CADR Major

The curriculum requirements for the CADR major are designed to provide a sound pre-professional training ground for undergraduate students who intend to pursue professional conflict intervention positions or to continue in a higher education setting. The major is designed to provide specialized pre-professional training with its emphasis on analytical and practical skills. While remaining anchored in a liberal arts tradition and strongly rooted in the social sciences, the program is designed to easily allow students to study in other fields outside the major in order to enrich these skills and these traditions. The faculty works with students individually to develop strong analytical and practical skills. Students are also guided in the development of a work ethic appropriate to professional conflict resolution practitioners.

The major in conflict analysis and dispute resolution requires time in the field working with organizations and institutions that need conflict resolution services. The major has an internship and field research requirement that can be completed in the local community, the region, the nation or internationally.

The Bachelor of Arts in conflict analysis and dispute resolution requires a minimum of 120 credit hours.  Students will complete 12 courses in General Education and 10 courses in CADR.  The remaining credits will be completed as elective credit hours.

CADR students will successfully complete a total of 10 courses in CADR (including electives) with no less than 15 of the total credit hours for the major at the 300-400 level. All required courses must be completed with grades of C or better.

Transfer students majoring in conflict analysis and dispute resolution are required to complete at least 3 upper-level CADR courses with a grade of C or better at Salisbury University.

Double Major

Students have also found that CADR makes an excellent double major to supplement their skills in other disciplines.  Ultimately, CADR students develop strong analytical and practical skills to better understand and respond to conflict dynamics at all levels of human interaction.  Developing skills to better deal with conflict and to understand the dynamics involved will be useful no matter what profession you find yourself in. 

We have found that CADR compliments the following areas of study as a double major: Business Administration, Communication Arts, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Environmental Health, Environmental Issues, History, Information Systems, International Studies, Management, Nursing, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Social Work, and Sociology.

For more information contact the Center for Conflict Resolution.
call us at: (410) 219-2873 or email us at: conflictresolution@salisbury.edu

Download Current CADR Major checklist (as of fall 2008)

You can pick up a hard copy by visiting us at the Center, we are located on the corner or Camden Ave. and College Ave. (1100 Camden Ave.)

GROUP I:  CADR Core - Complete 5 courses

GROUP II: Complete 2 courses of CADR elective coursework (at least one upper level course 300-400 level)

GROUP III: Track Electives

Complete three DIFFERENT (students can't receive credits for courses in both group II and group III) courses of electives from one of the following tracks (International, Intergroup/Organizational, Interpersonal).

International Track

Emphasizes challenge between nation, state and world systems.

Intergroup/Organizational Track

Emphasizes conflict escalation based on group affiliation including areas such as cross-cultural, ethic, racial and gender conflict.

Interpersonal Track

Emphasizes conflict that may result from human factors such as miscommunication, misperception, misunderstanding and other forces that are manifest between individuals.