Negotiation, Mediation and Conflict Management - Minor

The Negotiation, Mediation and Conflict Management minor gives students a solid background in the skills of managing conflicts in constructive, not destructive, ways. Students learn how to apply skills that are not only useful in a variety of workplace settings, but also everyday life and relationships.

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Program Information for Negotiation, Mediation and Conflict Management - Minor

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Analyze conflict situations and determine appropriate interventions.
  2. Apply conflict management skills relevant to personal and professional development.
  3. Identify and implement best practices and ethical behavior in negotiation, mediation and other conflict management processes.

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Admission Requirements

Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

Coursework

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Program Requirements

Minor Requirements

Minor Requirements
PACS 11001INTRODUCTION TO CONFLICT MANAGEMENT (KSS) 3
PACS 44040NEGOTIATION 3
PACS 48080MEDIATION: THEORY AND TRAINING 3
Minor Electives, choose from the following:6
PACS 30000
MAY 4 1970 AND ITS AFTERMATH
PACS 31002
GENDER, POWER AND CONFLICT
PACS 31003
NONVIOLENCE: THEORY AND PRACTICE
PACS 31010
CONFLICT THEORY
PACS 32020
STRATEGIC PLANNING
PACS 32030
INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PACS 32040
CROSS-CULTURAL CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
PACS 33030
CONFLICT IN THE WORKPLACE
PACS 35050
ENVIRONMENTAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PACS 35092
INTERNSHIP IN PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES (ELR) 1
PACS 35095
SPECIAL TOPICS IN PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES
PACS 40089
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE: PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES (ELR)
PACS 40090
STUDY AWAY: PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES (ELR)
PACS 41010
RECONCILIATION VERSUS REVENGE: TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE (WIC)
PACS 45050
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING: PEOPLE, POWER AND PEACEFUL CHANGE
PACS 49091
VARIABLE CONTENT SEMINAR IN PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES
Minimum Total Credit Hours:15
1

Maximum 3 credit hours of PACS 35092 may be applied toward minor requirements.

Graduation Requirements
Minimum Minor GPA Minimum Overall GPA
2.000 2.000
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
  • Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).
 
Program Delivery

  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus

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