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LIS 886 - Records and Information Management 3 hours
Students learn the fundamentals for an effective records and information management program. They learn about the technology, principles, and practices that are necessary for a systematic control of records throughout their life cycle. They learn the value and implementation of records and information as strategy, management, research, development, and compliance for an organization or institution.
Prerequisite(s): LIS 701
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LIS 888 - Cultural Heritage/Archives Fieldwork 3 hours
This course is a focused practical field experience combined with a classroom component. Students will work on site in small teams on projects selected by the archives or cultural heritage institution and pre-approved by the course instructor. Working on projects with defined goals and expectations, students will apply the theory and concepts from LIS 775 or LIS 885. They will identify the issues and challenges facing many archives and cultural heritage institutions. In the classroom component of the class, students will share and discuss their activities and projects with each other and the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): LIS 701 ; LIS 775 or LIS 885
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LIS 889 - Digital Curation 3 hours
Increasingly libraries, information centers, archives, museums, and other information-based organizations are becoming repositories for digital collections and digital objects. Preserving digital materials has emerged as a major initiative for these organizations. This course will provide an overview of the research in curating and preserving digital data, will provide practical experience in working with digital materials, and will develop the skills necessary to create curation plans for digital materials.
Prerequisite(s): LIS 701 and LIS 709 or equivalent
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LIS 890 - e-Portfolio Requirement 0 hours
The submission of an e-Portfolio during the last semester of study is required of students seeking the master of library and information science degree. The assignment is graded as pass/fail and the prospective graduate must satisfactorily meet the requirement. Students must submit an application for graduation with the Office of the Registrar to prompt individual registration in this course.
Prerequisite(s): Application for Graduation on file.
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LIS 901 - Advanced Seminar: Professional Issues 3 hours
Offers an overview of the field of library and information science with emphasis on critical understanding of its history, scope, diversity, theoretical principles, and practical procedures. Establishes groundwork for future study by developing and strengthening understanding of LIS concepts and frames of reference.
Prerequisite(s): PhD students only
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LIS 902 - Special Doctoral Seminar in Library and Information Science 3 hours
Directed and supervised projects of independent study for students enrolled in the PhD program.
Prerequisite(s): PhD students only
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LIS 928 - Teaching in the Academy 3 hours
This course offers an opportunity to explore the philosophy and history of teaching and introduces tools and theories about learning in higher education settings. In addition, the course introduces techniques to shape how to be a successful instructor and communicator. Although this course is designed for students planning careers in academe, it is also for students with a variety of interests and career goals, including improved thinking and presentation skills.
Prerequisite(s): PhD students only
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LIS 930 - Advanced Seminar: Grant Writing 3 hours
Effective grant writing skills are essential to acquire competitive funding from either government agencies or private foundations. Writing a successful grant proposal is a blend of art and science that requires content knowledge, writing proficiency, strong research skills, creativity, and organizational ability. This course will provide students with the background necessary to develop a competitive funding proposal. Students will learn to develop a research agenda and identify sources of funding to support that scholarly work. Students will develop a full proposal using appropriate grant-writing techniques.
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LIS 950 - Advanced Seminar: Information Behavior 3 hours
Explores information access, seeking, and retrieval in past and future contexts. Moves from studying the information seeking behaviors of varied and diverse populations to analyzing information activities in online settings; considers the importance of communication exchange as a foundation for understanding libraries, emerging information technologies and design, and the management of knowledge in organizations.
Prerequisite(s): PhD students only
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LIS 955 - Advanced Seminar: Information Policy 3 hours
This doctorate level seminar course will investigate information policy, particularly in respect to its relationship to American democracy and its impacts on core values of the information profession. Issues such as privacy, intellectual freedom, and intellectual property will be explored at length, beginning with the origins of intellectual thinking in these broad areas. In addition, we will examine the policy process and its various stages, along with its influences and roadblocks. The course will review various political perspectives and government levels, international information policies and information flows, and will also include a strong focus on the historical and contemporary impacts of technologies on these topics.
Prerequisite(s): PhD students only
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LIS 962 - Advanced Seminar: Literacy and Learning 3 hours
Provides a historical and conceptual foundation of literacy initiatives in libraries and related organizations with analysis and comparison of information literacy models and community literacy programs, and investigation of the influences on learning and literacy of socio-cultural factors, political systems, and public and private institutions.
