| |  | | Conflict Management | No new students are currently being accepted to this program. Contact the Graduate School for information on the status of the program.
Minor Only
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information—Director of Graduate Studies, Graduate Minor in Conflict Management, Conflict and Change Center, University of Minnesota, Hubert H. Humphrey Center, 301 19th Avenue S., Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-625-6500; fax 612-626-0002; hanra003@umn.edu).
Curriculum—The conflict management minor, available to master's (M.A. and M.S.) and doctoral students, promotes inquiry into the origins, processes, dynamics, and consequences of social conflict and its management through various forms of dispute resolution procedures. The origins of this multidisciplinary field include but are not contained by the disciplines of sociology, psychology, sociopsychology, anthropology, management, organizational behavior, and communication.
Prerequisites for Admission—Admission is contingent upon prior admission to a master's or doctoral degree-granting program within the Graduate School.
Special Application Requirements—None.
Courses—Appropriate courses are selected in consultation with the minor adviser and the director of graduate studies for the minor.
Use of 4xxx Courses—Use of 4xxx courses toward degree requirements is permitted with the approval of the instructor, the adviser, and the conflict management minor director of graduate studies. | Minor Only Requirements | | A master's minor requires 9 credits, including 1 credit of the proseminar in conflict management. A doctoral minor requires 15 credits, including 2 credits of the proseminar in conflict management. It is recommended that courses be selected according to the need to develop theory, practical applications, and skills in conflict management. | Faculty | | For latest graduate faculty listings, see <www.grad.umn.edu/faculty_rosters/faculty.html>. Key to membership categories (abbreviations after faculty names).
Professor
Eugene Borgida, Psychology, M
Mark S. Umbreit, Social Work, M
Associate Professor
Kristen Nelson, Forest Resources, M
Melissa Stone, Humphrey Institute, M
Other
Mario F. Bognanno, Industrial Relations, M
Thomas R. Fiutak, Independent Study, M | | | | | |
