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Our Master’s in Teaching Hebrew as a Second Language gives you the skills to support learners in becoming proficient in Hebrew.

Prospective and active teachers of Hebrew can combine cultural immersion with superb pedagogical training. 

Format

Students in the School of Hebrew master’s degree complete their graduate degree in a year and a half. Students must successfully complete 12 course units.

Students must complete an initial 6-week graduate summer session on the Middlebury, Vermont campus before establishing their candidacy for the MA degree. The second and third semester are completed online during the academic year in English through Middlebury Institute Online, followed by a 6-week summer on the Middlebury, Vermont campus and final online semester.

Accelerated Option

Students interested in completing the degree in 12-months (6 courses online for the second and third semester rather than 4 courses) can email hebrew-ls@middlebury.edu for the accelerated option.

Courses

First Semester (Middlebury) 3 course units (9 credits) 6 weeks/summer
Second Semester (Online) 2 course units (6 credits) 15 weeks
Third Semester (Online) 2 course units (6 credits) 15 weeks
Fourth Semester (Middlebury) 3 course units (9 credits) 6 weeks/summer
Final Semester (Online) 2 course units (6 credits) 15 weeks