Dispute Resolution Certificate
The Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution offers an 18-credit curriculum focusing on dispute resolution skills for professionals in a wide variety of settings where managing conflict is an essential part of their work.
"The program has a solid reputation as one of the best in the nation . . ."- Camilo
The Graduate Certificate also provides a foundation for those who are interested in pursuing conflict intervention as a major professional focus. Successful completion of the certificate allows practitioners to meet current and proposed qualification standards of most professional Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) organizations.
The Certificate program can be completed in one year (2 semesters) of full-time study or 2 years of part-time study. All courses are taught and supervised by UMass Boston faculty with extensive mediation experience. With approval from the department, credits earned in the certificate program can be applied toward the Master of Arts in Dispute Resolution.
Who is this program for
The Graduate Programs in Dispute Resolution benefit students from such varied fields as business, education, elder care, environmental sciences, public policy, health care, human resources, labor relations, law and law enforcement, ministry, and both public and private sector management. It is useful to:- mid-career professionals for whom negotiating and handling conflict is a major part of their working lives, as well as those wishing to make a career shift into dispute resolution, and
- recent graduates planning a career dealing with conflict management and resolution.