| Faculty | Master's Degree |
Certificate |
Approved Courses |
Pending Funding: Begins Summer 2008
The proposed Master of Arts Degree in Conflict Analysis and Collaborative Problem Solving (CAPS) and the post-baccalaureate Certificate are designed to enhance leadership capabilities in the field of conflict prevention/management/resolution. The program is accomplished by the NGO incorporated as the Conflict Resolution, Research and Resource Institute (CRI).
The program will offer a healthy, problem-solving approach to conflict completed with a required supervised field placement. The content of the programs balances and synthesizes constructive ideas, analytical concepts and practical skills. Considered equally important, the academic and experiential program components will merge in providing meaningful training that will enable early and mid-career professionals to build their leadership capacity.
Faculty: PLU/CRI committee is composed of participating department designated faculty members and two CRI personnel. The committee members are approved by the Dean of Graduate Studies. The CAPS Program Director is nominated by committee membership and appointed by the Dean of Graduate Studies.
The 32 semester hours for the master's degree will consist of the following required and elective courses:
The elective course work will vary among the given cohort participants since various professional occupations will be represented. Some participants may enroll in PLU master's level courses, while others without existing PLU courses at the MA level, may select 400-level courses that can be enhanced to meet an MA standard, i.e., POLS 401 or SOCW 465.
After the elective courses are fulfilled, each cohort participant will engage in an independent study project directly related to her/his person's chosen field.
The 20 semester hours for the certificate in Conflict Analysis and Collaborative Problem Solving will require all of the following courses: