HomeMaster of Arts in Dispute Resolution
Academic Director: Loraleigh Keashly, Ph.D.
l.keashly@wayne.edu
(313) 577-3221
Nanci S. Klein (NSK) Memorial Fund Scholarship - $500 scholarship to be awarded. Application deadline May 1, 2008.
Click here for Application form
The Stanley "Hank" Marx Annual Lecture Series in Dispute Resolution
WSU's Department of Communication MADR program proudly presented:
A talk by Senator Carl Levin
"The Unique Senate Approach to Conflict Resolution"
on September 10, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. in the
Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium, Wayne State University main campus
Table of Contents
Program Philosophy
Educational Environment
Admission Requirements
How to Apply
Core Courses (MADR)
Elective Courses (MADR)
Graduate Certificate Courses
Joint Degree
Links
Newsletter
Course Schedule
Fall 2007 Newsletter: Click here to view the most recent newsletter.
Program Philosophy
The Master of Arts in Dispute Resolution (MADR) offers a challenging program, informed by a multicultural perspective, in the growing and recognized field of dispute resolution. As an interdisciplinary field, grounded in the fundamental idea that dispute resolution techniques are inherently democratic in giving voice to disputants, the program provides practical and academic experience that constitutes the range of dispute resolution activities: labor and school mediation, commercial arbitration, family counseling, legal negotiation, and international diplomacy. All students participate in a practicum experience intended to strengthen student knowledge, introduce the students to new forms of dispute resolution and build professional relationships both inside and outside the university.
Recent recipients of undergraduate degrees, professionals whose work involves them in conflict resolution activities and students seeking a cognate for graduate degree programs are invited to apply.
Educational Environment
The MADR program is marked by a highly diverse student body; diverse in race, ethnicity, gender, age, work experience and educational background.
Depending on work and family responsibilities, students enroll in one to three courses per semester, including summer semesters. To accommodate the scheduling needs of students, classes meet for three-hour periods in the evenings throughout the week. Most MADR classes are relatively small with between 10 and 20 students enrolled. The educational environment is highly conducive, therefore, to student collegiality, personal interaction with instructors, and the establishment of lasting personal and professional relationships.
Admission Requirements
Baccalaureate degree in any subject from an accredited university; minimum 3.0 undergraduate honor grade point average; evidence of ability to complete graduate level work; written statement of 200 words explaining interest in the program; three letters of recommendation (at least one academic reference); and successful completion of a graduate level research methods course.
Students in the MADR Program must complete a minimum of 32 credits in the required and elective courses as listed below and must maintain a grade point average of at least 3.0.
How to Apply
To apply to the MADR program you must first be accepted by the Graduate School at Wayne State. Once you have been accepted by the Graduate School they will forward your application to the Department. To apply to the Wayne State Graduate School go to the Admissions Office web site and click the "Other Graduate Programs" link.
Send a 200 word personal statement and three letters of reference to:
MADR Program
Department of Communication
585 Manoogian Hall
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI 48201
(313) 577-0417
ab1232@wayne.edu
Please note that all transcripts and fees are to be sent to the Office of Graduate Admissions - not the Department of Communication. Click here for the mailing address of the Office of Graduate Admissions.
MA in Dispute Resolution (MADR) Core Courses
DR 6992 (formerly PS 7550) Topics in the History of Political Thought: Democratic Theory and Conflict Resolution (3 credit hours)
Prereq: Graduate standing. Examination of the advantages and unresolved issues democracies confront in resolving conflict through the study of selected theoretical works as well as case studies, empirical analyses and historical narratives.
COM 6350 Communication, Culture & Conflict (3 credit hours)
Prereq: COM 6250 or graduate standing. Overview of communication theory and practice as it relates to issues of culture, conflict, and dispute resolution.
DR 6120 Human Diversity & Human Conflict (3 credit hours)
Prereq: graduate standing. Relationship of human differences and conflict, and ways to nonviolently confront and work with them; differences as defined by ethnicity, race, gender, class, age, etc.
DR 7100 Roots of Social Conflict (3 credit hours)
Prereq: graduate standing. Background and immediate causes of social conflict, from interpersonal to national to international settings, from ethnic to gender conflict; review of destructive and constructive aspects of conflict.
