The conflict resolution graduate programs provide the theoretical foundations and practical skills to advance your current career trajectory or help you transition to a new one. Our alumni work in fields as diverse as business, government, education, health care, and international humanitarian work.<br>UMass Boston's Conflict Resolution graduate certificate program provides professionals with the unique skills needed to manage conflict in a variety of settings. Students are trained in a range of approaches to the resolution of conflict, collaborative decision making and problem solving. Courses examine the development, role and management of conflict and encompass the theory, methods, and ethical perspectives of conflict resolution. The certificate program requires 12 credits which can be completed in 1 year of full-time study (18 credit dual specialization available). Part time study is an option. If you start out in the certificate program and decide to apply for the master's program, all of the credits transfer.<br>Gain a thorough grounding in the theory of conflict and its resolution. <br>Explore the social, psychological, political, structural, and cultural factors which give rise to conflict and shape its course.<br>Understand the effects of different types of conflict on people and the relationships among them. <br>Develop skills in the practice, design, and evaluation of a variety of conflict management and resolution applications relevant to a broad range of contexts and group sizes. These skills include nonviolent, collaborative resolution methods, such as mediation, facilitation, negotiation, dialogue, organizational change, and consensual decision making.