Prerequisite(s): PhD students only
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LIS 964 - Advanced Seminar: Writing in the Academy 3 hours
In this course you will practice a systematic approach for effectively organizing and writing as a member of an academic community. You will apply your understanding of this writing system as you learn to integrate academic writing with your reading, listening, speaking, and thinking.
Prerequisite(s): PhD students only
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LIS 965 - Advanced Seminar: Information Systems Research Theory and Practice 3 hours
This seminar course will cover the broad topic of information systems research. Readings on both the theory and practice of information systems research will be explored. During this course, students will become familiar with classic information systems topics such as systems development lifecycles, project management, technology productivity, capability, and organization performance as well as several emerging information systems topics, including information technology innovation, technology diffusion, social network analysis, and online community.
Prerequisite(s): PhD students only
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LIS 967 - Quantitative Research Methods 3 hours
This course will prepare students to develop research designs that implement quantitative methods and statistical analysis of data. Students will conduct research on a current issue as it relates to their research interests.
Listed also as IM 967
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LIS 968 - Advanced Seminar: Global Perspectives on the Library and Information Science Profession 3 hours
An investigation and examination of the library and information science profession within a global context.
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LIS 969 - Advanced Research Methods 3 hours
Presents practical and theoretical tools of responsible and innovative inquiry for library and information services and settings. Addresses qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods approaches to rigorous investigation and problem resolution.
Prerequisite(s): PhD students only
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LIS 970 - Dissertation Preparation 3 hours
Gives step-by-step guidance on writing a successful dissertation. Covers vital processes like developing a research idea, writing a literature review, crafting a proposal, and submitting a thesis, and provides practical advice on committee selection and work habits.
Prerequisite(s): PhD students only
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LIS 971 - Qualitative Research Methods 3 hours
This course will prepare students to develop research designs that implement qualitative methods and analysis of data. Students will conduct research on a current issue as it relates to their research interests.
Prerequisite(s): PhD students only
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LIS 990 - Advanced Independent Study in Library and Information Science 3 hours
Directed and supervised projects of independent doctoral study. Consent of the instructor is required before registration.
Prerequisite(s): PhD students only
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LIS 999 - Dissertation 6 hours
For PhD students who have completed 36 hours of coursework and who have passes their qualifying examination.
Prerequisite(s): PhD students only; instructor permission.
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LLAS 200 - Introduction to Latino and Latin American Studies 3 hours
This course introduces the major concepts, issues and debates currently found in the fields of Latino studies and Latin American studies. It also provides an overview of regional geographies, national demographic profiles and the various socio-economic conditions characteristic of contemporary Latin America. The course includes study of the main demographic features of the diverse Latino communities in the United States today, a comparison of each group’s unique immigration and settlement patterns, and an investigation of adaptive and resistant Latino cultural practices. For an additional credit hour, students complete 20 hours of service to the Chicago-area Latino community, along with service learning assignments.
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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LLAS 204 - Latin America Today 3 hours
Listed also as SOC 204
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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LLAS 205 - Latina/o Sociology 3 hours
Listed also as SOC 205 .
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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LLAS 238 - Latin@ Spirituality: The Origins, Roots, and Contemporary Experience of a People 3 hours
Listed also as THEO 238
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in theology.
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LLAS 239 - Latino/a Religious Experience And Theology 3 hours
Listed also as THEO 239 .
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LLAS 330 - Special Topics in Culture and Civilization 3 hours
Listed also as SPAN 350
Prerequisite(s): See SPAN 350
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LLAS 350 - Women and Development 3 hours
Listed also as SOC 350 and SWG 351
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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LLAS 427 - Special Topics 3 hours
Listed also as SPAN 427 .
Prerequisite(s): See SPAN 427 .
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LS 300 - The American Legal System 3 hours
This course provides an overview of the history and structure of the legal system in the United States. Students will explore contemporary controversies in the law through online class discussions and short writing assignments. The class will also introduce legal research skills and the fundamentals of legal writing. Required for BA in Legal Studies.
