Conflict Resolution
College of Arts and Humanities
Dean: Paul Sherwin
College of Business
Interim Dean: Caran Colvin
College of Ethnic Studies
Dean: Kenneth Monteiro
College of Health and Human Services
Dean: Don Taylor
Conflict Resolution Program
HUM 484
Phone: 415-338-6544
Director: Susan Shimanoff
Program
Certificate in Conflict Resolution
Program Scope
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 and employment studies, ethnic studies, business, international relations, psychology, and political science.
Career Outlook
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.
Certificate in Conflict Resolution
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 a GWAR course, JEPET, or pass ENG 414 Elements of Writing, before receiving the certificate
Note: Courses in the certificate may be substituted on advisement. At least three courses in the certificate must have a prefix that is different from the student's major.
On-line course descriptions are available.
Core Requirements
Introduction to Conflict Resolution (3-4 units)
Units chosen from the following:
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| COMM 531 | Conflict Resolution (4) |
| PSY 547 | Social Conflict and Conflict Resolution |
Alternative Models of Conflict Resolution (3-6 units)
Units chosen from the following:
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| AFRS 660 | Civil Rights Movement and Education |
| COMM 534 | Mediation Theory and Practice |
| COMM 543 | Dialogues Across Differences |
| GPS 315/ I R 315/ PHIL 315 |
Introduction to Global Peace Studies |
| GPS 375/ PHIL 375 |
Peace, Law, and Human Rights in the U.S. |
| HUM 366 | India's Gandhi |
| IBUS 659 | Introduction to International Business Negotiating |
| I R 432 | Model United Nations (4) |
| LABR 400 | Union Structure and Administration |
| LABR 511/ ECON 511 |
Collective Bargaining |
Communication Skills (3-4 units)
Units chosen from the following:
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| COMM 502 | Interpersonal Communication (4) |
| COMM 521 | Group Discussion (4) |
| PSY 645 | Group Processes |
Conflict Resolution Internship (3-4 units)
Specific course to be taken for internship, with focus on conflict resolution placement, is made on advisement.
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 (9-12 units)
Units chosen from the list below or from the other emphases on advisement
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| AA S 680 | Community: Changes and Development |
| COMM 503 | Gender and Communication (4) |
| COMM 515 | Family Communication (4) |
| COMM 525 | Sexual Identity and Communication (4) |
| COMM 542 | Intracultural Communication (4) |
| COMM 543 | Dialogues Across Differences (4) [If not selected in the core.] |
| ETHS 571 | Women, Class, and Race |
| GEOG 667/ USP 515 |
Race, Poverty, and Urban Environment (4) |
| PSY 440 | Social Psychology |
| PSY 441 | The Psychology of the Family |
| PSY 455 | Cross-cultural Psychology |
| PSY 525 | Community Psychology |
| LTNS 680 | Latina/o Community Organizing |
| SW 640 | Family Mediation |
| SOC 340 | Social Psychology |
| SOC 464 | Families and Society (4) |
| WGS 301 | Women in Groups: Communication and Process |
Total for certificate: 21-30
Emphasis in Legal/Political Issues in the United States (9-19 units)
Units chosen from the list below or from the other emphases on advisement
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| AIS 460 | Power and Politics in American Indian History |
| AFRS 376 | Government, Constitution, and Black Citizens |
| AFRS 660 | Civil Rights Movement and Education [If not selected in the core.] |
| COMM 461 | Issues in Free Speech (4) |
| C J 300 | Criminal Justice: A Cross-disciplinary Perspective (4) |
| ETHS 600/ HIST 466 |
History of U.S. People of Color: Comparative Analysis |
| ETHS 665 | Asian American Community and Public Policy |
| GEOG 668/ PLSI 513/ USP 513 |
Politics, Law, and Urban Environment (4) |
| GPS 375/ PHIL 375 |
Peace, Law, and Human Rights in the U.S. [If not selected in the core.] |
| HIST 465 | American Ethnic and Racial Relations II: 1890-Present |
| LABR 553/ SOC 553 |
Labor Standards and Corporate Social Responsibility |
| PHIL 335 | Law and Society |
| PLSI 466 | Racial Politics and American Democracy (4) |
| P A 301/ PLSI 301 |
Public Administration and Democracy (4) |
| PLSI 551 | Judicial Power in Public Policy Making (4) |
| PLSI 553 | Legal Issues (4) |
| LTNS 430 | Race, Crime, and Justice |
Total for certificate: 21-37
Emphasis in Labor/Business Issues (9 units)
Units chosen from the list below or from the other emphases on advisement
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| ANTH 525/ LABR 525/ S S 525 |
Diversity in the Workplace |
| ECON 511/ LABR 511 |
Collective Bargaining [If not selected in the core.] |
| IBUS 330 | International Business and Multicultural Relations |
| IBUS 517 | Legal Environment of World Business |
| IBUS 659 | Introduction to International Business Negotiating [If notselected in the core.] |
| LABR 400 | Union Structure and Administration [If not selected in the core.] |
| LABR 500 | Labor and Government |
| PSY 461 | Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology |
Total for certificate: 21
Emphasis in International Issues (9-12 units)
Units chosen from the list below or from the other emphases on advisement
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| COMM 541 | Intercultural Communication (4) |
| GPS 315/ IR 315/ PHIL 315 |
Introduction to Global Peace Studies [If not selected in the core.] |
| HUM 366 | India's Gandhi [If not selected in the core] |
| IR 330 | World Law |
| I R 331 | Global Environmental Crisis (4) |
| I R 332 | International Criminal Law |
| I R 432 | Model United Nations (4) [If not selected in the core.] |
| I R 433 | Model Arab League Prerequisite: I R 324 |
| JS 501/ HUM 501/ PHIL 501 |
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam |
| JS 560/ IR 530 |
The Arab-Israeli Conflict |
| PHIL 435 | Human Rights in Global Perspective |
| SOC 461 | Ethnic Relations: International Comparisons (4) |
| WGS 536 | Gender, Globalization and Women’s Human Rights |
| WGS 571 | Gender, Poverty, and Globalization |
Total for certificate: 21-30
