Program Overview

Introduction to the Graduate Certificate in Holocaust and Genocide/Atrocity Prevention

The Graduate Certificate in Holocaust and Genocide/Atrocity Prevention (H-GAP) is designed to educate students about historic and current genocides and atrocities. The program aims to build foundational knowledge of best practices for identifying threats of atrocities and implementing strategies to prevent future atrocities.

Program Overview

Building upon historic examples of the Holocaust and other atrocities, students will explore emerging scholarship about how identity issues, climate change, political trends, and migration patterns impact the risks of genocide and mass atrocities. The program will also examine how to maximize the role of civil society actors, local governments, and international bodies in effective prevention efforts.

Program Structure

All students will complete a program of study approved by the H-GAP Coordinator. The program consists of required courses and electives.

Required Courses

• CR 549 Intro to Holocaust and Genocide Studies (4 credits)
• CR 550 Holocaust and Genocide/Atrocity Prevention Synthesis (4 credits)
• GRN 515 Constructions of Power and Knowledge: Gender, Race, and Nations (4 credits)

Electives

• BSt 514 Racism (4 credits)
• BSt 550 Topics in African/Caribbean History and Culture (4 credits)
• CR 527 Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict (4 credits)
• Hst 510/Jst 510 The Holocaust (4 credits)
• GRN 520 Critical and Decolonizing Research Methodologies (4 credits)
• GRN 530 Social Justice Pedagogy (4 credits)
• GRN 550 Seminar in Gender, Race, and Nations (4 credits)
• PS 510 Genocide (4 credits)
• WS 571 Global Feminisms (4 credits)

Program Requirements

The program requires a total of 20 credits, with 12 credits from required courses and 8 credits from electives. All courses must be taken at the graduate level. Courses taken under the undifferentiated grading option (pass
o pass) are not acceptable toward fulfilling certificate requirements.