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Political Science
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Dean: Gayle E. Hutchinson
Department of Political Science
Butte Hall 741
530-898-5301
530-898-6910 Fax
e-mail:
politicalscience@csuchico.edu
http://www.csuchico.edu/pols/
Chair: Charles C. Turner
Vice Chair: Margaret E. Leigey
Undergraduate Advisors:
Jim Jacob (International Relations)
Diane Schmidt (Public Administration)
Lori Beth Way (Criminal Justice)
Lori Weber (General Political Science)
Graduate Coordinators:
Donna R. Kemp (MPA)
Program
Minor in Alternative Dispute Resolution
Minor in International Relations
Minor in Public Administration
Alternative Dispute Resolution Certificate
Master of Public Administration (MPA)
The Minor in Alternative Dispute Resolution
Course Requirements for the Minor: 21 units
The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required of all candidates for this minor.
The purpose of the Minor in Alternative Dispute Resolution is to allow interested students to build a knowledge and skills base sufficient for the practical application of effective conflict resolution in a variety of institutional settings. The core courses deal specifically with the techniques of conflict resolution, including negotiation techniques and strategies, alternative conflict resolution techniques, and a capstone assessment activity. The electives will be chosen from three breadth areas where conflict and its resolution are of vital concern, including interpersonal relations, workplace issues, global issues, and the law.
4 courses required:
| MGMT | 345 | Negotiation Techniques for Conflict Resolution | 3.0 | FA |
| POLS | 452 | Alternative Dispute Resolution | 3.0 | Inq |
| POLS | 454 | Legal Research | 3.0 | FS |
| POLS | 489K | Internship in Legal Studies | 1.0 | -3.0 FS |
3 courses selected from:
| BLAW | 413 | Employment Law | 3.0 | FS |
| BLAW | 414 | Labor Law and Collective Bargaining | 3.0 | FS |
| CMST | 370 | Introduction to Organizational Communication | 3.0 | FS |
| PHIL | 342 | Roots of War and Prospects for Peace | 3.0 | FS * |
| PHIL | 344 | Comparative Peace Studies | 3.0 | FS * |
| POLS | 422 | Political Socialization and Behavior | 3.0 | SP |
| POLS | 438 | Jurisprudence: Philosophy of Law | 3.0 | FS |
This course is also offered as PHIL 438.
| POLS | 460D | Collective Bargaining | 3.0 | JA |
| POLS | 462 | Organizational Theory | 3.0 | FS |
| POLS | 464 | Administrative Law | 3.0 | FA |
| POLS | 466 | Administrative Behavior | 3.0 | Inq |
| POLS | 489L | Internship in Public Law | 1.0 | -3.0 FS |
| POLS | 493 | Community Research | 1.0 | -15.0 FS |
Note: POLS 493 must be taken for 3 units.
| POLS | 489M | Community Legal Information Center Directorship | 3.0 | FS |
| PSYC | 395 | Social Psychology | 3.0 | FS |
| SOCI | 486 | Sociology of Law | 3.0 | Inq |