The Undergraduate Minor in Conflict Resolution

The minor in Conflict Resolution is an eighteen (18) credit program of study.  The following courses comprise the core of the curriculum:

• The Structure & Culture of Conflict (3 credits)
• Conflict, Ideology & Radical Social Change (3 credits)
• Introduction to Alternative Dispute Resolution Processes (3 credits)
• Internship (3 credits)

The remaining credits may be obtained from selected current offerings of the College.  Your advisor can help you to select those courses. Students may enroll in the Certificate program and register for The Structure and Culture of Conflict course during fall 2007 semester.

The Center for the Study of Conflict combines classroom instruction in mediation and conflict management with field internships in the United States and abroad. The program is designed to provide students with the tools to negotiate and resolve conflict, as well as to cultivate inner wisdom and maturity for application in conflict situations within their domestic professional and social organizations and in any region of the global community.

The Graduate Certificate in Conflict Management

The graduate Certificate in Conflict Management is designed to bring skills in conflict resolution to Master’s level professionals and advanced graduate students in a variety of fields including leadership, organizational development, social work, counseling, business, education, and others. The Certificate provides a theoretical foundation on the nature of conflict and its socio-political context in diverse environments such as community organizations, businesses, and in the international arena. Students will acquire mediation skills through a series of practicuums in the mediation clinic. 

The Graduate Certificate in Conflict Management is a twelve (12) credit program of study that comprises the following core courses:

• Introduction to Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Processes (3 credits)
• Conflict, Ideology, and Radical Social Change (3 credits)
• Advanced ADR Skills Building (2 credits)
• Mediation Clinic (1-4 credits)

A bachelor’s degree in any discipline is required for admission to the program.