Human Development, Sustainability, and Rights in Africa and the African Diaspora Minor

The minor offers students an opportunity to examine intellectual, public policy, and historical developments that have shaped the field of human development. Students enrolled in the minor systematically engage with contemporary debates pertaining to core themes underpinning the field of human development, including: food security; access to water, health, education; environmental dynamics; gender equality; sustainability (broadly defined to include building of democratic governance institutions and forms of inclusive citizenship); and human rights. In their exploration of these issues, students gain insights from anthropology, economics, environmental studies, geography, health, history, human rights, international development studies, political science, public policy, and urban and regional planning, among others. Overall, the minor provides a significant opportunity for students to explore contemporary national and global human development issues with a focus on experiences of people of African descent in Africa and the African Diaspora. The minor is open to all undergraduate students. 

In addition to the program requirements listed below, students must:

  • take at least nine hours of their minor "core" requirements at UNC–Chapel Hill
  • earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.000 in the minor core requirements. Some programs may require higher standards for minor or specific courses.

For more information, please consult the degree requirements section of the catalog.

Core Requirements
AAAD 391IDEAs in Action General Education logo Human Development and Sustainability in Africa and the African Diaspora3
AAAD 403IDEAs in Action General Education logo Human Rights: Theories and Practices in Africa3
or AAAD 488 IDEAs in Action General Education logo Human Rights and Democracy in African Diaspora Communities
AAAD/POLI 333IDEAs in Action General Education logo Race and Public Policy in the United States3
or AAAD 491 IDEAs in Action General Education logo Class, Race, and Inequality in America
Two other courses from the list below: 16
IDEAs in Action General Education logo HIV/AIDS in Africa and the Diaspora
Anthropology of Development
IDEAs in Action General Education logo Introduction to Economics H, F
IDEAs in Action General Education logo Water Resource Management and Human Rights H
IDEAs in Action General Education logo Geography of Africa
IDEAs in Action General Education logo Ethics and Business in Africa H
The Political Economy of Food H
Poverty, Health, and Human Development in Low Income Countries
Global Health and Human Rights
Total Hours15
H

Honors version available. An honors course fulfills the same requirements as the nonhonors version of that course. Enrollment and GPA restrictions may apply.

F

FY-Launch class sections may be available. A FY-Launch section fulfills the same requirements as a standard section of that course, but also fulfills the FY-SEMINAR/FY-LAUNCH First-Year Foundations requirement. Students can search for FY-Launch sections in ConnectCarolina using the FY-LAUNCH attribute.

1

Some courses are four (4) credit hours.

See program page here for special opportunities.

Department of African, African American, and Diaspora Studies

Visit Program Website

104 Battle Hall, CB# 3395

(919) 966-5496

Chair

Claude A. Clegg III

cclegg@email.unc.edu

Director of Undergraduate Studies

Kenneth Janken

krjanken@email.unc.edu