The Noa Mozes Department of Communication and Journalism at the Hebrew University is the most established and oldest of the academic programs for teaching communication in Israel. The department’s core faculty members include researchers with extensive knowledge, diverse scholarly interests and research approaches, and a worldwide reputation. The late Prof. Elihu Katz, founder of the department, also founded Israeli television, and was the recipient of the Israel Prize for Social Sciences in 1989.

The department's activities began in the mid-1960s, when a team of researchers led by Professor Katz began investigating the social, political and cultural effects of the Israeli media, as well as training researchers and awarding academic degrees, initially at the masters and doctoral levels.

In 1993, the department initiated the first academic undergraduate degree in communications in Israel, offering a comprehensive program that emphasizes the theoretical and research aspects of media and communication processes.

Graduates of the department include senior figures in the Israeli media and related sectors, as well as researchers and academics at the Hebrew University and in other departments of communication, both in Israel and abroad.