Conflict Analysis Dispute Resolution Major at Salisbury University

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.