Conflict Resolution Certificate
Conflict Resolution Certificate
Conflict can be viewed on both the macro and micro system levels. It can be interpersonal, as in the area of individual or family dynamics, or organizational, as in labor, racial/ethnic, or international relations. The Certificate in Conflict Resolution focuses on understanding the roots of conflict, as well as its management or resolution. This certificate is designed for students working toward a baccalaureate degree, and whose anticipated careers may provide opportunities for conflict resolution. Examples of related majors include social work, sociology, criminology, communication studies, education, environmental science, management, public administration, public policy, and political science.
The objectives of the Conflict Resolution program are to:
- provide students with a grounding in conflict theory and approaches to conflict resolution;
- provide students with beginning skills in conflict resolution and management;
- provide opportunities to integrate conflict resolution knowledge and skills in a variety of academic areas.
Program of Study, 15 hours total (five 3-hour classes)
| Required | ||
| Communication and Media: | ||
| COMM 4333/5333 | Communication and Conflict Management | 3 |
| Electives: select four courses from the lists below: | 12 | |
| Teaching: | ||
| Human Relations: Awareness and Application ** | ||
| School of Applied Human Sciences: | ||
| Human Identity and Relationships | ||
| Family Relationships | ||
| Violence in Intimate Relationships | ||
| Psychology: | ||
| Psychology of Gender ** | ||
| Social Psychology ** | ||
| Social Work: | ||
| Self-Care and Stress Management in Helping Professions | ||
| Communication and Media: | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Gender Issues in Communication | ||
| Voices from the Margin: Performance, Rhetoric, and Social Change | ||
| Social Work/Social Science: | ||
| Global Social Work | ||
| Diversity and Difference ** | ||
| Social Science: | ||
| Women, Men, and Society | ||
| Political Science: | ||
| International Security | ||
| Politics of International Development | ||
| Human Rights | ||
| Nationalism | ||
| History: | ||
| Great Power Diplomacy from the Congress of Vienna to the Present | ||
| Geography: | ||
| Environmental Geography: Variable Topic ** | ||
| Sociology: | ||
| Social Movements ** | ||
| The Self in Social Context ** | ||
| Social Inequality ** | ||
| Immigration and Transnationalism ** | ||
| Total Hours | 15 | |
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These courses have additional prerequisites as follows:
PSYCH 2201 and PSYCH 2203 have a prerequisite of PSYCH 1001. PSYCH 1001 may be used to satisfy the Human Condition (Domestic) requirement of the UNIFI/General Education program.
SW 4163, SOC 2040, SOC 2075, SOC 3045/5045, and SOC 3080/5080 have a prerequisite of SOC 1000. SOC 1000 may be used to satisfy the Human Condition (Domestic) requirement of the UNIFI/General Education program.
GEOG 3220 has a prerequisite of GEOG 1120 or GEOG 1210 or GEOG 2210 or GEOG 1110 or consent of instructor.
TEACHING 4170/5170 has a prerequisite of full admission into teacher education and junior standing.
Choice of courses and subsequent course prerequisites may increase the length of this program. A minimum grade of C is required in all courses taken for the certificate.