Student Learning Outcomes

1. Explain and illustrate how social conflicts develop

2. Discuss and appraise multi-disciplinary conflict theories

3. Demonstrate capacity to analyze conflicts and propose transformational strategies

4. Evaluate approaches to conflict management

5. Apply conflict theory to practice

Certificate Requirements

The 12-credit, graduate-level CAS in Conflict and Collaboration is an educational program that allows students to engage in the in-depth study of conflict theory, concepts, and skills. To earn the certificate, students complete a required 3-credit course in Fundamentals of Conflict Studies and 9 additional credits of graduate coursework selected from a list of accepted courses or determined with the guidance of a faculty advisor. Students may complete a general program of study, or they may concentrate their classes in one of five specialized areas of study: (1) Applied Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management; (2) Advocacy and Social Movements; (3) Collaborative Governance; (4) Environmental Public Participation and Conflict; or (5) Transnational Conflicts. Online certificate students complete the required course plus 3 specified skills-oriented courses.

Students already in a graduate program can earn the Certificate concurrently with their master’s or doctoral degree. Mid-career managers may complete the CAS as an independent graduate program. The CAS can be completed on campus or online. Please contact the PARCC Office by phone (315.443.2367) or by email (parcc@syr.edu) with questions about the certificate program and how to apply.

• ANT 624 - Negotiation: Theory and Practice 3 credit(s)
• PAI 732 - Collaborative and Participatory Governance 3 credit(s)
• PAI 730 - Problems in Public Administration 1-3 credit(s)
• PAI 733 - Public Personnel and Collective Bargaining 3 credit(s)
• PAI 750 - Managing Interpersonal, Group and Systemic Conflict 3 credit(s)
• PAI 707 - Culture in World Affairs 3 credit(s)
• SOS 621 - Mediation:Theory and Practice 3 credit(s)
• SOS 624 - Conflict Resolution in Groups 3 credit(s)

• Note that this is a sampling of courses that count toward the CAS, in addition to the core course, Fundamentals of Conflict Studies (PAI/SOS 601).  The full list of accepted courses can be found online.