Graduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution and Consensus Building

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Voted # 3 of the "Best 14 Online Graduate Certificates in Human Resources in 2021"

Graduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution and Consensus Building

The Conflict Resolution and Consensus Building Certificate offers professionals and students at the post-baccalaureate level the opportunity to pursue an interdisciplinary concentration in conflict resolution and gain an intellectual and practical background in the theories and methodologies of conflict resolution and consensus building. The certificate enhances interdisciplinary connections among Business, Criminology, Education, Human Resource Management, International Relations, Labor Studies, Law, Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology, and many other disciplines.

Benefits

A Graduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution and Consensus Building equips you with active listening, problem-solving, compromise, collaboration, communication, and mediation skills. These skills are essential for identifying problems early, evaluating creative solutions for personal and organizational change, building healthy relationships, and leading effective teams.

Certificate Requirements

The certificate consists of 15 credits: Two required core courses and three electives from the approved list. The Program Manager may approve other electives upon request.

Two Core Courses: (6 credits)

LBS 5465 Mediation Techniques (capstone course)
LBS 5485 Fundamentals of Conflict Resolution

Three Electives Courses: (9 credits)

LBS 5115 Technology in the Workplace
LBS 5155 Workplace Diversity
LBS 5215 Women in the Workplace
LBS 5466 Family Mediation
LBS 5467 Civil Mediation
LBS 5486 Dynamics of Conflict Management
LBS 5488 Organizational Conflict and Dispute Resolution Systems
LBS 5930 Topics in Labor Studies
LBS 6945 Internship in Labor Studies/Alternative Dispute Resolution

For more information, contact Johanna Hodgson, Program Manager, at hodgsonj@fiu.edu or 305- 348- 2371