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Mass Atrocity and Genocide Prevention Graduate Certificate

George Mason University
Arlington , United States
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Diploma
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Human Rights Studies | International Relations | Sociology
Area of study
Social Sciences
Course Language
English
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Program Overview

This 15-credit certificate program equips mid-career professionals and graduate students with practical skills in conflict analysis and resolution for mass atrocity prevention. Students learn and apply conflict prevention strategies through intensive sessions, lectures, seminars, and mentored learning. Required courses include Introduction to Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Engaging Conflict, and Mass Atrocity: Early Warning and Prevention, with electives focusing on ethics, gender, identity, law, and civil wars.

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Degree Overview:

This 15-credit program is tailored to provide students with practical knowledge of conflict analysis and resolution relevant to mass atrocity prevention, including genocide and mass violence prevention. Designed for mid-career professionals studying in a cohort environment, or graduate students seeking specialized, practical knowledge, the certificate program integrates conflict analysis and resolution theory, research, and practical techniques of preventing mass atrocities. Certificate courses include intensive sessions, lectures, seminars, and applied-mentored learning in real and simulated situations. Students consider strategies to prevent mass atrocities through policy planning, diplomacy, civil society building, democratization, development, education, and “up-streaming” prevention efforts that apply peace-building, dialogue, and conflict resolution approaches designed specifically for highly-escalated conflict contexts where mass atrocities seem likely to appear.

Outline:

  • Total Credits: 15
  • Required Courses:
  • CONF 501 Introduction to Conflict Analysis and Resolution (3 credits)
  • CONF 625 Engaging Conflict (3 credits)
  • CONF 654 Mass Atrocity: Early Warning and Prevention (3 credits)
  • Select two courses from the following (6 credits):
  • CONF 706 Ethics and Conflict
  • CONF 707 Gender and Violence
  • CONF 708 Identity and Conflict
  • CONF 721 Conflict and Race
  • CONF 733 Law and Justice from a Conflict Perspective
  • CONF 751 Dynamics of Civil Wars
  • Course Schedule: Please note that some classes for this graduate certificate are offered only in Saturday and Sunday sessions.
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