Certificate in Conflict Resolution
The purpose of this certificate is to learn to manage conflicting positions in various contexts and to develop constructive ways to engage in dispute management or conflict negotiation. Students may use this certificate to enhance their understanding of the critical role that conflict and its resolution plays in the world today. This certificate would complement degree programs in speech and communication, criminal justice, labor studies, ethnic studies, business, international relations, psychology, and political science.
Completion of the certificate contributes to a student's preparation for employment in such fields as counseling, criminal justice, diplomacy, education, government, human resources, international relations, labor, law, management, mediation, public relations, and social work.
It is recommended that General Education Segment I be completed prior to students beginning this program. GE Segment I courses which are prerequisites to these courses are not listed below. Students must pass JEPET or pass ENG 414, Elements of Writing, before receiving the certificate.
On-line course descriptions are available. Note: At least four courses in the certificate must have a prefix that is different from the student's major.
| Core Requirements | Units | |
| Introduction to Conflict Resolution Units chosen from the following: |
3-4 | |
| PSY 547 | Social Conflict and Conflict Resolution Prerequisites: 6 units of upper division psychology or consent of instructor. |
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| SPCH 531 | Conflict Resolution (4) | |
| Alternative Models of Conflict
Resolution Units chosen from the following: |
3-6 | |
| BL S 660 | Civil Rights Movement and Education | |
| GPS 315 | Introduction to Global Peace Studies | |
| IBUS 659 | Introduction to International Business Negotiating Prerequisite: MGMT 405. |
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| LABR/ECON 511 | Collective Bargaining | |
| Communication Skills Units chosen from the following: |
3-4 | |
| PSY 645 | Group Processes Prerequisite: a general introductory course in psychology. |
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| SPCH 502 | Interpersonal Communication (4) | |
| SPCH 521 | Group Discussion (4) | |
| SPCH 543 | Dialogues Across Differences (4) | |
| Conflict Resolution Internship Specific course to be taken for internship, with focus on conflict resolution placement, is made on advisement |
3-4 | |
| Total for core | 12-18 | |
| Area of Emphasis One of the emphases listed below |
9-19 | |
| Total for certificate | 21-37 | |
| Emphasis in Family/Culture/Community Issues Units chosen from the list below or from the other emphases on advisement |
9-12 | |
| AA S 680 | Community: Changes and Development Prerequisites: 6 units of upper division course work in AA S or consent of instructor. |
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| ETHS 571 | Women, Class, and Race | |
| PSY 440 | Social Psychology | |
| PSY 441 | The Psychology of the Family | |
| PSY 455 | Cross-cultural Psychology | |
| PSY 525 | Community Psychology | |
| SOC 340 | Social Psychology | |
| RAZA 680 | La Raza and Community Organizing | |
| SPCH 503 | Gender and Communication (4) | |
| SPCH 515 | Family Communication (4) | |
| SPCH 525 | Sexual Identity and Communication (4) | |
| SPCH 542 | Intracultural Communication (4) | |
| SPCH 543 | Dialogues Across Differences (4) [If not selected in the core.] | |
| WOMS 301 | Women in Groups: Communication and Process | |
| WOMS 511 | Women and Violence | |
| URBS 515/ GEOG 667 |
Race, Poverty, and Urban Environment (4) | |
| Total for certificate | 21-30 | |
| Emphasis in Legal/Political Issues in the
United States Units chosen from the list below or from the other emphases on advisement |
9-19 | |
| AIS 460 | Power and Politics in American Indian History | |
| BL S 376 | Government, Constitution, and Black Citizens | |
| BL S 660 | Civil Rights Movement and Education [If not selected in the core.] | |
| C J 300 | Criminal Justice: A Cross-disciplinary Perspective (4) | |
| ETHS 600 | History of U.S. People of Color: Comparative Analysis | |
| ETHS 665 | Asian American Community and Public Policy | |
| GPS 375 | Peace, Law, and Human Rights in the U.S. | |
| HIST 465 | American Ethnic and Racial Relations II: 1890-Present | |
| PHIL 335 | Law and Society | |
| PLSI 466 | Racial Politics and American Democracy (4) | |
| PLSI/URBS 513/GEOG 668 | Politics, Law, and Urban Environment (4) | |
| PLSI 501 | American Bureaucracy (4) | |
| PLSI 551 | Judicial Power in Public Policy Making (4) Prerequisite: PLSI 200 or equivalent. |
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| PLSI 553 | Legal Issues (4) Prerequisite: PLSI 551 or PLSI 552 or consent of instructor; PLSI 200 is the prerequisite to PLSI 551 and 552. |
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| RAZA 430 | Race, Crime, and Justice | |
| RAZA 590 | Environmental Justice: Raza Issues | |
| SPCH 461 | Issues in Free Speech (4) | |
| Total for certificate | 21-37 | |
| Emphasis in Labor/Business Issues Units chosen from the list below or from the other emphases on advisement. |
9 | |
| IBUS 330 | International Business and Multicultural Relations Prerequisite: 1 economics course recommended. |
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| IBUS 517 | Legal Environment of World Business Prerequisite: IBUS 330. |
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| IBUS 659 | Introduction to International Business Negotiating [If not
selected in the core.] Prerequisite: MGMT 405. |
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| LABR 400 | Union Structure and Administration | |
| LABR 500 | Labor and Government | |
| LABR 511 | Collective Bargaining [If not selected in the core.] | |
| LABR 525 | Diversity in the Workplace | |
| PSY 461 | Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology Prerequisite: PSY 200 or equivalent. |
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| Total for certificate | 21 | |
| Emphasis in International Issues Units chosen from the list below or from the other emphases on advisement. |
9-12 | |
| GPS 315 | Introduction to Global Peace Studies [If not selected in the core.] | |
| HUM 366 | India's Gandhi | |
| I R 331 | Global Environmental Crisis (4) | |
| I R 432 | Model United Nations (2) | |
| I R 433 | Model Arab League Prerequisite: I R 324. |
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| JS/HUM/PHIL 501 | Judaism, Christianity, and Islam | |
| PHIL 435 | Human Rights in Global Perspective | |
| SOC 461 | Ethnic Relations: International Comparisons (4) | |
| SPCH 541 | Intercultural Communication (4) | |
| WOMS 571 | Women, Poverty, and Globalization | |
| Total for certificate | 21-30 | |
In addition to being offered through the regular university, the undergraduate certificate is also offered through Open University to non-matriculated students. The College of Extended Learning screens potential students to ensure all admission standards and prerequisites are met.