Welcome to the School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development! Our School offers a Master’s degree in Conflict Management, a Dual Master’s degree in Conflict Management and Business Administration, and a Ph.D. in International Conflict Management. We also offer Alternative Dispute Resolution services and workshops through which we assist our clients in managing and transforming conflict. We invite you to join us to learn how our workshops and programs can help you prevent, manage, and transform conflict in the world around you.
The School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development aims to educate professionals who will promote conflict resolution and peacebuilding at local, national, and global levels. More than 60 current students, 400 alumni, and 4,000 professionals have trained with us, and our alumni work all over the world.
CONFLICT MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL PEACEBUILDING
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Our workshop leaders have trained mediators, ombuds, and human resource professionals employed by family and small businesses and by large corporations. Our faculty, students, and alumni work with refugees, victims of domestic violence, and war survivors in the United States and around the globe. These local and international experiences are what keep our mission in focus:
to prepare engaged, interdisciplinary change-makers with rigorous academic and practical skills.
Training& workshops
The Center for Conflict Management specializes in creating tailored training initiatives, culturally sensitive programming, and leading research projects that impact professionals domestically and internationally. Expert trainers work with students to conduct training in the facilitation of dialogue, resulting in certifications provided by the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution. The Center works locally and globally to: • promote peace and conflict resolution; • conduct research into peace and conflict issues; • provide training in conflict management skills; • attract and implement grant-funded projects, contracts, and consultancies; and, • disseminate findings to educate the public through conferences, symposia and workshops. Roster of Expert Trainers Our trainers come from a variety of backgrounds including conflict management, mediation, law, business, psychology, and sociology. These practitioners provide the expertise needed to create quality workshops for those looking to develop desirable skills for today’s workplace. Workshop Topics Include: • Workplace Conflict • General Mediation • Domestic Relations Training
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Conflict Training for Managers Family and Business Dynamics Humanitarian Intervention Migration & Refugee Resettlement
The Center’s series of workshops range from 90 minutes to several days.
The Children and Family Programs (CFP) is a prevention, intervention, and treatment center where community members receive state-of-the-art evidence-based treatments for childhood disorders. This includes the most widely diagnosed childhood disorder in the country: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD. There are only three evidencebased treatments for ADHD: Behavior modification, stimulant medication, or the combination of the two. The CFP is one of the few centers in the area offering parent training (i.e. behavior modification) that has been shown to work in more than 175 research studies.
CHILDREN & FAMILY
In addition, the CFP offers in-services, treatment, and prevention services to parents and teachers working PROGRAMS with children with other behaviors that put them at risk for behavioral, social, and academic failure. These include children diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), Anxiety, and High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder (HFASD).
AT THE CENTER FOR CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
Learn more at www.childrenandfamilyprograms.org. The Center also offers mediation training videos for purchase. Each video contains a role-playing scenario. They cover small claims, spousal support, child support, parenting plans, and hidden assets in divorce.
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master of science
in Conflict management
The Master of Science in Conflict Management program prepares students to identify and pursue opportunities for a new career based on conflict management expertise. Conflict management is an innovative and exciting approach to understanding and addressing complex problems ranging from the interpersonal to the international. Conflict management professionals have the knowledge to see the opportunities in conflict and the skills to create positive change. For almost 20 years, the Master of Science in Conflict Management at KSU has provided graduate students a solid grounding in the skills, processes, and knowledge needed to “manage conflict like a pro.” What Careers Are in the Field? Students come to our program with a wide range of backgrounds, interests, and concerns about the world we live in. Our graduates learn negotiation, facilitation, mediation, research, and creative problem solving for work in fields such as: • Courts and Government • Law Enforcement • Education • Technology • Human Resources • International Peacebuilding • Health Care • Humanitarian Non-Profits
RANKED #1 IN CONFLICT MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS #1 in Conflict Management Programs at Public Universities #5 in Top Conflict Management Programs Overall
Executive & Cohort Format MSCM operates as a cohort model, admitting a limited number of students each fall. This approach creates a unique and enriching learning environment and builds a lasting professional network. We Cater to Professionals’ Schedules by offering one course at a time for 9 credit hours a semester. The courses are offered on alternating weekends for 4 semesters for a total graduation time of 16 months. Dual MSCM-MBA Degree Program A unique partnership between the School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development and the Coles College of Business offers students the opportunity to earn a dual degree that integrates the skills of the Conflict Management (MSCM) and Business Administration (MBA) programs. The MSCM/MBA dual degree prepares students for competitive leadership and managerial careers in corporate and non-profit sectors domestically or internationally. Admissions To be considered for admission to the MS in Conflict Management program, applicants must complete the electronic Application for Graduate Admission and submit supporting documents by the priority deadline.
