The department also includes a Special Program in Literary Writing in which writers and poets teach creative writing workshops in poetry, prose, and essay writing.

Study in the program is based in three historical divisions:

• Aggadah and folkloric literature: the midrash and aggadah in rabbinic literature, and the folkloric literature from antiquity to the present age.
• Poetry and piyyut up to the 18^th century: liturgical poetry, secular poetry, rhymed prose, as well as renaissance and baroque poetry.
• Hebrew literature from the 18^th century to the present:  literature of the Haskalah and modern period, poetry and prose from outset of Zionism, and contemporary Hebrew literature.

The Master's program has three tracks:

1. The Research Track:
   This track develops students' research skills and deepens their knowledge in their field of study.
2. The Non-Research Track:
   This track widens and deepens academic education, in terms of both professional and theoretical aspects. 
3. Master's Studies with a Teaching Specialty:
   This track is intended to widen academic education on the one hand, while granting students the proficiency and necessary skills for teaching on the other hand. It is appropriate for those with a teaching degree as well.