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Certificate in Conflict Analysis and Resolution
The Certificate in Conflict Analysis and Resolution develops conflict management skills and the ability to analyze conflict over time and in various settings. The required curriculum focuses primarily on interpersonal conflicts and offers students a fundamental knowledge and understanding of the theories of conflict and applicable problem solving strategies. Transformative conflict resolution requires mediation and negotiation, and only through an understanding of the ethical, cultural and power dymnamics at play is resolution possible. Elective courses provide social, historical and international perspectives of conflict. With such knowledge, students learn the stakes in resolution, patterns over time, and precedents for success.
Students are required to complete 18 hours wiht a minimum G.P.A. of 2.0, including at least nine hours at the 300-level or above.
Required Coursework
| Dept. | Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours | Minimum Grade |
| CJUS-P | 313 | Conflict Management | 3 | C- |
Choose Two of the Following:
| Dept | Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours | Minimum Grade |
| BUS-M | 421 | Fundamentals of Negotiation | 3 | C- |
| PHIL-P | 140 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 | C- |
| PSY-P | 321 | Group Dynamics | 3 | C- |
| SOC-S | 318 | The Self and Social Interaction | 3 | C- |
| CMCL-C | 427 | Cross Cultural Communication | 3 | C- |
Choose Three Elective Courses from the Following:
| Dept | Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours | Minimum Grade |
| CJUS-P | 330 | Ethics in Criminal Justice | 3 | C- |
| CJUS-P | 335 | Race, Gender and Inequality in the Criminal Justice System | 3 | C- |
| CMCL-S | 229 | Discussion and Group Methods | 3 | C- |
| HIST-A | 301 | Colonial North America | 3 | C- |
| HIST-A | 302 | Revolutionary United States | 3 | C- |
| HIST-A | 381 | Civil Righs Era in the United States | 3 | C- |
| HIST-B | 315 | European Anti-Semitism, Enlightenment to the Holocaust | 3 | C- |
| HIST-B | 323 | History of the Holocaust | 3 | C- |
| HIST-B | 360 | Europe from Napoleon to the First World War | 3 | C- |
| HIST-B | 361 | Europe in the Twentieth Century | 3 | C- |
| HIST-F | 341 | Latin America: Conquest and Empire | 3 | C- |
| HIST-F | 342 | Latin America: Evolution and Revolution | 3 | C- |
| HIST-H | 101 | The World in the Twentieth Century | 3 | C- |
| PHIL-P | 113 | Debate, Argument, and Persuasion | 3 | C- |
| POLS-Y | 107 | Introduction to Comparative Politics | 3 | C- |
| POLS-Y | 109 | Introduction to International Relations | 3 | C- |
| POLS-Y | 335 | West European Politics | 3 | C- |
| POLS-Y | 337 | Latin American Politics | 3 | C- |
| POLS-Y | 351 | Political Simulations (1 cr. Repeatable two times) | 1 | C- |
| POLS-Y | 369 | Intro to East Asian Politics | 3 | C- |
| POLS-Y | 392 | Special Topics in Political Science: Theories of Power | 3 | C- |
| POLS-Y | 471 | Terrorism | 3 | C- |
| SOC-S | 419 | Social Movements and Collective Behavior | 3 | C- |
| SOC-R | 463 | Inequality and Society | 3 | C- |
| SOC-S | 335 | Race and Ethnic Relations | 3 | C- |