Advanced Certificate in Holocaust Education Curriculum

Curriculum

Students in this program are required to complete a total of 12 credits. Each module is worth one credit unless otherwise noted. The required core module Five Fundamental Chapters in the History of the Holocaust & How We Teach Them is offered in coordination with Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center.

Required Core Modules

Five Fundamental Chapters in the History of the Holocaust & How We Teach Them 
Dr. Robert Rozett & Dr. Noa Mkayton

Teaching About the Holocaust: Who, What, Why, When, & How
Dr. Karen Shawn

Choose one of the following two courses:

• The Holocaust: An Interdisciplinary Exploration
   Dr. Shay Pilnik
• Genocide in the Modern Age: From Armenia to Darfur
  Dr. Shay Pilnik

Sample of Offered Electives Modules (Select 10)

Sample of Offered Elective Modules (Select 10) 

• Teaching About the Holocaust With Graphic Novels 
  Dr. Rachel Baum
• Using Holocaust Films in the Classroom 
  Dr. Rachel Baum
• Using Primary Source Photographs & Interviews to Teach About the Holocaust 
  Dr. Lauren Granite 
• Teaching Holocaust Herstories: Mothers, Daughters, Fighters, & Survivors 
  Dr. Lauren Granite 
•  Using the Centropa Archive to Teach About Eastern European Jews 
  Dr. Lauren Granite 
• Telling History: Using Short Stories & Poetry to Teach About the Holocaust
  Dr. Karen Shawn 
• Unpacking Artifacts in Holocaust Literature 
  Dr. Karen Shawn 
• Building a Holocaust Course of Study, Grades 6 –12 Dr.
  Karen Shawn 
• Understanding Antisemitism Before, During, and After the Shoah 
  Dr. Paula Cowan
• Choiceless Choices: The Kindertransport
  Melissa Hacker
• Holocaust Memory Through Archival and Original Arts: Teaching Through Personal Expression
  Dr. Tamara Freeman
• European Geography: How It Affected the Jews in the Holocaust
  Dr. Carson Phillips
• Integrating Technology into the Teaching of the Holocaust
  Dr. Keren Goldfrad
• Using Testimony to Teach About the Holocaust
  Dr. Keren Goldfrad