Certificate of Advanced Achievement in American Studies

This certificate is only open to students matriculated in graduate degree programs at the University of Rochester, and will begin to accept students beginning fall 2020.

The certificate program trains students in history, culture, and art of North and South America. It formally recognizes students' capacity to critically analyze the civilizations of the Western Hemisphere, especially with respect to the cultures of indigenous peoples, colonization, slavery, immigration, and norms around gender and sexual relationships.