. Nurit Nahum | 1662.1144.01 | Mon 10AM-12PM | Presentation |
*BA course | Project management | 2 | Mr. Shlomo Ehrlich | 1662.5905.01 | Mon 18:00-20:00PM | 24 hour take home exam |
*BA course | Design Thinking | 2 | Nitzan Waisberg | 1662.5919.01 | Tues 10:00-12PM | Take home exam |
Any course from the general study abroad course list |
Voyage to Medicine Program Required program courses
The following courses are mandatory for all Voyage to Medicine students. In addition, students in this program can take another two courses from any of the course lists that we offer. Some options are below.
*Note that some courses such as the BA in the liberal arts program courses, end on June 30, 2023 with exams well into late July/early August. These courses cannot be completed remotely therefore the student will be required to stay on campus for the duration of their stay. If you are one of these students, you must make us aware of this while you are applying so we can make sure to confirm housing for the duration of your stay (into the summer).
*Courses listed below are only available for Voyage to medicine students and non-voyage to medicine program students will not be allowed to take any of these courses*
Voyage to Medicine Spring 2023-Mandatory courses | |||||
Course Name | Credits | Professor | Course number | Days | Final |
Biomedical Ethics (see above) | 3 | Dr. S. Smila-Sened | 2120-0103-03 | Mon/Wed 10:15-11:45AM | Final take home exam |
Circle of Life | 3 | Prof. & Dr. Roni Maimon | 2120-0991-03 | Sunday mornings @ hospital | Final paper |
Voyage to Medicine Spring 2023-Elective courses | |||||
Course Name | Credits | Professor | Course number | Days | Final |
Organic Chemistry-BA course | 4 | Dr. Roy Weinstain | 1662.1137.01 | Wednesdays 16:00-18:00PM | In class exam |
Psychological Challenges of Families (Please see syllabus above) | Dr. Ilan Tabak Aviram | 2120-0531-03 | Final Paper | ||
Any course from the general study abroad program |
Courses in the BA in Liberal Arts Program
Study abroad students may take courses in the Liberal Arts program. Note that all the BA courses listed below run on the regular TAU calendar. However, study abroad students who take any of the courses below will be allowed to depart at the same time as any study abroad student and will be able to continue their courses remotely. This means you will complete your study abroad courses and continue remotely for until June 30., 2023. All BA courses not listed below (and found directly on the BA site) do not allow for early departure or remote completion; Study abroad students are not guaranteed admission to BA courses found directly on their website and must request special permission from the TAUI Academic Team for consideration.
Please also note that many times classes in Israel are written “to the nearest hour”, meaning you may see a course that meets from 10:15-11:45 written as 10:00-12:00. In this case, the course starts at 10:15, and ends at 11:45. Below we will write the course times as they actually are.
SPRING BA COURSES 2023 | |||||
Course Name | Professor | Credits | Course number | Days | Final |
From Pythagoras to Google | Dr. Ori Rotlevy | 4 | 1662.1118.01 | Mon/Wed 14:00-16:00PM | Paper |
Modernity and its discontents | Dr. Yoav Fromer | 4 | 1662.1111.01 | Mon/Thurs 12:00-14:00PM | Paper |
Psychopathology | Dr. Lisa Law | 4 | 1662.1601.01 | Tues/Thus 10:00-12:00PM | Paper |
Introduction to Greek Philosophy | Dr. Amichai Amit | 2 | 1662.1400.01 | Thurs 18:00-20:00PM | Paper |