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LS 301 - Legal Research and Writing 3 hours
The law, like all other professional disciplines, has its own writing conventions. This course will focus on how to find legal resources and integrate them into legal memoranda, as well as how to write clearly and persuasively. Particular attention will be paid to the “plain English” movement in legal writing. Prerequisite: EN 102 Composition II. Required for BA in Legal
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LS 303 - Law Office Technology 3 hours
This course provides an overview of the tools used by paralegals in a modern law office, with a specific focus on the ways in which technology can improve efficiency and client service.
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LS 304 - Law Office Management 3 hours
A law firm is at heart a business, yet few legal professionals have significant management training. This course introduces the fundamental skills necessary to succeed in the law office environment.
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LS 306 - Basic Legal Training 3 hours
This course is designed to prepare students for work as paralegals by focusing on the practical skills needed to succeed in a modern law office. Considerable attention will be paid to the fundamentals of written communication. Students who complete the course will be qualified to sit for the Accredited Legal Professional certification exam offered by NALS, although taking the exam is not required. The course is particularly beneficial for those without paralegal experience. This course counts toward the Paralegal Studies concentration.
Prerequisite(s): SPCS 200
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LS 310 - Crime and Society 3 hours
This course explores the relationship between crime and society, with a dual focus on how sociological forces impact the crime rate and how crime impacts society as a whole.
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LS 311 - Juvenile Justice 3 hours
This course wrestles with a number of important questions. How does the juvenile justice system differ from the adult system? What do these differences reveal about society’s views toward young people and crime? Does the juvenile justice system actually rehabilitate young offenders? Should juveniles ever be tried as adults?
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LS 315 - Disability and the Law 3 hours
The most recent expansion of federal civil rights brought protection to people with disabilities. This was the result of a major shift in society’s view, which went from treating people with disabilities as tragic figures in need of charity to now encouraging people with disabilities to fully participate in civic and economic life. This course will focus on the Americans with Disabilities Act and related state statutes regulating inclusive practices in educational, public and business settings.
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LS 320 - Religion and the Law 3 hours
In ancient societies, religion and law were nearly synonymous. The United States and other modern democracies, however, have erected (or tried to erect) what Thomas Jefferson called “a wall of separation between church and state.” This course will examine how religion and the law influence one another, how conflicts between law and religion arise, and how courts attempt to resolve those conflicts. Considerable attention will be paid to the First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause and Establishment Clause. Required for BA in Legal Studies.
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LS 321 - Law & Economics 3 hours
The social sciences of law and economics both concern themselves with human behavior and how it responds to incentives. The law and economics movement argues that basic microeconomic principles can and should guide the formulation of legal rules. This course will explore the possibilities and limitations of this school of thought. No prior coursework in economics is required. Required for BA in Legal Studies.
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LS 322 - Philosophical Basis of the Law 3 hours
What basic assumptions underlie our system of justice? What does “justice” really mean, anyway? This course will examine the intellectual forces that have shaped and continue to shape our legal system. No prior coursework in philosophy is required. Required for BA in Legal Studies.
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LS 323 - Freedom of Speech 3 hours
This course will focus on contemporary First Amendment controversies as well as the philosophical bases for our professed desire to protect free expression. Topics include political speech, commercial speech, obscenity, advocacy of violence, new technologies, “hate speech” and free speech in a global perspective.
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LS 324 - Civil Rights 3 hours
The Declaration of Independence boldly proclaimed “all men are created equal,” yet the Constitution obliquely condoned the enslavement of “other persons.” Even after the Civil War, states in the north and south imposed a system of legal segregation whose effects linger today. Similarly, women continue to struggle for equality almost a century after the passage of the 19th Amendment. This course will examine both the progress and the remaining challenges to true equality we face, with a particular focus on contemporary issues like affirmative action, gay rights and religious conflict.
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LS 325 - Contracts 3 hours
Contracts are a fundamental aspect of our commercial system. In this course students will learn the elements necessary to form a valid contract and the remedies available when one party breaches the contract. Required for BA in Legal Studies.
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LS 330 - Education Law 3 hours
in the union guarantees its children a free public education, which has been held to be a “fundamental right” by the US Supreme Court. All states also sponsor public colleges and universities in addition to regulating private ones; the federal government is heavily involved in education at all levels through various funding programs. This course will delve into this complicated regulatory environment and address key contemporary controversies like school busing, voucher programs, affirmative action policies and campus speech codes.
