Three Reasons to Earn a Graduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution at UMass

1. Train to be a Top Notch Mediator

Gain hands-on court mediation experience

We offer a mediation certificate program which involves classroom training and more than 30 hours of District Court mediation, mentoring, and evaluation.

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2. Prepare to Facilitate Dialogue

Help Develop Our Restorative Justice

Our courses will help you understand the effects of different types of conflict on people and the relationships among them.

Our Center for Peace Democracy and Development is expanding it's Restorative Justice Project (RJUMP) Our students will have the opportunity to help develop this project.

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3. Expand Your Negotiation Skills

Beneficial in Personal and Professional Relationships

Negotiation occurs in business, non-profit organizations, government branches, legal proceedings, among nations and in personal situations such as marriage, divorce, parenting and everyday life. It is the bedrock skill in the field of conflict resolution.