MA in Negotiation, Conflict Resolution &
Peacebuilding
Distance Learning Program will accept applications for Spring 2010
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POST-MASTER OF ARTS DEGREE
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN
CONFLICT ANALYSIS & RESOLUTION
THE PROGRAM
The online Master's Degree program in Negotiation, Conflict
Resolution and Peacebuilding at California University, Dominguez
Hills teaches participants valuable conflict resolution and
conflict management skills and knowledge which may be applied
directly to police work, counseling, education, human resources
management, labor relations, litigation, business negotiations,
supervision and administration.
Other career applications include alternative dispute resolution (ADR), mediation, negotiation, arbitration, public policy, social work, teaching, inter-cultural and community conflicts, corporate contract and purchasing.
Additionally, participants will improve their computer,
listening,
speaking, writing, critical thinking and problem
solving skills.This
is a 36-semester unit graduate program,
which can be completed in two years without coming to
the Dominguez Hills campus.
Courses run 12 weeks each
term. Students have a choice of
completing a thesis or
portfolio as a culminating event.
The program involves a comprehensive study of the practical
skills, methods, theory, and research needed to be an effective
mediator, negotiator and conflict manager. The degree
addresses
many needs of beginning and mid-career
professionals in government,
business, and non-profit organizations, and those interested
in a career change.
The degree can be completed without ever coming to the campus
by anyone anywhere in the
world with access to the Internet.
Any student with a PC Pentium II and reliable access to the
Internet should be able to attend class online. Classes are
asynchronous (tasks completed on-
or off-line at the student's
convenience), with on demand video lectures for students to
view.
Additional features include home pages for students and instructors,
chat and discussion rooms, electronic submission and return
of papers, and individual, secure, access to personal course
records at all times. Students can complete the course of
study in two years or they have up to five years
to complete
the program. Students must also be in continuous enrollment