Gender-Based Violence

The Graduate Certificate in Gender-Based Violence provides students with an advanced framework for understanding the root causes of gender-based violence (GBV), as well as training in applying this knowledge to advance the well-being, equality, and human rights of those most impacted. The Certificate Program will appeal to: 1) practitioners who work in organizations focused on supporting survivors of gender-based violence, including domestic violence shelters, confidential survivor advocacy programs, Title IX programs, sexual and domestic violence prevention non-profits, and so on; 2) practitioners interested in integrating an intersectional and social justice framework into their work; 3) professionals who work with a large number of victims of gender-based crimes, such as law enforcement officers and medical professionals, and who want to learn trauma-informed and survivor-informed approaches; 4) students with, or seeking a master's degree in another field (social work, nursing) who want to enhance their skills and knowledge regarding domestic and sexual violence; 5) students graduating from UA Bachelors or Masters programs such as Public Health, Anthropology, Sociology, or Psychology who want to pursue a specialization or new career track in a gender-based violence-related field (and who would otherwise leave UA for other higher education institutions). 

Our curricular model includes:

1. A transdisciplinary and applied approach to human rights and an intersectional, postcolonial, feminist, and anti-racist framework for understanding gender-based violence.
2. Extensive interaction between students and leading practitioners from around the world through several video conferences in each course.
3. Project-based learning where students complete real-world projects in almost every course.
4. Additional opportunities for students to work on real-world projects with community members through independent studies, internships, and their Project course.  

Students will have the opportunity to engage with distinguished activists, scholars, and artists through videoconferences, internships, class projects, mentorships, and project projects. We will partner with the UA Consortium on Gender-Based Violence and its advisory board made up of distinguished scholars and activists.

Please visit https://humanrightspractice.arizona.edu for comprehensive information about this program.