Holocaust and Genocide Studies (Certificate)

Required Core (3 credit hours)
HST 570 Readings in Holocaust and Genocide Studies (3)

Other Requirements (3 credit hours)
HST 571 Holocaust: Collaboration and Resistance (3) or
HST 454 History of Genocide (3) or
HST 598 Topic: Holocaust, War and German Memory (3)

Electives (12 credit hours)

Additional Curriculum Information
Courses in other requirements can be replaced with advisor approval. Students should see the unit for an approved list of elective topics.

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a bachelor's or master's degree from a regionally accredited institution.

Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program, or applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program.

Applicants are required to submit:

1. graduate admissions application and application fee
2. official transcripts
3. personal statement
4. professional resume
5. written statement
6. proof of English proficiency

Additional Admission Information
An applicant whose native language is not English must provide proof of English proficiency regardless of current residency.

The personal statement should be about 500 words in length, be addressed to the admission committee, and explain the applicant's educational background and training, career goals, familiarity with the study of the Holocaust and other genocides, and detail why the applicant is pursuing the certificate.

For the written statement, applicants will be prompted to write a short response (500--800 words) to a question related to the study of genocide. This response will serve to demonstrate to the committee a student's writing ability and potential for thoughtful participation in graduate coursework.

Graduates are prepared with the training needed for careers in education, research, teaching, government service, public history and a host of other positions in the public, private and nonprofit sectors. They serve as first-rate historians, researchers and consultants, foreign service officers, management professionals, community organizers and public servants.

Other career examples include:

• archivist
• collections manager
• college instructor
• editor
• museum coordinator
• national parks historian and park ranger
• nonprofit director
• teacher