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INTERDISCIPLINARY MINOR IN
DISPUTE MANAGEMENT AND RESOLUTION


PROFESSOR DENNIS S. GOURAN, in charge
234 Sparks Building

This interdisciplinary minor, administered by the Departments of Communication Arts, and Sciences and Labor Studies and Industrial Relations, provides students with the opportunity to learn about, and develop skills appropriate to, the management and resolution of problems created by differences in attitudes, beliefs, values, and behavioral preferences of individuals primarily in interpersonal, group, and organizational contexts, and, to a lesser extent, international contexts. The minor is supportive of, and complementary to, work emphasizing conflict and means for dealing with it in such majors as Administration of Justice, Human Development and Family Studies, Labor and Industrial Relations, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, and Communication Arts, and Sciences.

Students pursuing the minor in Dispute Management and Resolution must complete nine credits of prescribed course work and nine credits of additional course work distributed across at least two of the eight areas identified below. Of the 18 credits selected, at least nine must be at the 400-level, six must be from Communication Arts, and Sciences and six must be from Labor Studies and Industrial Relations. A maximum of six credits earned in the minor, if appropriate, can be used to satisfy requirements in the Communication Arts, and Sciences or Labor and Industrial Relations majors. Only courses in which the student earns a grade of “C” or better may be counted toward fulfillment of requirements for the minor.

Scheduling Recommendation
by Semester Standing

1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MINOR: 18credits
[at least 9 credits at the 400-level]
[6 credits must be from CAS and 6 credits must be from L I R]

PRESCRIBED COURSES (9 credits)

L I R 100 (GS) (3), CAS 203 (GS) (3) - - - X - - - - - -
L I R 404 (3) or CAS 404 (3) - - - - - - X X

ADDITIONAL COURSES (9 credits)

Select 9 credits from ADM J/WMNST 423 (GI), CAS 250, 403,
452, 471 (GI), HD FS 311, 414, L I R/WMNST 136 (GI), 411,
414W, 434, PL SC 014 (GS), 418, 437, PSY 231 (GS), 441, 475,
SOC 119 (GS/GI), 403, 432, 455, S T S 090, 390 - - - - - - X X

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION ARTS & SCIENCES
DISPUTE MANAGEMENT AND RESOLUTION MINOR CHECK SHEET
Professor Dennis Gouran
234 Sparks Building


Requirements (18 credits):

I. Prescribed Course (9 credits):

__________ LIR 100 (GS) (3)

__________ CAS 203 (GS) (3)

__________ LIR 404 (3) OR CAS 404 (3)

II. Select 9 credits from the following:

__________ ADMJ/WMNST 423 (GI) (3) __________ PLSC 437 (3)

__________ CAS 250 (3) __________ PLSC 418 (3)

__________ CAS 403 (GS) (3) __________ PSY 231 (GS) (3)

__________ CAS 452 (3) __________ PSY 441 (3)

__________ CAS 471 (GI) (3) __________ PSY 475 (3)

__________ HDFS 311 (3) __________ SOC 119 (GS;GI) (4)

__________ HDFS 414 (3) __________ SOC 403 (3)

__________ LIR/WMNST 136 (GI) (3) __________ SOC 432 (3)

__________ LIR 411 (3) __________ SOC 455 (3)

__________ LIR 414W __________ STS 090 (3)

__________ LIR 434 (3) __________ STS 390 (3)

__________ PLSC 014 (GS) (3)

List of Courses for the Minor

Administration of Justice

ADM J 423: (GI) (WMNST) Rape and Sexual Violence (3)

Communication Arts and Sciences

CAS 203: Interpersonal Communication (GS) (3)
CAS 250: Small Group Communication (3)
CAS 403: Interpersonal Communication Theory and Research (3)
CAS 404: Conflict Resolution and Negotiation (3)
CAS 452: Organizational Communication Theory and Research (3)
CAS 471: Cross-Cultural Communication Theory and Research (GI) (3)

Human Development and Family Studies

HD FS 311: Human Development and Family Studies Interventions (3)
HD FS 414: Resolving Human Development and Family Problems (3)

Labor and Industrial Relations

L I R 100: Industrial Relations (GS) (3)
L I R 136: (WMNST) Race, Gender, and Employment (GI) (3)
L I R 404: Trends in Industrial Relations (3)
L I R 411: Industrial Relations Organizations (3)
L I R 414W: Labor and Industrial Relations Theory (3)
L I R 434: Collective Bargaining and Contract Administration (3)

Political Science

PL SC 014: International Relations (3)
PL SC 418: International Relations Theory (3)
PL SC 437: War in World Politics (3)

Psychology

PSY 231: Industrial Psychology (3)
PSY 441: Industrial Motivation and Work Satisfaction (3)
PSY 475: Social Psychology of Interpersonal/Intergroup Relationships (3)

Sociology

SOC 119: Race and Ethnic Relations (GS;GI) (4)
SOC 403: Advanced Social Psychology (3)
SOC 423: Social Movements (3)
SOC 455: Work and Occupations (3)

Science, Technology, and Society

S T S 090: Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies (3)
S T S 390: Personal Peace and Peace Building (3)