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JULY 1ST
APPLICATION DEADLINE
FOR ANNUAL FALL ACCEPTANCE
in internation Conflict man The PhD in International Conflict Management enrolls students from around the world who create a dynamic, yet intimate, educational environment. International Conflict Management is a field that currently has few opportunities for advanced training. After completing their core courses, students focus their studies in the desired research area, e.g., gender-based violence, refugee and migration challenges, and indigenous forms of dispute resolution. Overview This program is one of only a few available in North America. PhD students accepted into the program receive broad interdisciplinary training and opportunities that draw on an array of academic disciplines. Purpose This full-time, interdisciplinary, in-residence program is designed to meet the global demand for scholar-practitioners to address the complex array of international conflict and security challenges through the development and implementation of empirically based research, policy recommendations, and solutions. Our graduates are prepared to compete for university administration and tenure-track faculty appointments and a wide range of operational positions in government, non-governmental agencies, and the global private sector. Some of the Universities and Institutions that Employ our Graduates
• The Carter Center • University of Missouri • University of Applied Sciences, Kufstein, Austria • Nepal Telecom • University of North Georgia • Georgia State University • Creighton University • The University of Cape Coast, Ghana • University of California, Los Angeles
nal nagement Program Sections CORE SEMINARS The core seminars provide interdisciplinary grounding in the fundamental theoretical concepts, epistemology, ethical and cultural foundations, and practical applications in international conflict management and resolution. RESEARCH METHODS Preparation includes courses in research design, program evaluation, and how to use quantitative and qualitative methods. CUSTOMIZED CONCENTRATIONS Students can personalize their disciplines with a wide array of electives focused in the students’ areas of interest. Students may also practice their conflict management skills in applied international settings to gain an understanding of today’s complex challenges marked by globalization. Student Funding We provide assistantships and a limited number of competitive fellowships each year. Students offered an assistantship are funded in the amount of $15,000 per year, with a potential summer stipend of $5,000. Program funding consists of grants, fellowships, Graduate Research Assistantships, and Graduate Teaching Assistantships to support the research and teaching responsibilities of the program faculty, contributing departments, and the university. Approximately
$50,000 in Student Grants &
Fellowships per year Approximately
$230,000 in Graduate Research
Assistantships per year
Key Competencies INTERCULTURAL & INTERNATIONAL DYNAMICS DEVELOPMENT THEORY & PRACTICE PEACEBUILDING CONFLICT MANAGEMENT THEORY
Program Total
75
Credit Hours Up to
17
Transfer Credits
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The School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development Partnerships
• CIFAL, United Nations Institute for Training and Research
• United States Institute of Peace • Peacebuilding & Stability Operations Institute, Army War College
• Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, Ghana
• Peace and Collaborative Development Network
• Cox Family Enterprise Center • Legal Aid of Cobb County • Tai Solarin University of Education
Our mission is fourfold: to prepare engaged, interdisciplinary changemakers with rigorous academic and practice skills for peacemaking and development in domestic and international contexts;
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(TASUED), Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria
• European Academy of Otzenhausen, Germany
• University of Lagos, Nigeria • The Institute for Research and
Security Policy, University of Hamburg, Germany
to produce cutting edge, policy-relevant research on conflict, peace, and development; to enact peacebuilding, conflict management, and development programming and practice in a variety of contexts across disciplines, sectors, and levels of analysis; and,
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ultimately, to inspire peace and promote positive change.
Student & Alumni Testimonials
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International conflict management focuses on conflict management, resolution, and peacebuilding, but the approach is very interdisciplinary …. I get to use [my communication background] to tie that into how we manage conflict, how we resolve it, and even look at peacebuilding strategies through communication. But other students have taken a business management approach, a strategy approach, historical narratives, and even digital technology. All of that fits into the way Kennesaw State does international conflict
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management.
-Shea Holland, Ph.D. student in International Conflict Management
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The [International Conflict Management] program suits well my learning needs as a development practitioner. The multidisciplinary nature of the program gives me a deeper understanding of how the various areas of international development (such as gender, conflict, justice, political economy, sustainable development) are interlinked. The program also provides many opportunities for the students to excel in their respective disciplines. The [School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development] professors
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and staff are very friendly and accommodating.
-Cyrel San Gabriel, Ph.D. student in International Conflict Management
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[The Center for Conflict Management] has been instrumental to my success, especially at the Fulton County Alternative Dispute Resolution office. I became a registered neutral and landed on the Fulton County Superior Court roster as a mediator. In my first year as a mediator on their roster, I had over 70 mediation cases including business, construction cases, domestic violence, and family conflict. Without the training that I received, none of that
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would have come to fruition.
-Joe Risby, M.S. in Conflict Management and Center for Conflict Management
LEARN TO MANAGE CONFLICT Study and train to understand alternative dispute resolution, national security, strategic nonviolence, civil mediation, and other vital issues.
Practice conflict management informed by theory and research. Integrate your work locally, regionally, nationally, and globally. Prepare to be practitioners and scholars. The School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development Kennesaw State University
+1 (470) 578-2379
Kennesaw Campus
conflict.kennesaw.edu
365 Cobb Avenue
conflict.hss.kennesaw.edu
Room 243, MD 1603
www.linkedin.com/school/ksuconflict
Kennesaw, GA 30144 USA
@KSUConflict
