Undergraduate Program in Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Requirements for Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Science in Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Overview | B.A. Requirements | B.S. Requirements

Overview

All CAR students take a series of core courses that provides a background in conflict theory, analysis, and practical conflict resolution skills. Required bridge courses cover conflict resolution at the levels of interpersonal conflict, community/organizational conflict, and global conflict. After selecting a level of conflict as a concentration, students choose courses from departments throughout the university that relate to the concentration and their areas of interest. The major also requires three credits of field work, which can take the form of an internship, a service learning opportunity, or study abroad.

CAR advisors help students create interdisciplinary programs that meet their interests and career goals. Students must fulfill the university-wide general education requirements, as well as the general education requirements of the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution for the B.A. or the B.S. The B.A./B.S. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution is awarded by the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (ICAR).

B.A. Requirements

In addition to the university-wide general education requirements and the requirements for the B.A. degree in the Institute, conflict majors complete 39 credits towards the major.

Required core courses (15 credits):

Required bridge courses (9 credits):

Field experience (3 credits):

This may take the form of an internship, service learning, or study abroad.

Concentration courses (12 credits):

Each student develops a concentration in one of the three levels of conflict: interpersonal, community/organizational,or global. A list of approved concentration courses is available from CAR advisors and this website. Students are encouraged to check special topic courses each semester and to think creatively about courses elsewhere at Mason that support learning in their chosen concentration.

B.S. Requirements

In addition to satisfying the university-wide general education requirements for a B.S. degree, students take the following for a total of 54 credits toward the major:

Required core courses (15 credits):

Required bridge courses (9 credits):

Non-Western Culture (3 credits):

From CHSS requirements list; cannot be combined with Global Understanding requirement.

Research Methods (6 credits):

Field experience (3 credits):

This may take the form of an internship, service learning, or study abroad.

Concentration courses (12 credits):

Each student develops a concentration in one of the three levels of conflict: interpersonal, community/organizational,or global. A list of approved concentration courses is available from CAR advisors and this website. Students are encouraged to check special topic courses each semester and to think creatively about courses elsewhere at Mason that support learning in their chosen concentration.

Major electives (6 credits):

Elective courses can be chosen from the approved concentration courses at any level but may not count for both concentration and elective credit. Independent study approved by CAR faculty is also an option for three credits.