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Introduction to the Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention Program

The graduate certificate in Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention (GMAP) is designed to educate and train students in the current range of practices aimed at identifying populations or groups at risk of mass political violence and intervening to prevent or reduce the risk of such violence. This program is open to graduate students from any discipline or department.

Program Description

The Graduate Certificate in Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention introduces students to the latest scholarship and practices in areas such as the quantitative analysis of at-risk communities, the role of factors like gender, climate change, and political transitions in contributing to risks for genocide and mass atrocities, and the role of governments, civil society actors, and international bodies in effective prevention. The certificate consists of four courses (13-16 credits, depending on course selection), and students must earn a grade of B or better.

Requirements

1. Foundations Course

• GMAP 500/PHIL 580K/PAFF 568: Essentials of Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention, 4 credits (generally offered every fall semester)

2. Historical Examples of Genocide and Mass Atrocity (3-4 credits)

• One course from this category selected from an approved list, which includes:
  • GMAP 502/PAFF 538C/HIST 501E: Comparative Genocide (offered fall)
  • COLI 531G: Colonization, Violence and Genocide
  • HIST 572C: Middle East Forced Migrations
  • HIST 500: Genocide and Mass Atrocity in Soviet History
  • HIST 530A: Issues: US History Before 1877
  • HIST 501U: History & Memory
  • HIST 531: Civil Rights and Anti-Apartheid
  • HIST 552F: Violence in Pre-Modern Era
  • HIST 572G: Armenians and Kurds-Ottoman Empire
  • HIST 552F: Race in Trans/National History
  • ANTH 572G: Human Migration and Disease

3. Concepts, Actors and Institutions in Atrocity Prevention (3-4 credits)

• One course from this category from an approved list, which includes:
  • GMAP 504/PHIL 580D: Transitional Justice (offered spring)
  • GMAP 503/PAFF 555: International NGOs (offered fall)
  • PAFF 538A: Building Public Memory
  • PLSC 663W: Human Rights and World Politics
  • PLSC 663Q: Political Regimes and Transitions
  • AAAS 580I: Language Power and Meaning

4. Methods of Understanding Atrocities and Atrocity Prevention (3-4 credits)

• One course from this category selected from an approved list, which includes:
  • GMAP 501/PAFF 538B: Micro-Dynamics of Mass Atrocities (offered spring)
  • ANTH 572C: Anthropological Approaches to Human Rights
  • GEOL 552: Environmental Geophysics
  • PLSC 486A: Models of Violent Conflict
  • NURS581G: Forensic Health of Victims
  • NURS 581F: Forensic Health of Offenders
  • NURS 581J: Forensic Pediatrics
  • ANTH 518: Ethnographic Analysis
  • PAFF 548A/NURS 540: Elem Epidemiology & Biostatistics
  • PAFF 523: Introduction to Policy Analysis
  • GEOG 503A: Programming in GIS
  • GEOG 532: Introduction to Remote Sensing
  • ANTH 544: Methods in Forensic Anthropology
  • ANTH 572R: Epidemiology

Admission Requirements

To be admitted into the certificate program, applicants must meet the following criteria:

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
• An undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 The application process requires students to submit:

1. The online Graduate School application
2. Transcripts from their undergraduate institution
3. A current résumé
4. A letter of recommendation from a professor or professional colleague
5. A 1-2 page personal statement addressing why they are interested in the program

Additional Information

All certificate students must declare their intent to complete the certificate at least one semester before graduating and must be advised by one of the IGMAP Co-Directors. Students must also pay the Graduate School fee when registering for degree completion. If students are interested in completing two specializations or certificates, a minimum of 51 total credits must be completed. For three specializations or certificates, a minimum of 60 total credits must be completed. Credits cannot be "double counted" for more than one specialization or certificate.