Professional Certificate in Conflict Resolution and Consensus Building

Program Leader: Dr. Dawn Addy
E-mail: Dawn.Addy@fiu.edu
Phone: 305-348-4730
Department: Educational Leadership and Policy Studies – Labor Center

Brief Description of the Program:

The Professional Certificate in Conflict Resolution and Consensus Building offers students at the post-baccalaureate level the opportunity to obtain an interdisciplinary concentration in the study of conflict resolution and obtain an intellectual background in the theories and methodologies of conflict resolution and consensus building.

In modern society, the ability of various sectors to understand one another's perspectives, to learn methods to reduce potential conflicts, and to develop mechanisms to work toward building consensus is extremely critical. The issues that may be explored in this area of study are multi-disciplinary and lend themselves to a broad-ranging interdisciplinary certificate which will allow students both to gain an understanding of the major concepts and issues in the field and also concentrate in a more specific area of study such as the workplace, the community, the educational institution, or the international arena.

Admission Requirements:

1. A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution;
2. Complete a Graduate Admission Application through the University Graduate School at http://gradschool.fiu.edu;
3. Complete a certificate application available through the Center for Labor Research & Studies (CLRS) at http://www.fiu.edu/~clrs.

Certificate Requirements:

The certificate program requires 18 credit hours of study at the graduate level from the certificate program course listing, or others approved by the certificate program advisor. Three tracks of study are offered: Track I: Workplace Conflict Resolution; Track II: Community Conflict Resolution; and Track III: Global Issues and Conflict Resolution.
For each track there are two required core courses and four additional electives. Students are required to take courses from a minimum of two departments.

Program of Study:

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