DR 7210 (MGT 7780) Concepts & Processes of Dispute Resolution I: Negotiating Theory & Practice (3 credit hours)
Prereq: graduate standing. Theoretical foundations of the processes of negotiation and multi-party collaborative problem solving. Skill building simulation to integrate theory and practice.
DR 7220 Concepts & Processes of Dispute Resolution II: Neutral Intervention Theory & Practice (3 credit hours)
Prereq: MGT 7780 of DR 7210. Dispute resolution growth and methods; mediation, facilitation, conciliation, fact-finding, arbitration; hybrids; dispute resolution institutions and practitioners.
DR 7310 Practicum in Dispute Resolution (3 credit hours)
Prereq: DR 7210, DR 7220, and preferably DR7100; consent of academic adviser. Field placement in dispute resolution.
DR 7890 Final Seminar in Dispute Resolution (3 credit hours)
Prereq: Completion of all core courses except DR7310.
Focus on issues and assumptions of dispute resolution that are critical to work as dispute resolvers in both the practice and research spheres. (Y)
DR 7990 Directed Study in Dispute Resolution (1-4 credits)
Prereq: Permission of Academic Director.
Advanced independent readings and writing under supervision of graduate faculty member, in areas of special interest.
MADR Elective Courses
In addition to the core courses, students are required to take a minimum of three electives (minimum 8 credits) from offerings across campus. Click here for a list of some of the electives.
Dispute Resolution (DR) Graduate Certificate Program
This program provides professional study and certification to persons holding a graduate degree from an accredited educational institution or those actively pursuing a graduate degree from Wayne State University.
Students in the DR Graduate Certificate Program must complete a minimum of fifteen credits in the required courses as listed below and must maintain a grade point average of at least 3.0. Transfer of credit from other institutions may not be applied toward the credits required for the graduate certificate. The DR Graduate Certificate Program must be completed within three years
DR Graduate Certificate Core Courses
DR 6992 (formerly PS 7550) Democratic Theory and Conflict Resolution (3 credit hours )
DR 7210 Concepts & Processes of Dispute Resolution I: Negotiating Theory & Practice (3 credit hours)
DR 7220 Concepts & Processes of Dispute Resolution II: Neutral Intervention Theory & Practice (3 credit hours)
DR 7890 Seminar in Dispute Resolution (3 credit hours)
Plus One of the Following Courses
DR 6120 Human Diversity & Human Conflict (3 credit hours)
DR 7100 Roots of Social Conflict (3 credit hours)
JD-MADR Joint Degree
The joint JD-MADR program allows law students to develop greater breadth and depth in alternative dispute resolution than is possible from taking only one or two different courses. It also permits the achievement of this knowledge in less time than would be required if the student had to pursue an LLM degree or the MADR degree as a separate academic program. Students will be able to complete the joint degree program in as little as one semester more than the three year period normally required for the JD degree alone. Click here for more details.
Links
CR Info
Center for Peace & Conflict Studies
Conflict Management in Higher Education Resource Center
Association for Conflict Resolution
Association For Conflict Resolution - Southeast Michigan Chapter
For More Information
Academic Director, Loraleigh Keashly, Ph.D
(313) 577-3221
email: l.keashly@wayne.edu
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Voume 1, Number 2 (February 2005)
Volume 1, Number 1 (November 2004)
WINTER 2008 MADR Courses
DR 6992 (formerly PS 7550) section 001 Democracy and Conflict Resolution (CRN 24599) TH 6:00 - 8:45 p.m. 0120 Manoogian
Instructor: Richard Chasdi
Credits: 3
DR 6992 section 002 Anthropology of Conflicts' Violence (CRN 26699) T 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. 225 Manoogian
Instructor: Barry Lyons
Credits: 3
DR 7220 Nutrl Intrv (CRN 22661) T 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. 0116 Stat
Instructor: Bill Warters
Credits: 3
DR 7310 Prctm: Dispute Resolution (CRN 25586) Instructor: Susan Butterwick, Oakland Center
Credits: 3 Consent of Academic Advisor Required
TBA
DR 7890 Smnr: Dispute Resolution (CRN 20222) W 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. 585 Manoogian
Instructor: Loraleigh Keashly
Credits: 3
DR 7990 Directed Study (CRN 11720) Arranged
Permission Required