The Intersectional Indigeneity, Race, Ethnicity, and Politics (IIREP) Graduate Certificate offers mentorship to advanced students seeking a community of transdisciplinary peer and faculty interlocutors who share interests in nurturing ideas and networks necessary to support the advancement of inquiry devoted to exploring the relationship among domestic and international politics, social identities, and persistent inequalities.

Requirements

Students are required to complete four pre-approved three-credit courses with significant IIREP content, earning a grade of “B” or higher in each. At least two, but no more than three, of the 5000/6000-level graduate seminars must be completed in Political Science. One of the four courses must have a U.S. focus, which means that at least three-quarters of course readings and discussion will deal with questions of indigeneity, race, ethnicity, and politics as explored in the U.S. context. One of the graduate seminars must be international or global in scope, which means that at least three-quarters of course readings and discussion will deal with race, ethnicity, and politics as explored in an international or global context. To determine whether a particular course satisfies requirements, students selecting classes should consult with the IIREP Graduate Certificate program director.

Pre-approved Courses

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
AMST 6000	American Studies: Methods and Major Texts	3
EDCI 5875	Multicultural Education	3
EDCI 5830	Curriculum Laboratory	1-6
ENGL 5530	World Literature in English	3
ENGL 6400	American Ethnic Literature	3
ENGL 6450	Seminar in American Literature	3
ENGL 6540	Seminar in Literature and Human Rights	3
GERM 6480	Investigation of Special Topics	1-6
HIST 5235	The Making of the African Diaspora	3
HIST 5525	Society and Culture in the Civil War Era, 1830-1880	3
HIST 5565	Topics in the History of Urban America	3
HIST 5610	Comparative Transnational Latin(o) American History	3
HIST 5622	The Historical Literature of Latin America	3
HIST 5630	The Historical Development of the Caribbean	3
LAW 7655	Employment Discrimination Law	3
LAW 7703	Election Law	3
LAW 7810	Federal Indian Law	3
LLAS 5105	Special Topics	3
POLS 5105	Political Theory	3
POLS 5409	American Race, Gender and Ethnic Politics	3
POLS 5410	Black Feminist Theory and Politics	3
PSYC 6750	The Social Psychology of Stigma	3
PSYC 5170	Current Topics in Psychology	1-6
PSYC 5370	Current Topics in Clinical Psychology	1-3
SOCI 5501	Racism	3
SWEL 5377	Urban Policy Issues	3
SWEL 5385	Human Rights and Social Work	3

The Graduate Certificate program director may approve other courses in addition to those that are preapproved.

Finally, all students enrolled in the certificate program are expected to participate in one reading group session in which all core IIREP faculty and enrolled students read and discuss one non-course book of relevance to IIREP. IIREP Graduate Certificate students must also participate in one UConn-based graduate student conference, sharing research undertaken in one of their IIREP courses.