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LS 335 - Social Justice 3 hours
As a Sinsinawa Dominican-sponsored institution, Dominican University proclaims an “enduring commitment to social justice,” which can be thought of as a commitment to economic equality, human rights and human dignity. This course will examine the theological roots of social justice in Catholic social teaching, as well as the secular grounding from philosophers like John Rawls. This course seeks to answer two key questions: what does a just society look like, and how do we get there?
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LS 340 - Negotiation Theory 3 hours
The vast majority of legal disputes are resolved at some point before a trial court verdict as a result of negotiations between parties, which makes negotiation skills vital for legal professionals. Drawing on research from a wide range of fields, this course will use role-playing activities to develop the skills necessary to effectively and ethically negotiate a settlement to a dispute.
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LS 345 - Environmental Law 3 hours
In this course, students will critically analyze the overlapping network of environmental regulations that have sprung up over the last fifty years and assess their effectiveness at combatting environmental harms.
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LS 350 - Employment Law 3 hours
A patchwork of local, state, federal and even international laws govern the modern employment relationship. This course will examine how these laws interact with one another. Topics include the “at-will” doctrine, discrimination law, and labor law and workplace privacy.
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LS 351 - Criminal Law and Procedure 3 hours
An overview of the American criminal justice system with a particular focus on constitutional protections afforded to the accused. We will explore the extent to which these protections actually prevent injustice, as well as critically examine how well our system meets its goals of prevention, deterrence and rehabilitation. The course will progress through the entire process of criminal prosecution, from investigation through sentencing and appeals.
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LS 352 - Civil Litigation 3 hours
This course will take students through the entire process of pursuing a civil trial. Assignments will include drafting briefs, motions and memoranda.
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LS 353 - Family Law 3 hours
The law regulates a number of elements of familial relationships, including marriage, divorce, child custody, adoption and the emancipation of minors. We will explore the evolving nature of the family, with particular focus on the law’s treatment of same-sex couples.
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LS 354 - Estate Planning 3 hours
Benjamin Franklin famously declared, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” This course will examine how these two certainties relate to one another, as well as the various means for transferring wealth from one generation to the next.
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LS 355 - Real Estate Law 3 hours
The course will apply ancient principles of property law to modern issues like zoning, home financing and environmental regulations.
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LS 356 - Administrative Law 3 hours
The United States in the Twentieth Century witnessed the rise of the bureaucracies at the state and federal level. Legal rights in the modern world are increasingly asserted through administrative procedures outside of the traditional court system. This course will provide a roadmap for navigating through the administrative environment.
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LS 357 - The Uniform Commercial Code 3 hours
The Uniform Commercial Code is a model legal code designed to harmonize business law throughout the fifty states. The UCC provides a set of default rules that govern how businesses interact with one another and their customers. This course will focus on sales of goods, negotiable instruments and secured transactions. Prerequisite: LS 325 Contracts.
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LS 358 - International Law 3 hours
International law has ancient roots, but has taken on increased importance with the formation of the United Nations after World War II. This course will look into the origins, nature, successes and limitations of international law as a solution to global problems.
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LS 400 - Legal Ethics 3 hours
Legal professionals, including both attorneys and paralegals, are bound by codes of ethics, which will be explored in detail in this course. In particular, we will wrestle with the difference between ethics and morality, the extent to which legal ethics advance or impede true justice, and potential alternative ethical canons. Required for BA in Legal Studies.
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MATH 090 - Basic Skills in Mathematics 3 hours
The fundamental operations with integers, rational numbers, and real numbers; basic algebra.
This course is a developmental course and will not count toward the semester hours required for graduation.
This course is offered on a satisfactory/fail basis only.
Prerequisite(s): Placement through examination only.
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MATH 120 - Intermediate Algebra 3 hours
Polynomial and rational expressions; solving linear, quadratic and rational equations; applications; graphing techniques; and systems of linear equations.
Prerequisite(s): Placement through examination or MATH 090 . Not open to students who have completed any higher-numbered mathematics course.
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MATH 131 - Trigonometry and Analytic Geometry 3 hours
Trigonometric functions, identities, equations, applications, polar coordinates, and vectors.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 130 . Not open to students who have completed any mathematics course above MATH 211 .
