Master of Science in Conflict Management
KSU has provided the Master of Science in Conflict Management (MSCM) for over twenty years. As a graduate student of the KSU program, you'll be provided a solid grounding in the theory, research, and practice skills you'll need to "manage conflict like a pro."
The Conflict Management degree program provides you with enhanced credentials to pursue career advancement in an existing work environment. The primary objective of the Master's degree in Conflict Management is for you to:
- Understand the nature of conflict from the perspective of multiple disciplines
- Understand the continuum of responses to conflict
- Possess the necessary skills to facilitate the management of various types of conflict
- Demonstrate the ability to analyze and research conflict in an organizational environment
- Demonstrate the ability to design conflict intervention procedures and strategies appropriate to a particular situation or environment
- Demonstrate the ability to evaluate the efficacy of a given intervention or system of interventions
- Successfully participate in conflict management on a specific level in one or more environments.
What is Conflict Management?
Conflict Management is an innovative and exciting approach to understanding and addressing complex problems ranging from interpersonal to international. Conflict management professionals know to see the opportunities in conflict and the skills to create positive change.