Conflict Management Degrees
Conflict management is a relatively new field of study at the post-secondary level. This major may benefit people who want to become managers or work in the field of law enforcement. It would also be a good choice for people who are looking at a career as an independent consultant. A degree in conflict management can prepare you for careers in these fields:
• Business Development
• Consulting
• Education
• Government
• Human Resources
• Law Enforcement
• Management
• Mediation
• Training
Within this degree program, you can choose to concentrate your studies in these areas:
• Business Administration
• Dispute Resolution
• Professional Communication
Here are some examples of the kinds of courses you would take as part of a conflict management degree program:
• Communication and Conflict
• Counseling Techniques
• Critical Thinking Concepts and Tools
• Dispute Resolution Clinical Studies
• Dispute Resolution for Sports
• Ethics of Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding
• Labor Conflict
• Marital and Family Mediation
• Moving Past Conflict
• Negotiating: Closing the Deal
• Negotiating: Everyday Negotiations
• Negotiating: Gaining Control
• Negotiating: Negotiating Techniques
• Organizational Conflict
• Online Dispute Resolution
• Preparing to Negotiate
• Problem Solving and Decision-Making Techniques
• Reducing School Violence Through Conflict Resolution
• Restorative Justice and Peacebuilding
• Selecting Your Strategy
• Theories of Human Conflict
• Working with Difficult People