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MATH 165 - Foundations of Mathematics for the Elementary Teacher 3 hours
The course introduces conceptual foundations of mathematics, include the following topics: problem solving techniques, numeration systems, number theory, set theory, concepts of measurements, geometric reasoning and applications of geometry and conic sections.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 130
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MATH 175 - Mathematical Concepts in Clinical Science 3 hours
A survey of mathematical concepts in clinical science including the use of proportions in unit conversions and dosage calculations, acid-base balance, pharmacokinetics, and diagnostic tests.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 130 and a course in biology or chemistry.
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MATH 211 - Principles of Statistics 3 hours
Design of experiments, numerical and graphical data description, discrete and continuous probability, expected value and variance of a random variable, probability distributions, estimation, and statistical hypothesis testing.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 130 or consent of instructor.
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MATH 230 - Linear Algebra 4 hours
A study of systems of linear equations, linear independence, matrices, linear transformations, determinants, vector spaces, and applications of these topics. These concepts are increasingly being used in applications of mathematics to the natural and social sciences.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 251 or MATH 261 .
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MATH 240 - Discrete Structures 3 hours
An introduction to the mathematics needed in computer science. Logic, digital logic circuits, number systems, proofs, sequences, induction, recursion, counting, and graphs and trees.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 130 or MATH 170 or placement above this level, and CPSC 155 .
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MATH 245 - Introduction to Proof Techniques 3 hours
An introduction to the tools needed for higher mathematics. Topics include logic, set theory, relations, functions, basic proof techniques, and applications of proof techniques to selected areas of mathematics.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 230 or MATH 262 .
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MATH 250 - Introduction to Calculus 4 hours
Functions and their graphs, limits, continuity, differentiation, anti-derivatives, definite integrals, and the fundamental theorem of calculus. This course covers polynomial, rational and trigonometric functions with an introduction to trigonometry.
Prerequisite(s): Placement through examination or MATH 130 . Not open to students who have completed MATH 251 or MATH 261 .
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MATH 251 - Calculus of Transcendental Functions 4 hours
Inverse functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, limits, differentiation with applications, and integration.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 250 . Not open to students who have completed MATH 261 .
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MATH 261 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus I 4 hours
A study of the basic techniques of calculus with early transcendentals. Topics include limits, continuity, differentiation with applications, integration, and the fundamental theorem of calculus.
Prerequisite(s): Placement through examination or MATH 131 . Not open to students who have completed MATH 251 .
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MATH 262 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus II 4 hours
Advanced integration techniques and applications such as area, volume, arc length, and work; introduction to polar equations; sequences, infinite series, and power series.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 251 or MATH 261
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MATH 270 - Multivariable Calculus 4 hours
Functions in multiple variables; partial differentiation, multiple integrals, and vector calculus.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 262
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MATH 280 - Introduction to Differential Equations 3 hours
First- and second- order differential equations with applications, power series solutions, Laplace transforms, and first-order linear systems of differential equations.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 262
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MATH 299 - Community-Based Learning 1 hour
Students provide community service using their mathematical and analytical skills for a total of 30 hours. This course can only be taken on a satisfactory/fail basis.
Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing. Open only to students majoring in mathematics or mathematics and computer science.
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MATH 311 - Probability and Statistics I 3 hours
Design of experiments, axioms of probability, random variables, discrete and continuous distributions.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 262 (or concurrent enrollment)
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MATH 312 - Probability and Statistics II 3 hours
Estimation theory, hypothesis testing, linear regression, and correlation and analysis of variance.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 311 .
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MATH 313 - Applied Statistical Analysis Using SAS 3 hours
Review of descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing and estimation, SAS programming language, DATA step applications, SAS procedures, report generation, and working with large data sets.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 312 or consent of instructor.
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MATH 320 - Dynamics and Chaos 3 hours
Fundamental concepts and techniques of discrete dynamical systems, asymptotic behavior, elementary bifurcations, symbolic dynamics, chaos, and fractals.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 262
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MATH 330 - Modern Geometry 3 hours
A study of axiomatics, Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometries, and transformal geometry.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 245
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MATH 340 - Mathematical Modeling 3 hours
An introduction to the development and analysis of deterministic and probabilistic models. Includes curve fitting, simulations, difference and differential equations. Applications from ecology, environmental science, economics, and other fields.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 262 with C or better, and sophomore standing or higher.
