Holocaust & Genocide Studies, MA

Program Learning Outcome 1

Discuss how the Holocaust unfolded as an integral part of the political, social, and economic structures and systems of the modern world.

Program Learning Outcome 2

Analyze the various connections between the Holocaust and our world in terms of both individual behavior and social, political, military, and cultural processes and circumstances that create the conditions for genocide and mass atrocities.

Program Learning Outcome 3

Apply central concepts in Holocaust and genocide research, the ways scholars use them, and their analytical and educational limits and potentials.

Program Learning Outcome 4

Discuss the formation of archives and the collection, display, uses, misuses, and efforts to conceal and marginalize different kinds of archival material in Holocaust and Genocide Studies.

Program Learning Outcome 5

Determine the ways in which the Holocaust and the global memory politics around it have shaped and, at times, limited our understanding of genocide, mass atrocities, human rights, human security, and ideas and practices related to justice and reparations, especially in relation to the legacies of colonialism and the destruction of indigenous societies around the world.

Program Learning Outcome 6

Evaluate memory of genocide and mass atrocities as cultural and political projects, such as memorials, museum exhibits and installations, performance art, and commemorations.

Program Learning Outcome 7

Connect new directions in Holocaust and Genocide Studies to research on key issues and questions in our world, including global warming, queer politics, and education in the humanities.