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Negotiation and conflict resolution skills are highly sought after in today’s workplace. The Master of Science in Dispute Resolution (MSDR) program has been designed to offer learners unique opportunities to explore solutions and systematically break down conflicts within a legal context. This innovative curriculum prepares learners for a specialized career in dispute resolution and management. Learners who complete the program will emerge with the theory, tools, and tactics to understand root causes and dynamics of conflict and to facilitate and communicate dispute resolutions.
Quick Facts:
- Credits required: 36
- Cost per credit: $545
- Program length: 2 years (full-time status)
What you’ll learn
Demonstrate proficiency in respectful communication that analyzes and solves problems resulting in an improved capability to manage and resolve conflicts.
Recognize the value of cultural diversity within globalization, regionalism, and security, and the situational implication(s) therein during the resolution of conflicts.
Demonstrate a system of inquiry and utilize evidence-based tools to support qualitative and/or quantitative research methods for managing conflicts in a variety of areas.
Assess a broad range of conflict and dispute resolution principles to gain an integrated understanding of the field and of techniques that promote resolution.
Apply ethical, legal, and professional principles and accountability for actions that promote advocacy, collaboration, and leadership as mediators, arbitrators, and negotiators.
Master of Science in Dispute Resolution Degree Requirements
| Degree Requirements | Credits |
|---|---|
| Required Core Courses | 21 |
| Elective/Concentration Courses | 15 |
| TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED FOR THE MSDR | 36 |
Courses + Credits
The following courses comprise the requirements for the Master of Science in Dispute Resolution (MSDR) degree program at CalSouthern. Tailor your degree by focusing on one of four areas of concentration: Court Procedures, Dispute Resolution, International Trade and Disputes, or Workplace Specialist.
Required Core Courses
- MSD 6705 American Legal Process and Writing — 3-credits
- MSD 6715 Communication in Conflict Resolution — 3-credits
- MSD 6720 Purposeful Interviewing — 3-credits
- MSD 6725 Strategies and Ethics in Negotiations — 3-credits
- MSD 6730 Mediation — 3-credits
- MSD 6735 Cultural Diversity — 3-credits
- CAP 6700 MSL and MSDR Capstone — 3-credits
Elective/Concentration Courses
Court Procedures Concentration
- LAW 6121 Civil Procedure — 3-credits
- LAW 6167 Alternative Dispute Resolution — 3-credits
- LAW 6171 Real Estate Transactions — 3-credits
- LAW 6216 Group Leadership, Process and Facilitation — 3-credits
- MSD 6750 Family Law Disputes — 3-credits
Dispute Resolution Concentration
- LAW 85121 Civil Procedure — 3-credits
- LAW 6167 Alternative Dispute Resolution — 3-credits
- LAW 6216 Group Leadership, Process and Facilitation — 3-credits
- LAW 6220 International Commercial Arbitration — 3-credits
- LAW 6221 Arbitration — 3-credits
- LAW 6225 International Law Policy and Conflict Resolution — 3-credits
- MSD 6750 Family Law Disputes — 3-credits
- MSD 6755 Immigration Law: Policy and Disputes — 3-credits
- MSD 6760 Managing Workplace Conflict — 3-credits
- MSL 6150 Contracts — 3-credits
- MSL 6350 Business Associations — 3-credits
International Trade and Disputes Concentration
- LAW 6216 Group Leadership, Process, and Facilitation — 3-credits
- LAW 6220 International Commercial Arbitration — 3-credits
- LAW 6225 International Law Policy and Conflict Resolution— 3-credits
- MSD 6755 Immigration Law Policy and Disputes — 3-credits
Workplace Specialist Concentration
- LAW 6216 Group Leadership, Process and Facilitation — 3-credits
- LAW 6221 Arbitration — 3-credits
- MSD 6760 Managing Workplace Conflict — 3-credits
- MSL 6350 Business Associations — 3-credits
Download the University Catalog for full course descriptions, prerequisite information, and program details.
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The method of instruction at this law school for professional law degree programs other than for the Juris Doctor degree is principally by correspondence. Completion of a professional law degree program at this law school other than for the Juris Doctor degree does not qualify a student to take the California Bar Examination or to satisfy the requirements for admission to practice law in California. It may not qualify a student to take the bar examination or to satisfy the requirements for admission to the practice of law in any other jurisdiction. A student intending to seek admission to practice law should contact the admitting authority in the jurisdictions where the student intends to seek to qualify to sit for the bar examination or for admission to practice for information regarding the legal education requirements in that jurisdiction for admission to the practice of law.