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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​For the pre​vious academic year (2023-2024​​​) schedule and courses, cli​ck here​​.
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​For the Courses Schedule – first semester​, click here​.

For the Courses Sch​edule – second semester, click here.​​​


Required Courses

​​Course Name
​Lecturer
​Credits
​Day
​Hours
​Semester
​​Remarks

​Deconstructing Developme​nt: Theory, Practice and Critiqu​e​
192-2-0052​
​

​Dr. Ornit Avidar

​4

​Tuesday

​14:00-18:00

​Fall

​-

History of Africa in the 20th Ce​ntury​ - 
192-2-12 


Dr. ​Yemi Ademowo Johnson

2

Sunday


18:00-20:00



​Fall 

 Online


​Project Wo​r​kshop A​​​

192-2-102

​Prof. Lynn Schler

​2

​Tuesday

​12:00-14:00

​Fall 

​Registration for Project Workshop B, in the second semester is required.​

Studying Sustainability- Intensive Course at the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies

192-2-0062

ASC and Arava Institute Staff
2​

Sunday- Thursday
-
Semester Break (Fall registration)
Intensive Course- Five full days during the semester break 
2-6/2/2025

​Research in Africa: Ethics, Methodologies and Practices​

192-2-82


Dr. David Ratner


2

Tuesday​

15:00-19:30

Semester Break (spring registration)

​11/2/2025 

18/2/2025

 4/3/2025

 11/3/2025​​​

Issues in Climate Change in Africa 

192.2.45

TBA

1

​Sunday (6 weeks during semester break)

18:00-20:00

Semester Break (spring registration)




Online

Gender issues in African Studies

192.2.35
Dr.Nana Akua Anyidoho
​1
​Sunday (6 weeks during spring semester)
​18:00-20:00
​Spring
​
Online
​Economic Policies and Poverty 
192.2.25


Dr. Ornit Avidar

​1
​Tuesday (6 weeks during spring semester)
​10:00-12:00
​Spring
​​
​An Introduction to Health Systems in Africa
192.2.15​

​Ms. Shahar Livne


​1
​Tuesday (6 weeks during spring semester)
​10:00-12:00
​Spring
​
African Political and Social Thought
192.2.43
Dr. Danny Admasu
​2
Tuesday
​14:00-16:00
​Spring
​

​Project Workshop B

192.2.0112
​Dr. Amber Hill
​2
​Tuesday
​12:00-14:00
​Spring
​Project Workshop A in the first semester is a prerequisite


Elective Courses


​​​​​Course Name​​​​
​Lecturer
​Credits
​Day
​Hours
​Semester​
Remarks​
​Considering Sustainable Design Projects in Africa​
192-2-0013​
​Dr. David Goss
​2
Tuesday
10:00-12:00
Fall
​
Development Finance and Project Development​
Prof. Glenn Yago
(HUJI)		​2
​Monday
18:30-20:30
​Fall
​Online Course
​ 

Metafiction: Self-Reflexivity and Writing about Writing​

132.1.0165​
​​Dr. Ruth Wenske Ste​rn
​​4
​​Thursday
14:00-16:00
Fall & Spring ​Yearly course
(if taken, must take both semester​)​
​Resilience - The Art of Disaster Management and Coping
485-2-3000
​Prof. Limor Aharonson-Daniel
​2
​-
​-
​Fall or Spring​
​Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Edx platform

​Youth in Africa​
​192-2-72

Dr. Manya Oriel Kagan

​2

​Monday

18:00-20:00

​Spring

​Online course

Rubbish and shit: an introduction to discard studies
​102.1.275

Prof. Yaakov Garb

​2

Monday​​

​12:00-14:00

​Spring​

​

​Sport and Development: Prospects and Limitations​​
192-2-92
​Dr. Itamar Dubinsky​

​2
​Tuesday
​10:00-12:00
​Spring
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For more cours​es taught in English at BGU click here.​






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