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Conflict Management Minor

Baker University is one of the few universities in the region to offer this field at the undergraduate level. Students who minor in conflict management will develop skills in working in diverse groups, critical thinking and analytical reasoning, creativity and innovation, ethics and values, and complex problem-solving. They learn to communicate clearly and solve problems with others at home and in the workplace.

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Complements any Major

Program Features

  • Survey a range of conflict management strategies and understand the differences between them.
  • Identify factors that contribute to conflict escalation and avoidance.
  • Understand mediation and principled negotiation processes.
  • Define and practice communication skills that facilitate conflict resolution.

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  • Advanced listening skills
  • Ways to speak clearly and calmly when in conflict
  • Respect for other disputants
  • Third-party conflict management assistance strategies
  • Ethics in personal relationships
  • Tools for expanding the number of options for solutions
  • Communication across cultural differences

Program Information

Campus
College of Arts & Sciences
Undergraduate
Minor
—Dr. Audrey Hane of Newman University during a review of the program

"The conflict management minor offers a curriculum that develops skills that benefit students in a variety of majors throughout the campus. For instance, criminal justice alumni working in police departments have mentioned that the conflict management minor was one of their most formative educational experiences and has great application in police work. Pre-law students and students preparing for careers in ministry also benefit from the minor. This minor serves as a bridge with other programs, including sociology, business, and psychology. The ability of students to pair the conflict management minor with other programs of study offers a distinguishing factor for Baker students upon graduation."

Coursework & Requirements

  • The following courses (totaling 9 credit hours) are required for a minor in conflict management:

    • CO 242 Interpersonal Communication
    • CO 257 Pathways to Conflict Management
    • CO 337 Interpersonal Conflict Management

    In addition, students must complete 6 credit hours by choosing one course from group A and one from group B:

    Group A

    • CO 237 Introduction to Intercultural Communication
    • CO 342 Ethical Choices in Interpersonal Relationships
    • CO 355 Group Communication
    • CO 467 Nonviolence and Social Movements

    Group B

    • EC 151 Applied Game Theory
    • PY 386 Clinical and Counseling Psychology
    • SO 346 Criminal Justice
    • SO 425 Victimology
    • SO 380 Law and Society

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