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Certificates, Programs and Minors
DISPUTE RESOLUTION MINOR (Department of
Sociology)
Description. The Dispute Resolution minor provides students with
an opportunity to learn about the causes, complex dynamics,
escalation, de-escalation, and constructive resolution of conflicts in a
variety of contexts from the interpersonal to the international levels.
Students will also gain knowledge and techniques necessary to
negotiate, facilitate, and mediate a wide range of situations.
Learning Objectives. Upon completion of the minor, the students
will be able to:
• Recognize the causes of conflict
• Understand the dynamics and progression of conflict
• Think more critically about how to process conflict situations,
utilize dispute resolution techniques and skills needed to
negotiate, facilitate, and mediate in a variety of contexts.
Rationale. This minor is particularly attractive and beneficial for
students who cannot complete the existing Dispute Resolution
Certificate since they will acquire a solid understanding of conflict,
its causes, progression, complexity, and management. With 18
credits focused on dispute resolution, it is still possible for students to
deepen their critical understanding of conflict which will be
invaluable for them in their personal lives, at work, and in graduate
school, especially for those students who will enter professions like
law, social work, business, etc, where sorting through conflicts is
essential. There is virtually no major that will not benefit from
having students add this minor to their undergraduate portfolio.
Minor coordinator. Professor Maria Volpe, Department of
Sociology (212.237.8692, mvolpe@jjay.cuny.edu).
Please note: Students cannot earn both the Minor and Certificate
in Dispute Resolution.
Requirements. Students wishing to minor in Dispute Resolution must
complete 18 credits of coursework, of which 6 credits are required and
12 credits are electives. Courses chosen for the minor have been selected
to reflect substantive areas relevant for dispute resolution and to
differentiate it from the Dispute Resolution Certificate.
Credits
Required Subtotal: 6
Sociology 206 The Sociology of Conflict and Dispute Resolution
Sociology 380 Sociology Laboratory in Dispute Resolution Skill
Building
Electives Subtotal: 12
Select four
African-American Studies Justice 229 Restorative Justice: Making
Peace and Resolving Conflict
African-American Studies Sociology 110 Race and the Urban
Community
Anthropology 330 American Cultural Pluralism and the Law
Law 206 The American Judiciary
Philosophy 302 Philosophical Issues of Rights
Philosophy 310/Law 310 Ethics and the Law
Police Science 245 Community Policing
Psychology 202/Sociology 202 The Family: Change, Challenges and
Crisis Intervention
Psychology 213/Sociology 213 Race and Ethnic Relations
Psychology 236 Group Dynamics
Psychology 275 Family Conflict and the Family Court
Sociology 236 Victimology
Sociology 308 The Sociology of Violence
Sociology 381 Internship in Dispute Resolution
Interdisciplinary Studies Program (with permission of the minor
advisor)
ECONOMICS MINOR
Total: 18
Description. Economics courses provide students with an opportunity
to develop critical analytical skills that will improve their performance
in other courses and professional pursuits. These include
understanding graphs and charts, employing statistical analysis, using
cost-benefit analysis, evaluating different theoretical perspectives and
developing professional presentation and writing skills.
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