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Certificate in Conflict and Dispute Resolution
Erin Wehrman, Certificate Advisor
Craig Hall, Room 372
Phone 417-836-5158
ErinWehrman@MissouriState.edu
Program description
The Certificate in Conflict and Dispute Resolution provides an 15 hour graduate-level experience for students, educators, health care workers, business people, managers, workers, or community members who are interested in dispute resolution and conflict processes. The program provides for the acquisition of knowledge and skills necessary for understanding conflict and resolving disputes. The certificate is interdisciplinary in nature and includes both theory and applied components. The 6 hours of electives allow the student to pursue study of conflict and its resolution in the context of their specific discipline or profession.
Admission criteria
To be considered for the program, a student must submit a Graduate Application. Admission to the certificate program requires the following.1. A bachelor's degree from a college or university accredited by agencies recognized by Missouri State University or equivalent education from a foreign university.
2. A GPA of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale for the last 60 hours of undergraduate course work or completion of 9 credit hours of graduate course work with a minimum GPA of 3.00.
3. All additional University and Graduate College requirements for admission to a certificate program.
Required courses - 15 hours total
Required courses vary depending on if the student has previously earned Missouri State's Undergraduate Certificate in Conflict and Dispute Resolution. The requirements for those with and without the Undergraduate Certificate are described below.
Requirements without the Undergraduate Certificate
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
COM 621 | Communication, Mediation and Negotiation | 3 hrs |
COM 711 | Conflict and Communication | 3 hrs |
COM 723 | Contemporary Topics in Conflict | 3 hrs |
Electives in Coflict or Cognate Area*. Students may take up to three (3) hours of COM 794, Conflict Internship, to fulldil elective requirement | 6 hrs |
* The electives component of the certificate allows students to focus on conflict processes and skills specific to their professional interests. These courses allow a more discipline-specific focus, and there are elective options in most disciplines. Electives will be approved by the Program Director.
Requirements with the Undergraduate Certificate
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
COM 723 | Contemporary Topics in Conflict | 6 hrs |
COM 794 | Conflict Internship |
3 hrs |
BUS 650 | Negotiation, Mediation, and Arbitration in Business | 3 hrs |
Electives in Conflict or Cognate Area* | 3 hrs |
* The electives component of the certificate allows students to focus on conflict processes and skills specific to their professional interests. This course allows a more discipline-specific focus, and there are elective options in most disciplines. Electives will be approved by the Program Director.
Completion requirements
Courses must be completed with a 3.00 GPA for successful completion of certificate.