Graduate Certificate in Holocaust and Genocide/Atrocity Prevention
The Graduate Certificate in Holocaust and Genocide/Atrocity Prevention (H-GAP) will teach students about historic and current genocides and atrocities, and build foundational knowledge of best practices for identifying threats of atrocities and for implementing strategies to prevent future atrocities. Building upon historic examples of the Holocaust and other atrocities that have shaped the language and scope of the field, students will explore emerging scholarship about how identity issues, climate change, political trends and migration patterns impact the risks of genocide and mass atrocities; and about how to maximize the role of civil society actors, local governments, and international bodies in effective prevention efforts.
All students will complete a program of study to the H-GAP Coordinator. Other variable and special topic courses that incorporate more than one dimension of Genocide and Atrocity Prevention can submitted for approval by the H-GAP Coordinator.
Required Courses
| CR 549 | Intro to Holocaust and Genocide Studies | 4 |
| CR 550 | Holocaust and Genocide/Atrocity Prevention Synthesis | 4 |
| GRN 515 | Constructions of Power and Knowledge: Gender, Race, and Nations | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Electives
A student will take a minimum of 8 credits offered below:
| BSt 514 | Racism | 4 |
| BSt 550 | Topics in African/Caribbean History and Culture | 4 |
| CR 527 | Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict | 4 |
| Hst 510/Jst 510 | The Holocaust | 4 |
| GRN 520 | Critical and Decolonizing Research Methodologies | 4 |
| GRN 530 | Social Justice Pedagogy | 4 |
| GRN 550 | Seminar in Gender, Race, and Nations | 4 |
| PS 510 | Genocide | 4 |
| WS 571 | Transnational Feminisms | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 8 |
Total Credit Hours: 20
All courses must be taken at the graduate level.
Courses taken under the undifferentiated grading option (pass/no pass) are not acceptable toward fulfilling certificate requirements.