College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 2015-2016 Catalog

178 CARM 6170 - Violence Prevention and Intervention This course examines various theories of human aggression and violence, exploring their underlying assumptions about human nature and the causes of violence. Also included is an introduction to a range of violence intervention and prevention approaches developed for use at the interpersonal, intergroup, and societal level. Offered summer and fall. CARM 6300 –Master’s Thesis: (six credits) (optional) This course is taken over a two-term period in lieu of two electives required for completion of the degree program. The thesis may be an extended literature review of an approved subject, an approved independent research project, or a combination of the two (for further information, including prerequisites, see master’s thesis handbook) Prerequisites: students must have 27 credits. CARM 6400 - Comprehensive Exam in Progress Students who need to take any part of the comprehensive examination will be enrolled in this course. CARM 6601 - International Conflict Resolution This course reviews international conflict resolution in many settings and includes informal mediation by private interveners and scholar practitioners; formal mediation by individual, regional, transnational, and international organizations; and mediation within small and large states. Offered occasionally. CARM 6602 - Resolving Environmental and Public Disputes This course focuses on the theoretical bases, practical applications, process orientations, and actual intervention into complex multiparty, multi-issue public disputes. Focus is on social/environmental interactions and sources of political and economic conflict over human health environmental protection and natural resource scarcity. Offered occasionally. CARM 6604 - Gender and Conflict This course examines gender roles in conflict and how conflict is experienced and perceived by men and women. Course material includes feminist theories, men's studies, religion, literature, history, anthropology, film, television, psychology, the justice system, and alternative dispute resolution. Offered occasionally. CARM 6605 - Institutional Assessment in Conflict Resolution Practice This course will introduce students to the field of institutional assessment and planning, emphasizing the higher education environment and its unique challenges. Students will explore the functions of educational institutions across systems, develop an understanding of the concepts of institutional assessment and administrative issues in higher education, learn to use core technologies and methodologies for research applications, and build experience navigating the political and interpersonal dynamics that promote effective institutional assessment. Offered occasionally. CARM 6606 – Advanced Mediation Skills This course will oblige students to examine conventional wisdom and the students’ own beliefs to develop a more sophisticated understanding of the potentials and limits of mediation in a wide variety of contexts. The course will cover selected mediation issues and skills in more depth than possible in an introductory survey of mediation. Students will analyze issues such as convening mediations, eliciting and satisfying interests, maintaining impartiality, dealing with power imbalances, handling apparent impasses, identifying and