Honors

Embedded Fall: Honors Social, Economic, & Environmental Justice in Post Apartheid South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa | Durban, South Africa | Johannesburg, South Africa

Program Overview

Term Start Date End Date Application Deadline
Embedded Fall 2023
Dec 28, 2023
Jan 12, 2024
Aug 07, 2023
Language(s) of Instruction
English
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No
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Class Standing
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
2.5
Restrictions

This program is only available to Honors students (students in the Honors College or SAS Honors Program).  Students will enroll in a 3 credit Honors Interdisciplinary seminar + 1 credit study abroad course, for a total of 4 credits.

Credits

1

Program Advisor

The Program

Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice: Republic of South Africa

This seminar will examine the strategic ways in which leaders have sought to institutionalize their activism and public dissent. The class will utilize an interactive discussion format. On a macro-level, the focus will include founders of civil and human rights organizations and other social change pressure groups. On a micro-level, we will contrast leadership roles of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his co-founding of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and Nelson Mandela and his leadership role in the African National Congress (ANC); and historic election as the first fully democratic president of South Africa.

Program Locations

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Mandela

South Africa

Johannesburg

Johannesburg—or Joburg" or "Jozi" as some prefer to call it—offers visitors an experience as unique and diverse as the city itself. Despite being a major financial and economic hub for not only South Africa but also sub-Saharan Africa, the city's living conditions vary immensely. The city hosts a dynamic cultural scene and has many historical sites and museums which capture remarkable narratives of the past.

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Cape Point

South Africa

Cape Town

Cape Town is not only the most popular international tourist destination in South Africa, but Africa as a whole. This is due to its good climate, natural setting, and well-developed infrastructure. The city has several well-known natural features that attract tourists, most notably Table Mountain, which can be experienced either by hiking up, or by taking a cable car. You will take a ferry to visit Robben Island Museum, the notorious prison where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 18 years.

Academics

Classes will be taught in a small seminar format. Students will explore a combination of readings of great social movement thinkers; and draw from historical and contemporary case studies to provide comparative and contrasting ideas of King and Mandela (importantly complemented with discussions about other key influencers, such as Gandhi, Henry David Thoreau, Kwame Nkrumah, among many others). The important role of multiracial and interfaith groups during these time periods will be explored along with issues pertaining to self-sacrifice and the ethics of movement leadership will also be addressed.

 

Objectives:

 

The objectives of the course are as follows:

1. Compare and contrast the historic similarities, and dissimilarities of the Civil Rights Movement and the Anti-Apartheid Movement

2. Compare and contrast the leadership styles of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Nelson Mandela

3. Understand the underpinnings of the influences of Henry David Thoreau on Gandhi and, later on King

4. Understand the usage of the nonviolence method of conflict resolution in the American Civil Rights Movement & Anti-Apartheid Movement used by Gandhi, King and Mandela

5. Develop increased awareness of students’ own leadership abilities and qualities. Students will utilize knowledge gained from class readings and assignments to complete a qualitative research project.

6. Students will look introspectively about implicit bias, to better understand the scope, scale and challenges of the broader societal social & economic justice underpinnings.

 

Fall 2023 syllabus here. 

How do Embedded Programs work?

The term "embedded" refers to the study abroad program that happens during a fall or spring semester and is tied to an in-person, on-campus course. Honors students are not able to register for the 3 credit course themselves through Webreg. They must submit an application via Study Abroad and only those students accepted will be given an SPN to register for the 3 credit course + 1 credit study abroad course. Students must participate in both courses. The course is capped at 16 students. 

Students will be notified of their acceptance into the 3+1 course around August 15th. They must leave room in their fall schedule, or drop courses in order to have space for the 4 credits earned through this fantastic opportunity.

Housing and Meals

Students will be housed in guest house and hotel accommodations. Students will share double rooms. Breakfast provided daily. Students are responsible for lunch and dinner. Some group meals included.

Financial Information

Program Costs

This is the billed amount that will appear on your Rutgers term bill during the term you study abroad.
All Students
Program Cost $1,390
Program Cost includes:

•    Housing
•    Most meals
•    Program excursions
•    In-country transportation
•    Administrative Fees
•    Emergency Insurance Abroad

Out-of-Pocket Costs

These are estimated expenses that are not part of your term bill. Students will need to pay for these expenses out-of-pocket.
Meals $250
Personal Expenses $100
Airfare $2,000
Total $2,350.00
Out-of-Pocket Cost includes:

The above costs are estimations and represent the known out-of-pocket costs students encounter during their time abroad.

Some of these expenses will be paid for prior to going abroad, such as an airline ticket, while some of these expenses, such as meals and personal expenses, will be paid in-country as part of your daily expenses. As you plan, you will need to budget these costs and spend wisely throughout your time abroad.

* A subsidy of $500 per student will be available to help cover airfare through Honors College and SAS Honors Programs.

Scholarships

Available to all Rutgers students participating in a Rutgers Global–Study Abroad program. Applications can be found inside of your study abroad program application. For more information, please visit the Scholarship section of our website.

Faculty Leaders

Dr. Ronald Quincy

Dr. Quincy earned his Ph.D. from the College of Social Sciences at Michigan State University.  He served as a member of the Governor of Michigan’s Cabinet, Director of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, and Director of the Michigan State Office of Human Resources Policy and Special Projects.  His other previous positions include the following: Associate Vice President, Assistant to the President, of Harvard University; Executive Director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change; Executive Director/President of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.; President of the White House Fellows Association and Chairman, White House Fellows Foundation; Senior Management Consultant, Towers Perrin (the world’s 11th largest management consulting firm); and Foreign Policy Advisor, U.S. State Department, Africa Bureau.