Concentration Tracks

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Concentration Tracks
M.A. students choose a concentration track. Currently, concentrations are available in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, the College of Allied Health and Nursing (Masters of Medical Science), the Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences, the Oceanographic Center, the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, and the Fischler School of Education and Human Services. Concentration tracks consist of 12 or 15 credits within one of the above schools or colleges.

 

 
 
  Culture and Society
  Explore conflict resolution in diverse world cultures, business, and public service. Gain professional skills for communication, client support, counseling, crisis management, mediation and conflict resolution.
 
SFTM 6332 Human Sexuality & Gender
CARM 5040 Human Factors
FSHC 5010 Family Systems Healthcare II
FSHC 5500 Politics & Economics of Health Care Systems
CARM 5000 Foundations and development of CR
CARM 6000 Organizational Conflict: Theory and Practice
CARM 6639 Organizational Conflict Diagnostic and Intervention
CARM 6170 Violence Prevention and Intervention
CARM 6640 Critical Incidents: Response, Management and Resolution
CARM 5000 Foundations and Development of Conflict Resolution & Peace Studies
CARM 5020 Theories and Philosophies of Conflict and Peace
CARM 5100 Mediation Theory and Practice
CARM 5140 Negotiation Theory and Practice
CARM 6120 Culture and Conflict: Cross-Cultural Perspectives
CARM 6601 International Conflict Resolution
CARM 6602 Resolving Environmental and Public Disputes
CARM 6604 Gender and Conflict
CARM 6607 Ethnopolitical and Community-Based Conflicts
CARM 6608 Nonviolent Social Movements
CARM 6610 Family Violence: The Effects on Families, Communities and Workplaces
CARM 6611 Race and Ethnic Relations in America
CARM 6612 Conflict Transformation: Reconciliation and Healing
CARM 6615 Storytelling: Identity, Power, & Transformation
CARM 6616 Trauma and Violence: A Global Perspective
CARM 6621 Introduction to Human Rights, Theory and Practice
CARM 6622 Legal Concepts
CARM 6626 Conflict Resolution For The School and School System
CARM 6627 Conflict Resolution and Peer Mediation for Students: Elementary, Middle and High School Levels
CARM 6630 The Psychosocial Effects of Social Trauma on the Family
CARM 6631 Studies in War and Peace
CARM 6632 Civil Wars and Their Resolution
CARM 6633 International War and Its Resolution
CARM 6634 Metropolitan Conflict
CARM 6636 Culture and Communication: Theory, Research, and Practice
CARM 6637 Interpersonal Communication and Conflict
SFTM 5311 Substance Abuse/Addictions and Critical Issues in Systems Theories
SFTM 6331 Diversity in Human and Family Development
SFTM 6333 Theories of Personality and Psychopathology
SFTM 6340 Legal, Ethical, and Professional Issues
SFTM 6374 Human Development and Individual/Group Psychotherapy
CSPA 5001 The 21st Century College Student
CSPA 5002 Current Issues and Trends in Higher Education
CSPA 5003 The College Student and the Law
CSPA 5004 Administration in College Student Personnel Work
CSPA 5005 College Student Personnel and the Greater University
FSHC 5300 Integration and Collaboration Among Health Care Systems
FSHC 5500 Politics and Economics of Health Care Systems
FSHC 6400 Understanding Human Systems in Health Care Settings
  Health and Society
  Manage data and research to meet the challenges of today's heatlh care administration system. Develop skills to mediate between the medical establishment, the patient community, and the insurance community. In partnership with the College of Allied Health and Nursing.
 
MMS 5205 Writing for Medical Publication
MMS 5510 Research Methods in Medicine
MMS 5521 Ethical Issues in Health Care
MMS 5213 Stress Management Concepts and Practice
MMS 5211 Contemporary Issues in Nutrition
MMS 5701 Developmental Psychology & Child Development
MMS 5702 Infant and Toddler Care
MMS 5801 Applied Anatomy and Kinesiology
MMS 5810 Certified Strength and Conditioning Preparation
  Information Systems and Society
  Appreciate technology-based solutions to leadership challenges, bridge tthe gap between corporate technology specialists and management staff, and mediate between technophiles and technophobes. In partnership with the Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences.
 
MMIS 620 Management Information Systems
MMIS 621 Information Systems Project Management
MMIS 623 Legal and Ethical Aspects of Computing
MMIS 630 Database Systems
MMIS 652 Computer Security
MMIS 653 Telecommunications and Computer Networking
MMIS 654 Electronic Commerce on the Internet
MMIS 671 Decision Support Systems
MMIS 680 Human-Computer Interaction
MMIS 681 Multi-Media Systems
  Coastal Environment and Society
  Discover environmental data and research as a source of political conflict, while addressing the need to work comfortably within a diversity of local, national, international cultures and boundaries. In partnership with the Oceanographic Center.
 
CZMT TBA Water: Cross-Cultural, Scientific, and Spiritual Perspectives
CZMT 0612 Coastal Policy
CZMT 0614 International Integrated Coastal Zone Management
CZMT 0630 Life on a Water Planet: Challenges for the New Millennium
CZMT 0665 Environmental Sustainability: Choices for the Future
CZMT 0667 Coastal Zone Interpretation
CZMT0675/CARM 6602
Resolving Environmental and Public Disputes


  Education and Society
 

Investigate pedagogy and leadership in the diverse systems of education. Establish skills to manage conflict in learning environments. In partnership with the Fischler School of Education and Human Services.

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  Institutional Assessment
 

Research student-learning outcomes and prepare to lead academic organizations in assessment. Practice techniques to evaluate academic programs and curricula, respond to academic accreditation bodies, and create a "culture of evidence" at academic organizations.

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