DSRGR-MADR - Dispute Resolution
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Because conflict is a natural and recurring part of all aspects of society, students from all walks of life benefit from a masters study in the interdisciplinary study of dispute resolution and conflict management. The human-centered skills learned in the Master of Arts in Dispute Resolution can enhance current career paths or launch new careers.
Rooted in the social and behavioral sciences, the curriculum provides in-depth study of conflict theory with options for concentration in alternative dispute resolution, organizational transformation and conflict management, leadership coaching, and healthcare collaboration and conflict engagement as they apply to business, family, education, public policy, religion, law and healthcare. Field-based opportunities in a variety of settings further enhance the skills of dispute resolution and conflict management.
The Master of Arts in dispute resolution and conflict management (MADR) requires the completion of 36 credit hours with the option of concentrated study. Dispute resolution does not require enrollment minimums per term. Students are advised to take HCIS 6362, HCIS 6363, and HCIS 6361 in their first semester(s). Additionally, students must take HCIS 6367 before the final capstone course, HSIC 6368. All other required and elective courses may be taken in any particular order or sequence. The Master of Arts in Dispute Resolution may be completed in one year at a full-time pace, averaging two-three years part-time, and not to exceed six years.
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The elective courses offered within the Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management Program cover a broad spectrum of applications and topics. Courses are rooted in the social and behavioral sciences, provide skills-based interdisciplinary human-centered study in conflict engagement, and include specializations in alternative forms of dispute resolution, organizational transformation, leadership coaching, and healthcare collaboration and conflict engagement. Courses are offered on a rotating basis; consequently, all courses may not be offered every term or year. Students may take up to six hours (two 3-credit-hour courses) of graduate coursework as electives from the MLS program or elsewhere within the university pending special permission.
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For students interested in pursuing the Executive and Leadership Coaching Specialization as a standalone program, please visit https://www.smu.edu/simmons/academics/human-centered-interdisciplinary-studies/dispute-resolution/executive-coaching
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