Vermont

School of International Training  (university website) (Brattleboro, Vermont)

Graduate and Professional Training

Masters of Arts in Conflict Transformation.  SIT's Master of Arts in Conflict Transformation provides a comprehensive education in the interrelated causes of contemporary conflict, as well as training in strategies that aid in conflict management and the transformation of intractable behaviors. Students select courses based on degree requirements and the professional competencies they have identified as important to their career development. In addition to five core courses required for most PIM degrees (Multicultural Team Development; Leadership and Organization; Intercultural Communications; Social Change; Research and Design Methods), students in the Conflict Transformation program take the following:

* Conflict and Identity
* Conflict Analysis: Theory and Practice
* Skills and Topics in Conflict Transformation
* Conflict Transformation: Intervention Methods
* Training Design for Experiential Learning
* Training Design for Multicultural Managers or Training for Social Action

          Electives are available in a range of academic fields. Classes are conducted in seminar format. Learning is derived from faculty instruction, practice and analysis, and student experience. Some subject familiarity is assumed.

Conflict Transformation Across Cultures.  The Graduate Certificate is a one-year, part-time, 14-credit graduate and professional development program.

Woodbury College  (university website)  (Montpelier, Vermont)

Dispute Resolution Center

Masters of Mediation and Applied Conflict Studies. This new program blends intensive on-campus residency sessions, online learning, and practical application in the student’s home community to offer one of the best mediation programs in the country today.  Students gain a strong theoretical foundation coupled with intensive practice that leads to a solid grounding in the best practices in this emerging and important field.

          All Woodbury College Mediation Programs use a “cohort model,” in which students come together as a community of learners to engage in continuous, collaborative learning. Your group will be pursuing a set sequence of courses, beginning and ending together. This model allows for: reflective practice and substantial skill development, Mentoring and peer coaching opportunities, and enhanced communication and quality of learning from one course to the next.

Key Features of the Master’s Degree
  • 18-month, 42-credit program.
  • 11 residencies of between 3 and 5.5 days over 18 months.
  • All the advantages of face-to-face learning combined with the convenience of a distance education program.
  • The opportunity to work with leading mediation practitioners and theorists.
  • Individual coaching and mentoring emphasizing skill development.
  • Solid advising relationships, both on campus and via ongoing telephone and e-mail communication.
  • Supervised practice in the student’s home community.
  • Final personal synthesis project integrating theory, research, and practical application.

Graduate Certificate in Conflict Studies. Students may choose to complete only Level 1 of the Master’s Program, earning a Graduate Certificate in Conflict Studies.  The Certificate program also uses the same "cohort model" as the Master's program (see above).

Key Features of the Graduate Certificate
(Level 1 of the Master’s Degree)
  • Six-month, 14-credit program.
  • Two five-day residencies plus two three-day residencies over six months.
  • Taught by leading mediation practitioners.
  • Individual coaching emphasizing foundation conflict resolution skills.
  • Designed for those who want to increase their effectiveness in managing conflict in their professional and personal lives.

 

  
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