African Studies
Ben-Gurion University of the NegevBachelor of Arts (B.A)
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Admission requirements
Intake for the 2026/27 academic year
You can be admitted through one of these tracks:
Regular track
African Studies double major | Admission based on the psychometric exam/Netiv La'Akademia exam [sekhem or psychometric exam](our wording)
- Sekhem: 450
- Psychometric exam, general multi-domain score / Netiv La'Akademia exam: 450
- English level: Basic level
- Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
By bagrut, no psychometric exam
African Studies double major | Admission based on the bagrut certificate only(our wording)
- Bagrut average: 85
- English level: Basic level
- Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
These are minimum requirements: meeting them does not by itself guarantee admission.
The requirements are in the institution's words. Names and labels marked "our wording" are our own, written from the same page.
For every track
- Review of exceptional cases in the Department of Israel Studies - 01.02.2026
- Applicants with a prior academic background who meet the admission requirements will be admitted without needing to submit a transcript.
- Policy for reviewing exceptional cases: Applicants who meet the English and Hebrew requirements but do not meet the required admission conditions will be referred to the department for consideration as detailed below: applicants whose psychometric exam score or sekhem is up to 20 points below the required score.
- Review of exceptional cases is subject to available places in the department and may take place at different times during the registration period.
The Hebrew terms
double majorדו-חוגיpsychometric examפסיכומטריNetiv La'Akademia examנתיב לאקדמיהsekhemסכםgeneral (multi-domain) psychometric scoreרב-תחומיBasic levelבסיסיbagrut certificateתעודת בגרותbagrutבגרותbagrut averageממוצע בגרותreview of exceptional casesועדת חריגים
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- Source:The institution's sitebgu.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026intake 2026/27
What you study
Includes a rich variety of courses exploring Africa from different perspectives: historical and political, social and economic, cultural and religious, geographical and environmental, and anthropological and sociological. The program aims to give students the knowledge to understand processes in the context of Africa and to provide them with research skills for studying African societies and cultures.
The program includes a wide range of courses exploring Africa from historical, political, geographical, cultural, and religious perspectives. Its aim is to equip students with skills for understanding and researching African societies and cultures.
- Source:The institution's sitebgu.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
After the degree
Graduates of related fields work as:
Related fields: History and General HistoryHistory of the Islamic Countries
- Teaching in secondary schoolmost commonTeaching at the secondary-school level, excluding the teaching of subjects intended to prepare students for work in specific fields of employment.
- Management of Other Professional Servicesmost commonPlanning, directing, coordinating, and evaluating the provision of professional and technical services.
- Teaching in elementary schoolTeaching a range of subjects at the elementary-school level.
- Other work in the field of teachingProviding individual instruction in other subjects and educational counseling in schools.
- JournalismResearching, reporting and interpreting news and current affairs in print and online newspapers, on television, on the radio and in other media.
- Office ManagementSupervising and coordinating the activities of employees in the office.
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Admitted students and graduates
for this program at this institution
- Program length: 3 years
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Money
How the institution is funded
Budgeted institutions
Tuition2026/27
Annual tuition for a full-time bachelor's degree program in the 2026/27 academic year: ₪12,203.
Periphery 44 grant
only for programs at the Eilat campus
Who: Discharged soldiers and those who have completed national service.
per the Ministry of Defense page as checked on 4 Oct 2026
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