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Schedule and Courses 2024-2025

For the previous academic year (2023-2024) schedule and courses, click here.

For the Courses Schedule – first semester, click here.

For the Courses Schedule – second semester, click here.

Required Courses

Course Name	Lecturer	Credits	Day	Hours	Semester	Remarks
Deconstructing Development: Theory, Practice and Critique 192-2-0052	Dr. Ornit Avidar	4	Tuesday	14:00-18:00	Fall	-
History of Africa in the 20th Century - 192-2-12	Dr. Yemi Ademowo Johnson	2	Sunday	18:00-20:00	Fall	Online
Project Workshop 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 Stern	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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