CADR Major


The conflict analysis and dispute resolution (CADR) major is housed in the Sociology Department. The curriculum requirements for the CADR major are designed to provide a sound pre-professional training ground for undergraduate students who intend to pursue professional conflict intervention positions or to continue in a higher education setting. The major is designed to provide specialized pre-professional training with its emphasis on analytical and practical skills. While remaining anchored in a liberal arts tradition and strongly rooted in the social sciences, the program is designed to easily allow students to study in other fields outside the major in order to enrich these skills and these traditions. The faculty works with students individually to develop strong analytical and practical skills. Students are also guided in the development of a work ethic appropriate to professional conflict resolution practitioners.

The major in conflict analysis and dispute resolution requires time in the field working with organizations and institutions that need conflict resolution services. The major has an internship and field research requirement that can be completed in the local community, the region, the nation or internationally.

The Bachelor of Arts in conflict analysis and dispute resolution requires a minimum of 120 credit hours of which approximately 36 are in the major, approximately 47 credits in General Education and the remaining are elective credit hours.

CADR students will successfully complete a total of 36 hours in CADR (including electives) with no less than 15 of the total credit hours for the major at the 300-400 level. All required courses must be completed with grades of C or better.

Transfer students majoring in conflict analysis and dispute resolution are required to complete at least 12 credit hours of upper-level CADR courses with a grade of C or better at Salisbury University.

For more information contact the Center for Conflict Resolution.
call us at: (410) 219-2873 or email us at: conflictresolution@salisbury.edu


1. Complete 24 credits/eight courses of core course work:
 

   

Credits

CADR 100

Foundations of Conflict and Conflict Resolution

3

CADR 201
Conflict Resolution Processes
3

CADR 225 

Sociology of Violence and Nonviolence
3
CADR 300
Theories of Conflict and Conflict Resolution
3

CADR 309 

Research I: Social Research Methods 3
CADR 400
Practicum and Internship
3
CADR 401
Dispute Systems Design
3
CADR 402
Senior Seminar
3

2. In addition to CADR core courses, students choose 12 credit hours of electives to complete one of the following four tracks:

International Track

Emphasizes challenge between nation, state and world systems.

   

Credits

CADR 202 Dynamics of Social Conflict
3
CADR 301 International Conflict
3
CADR 302 Cross Cultural Conflict
3
CADR 303 Studies in Conflict Analysis Dispute Resolution 3
CADR 310 Research II 4
CADR 403 Resolving Environmental Conflict
3
CADR 405 Special Topics 3
CADR 490 Individual Directed Study (Topic must fit specific track) 3
CADR 495 Individual Research (Topic must fit specific track) 3
ECON 415 Environmental and Natural Resources
3
GEOG 101 World Geography: Europe and Asia
3
GEOG 308 Principles of Planning
3
HIST 225 Holocaust: Extermination of the Jews
3
HIST 312 History of Ireland in Modern Times
3
HIST 451 World War I 3
HIST 452 The Second World War 3
HIST 453 The Cold War: A Global History 3
PHIL 206 Contemporary Moral Issues 3
PHIL 301 Violence and Nonviolence 3
POSC 213 War and Peace 3
POSC 230 Judicial Processes 3
POSC 409 Causes of War 3
POSC 411 International Law 3
SOCI 201 Social Problems 3
SOCI 319 Social Change and Social Planning 3

 

Inter-Group Track


Emphasizes conflict escalation based on group affiliation including areas such as cross-cultural, ethic, racial and gender conflict.
 

   

Credits

ACCT 248 Legal Environment
3
CADR 202 Dynamics of Social Conflict
3
CADR 301 International Conflict
3
CADR 302 Cross Cultural Conflict
3
CADR 303 Studies in Conflict Analysis Dispute Resolution 3
CADR 310 Research II 4
CADR 403 Resolving Environmental Conflict
3
CADR 404 Negotiation and Conflict Management in Business
3
CADR 405 Special Topics 3
CADR 490 Individual Directed Study (Topic must fit specific track) 3
CADR 495 Individual Research (Topic must fit specific track) 3
CMAT 310 Small Group Discussion
3
CMAT 316 Argument and Debate 3
GEOG 199 Conservation and Resource Management 3
GEOG 202 Cultural Geography 3
GEOG 308 Principles of Planning 3
GEOG 402 Environmental Planning 3
HIST 308 Sectional Conflict and Civil War 3
HIST 387 Racism and Discrimination 3
HIST 388 Civil Rights in American History 3
HIST 389 U.S. Environmental History 3
MGMT 420 Business and Society
3
MGMT 452 Employee-Management Relations
3
POSC 320 Public Policy Analysis 3
POSC 370 Democracy 3
SOCI 220 The Family 3
SOCI 304 Social Inequality 3
SOCI 314 Sociology of Gender 3
SOCI 319 Social Change and Social Planning 3
SOCI 320 Social Movements 3
SOCI 331 Racial and Cultural Minorities 3
SOCI 344 Complex Organizations 3
SOCI 390 Sociology of the Environment 3

 

Interpersonal Track

Emphasizes conflict that may result from human factors such as miscommunication, misperception, misunderstanding and other forces that are manifest between individuals.

   

Credits

CADR 202 Dynamics of Social Conflict
3
CADR 301 International Conflict
3
CADR 302 Cross Cultural Conflict
3
CADR 303 Studies in Conflict Analysis Dispute Resolution 3
CADR 310 Research II 4
CADR 405 Special Topics 3
CADR 490 Individual Directed Study (Topic must fit specific track) 3
CADR 495 Individual Research (Topic must fit specific track) 3
CMAT 200 Theories of Human Communication
3
CMAT 205 Interpersonal Communication
3
CMAT 300 Intercultural Communication
3
CMAT 307 Interpersonal Conflict
3
EDUC 210 School in a Diverse Society
3
ENGL 338 Gay and Lesbian Literary Studies
3
ENGL 383 African-American Literature 3
ENGL 384 Native American Literature 3
ENGL 433 Language and Culture 3
HLTH 410 Stress and Stress Management 3
POSC 450 Civil Rights and Liberties 3
PSYC 300 Developmental Psychology 3
PSYC 306 Social Psychology 3
PSYC 335 Basic Helping Relationships 3
SOCI 326 Social Interaction 3

 

General Track

Students select any 4 of the elective courses from any of the above tracks to build an area of specialization that is of personal interest. Selected courses must be approved by advisor prior to enrollment.

 

 
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