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MATH 345 - Complex Analysis 3 hours
An introduction to the theory of functions of a single complex variable. Topics will include differentiation, power series expansions, path integrals in the complex plane, residues and poles, conformal mappings, and applications to fluid flow, electrostatic potential, and heat flow.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 245 and MATH 270.
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MATH 360 - Operations Research 3 hours
Linear programming, simplex and Hungarian method, decision analysis, network analysis, and selected topics.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 170 or MATH 230 , or consent of instructor.
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MATH 365 - Financial Mathematics 3 hours
An introduction to mathematics of finance including interest rates, present, and future value; annuities, perpetuities and other cash flows; yield rates, spot rates and forward rates; cash flow matching and immunization; mathematics of loans, bonds, and other financial instruments.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 262
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MATH 370 - Number Theory 3 hours
Prime numbers and congruencies. Additional topics vary with instructor.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 245 .
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MATH 375 - Cryptography 3 hours
Cryptography is the study of how to protect information. Topics include modular arithmetic, divisibility, matrix algebra, private key cryptography, substitution ciphers, block ciphers, public key cryptography and digital signatures.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 230 or MATH 240
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MATH 380 - Partial Differential Equations 3 hours
An introductory course on partial differential equations, including the method of characteristics, separation of variables, and Fourier series. Special emphasis will be placed on the wave equation, heat equation, and Laplace’s equation, with Dirichlet and Neumann boundary conditions.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 280 .
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MATH 411 - Multivariate Probability Distributions 1 hour
Discrete and continuous multivariate probability distributions including joint probability functions and joint probability density functions, joint cumulative distribution functions, conditional and marginal probability distributions, means and variances for joint, conditional, and marginal probability distributions, covariance and correlation coefficients.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 270 with a B or better and MATH 311 with a B or better.
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MATH 421 - Abstract Algebra 3 hours
The study of groups, rings, fields, and other algebraic structures.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 230 , MATH 245 , and junior or senior standing.
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MATH 441 - Methods of Real Analysis 3 hours
Topology of the real number line, limits of sequences and functions, continuity and differentiation.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 245 and junior or senior standing.
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MATH 450 - Studies in Mathematics 3 hours
Independent reading and/or research on special topics.
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MATH 455 - Internship 3 hours
Experience in a mathematical field under the joint supervision of a college faculty member and an assigned field professional.
Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing and consent of instructor.
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MATH 460 - History of Mathematics 3 hours
A study of the history of mathematics from earliest recorded time through the 17th century. Selected topics in mathematics and its applications are included.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 230 and MATH 262 .
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MATH 480 - Senior Capstone Seminar 2 hours
Summary and extension of core mathematical ideas covered throughout the mathematics major.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 421 and MATH 441 (students may be concurrently enrolled in MATH 480 and one of the two prerequisite courses); successful completion of the departmental Problem Solving Exam; senior standing. Open only to students majoring in mathematics
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MCR 601 - Mediation Skills Training 3 hours
This is a five-day intensive “boot camp” taught on-campus by experienced professional mediators and approved by the Circuit Court of Cook County. This course develops the practical skills of conflict resolution through extensive supervised role-playing.
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MCR 603 - Traditional and Alternative Dispute Method 3 hours
This is an overview of the American legal system that traditionally resolves disputes through the courts. We will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of a highly-formalized system of dispute resolution. In addition, we will focus on the growing trend to resolve disputes through alternative means: negotiation, arbitration and mediation.
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MCR 605 - Ethics of Conflict Resolution 3 hours
Those who seek to resolve conflict are motivated by good intentions, but may wind up doing more harm than good. This course focuses on the ethical duties owed to parties in a dispute, with a particular focus on neutrality, confidentiality and informed consent. Students will study ethical canons, including the ABA’s model standards of conduct for mediators, as well as case studies.
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MCR 607 - Negotiation 3 hours
Negotiation is a key element of conflict resolution. Parties to a dispute attempt to negotiate a favorable resolution while third-party mediators attempt to negotiate with the parties to forge an agreement. In this five-day, intensive campus-based course, students will use live role-playing exercises to hone their negotiation skills under the guidance of experienced negotiators.
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MCR 609 - Psychology of Conflict 3 hours
This course will explore the psychological origins of conflict as well as how a deeper understanding of human nature can be used to resolve conflict.
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