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Please follow the links for more information about the Institute for Conflict Analysis & Intervention, the !PRAXIS student organization, and the Conflict Transformation Conference,
This program of study prepares students to explore methods of conflict resolution within and outside of formal legal contexts. Included among these are mediation and negotiation. A program in conflict analysis and intervention studies can prepare students for a career in mediation or for the study of law.
In addition to the 15 hours of required communication studies courses, students studying conflict and mediation must complete the following 18 hours from among the depth requirements . Additionally, students are encouraged to enroll in an internship during their junior or senior year.
Courses
- SCOM 231. Introduction to Alternative Dispute Resolution
(Offered every semester)
- SCOM 331. Communication and Conflict (Offered every
semester)
- SCOM 332. Mediation (Offered in Spring only)
- SCOM 383. Communication Research Methodologies (up to 2005-2006)
- SCOM 385. Qualitative Communication Research Methods (2006-2007 onwards.
Offered in the Fall only)
- SCOM 431. Legal Communication (Offered in Spring
only)
- SCOM 432. Senior Seminar in Conflict and Intervention
(Offered in Spring only)