该证书的目的是学习在各种情况下管理冲突位置，并开发建设性的方式来进行争议管理或冲突谈判。学生可以使用此证书来加深对冲突及其解决方案在当今世界中扮演的关键角色的理解。该证书将补充通讯，刑事司法，劳工和就业研究，种族研究，商业，国际关系，心理学，政治学以及妇女与性别研究的学位课程。
The purpose of this certificate is to learn to manage conflicting positions in various contexts and to develop constructive ways to engage in dispute management or conflict negotiation. Students may use this certificate to enhance their understanding of the critical role that conflict and its resolution play in the world today. This certificate would complement degree programs in communication, criminal justice, labor and employment studies, ethnic studies, business, international relations, psychology, political science, and women and gender studies.