CMDR Courses
CMDR 5111 - Introduction to Graduate Education
Introduction to Graduate Education makes students aware of graduate education expectations and responsibilities. It focuses on understanding individual and team requirements and resources that students need to be successful in a graduate degree program. (1 credit)
CMDR 5602 - Fundamentals of Conflict Management and Dispute Resolution
An introduction to the field of dispute resolution, this course provides the solid foundation necessary for further inquiry and application. Students study academic thinking about conflict analysis and resolution, and learn to think systematically and analytically about conflict and conflict resolution. (3 credits)
CMDR 5601 - Communication and Negotiation
The course explores the communication process used to put deals together and to resolve conflicts. Students study negotiation as the core element in resolving disputes and managing conflict in a voluntary process where the parties involved control the outcome. The course extrapolates the benefits and weighs the shortcomings of distributive and integrative bargaining. (3 credits)
CMDR 5600 - Principles of Mediation
In this course students explore the theory and practical skills necessary to be a mediator. Students learn about mediation skills and techniques such as how to initiate discussions with mediation participants, how to plan mediations (via mapping and strategizing), how to make the best use of mediation in various personal and professional situations, and how to apply ethical standards and accountability in mediation. Students also will explore career options in the field. (3 credits)
CMDR 5625 - Ethics and Impartiality
Students gain a thorough understanding in ethical principles. The course focuses on core concepts and case studies as well as application of ethics to Conflict Management and Dispute Resolution with a special emphasis on maintaining third-party neutrality and impartiality. In addition, this course prepares students to act as fair mediators in a variety of settings. (3 credits)
CMDR 5626 - Legal Issues in Mediation
Designed for non-lawyers, this course provides students an overview of the litigation process. Students will focus on court documents, legal research, and other law-based skills. The course positions mediation within a legal context, enabling students to recognize how mediation and the law interact. (3 credits)
CMDR 5627 - Decision Making and Problem Solving Strategies
In this course students will compare various paths to identifying trouble spots, generating solutions, and discovering creative techniques for problem solving. Students will focus on decision making theory, problem solving strategies, and evaluating feasibility. (3 credits)
CMDR 5617 - Psychology of Conflict
In this course the student will explore the nature and process of conflict. Participants examine the underlying causes of conflict between individuals, within groups or organizations, and between ideologies and nations. (3 credits)
CMDR 5628 - Behavioral Styles in Conflict Management
This course allows students to analyze their own behavioral style and integrate it with the skills needed to help manage conflict. Students analyze a variety of behavioral instruments and develop a multidimensional understanding of their personal approach to the field. (3 credits)
CMDR 5616 - Understanding Differences and Conflict Resolution
In this course participants explore differences in values and styles of behavior that create conflict. Discussion topics include cultural, generational, gender and other diversity issues. Participants will gain self-awareness of personal values; develop a framework for understanding differences and apply skills to enhance successful management of diversity conflicts. (3 credits)
CMDR 5608 - Designing Dispute Resolution Systems for Organizations
This course addresses the changing needs today’s organizations face in internal and external dispute resolution. Students study the sources of disputes and the structures companies create to resolve them and then apply that information by designing systems that effectively resolve disputes throughout organizations. (3 credits)
CMDR 5629 - Inquiry Methods for Conflict Engagement
This course provides a research foundation for students to use in developing individual conflict management projects. Students will gain experience in various methodologies for creating and proposals. This course will be the second to the last course taken in the Conflict Management and Dispute Resolution Master's program. (3 credits)
CMDR 5630 Contemporary Issues and Trends
Students will complete a research-based project focused on an area of individual interest within the conflict management dispute resolution arena. Students in this course compile research and application information from all classes in the Conflict Management and Dispute Resolution Master‘s program. The final project includes Conflict Management design, information and marketing applicable to communities, organizations, governments, or global institutions. This detailed project will manifest qualities that students can immediately implement in one or more settings. This class must be the last class taken in the Confrlict Management and Dispute Resolution Master's program. (3 credits)
