The Advanced Diploma is a nine-month graduate qualification that provides instruction in the Hebrew language for students with a first degree whose knowledge of the language is at an intermediate or lower intermediate level at the time of entry with the objective of bringing their knowledge up to an advanced level.
The advanced level Hebrew is intended to prepare students for two possible pathways after the course:
The Diploma consists of three taught modules, which are assessed by written and oral examinations at the end of the course. These are as follows:
Paper 1
Classical Hebrew language: to be assessed by one written examination paper, including translation and grammatical parsing questions.
Paper 2
Modern Hebrew language: to be assessed by one written examination paper, including translation and grammatical parsing questions, and an oral examination in Modern spoken Hebrew.
Paper 3
Either (i) History of the Hebrew language or (ii) introductory Aramaic. (i) will be assessed by essay questions (ii) will be assessed by a written examination paper, including translation and grammatical parsing questions.
October 2025
University of Cambridge
The Old Schools,
Trinity Lane,
Cambridge,
Cambridgeshire,
CB2 1TN, CENTRAL ENGLAND, England
October 2025
University of Cambridge
The Old Schools,
Trinity Lane,
Cambridge,
Cambridgeshire,
CB2 1TN, CENTRAL ENGLAND, England
Applicants for this course should have achieved a UK Good II.i Honours Degree. Lower Intermediate to Intermediate level of Hebrew Language required. If your degree is not from the UK, please check International Qualifications to find the equivalent in your country. IELTS (Academic): Overall 7.5 includes 7.0 in Listening, Writing, Reading and Speaking. TOEFL Internet Score: Overall 110 includes 25 in Listening, Writing, Reading and Speaking.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.