DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT

Location: Stellenbosch, South Africa
Term: Spring Quarter

Program Description:
This new program is designed to examine contemporary South Africa democracy, with all its possibilities and challenges. Courses will cover economic development policies, democratization, political reform and human rights issues in the post-apartheid era. Students will also learn about the challenges of development and income redistribution in the face of widespread poverty and high prevalence of HIV/AIDS, as well as issues of reconciliation and education reform. Students will learn Xhosa, one of 12 of South Africa’s national languages, which is prominently spoken in the Western Cape. Organized excursions will take students to governmental and non-governmental organizations in Stellenbosch and Cape Town, and to historical sites of note around the Cape region.

Courses:
The Political Economy of South Africa
Law and Politics: Democracy and Human Rights in South Africa
Contemporary South African Politics
Xhosa Language and Culture (students will also take Xhosa language training during Winter Quarter preceding departure)

Study Abroad Website:
For more information on the program please visit the NU Study Abroad site.

Additional Links:
NU in South Africa Blog