Conflict Analysis and Dispute Resolution Major
Peace is a power greater than any weapon. If you are driven to make a difference, start your lifelong dedication to building a more peaceful world with Salisbury University’s conflict analysis and dispute resolution program. Our program provides you with specialized pre-professional training that teaches you how to deal effectively with people in conflict in all aspects of your life – and ultimately, how to save lives.
Why Choose a Conflict Analysis and Dispute Resolution Major at Salisbury University?
More and more schools across the nation are seeing a need for peace education – and SU is already leagues ahead. The Department of Conflict Analysis and Dispute Resolution (CADR) is ranked the number two program of its kind in the nation. The department, in conjunction with the Bosserman Center for Conflict Resolution, is a unique program of distinction that offers a multidisciplinary, practical and applied approach to teaching and training.
With SU, you can tailor your major to focus on areas that you are passionate about. Strongly rooted in the social sciences, CADR complements the following areas of study as a double major:
- Communication
- Early Childhood Education
- Elementary Education
- Environmental Studies
- History
- Information Systems
- International Studies
- Management
- Nursing
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Social Work
- Sociology
Conflict Analysis and Dispute Resolution Focus Options
The Conflict Analysis and Dispute Resolution Program balances core concepts in conflict models, theory and research, linking these to practical applications in the field of conflict analysis and dispute intervention. Choose from three focus options for a Bachelor of Arts:
CADR Faculty with Real-World Experience
Our faculty and staff mentors are on hand to make sure students are fully engaged in all three CADR program wings of teaching, research and practice.
Meet Your Conflict Analysis and Dispute Resolution Faculty:
Vitus Ozoke
Dr. Vitus Ozoke’s goal is to build the best Conflict Analysis and Dispute Resolution (CADR) program in the United States at SU. He was named a Carnegie African Diaspora Fellow in 2018, helping to grow the field of conflict resolution and increase intellectual opportunities in Africa. Through the program, he traveled to Nigeria to develop CADR curriculum for the Nnamdi Azikiwe University’s School of Social Sciences. He has experience working with students on curriculum advising and research opportunities.