New M.A Track in Social and Policy Aspects of Climate Change
The Faculty of Social Sciences offers an MA degree program that focus on the social, economic, political and cultural processes that drive the climate crisis and are affected by it
The Master of Arts (M.A) program in Social and Policy Aspects of Climate Change is designed to deepen social research and to educate graduates who will join a market thirsty for climate skills. The program offers a research track, during which a thesis is written, for those interested in pursuing a doctorate and a research career, and a theoretical track without a thesis.
This program is the first master's program in Israel that focuses on climate change, and among the first in the world to offer an M.A. in the social sciences that directly and explicitly deals with the climate crisis. The program is taught in English. The non-thesis program has 3 semesters (fall, spring and summer). The research study program lasts at least 4 semesters, and of course involves defining a research topic, finding a supervisor, conducting the research and submitting a thesis.
The program is intended for bachelor's degree holders from all disciplines. The teaching will be done by renowned researchers located at the forefront of global research, who will offer courses, seminars and workshops linking climate to sociology, anthropology, public policy, atmospheric sciences, civil society organizations and activism, energy, political economy, urbanism, national security and more.
MA degree In social and policy aspects of climate change, and the innovative tools that will be acquired as part of the program, will open up to the graduates a variety of positions in systems and organizations whose activities involve efforts to reduce the climate crisis and/or measures to improve adaptation to its consequences. Such activity, either as part of the core of the activity or as a supporting activity, is already taking place in local, regional and state government bodies, communities, industrial companies, insurance and financial corporations and civil society organizations.
More Information and registration (Hebrew)
Prof. Dan Rabinowitz, head of the MA program, introduces the Social and Policy Aspects of Climate Change program (Video, slides in English, text in Hebrew)
