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What are the program requirements? 

The Master of Arts in Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management (MADR) requires the completion of 36 credit hours with the option of concentrated study. Dispute Resolution offers rolling admission and start dates throughout the year with no enrollment minimums per term. Students are not required to take courses in any particular order or sequence with the exception of those courses that have established prerequisites. Also, enrolled students will work with faculty and staff advisors to plan and monitor degree progress and course selections.  The Master of Arts in Dispute Resolution may be completed in an intensive one-year plan, an average of two years, and not to exceed six years.  

Required Coursework (24 credit hours)

HDDR 6319 Psychology of Conflict
HDDR 6302 Negotiation and Dispute Resolution
HDDR 6303 Mediation and Dispute Resolution
HDDR 6305 Law, Ethics, and Morality
HDDR 6315 Communication and Dispute Resolution
HDDR 6361 Gender & Culture in Negotiation
HDDR 6310 Research Methods
HDDR 6308 Capstone

Elective Coursework (12 credit hours)

The elective courses offered within the Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management Program cover a broad spectrum of applications and topics. All courses listed within concentrations can be taken as electives. Students select four HDDR courses from within concentration areas or across concentration areas depending on their needs. Courses are offered on a rotation, therefore all courses may not be offered every term or year. 

HDDR 6304 - Arbitration and Dispute Resolution
HDDR 6317 - Online Dispute Resolution
HDDR 6320 - Selected Topics in Dispute Resolution
HDDR 6322 - Independent Study
HDDR 6323 - Engaging in Conflict
HDDR 6325 - Neuroscience: The Role of the Brain in Emotion, Collaboration, and Conflict
HDDR 6326 - Family Conflict: The 21st Century Family
HDDR 6327 - Conflict Coaching
HDDR 6331 - Domestic Relations
HDDR 6341 - Employment Law
HDDR 6344 - Organizational Change Management
HDDR 6346 - Organizational Consulting Skills
HDDR 6349 - The Role of the Ombudsman in Organizational Conflict
HDDR 6353 - Generational Conflict
HDDR 6364 - International Conflict Management
HDDR 6380 - Introduction to Conflict in Health Care Settings
HDDR 6381 - Engaging in Conflict in the Health Care Workplace
HDDR 6382 - The New Role of the Health Care Leader: Managing Change, Culture, and Conflict
HDDR 6390 - Executive and Leadership Coaching: Essentials
HDDR 6391 - Executive and Leadership Coaching: Theory and Practice
HDDR 6392 - Executive Leadership and Coaching: Performance