MASTER OF ARTS PROGRAM
The concentration in Dispute Resolution provides the student with both theory and practical applications in the area and skill of negotiation and mediation. Many courts have begun to mandate the incorporation of dispute resolution into the judicial system. Private commercial providers of dispute resolution are also contributing to this growing field. As just one example, in the corporate culture, a dispute resolution concentration can enhance the value and mobility of an employee in areas such as human resources and employee relations. In educational settings, peer mediation has become an important area of focus. Dispute Resolution is proving to be a powerful alternative to the often cumbersome and expensive litigation process.
LSLW 501 Ethical and Professional Issues in the
Legal Environment
LSLW 511 Research Methods and Analysis
LSLW 600 Thesis Seminar in Legal Studies
LSLW 551 Negotiation Theory and Practice
LSLW 552 Mediation Theory and Practice
LSLW 553 Arbitration and Other Alternative Adjudicative
Processes
LSLW 554 Conflict Management and Peer Mediation
in Schools
LSLW 555 Family Mediation
LSLW 556 Dispute Resolution in the Workplace
LSLW 558 Cross-Cultural Conflict Resolution
See Department Electives in General Program
PARADIGMS:The Kent Journal of International Relations: Special Issue on International Mediation
Perspective: Institute of the Study of Conflict, Ideology, and Policy Perspective
Last revised April 24, 2000
