Program for Undergraduate Program/Certificate in Dispute Resolution/Mediation

Requires* the core classes and two elective classes for the Minor/Certificate, all classes and related electives for the Major/Degree program.

• Getting Disputes Resolved, Ury.
• Finding Common Ground, A Field Guide to Mediation by Barbara Ashley Phillips.

 * Introduction to Negotiation (3 hours)

• A Practical Guide to Negotiation, Thomas F. Guernsey. NITA
• Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In, Fisher.

 * Personal Peacemaking (2 hours)

• How to Turn the Other Cheek and Still Survive in Today's World, Dr. Suzette Haden Elgin.
• Genderspeak, Dr. Suzette Haden Elgin.

 * Core Dispute Resolution Skills (3 hours)

• Mediation and Facilitation Training Manual, Mennonite Conciliation Service.
• The Mediator's Handbook, Jennifer E. Beer with Eileen Stief.

 * Role Play Lab (1 hour)

• The Roleplay Book, edited by Ron Mock, Mennonite Conciliation Service

 * Court Annexed Mediation (3 hours) (40 class hours/certificate)

• The Art of Mediation, Mark D. Bennett and Michele S. G. Hermann. NITA.

Introduction to Arbitration (2 hours)

• New Arbitrator Training Manual, American Arbitration Association.
• Basic Skills For The New Arbitrator, Allan H. Goodman.

 Family Mediation (2 hours)

• Mediating Divorce Agreements, Jim Melamed.

Facilitation (2 hours)

• The Skilled Facilitator, Schwarz.
• Dealing with an Angry Public, Larry Suskind.

 Systems (2 hours)

• Designing Conflict Management Systems, Constantino.

 Complexity (2 hours)

• Essays on Complexity, John Warfield.

 National Conflicts (2 hours)

• Origins of World War II, Avalon Hill.

• The Handbook of Conflict Resolution, Mitchell.

Marketing Your Skills (2 hours)

• Marketing without Advertising, Michael Phillips and Salli Rasberry.

 Seminar/Misc. Advanced Topics (2 hours)

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