For the pre​vious academic year (2024-2025​​​) schedule and courses, cli​ck here​​.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​For the academic year (2023-2024​​​) schedule and courses, cli​ck here​​.


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 
25-29/1/2026

Research in Africa: Ethics, Methodologies and Practices​

192-2-82


Dr. David Ratner


2


Tuesday​

16:30-18:0

Semester Break + first half of Spring Semster (spring registration)


10/3/2026 

17/3/2026

 24/3/2026
14/4/2026

 28/4/2026


​​

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
TBA
​1
​Sunday (6 weeks during spring semester)
​18:00-20:00
​Spring

Online

African Political and Social Thought​
192.2.43
Dr. Danny Admasu
​2
Tuesday
​14:00-16:00
​Spring


​Project Workshop B

192.2.0112
​Ms. Liubov Ermolaeva
​2
​Tuesday
​10:00-12:00
​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

Sustainable Finance and Impact Investing
Prof. Glenn Yago
(HUJI)
​2
​Thursday
18:30-20:30
​Fall
​Online Course
​ 

African Literatures in English: Texts, Contexts, History

132.1.0165
​Dr. Ruth Wenske Ste​rn
​​4
​​Thursday
14:00-16:00
Fall & Spring ​Yearly course
(if taken, must take both semester​)​
Sport and Development: Prospects and Limitations​
192-2-92​
Dr. Itamar Dubinksy
​2
Monday​14:00-16:00
Fall

​Youth in Africa​
​192-2-72

Dr. Noa Levy

​2

Thursday

10:00-12:00

​Spring

​Online course

Political Ecology: Global Perspectives, Local cases
​102.1.1134

Prof. Yaakov Garb

​2

Tuesday​​

​12:00-14:00

​Spring​

Global Health Policy
686-1-0044
Prof Anat Rosenthal
​2
​TBA
TBA​Spring

Resilience - The Art of Disaster Management and Coping
485-2-3000
​Prof. Limor Aharonson-Daniel
2
-
-
Spring
Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Edx platform

For more cours​es taught in English at BGU click here.​