About the Institution
The Ben-Gurion Research Institute for the Study of Israel was established in 1976 by the Knesset Law perpetuating David Ben-Gurion's memory, and by an agreement between the Ben-Gurion Foundation and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. The institute's raison d'etre is to examine the Jewish People's renewal in its homeland. The institute, located in the Negev desert and adjacent to Ben-Gurion's gravesite, is part of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. The staff includes fifteen resident scholars from various fields of the humanities and social sciences: political science, sociology, anthropology, geography, history, Middle-East studies, literature and philosophy. Many of the scholars engage in inter-disciplinary work. The staff teaches in a special Israel Studies program at the Ben-Gurion University's History Department. Beginning in 2005 an M.A. in Israel Studies was opened. In the near future we hope to inaugurate an English version of the program so that overseas students will be able to take part, and eventually earn an M.A. and Ph.D. degree in Israel Studies
Undergrad Programs / Areas offered :
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology
Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Sciences
Bachelor of Arts in Economics with Specialization in Accounting
Bachelor of Arts in Economics
Bachelor of Arts in General studies in Social Sciences
Bachelor of Arts in General studies in Arts and Humanities
Bachelor of Arts in Middle East Studies
Bachelor of Arts in Management
Bachelor of Arts in Marine biology and biotechnology
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Government
Bachelor of Arts in Geography and Environmental Development
Bachelor of Arts in English as a Foreign Language
Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies
Bachelor of Arts in Bible
Archaeology and Ancient Near Bachelor of Arts in Eastern Studies
Bachelor of Arts in Middle East Studies
Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Literatures and Linguistics
Bachelor of Arts in Education
Bachelor of Arts in General History
Bachelor of Arts in Jewish History
Bachelor of Arts in Behavioral Sciences
Bachelor of Arts in Jewish Thought
Bachelor of Arts in Hebrew Language
Bachelor of Arts in Social Work
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy
Bachelor of Arts in Hebrew Literature
Bachelor of Arts in Economics
Graduate Programs / Areas offered :
Master of Science in Agriculture and Biotechnology for Sustainable Development
Master of Science in Ecology of Drylands
Master of Science in Solar Energy and the Environmental Physics
Master of Science in Water Sciences and Technology
Master of Science in Environmental and Aquatic Microbiology
Master of Science in Man in Drylands
Master of Science in Drylands Environmental Studies
Middle East and North Africa 
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