Human-Centered Interdisciplinary Studies

www.smu.edu/hcis

Clinical Assistant Professor Kate Montgomery, Department Chair

Clinical Professor: John Potter
Clinical Assistant Professors: Ashley Mag Gabbert, Kate Montgomery

Academic Council, 2024-2025

Professors: Robert Hunt (Theology, Graduate Liberal Studies Affiliate), Herve Tchumkam (World Languages, Graduate Liberal Studies Affiliate), Bill Barnard (Religious Studies)
Professor of Practice: Rick Halperin (Human Rights, Graduate Liberal Studies Affiliate)
Clinical Professor: John Potter (Human-Centered Interdisciplinary Studies)
Associate Professors: Nicolay Tsarevsky (Chemistry, Graduate Liberal Studies Affiliate)
Senior Lecturer: Bruce Levy (English, Graduate Liberal Studies Affiliate)
Lecturer: Michael Lindsey (Psychology)
Clinical Assistant Professors: Mag Gabbert (Human-Centered Interdisciplinary Studies), Kate Montgomery (Human-Centered Interdisciplinary Studies)
Ex Officio: Gary Clayton (Dispute Resolution), Brenda McAdoo (Dispute Resolution), Angela Mitakidis (Dispute Resolution), Jennifer Parvin (Education)

Department Information

The Department of Human-Centered Interdisciplinary Studies, which focuses on liberal studies and dispute resolution content, offers interdisciplinary and skills-based doctoral, master’s, and certificate programs, including the Master of Arts in Dispute Resolution, Master of Liberal Studies, Doctor of Liberal Studies, Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution, Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study, Executive and Leadership Coaching Concentration, Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Collaboration and Conflict Engagement, and a variety of curricular concentrations in liberal studies and dispute resolution.

Graduate liberal studies and dispute resolution students represent a range of professional and community backgrounds as well as educational goals as they pursue human-centered doctoral degrees, master’s degrees, or graduate certificates without the customary constraints of traditional graduate programs. The flexibility of the programs allows students to take courses in humanities, organizational dynamics, creative writing, social justice, dispute resolution, arts and culture, executive coaching, healthcare collaboration, and conflict engagement. Students are encouraged to cultivate their intellectual passions with the opportunity to distinguish themselves personally and professionally and to make greater contributions to society.

Study Abroad

The department intermittently offers courses at off-site locations such as England, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Spain, and SMU’s campus in Taos, New Mexico.

Contact Information:

Department of Human-Centered Interdisciplinary Studies
PO Box 750253
Dallas, TX 75275-0253
214.768.4273
www.smu.edu/hcis

Programs

• Liberal Studies, D.L.S.

• Dispute Resolution, M.A.D.R.
• Liberal Studies, M.L.S.

• Advanced Graduate Study, Graduate Certificate
• Dispute Resolution, Graduate Certificate
• Healthcare Collaboration and Conflict Engagement, Graduate Certificate

Courses

• BHSC 6100 - Independent Study
• BHSC 6115 - Special Topics Seminar
• BHSC 6200 - Independent Study
• BHSC 6300 - Independent Study
• BHSC 6302 - The Art of Public Speaking
• BHSC 6303 - The Future of Intimate Partnerships, Marriage, and Family
• BHSC 6315 - The Lively Mind: Creative and Critical Thinking
• BHSC 6319 - Professional Ethics and Organizational Responsibility
• BHSC 6320 - Organizational Leadership
• BHSC 6322 - Abnormal Psychology of Mind, Body, and Health
• BHSC 6331 - The Psychology of Hate
• BHSC 6355 - Psychology: The Discovery of Self
• BHSC 6363 - The Immigrant Experience
• BHSC 7170 - Human-Centered Leadership
• BHSC 7320 - Crisis Leadership: How to Lead in Times of Crisis, Threat, and Uncertainty
• BHSC 7330 - Psychology of Sport
• BHSC 7331 - Communication in Sport
• BHSC 7335 - Sustainability Leadership: An Introduction to Organizational Sustainability Leadership
• BHSC 7341 - Coaching for Educational and Organizational Leaders
• BHSC 7350 - Special Topics in Behavioral Science
• BHSC 7355 - Cultural Intelligence: Understanding Leadership in Culturally Complex Situations
• BHSC 7357 - The Moral and Spiritual Landscape of Childhood and Adolescence
• BHSC 7361 - Gender and Psychopathology Across Cultures
• BHSC 7362 - Understanding Strategy: Government, Business, and Social Movements
• BHSC 7365 - The Power of Negotiation: Mastering Negotiation for Personal and Professional Success
• BHSC 7366 - Adolescent Psychology
• BHSC 7368 - Educational Coaching: Ensuring Success for All Learners
• BHSC 7369 - Potential and Performance: Coaching for Individual and Organizational Effectiveness
• BHSC 7370 - Death, Dying, and Grief
• BHSC 7371 - Responding and Coping with Public Tragedy

