Graduate Certificate in Disasters, Displacement, and Human Rights at University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Programme overview

An 18-credit add-on graduate certificate for degree-seeking graduate students developing specialized research skills in the anthropological study of disasters, humanitarian crises, forced migration and human rights.

Faculty: Graduate School (College of Arts and Sciences) | Department: Anthropology | Duration: 18 graduate credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Knoxville, TN, United States

What you will study

Nine required credits from ANTH 419 Anthropology of Human Rights, ANTH 420 Disasters, ANTH 453 Public Heritage and Community Archaeology, ANTH 489 Forensic Science and Human Rights (or 500/600-level equivalents), plus three electives (9 credits) such as ANTH 421 Refugees and Displaced People, ANTH 425 Humanitarianism, ANTH 432 Anthropology of Warfare, Violence, and Peace.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Currently admitted degree-seeking graduate students in other departments and colleges may apply, subject to approval by Anthropology faculty; departmental prerequisites may be waived. Minimum 3.00 graduate GPA in certificate courses. The certificate is academic training only and does not authorize practice in any field.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Duration: 18 graduate credit hours

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utk.edu/

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