Master of Arts in Teaching Hebrew as a Second Language
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 |