• HDDR 6302 - Negotiation and Dispute Resolution
• HDDR 6303 - Mediation and Dispute Resolution
• HDDR 6304 - Arbitration and Dispute Resolution
• HDDR 6305 - Law, Ethics, and Morality
• HDDR 6308 - Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management Capstone
• HDDR 6310 - Research Methods
• HDDR 6311 - Techniques and Skills in Mediation
• HDDR 6312 - Advanced Negotiation
• HDDR 6313 - Advanced Mediation
• HDDR 6315 - Communication and Dispute Resolution
• HDDR 6316 - Decision Theory
• HDDR 6317 - Online Dispute Resolution
• HDDR 6319 - Psychology of Conflict
• HDDR 6320 - Selected Topics in Dispute Resolution
• HDDR 6322 - Independent Study
• HDDR 6323 - Engaging in Conflict
• HDDR 6324 - Engaging in Conflict: Advanced Studies Using Current Events
• HDDR 6325 - Neuroscience: The Role of the Brain in Emotion, Collaboration, and Conflict
• HDDR 6326 - Family Conflict: The 21st Century Family
• HDDR 6327 - Conflict Coaching
• HDDR 6328 - Restorative Justice
• HDDR 6331 - Domestic Relations
• HDDR 6336 - Selected Dispute Resolution Topics
• HDDR 6341 - Employment Law
• HDDR 6344 - Organizational Change Management
• HDDR 6346 - Organizational Consulting Skills
• HDDR 6347 - Systems Design in Dispute Resolution
• HDDR 6348 - Team-Building Theory and Practice
• HDDR 6349 - The Role of the Ombudsman in Organizational Conflict
• HDDR 6351 - Workplace Conflict
• HDDR 6352 - Selected Organizational Topics
• HDDR 6353 - Generational Conflict
• HDDR 6354 - Managing Conflict in Traditional and Social Media
• HDDR 6361 - Cross-Cultural and Gender Negotiation
• HDDR 6364 - International Conflict Management
• HDDR 6367 - Selected Social Service Topics
• HDDR 6370 - Assessment and Interviewing
• HDDR 6371 - Transitional and Developmental Coaching
• HDDR 6372 - Performance Coaching
• HDDR 6380 - Introduction to Conflict in Health Care Settings
• HDDR 6381 - Engaging in Conflict in the Health Care Workplace
• HDDR 6382 - The New Role of the Health Care Leader: Managing Change, Culture, and Conflict
• HDDR 6390 - Executive and Leadership Coaching: Essentials
• HDDR 6391 - Executive and Leadership Coaching: Theory and Practice
• HDDR 6392 - Executive Leadership and Coaching: Performance

• FNAR 6100 - Independent Study
• FNAR 6110 - Special Topics in Fine Arts
• FNAR 6115 - Classic Works and Texts in the Fine Arts
• FNAR 6200 - Independent Study
• FNAR 6300 - Independent Study
• FNAR 6301 - Action! Dramatic Screenwriting
• FNAR 6305 - From Sunrise to Psycho: Form and Meaning in the Cinema
• FNAR 6306 - Reading to Write: Learning From the Masters
• FNAR 6307 - Chemistry and Technology in Art: From Antiquity to the Industrial Revolution
• FNAR 6308 - Creating Truths
• FNAR 6309 - Art of the Renaissance in Italy
• FNAR 6313 - Approaching Contemporary Art, Facing the Millennium: 1980-2010
• FNAR 6315 - Creating the Memoir
• FNAR 6316 - History, Humanity, and Humor: Physical Comedy and Beyond
• FNAR 6317 - The Art of the Baroque
• FNAR 6322 - Modern Movements in European and American Painting
• FNAR 6323 - Modern European Paintings in France
• FNAR 6333 - Approaching Contemporary Art: Post-World War II, 1950-1980
• FNAR 6336 - Renaissance and Baroque Art in Italy
• FNAR 6387 - Inspiring Creative Minds Through Original Art
• FNAR 6390 - Evocation, Narratives, and Nature: Understanding 18th-19th Century Romanticism
• FNAR 6394 - Creating Poetry
• FNAR 6396 - Time Past, Time Present: Storytelling with a Backdrop of History
• FNAR 7320 - Creative Nonfiction: Shaping Experience into Narrative
• FNAR 7321 - Creative Nonfiction: From Long-Form Article to Flash Lyric Hybrid and Everything In-Between
• FNAR 7322 - Applying Research to Creative Nonfiction