2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

Teaching the Holocaust and Prejudice Reduction, Post Baccalaureate Certificate

Adara Goldberg, Ph.D.

Director

Holocaust Resource Center - L 206
Tel: 908-737-4633

Email: agoldber@kean.edu

Program Description

This 4 course, 12 credit certificate is designed for teachers and other educators in K-12 schools. It directly addresses the mandate of the New Jersey State Legislature in 1994 to teach about Holocaust, genocide, and prejudice in New Jersey public schools. The prerequisites are taught both at Kean and at local school districts and are also electives in the Kean University Master of Arts in Holocaust and Genocide Studies program.

Options for the program: This program is sponsored by the Holocaust Resource Foundation, a non-profit philanthropic organization and all courses are offered tuition-free. Contact the Holocaust Resource Center at agoldber@kean.edu for a list of host districts.

Prerequisites

Teaching the Holocaust and Teaching Prejudice Reduction are pre-requisites for the Advanced Seminar courses. The pre-requisites may be taken without application to the Certificate Program. 

EMSE 5342TEACHING THE HOLOCAUST

3

EMSE 5343TEACHING PREJUDICE REDUCTION

3

Required Courses

EMSE 5342TEACHING THE HOLOCAUST

3

EMSE 5343TEACHING PREJUDICE REDUCTION

3

EMSE 5348ADVANCED SEMINAR: TEACHING THE HOLOCAUST

3

EMSE 5349ADV SEM TEACH PREJUDICE REDUCTION

3

Total Credit Hours: 12