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African Studies

The Open University of IsraelBachelor of Arts (B.A)

Open admission

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Admission requirements

Open admission

Open admission(our wording)

  • No need to present previous achievements

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.

What you study

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.

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.

Admitted students and graduates

for this program at this institution

  • Program length: 3 years

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

This field at other institutions

An unofficial guide. Every fact comes from a public source — the institutions' sites, the Council for Higher Education, the Labor Ministry's Avodata, the Ministry of Defense — and links to it. Requirements change: check the institution's site before you apply.

How the data was collected

  • The Council for Higher Education register of institutions and programs — 2 Oct 2026
  • Avodata, Ministry of Labor: fields, employment and pay — 2023 data, collected 2 Oct 2026
  • Institutions' sites: admission requirements — checked 2 Oct 2026–5 Oct 2026
  • The Russian, English and French text is machine-translated and reviewed; where they differ, the Hebrew original prevails

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