SUNY Oswego - Conflict Studies and Management: Minor

Requirements

The Conflict Studies and Management Minor is an interdisciplinary minor at SUNY Oswego. Students may elect to take courses in Communication Studies, Anthropology, Sociology, Political Science, Business, Counseling and Pyschological Services, depending on which concentration they choose.

The Peace Education and Conflict Ethos (PEACE) Institute offers new opportunities at Oswego for people interested in the analysis and resolution of conflict. The Conflict Studies and Management minor is open to all students who may choose one of three concentrations:

Interpersonal Conflict, with focus on interactions among individuals
Social Conflict, with emphasis on race, ethnicity, gender, and class relationships
Transnational Conflict, dealing with states' and organizations' politics.

Conflict Studies and Management

Conflict Studies and Management Minor24cr

Core Requirements9 cr

Pst 200 - Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
Psy 397 - Practicum in conflict Management
Pst 400 - Nonviolent Strategies for Social Change

Concentrate15 cr

Select area 1, 2, or 3. At least six credits must be 300-or -400 level.

1. Interpersonal Conflicts
- Psy 100 - Principles of Human Behavior
- Phl 205 - Ethics I: Introduction to Classical Ethics
- Select 3 courses from:
  - Com 212 - Interpersonal Communication
  - Com 240 - Group Interaction and Discussion
  - Com 322 - Female-Male Communication
  - Com 340 - Conflict Management
  - Cps 310 - Introduction to Counseling
  - Cps 340
  - Mgt 460 - Leadership
  - Psy 310 - Topics in Psychology: Applied Psychology
  - Soc 374 - Family Violence

2. Social Conflicts

Pol 120/Psy 120 - Race and Gender in United States Society
Soc 100 - Introductory Sociology
Select 3 courses from:
- Ant 111 - Archaeology and Human Evolution
- Ant 112 - Cultural Anthropology
- Ant 250
- Ant 358
- Com 370 - The Rhetoric of Contemporary Movements
- Com 412 - Advanced Interpersonal Communication
- His 150
- His 346 - History of Organized Crime
- His 351
- His 424 - Seminar in Modern European History
- Hrm 385 - Organizational Behavior
- Hrm 459 - Collective Bargaining
- Hrm 462 - Personnel and Public Policy
- Mgt 261 - Business Organization
- Mgt 461 - Supervisory Management
- Mgt 480 - Women in Management
- Phl 317 - Philosophy of Religion
- Phl 348 - Philosophy and Feminism
- Phl 442 - Social Philosophy
- Pol 321 - Organizational Politics and Management
- Pol 333 - Religion and Politics: Tolerance
- Pol 363 - Feminist Social and Political Theory
- Psy 210
- Psy 340 - Social Psychology
- Soc 250 - Structures of American Society
- Soc 341 - Social Inequality/Stratification
- Soc 363
- Soc 442 - Races and Minorities

3. Transnational Conflicts

Pol 359 - The Nation-State and Global Order
Ant 370 - Peoples of the World
Select 3 courses from:
- His 240
- His 306
- His 341 - America's Vietnam War
- His 342 - United States Diplomacy in the Twentieth Century
- Mgt 469 - Cultural Environment of International Business
- Phl 443 - Philosophy of Law
- Pol 207 - Comparative Politics
- Pol 209 - International Politics
- Pol 307 - Western European Politics
- Pol 319 - International Organization
- Pol 329 - American Foreign Policy

Note: A grade of C- or better is required in each course credited to the minor.