​Add Environment and Sustainability to your Undergraduate Studies​

The great challenges of mankind today and in the coming years are found in the fields of climate, environment and sustainability. The Goldman Sonnenfeldt School of Sustainability and Climate Change at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev will provide undergraduate students with the tools to cope with these challenges in every practical aspect or field of study: starting from the scientific and ecological perspective, through the point of view of industry and the world of technology, and ending with the social, economic, and human viewpoint.
The school’s structure and its underlying concept enable a complete, holistic approach to teaching and research, as well as problem solving in the fields of sustainability and climate change, broad perspectives and the integration of various fields of knowledge.
The diverse and multidisciplinary preparation is reflected in the structure of the curriculum that is built in the various areas, where each area offers a broad choice of elective courses, beyond the mandatory courses.

How do you study sustainability and climate change for a bachelor's degree?


Undergraduate studies within the school are given in the format of divisions. In other words, most of the studies are done in one of the departments of Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences or Management, at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Studies in the scope of a division at the Goldman Sonnenfeldt School of Sustainability and Climate Change offers -28 credit points - in courses.
We offer five divisions that can be added to the studies in the main department where students will register. Each division offers a different focus on the study of environment and sustainability. Certain divisions are more suitable for combination with departments from different faculties. Therefore, students who are interested in combining one of the divisions with their studies, must make sure that is acceptable with department in which they are registered. Admission conditions for the school's divisions are in accordance with the admission requirements of the main department where the students will be registered.   ​
An explanation on how to register for school divisions is found further down the page.

You will be able to register in the school divisions, once you are admitted to any of the departments on the following list:


Faculty of Life Sciences: Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Life Sciences, Earth and Environmental Sciences.
Faculty of Management: Management, Hotel and Tourism Management.
Social Sciences: Economics, Geography and Environmental Development.
Humanities: Middle Eastern Studies, Hebrew Literature, Multidisciplinary Studies. [אפ1] 
How do you register in the university's computerized registration system?

✔ Do you want to register in a main department from the Faculty of Natural Sciences or the Guilford Glaser Faculty of Management?
At the time of registration, you must register for a main program at the Faculty of Natural Sciences or the Guilford Glaser Faculty of Management and, in addition, register for one of the areas at the Goldman Sonnenfeldt School of Sustainability and Climate Change (and if, after being admitted, you regret and wish to change areas, please contact the faculty to proceed with the change)

✔ Do you wish to register in a main department from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences?
In the departments of economics (except accounting), Hebrew literature, and Middle Eastern studies, registration for the main department, after one of the school areas, is done at the time of registration.
For the other faculty departments, kindly register for a two-departmental track; the department of your choice and the Department for Multidisciplinary Studies. After admission to studies, you will be asked to select the desired area from among the school's areas. The transition to the study track of the main program and area will be done at the end of the first year.