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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
Credits: 1-6 Development of a research proposal that constitutes the basis for a doctoral dissertation. Prerequisites Advancement to candidacy. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0 Grading S/NS
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1.00 - 15.00 Credits
Credits: 1-15 Research on an approved dissertation topic under the direction of dissertation committee. Prerequisites Completion of COMM 998. Notes May be repeated. No more than 18 credits of COMM 998 and 999 may be applied to doctoral degree requirements. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0 Grading S/NC
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Brief history of field, survey of key conflict resolution themes and theories, and intervention methods. Overview includes general factors of conflict and its resolution; and nature of conflict in interpersonal, group, organizational, and international situations. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Communicating effectively across differences of age, gender, language, culture, and political orientation, and in different contextual situations is a skill useful for every individual. It is also integral to the success of any attempt to resolve conflict, whether individual, group/institutional, or global. Through this course, students will gain an understanding of the challenges of communicating across differences and the skills required to communicate effectively. Students will engage in preparing and analyzing communication strategies and over the term will participate in a dialogue group that explores the meaning and experience of difference on the Mason campus. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Terrorism is a significant factor in conflict worldwide, yet the underlying causes and conditions that give rise to terrorist activity are often misunderstood and misrepresented. Through case studies of terrorist groups around the world, students are presented with an analytic framework to account for terrorist acts and organizations. Explores the various social dynamics underlying the development of terrorism and responses to it. Topics include, but are not limited to, defining terrorism, recruitment into violent groups, dynamics of terrorist organizations, counter-terrorism and human rights concerns, the role of religious and political ideologies in terrorism and counter-terrorism, media coverage of terrorism, and effects of terrorism on social structures and processes. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Advanced consideration of CONF 101 topics, introduction of core notion of reflective practice, conflict resolution techniques, practice, third party roles, and ethics. Prerequisites CONF 101 or permission of instructor Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Introduces social science research methods at undergraduate level. Covers basic epistemology of social research, including quantitative and qualitative methods, emphasizing participatory action research, and evaluation and assessment work. Prerequisites CONF 101 or permission of instructor Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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3.00 Credits
Covers deeply rooted, intractable, or protracted social confl icts around core issues of identity, including race, ethnicity, religion, and nationalism. Explores cultural, symbolic, and discursive approaches to identity confl ict.
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Covers conflict at micro level, introducing theories drawn from various disciplines including psychology, anthropology, and conflict resolution. Uses readings, case studies, and role plays to develop ability to analyze and intervene in interpersonal conflicts. Also prepares for further course work for interpersonal conflict concentration. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Covers conflict at mezzo level, introducing theories of social harmony and conflict, drawing on sociology, social psychology, community psychology, organizational psychology, administration of justice, philosophy, and conflict resolution. Uses case studies, class presentations, and group projects to develop ability to analyze conflict and make recommendations for change. Also prepares for further course work for community and organizational conflict concentration. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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