Graduate Certificates of Concentration
Graduate and professional school students at Yale the opportunity to earn a certificate of concentration through the MacMillan Center in one of five areas: African Studies, European and Russian Studies, Latin American & Iberian Studies, Middle East Studies, and Translation Studies.
These certificates allow students to deepen their cultural expertise and strengthen their academic credentials, complementing their primary field of study with an interdisciplinary, global perspective. By completing a certificate, students demonstrate advanced knowledge in their chosen region or field—combining their disciplinary focus with broad geographic, cultural, and linguistic understanding.
General Requirements
To earn a certificate, students typically must:
- Complete six graduate-level courses in the area of concentration, spanning at least two different fields (language courses do not count toward this total).
- Demonstrate language proficiency in at least one language relevant to the area of concentration (beyond English). Some programs or circumstances may require proficiency in two languages.
- Submit an interdisciplinary research paper addressing multiple countries, drawing on more than one discipline, and exploring a transregional or transnational theme relevant to the area of concentration.
Additional Requirements (the original webpage text goes into much more detail, we may want to bring some of that back)
Specific requirements may vary by certificate. The certificate is awarded only upon successful completion of both the certificate criteria and your Yale degree program.
Learn more about the specific application and certificate requirements: