Conflict and Mediation, MACM

Course requirements

The MA in Conflict and Mediation may be completed fully online. Courses are delivered through a combination of asynchronous instruction, virtual evening class sessions, virtual conflict simulations as well as actual, virtual mediations. Students take 10 courses, most lasting eight weeks. The program can be completed on a part-time basis in two years taking one class at a time. Full-time students can complete the program in 1 a little over one year.  

An overall grade point average of 3.0 or higher must be maintained in the courses with no more than two grades lower than a B-. A graduate course can only be repeated once; no more than two courses can be repeated. 

Required Courses
CNMN 400CRITICAL AND CREATIVE THOUGHT3
CNMN 410INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION IN CONFLICT AND MEDIATION3
CNMN 420CONFLICT MANAGEMENT RESEARCH METHODS3
CNMN 430ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR) CONTINUUM3
CNMN 440FACILITATION3
CNMN 450THEORIES OF CONFLICT AND MEDIATION3
CNMN 475NEGOTIATION TACTICS/NEGOTIATION3
CNMN 480CONFLICT SIMULATION3
CNMN 490ADVANCED APPLIED SKILLS PRACTICUM II3
Elective Course3
Students take one of the following. Not all elective courses are offered every semester. Contact the program director for more information.
PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY CONFLICT
ORGANIZATIONAL AND LABOR CONFLICT AND MEDIATION
FAMILIAL AND INTERPERSONAL CONFLICT AND MEDIATION
SPECIAL POPULATIONS AND CURRENT MEDIATION TOPICS
Total Credit Hours30

Your degree map is a general guide suggesting courses to complete each term on the academic pathway to your degree. It is based on the most current scheduling information from your academic program. Your program’s degree map is reviewed annually and updated as schedules change (although you retain the same course requirements as long as you are continuously enrolled in your degree program).

Always work closely with your academic advisor to understand curriculum requirements and scheduling, as each student’s academic plan can look slightly different. No more than two grades lower than B- may be applied toward the 30 hours used for the degree. A graduate course can only be repeated once; no more than two courses can be repeated.

Year 1
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit HoursSummerCredit Hours
CNMN 4003CNMN 4103CNMN 4203
CNMN 4503CNMN 4303 
 6 6 3
Year 2
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit HoursSummerCredit Hours
CNMN 4753CNMN 4403CNMN 4903
CNMN Elective 13CNMN 4803 
 6 6 3
Total Credit Hours 30
1

Take one of the following: CNMN 460 PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY CONFLICT, CNMN 465 ORGANIZATIONAL AND LABOR CONFLICT AND MEDIATION, CNMN 468 FAMILIAL AND INTERPERSONAL CONFLICT AND MEDIATION or CNMN 485 SPECIAL POPULATIONS AND CURRENT MEDIATION TOPICS. Not all elective courses are offered every semester. Contact the program director for more information.