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Postgraduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution Skills, Coventry University
| Publish date | 2008-07-03 |
| Available Articles | Full articles without membership |
Who is this for?
There’s a small but growing trend of academic studies of conflict resolution – no doubt mirroring an increase in dug-in conflict situations across the globe.
The city of Coventry is no stranger to the fall-out from conflict. After it was devastated by air attack in the Second World War, it was twinned with other devastated and ‘martyred’ cities including Dresden, Hiroshima, Stalingrad, Warsaw, Lidice and Caen. So Coventry’s global reputation as a city dedicated to reconciliation and peace has grown.
This postgraduate course, run by the university’s Centre for Peace and Reconciliation Studies, is aimed at graduates who want to become involved in working in conflict resolution within Britain or overseas, and existing practitioners seeking to refresh and refocus their thinking and their activities in the field.
What do I learn?
Students work in learning sets that take advantage of their range of experience in different political, social, cultural and organisational contexts.
The richness and variety of experience and backgrounds of the participants will help illustrate the generic features of conflict, with regard to its causal factors and the techniques and strategies that can be used to alleviate its destructive consequence.
The aim of this course is to provide participants with a clear and comprehensive understanding of the causes of conflict and its dynamic forces. Faculty also provide training in a range of practical skills relevant to the handling of conflict situations.
The curriculum introduces a range of practical skills and analytical tools that, through a programme of relevant exercises, will enhance understanding of conflict and capacities for handling it constructively.
The curriculum is intended to encourage reflective learning, and to enable students to apply the skills they have learned to an organisational or situational context. A range of conflict situations will be analysed as case studies based on participants’ own experiences and interests.
How do I learn?
The teaching method is highly participative, with space for extensive student contributions and presentations alongside the more formal input of the tutors.
Students complete a written assignment, with tutorial support provided through distance learning, as part of the assessment for the award of the Postgraduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution Skills.
What do I get out of it?
Graduates will be skilled in analysing and understanding conflict situations at different levels and within particular settings.
On a practical level, students on the programme develop and practice skills including communication, active listening, mediation, negotiation and strategy building.
Another goal is to help students develop the ability to work with others to sustain a long-term approach to changing the relationships that give rise to destructive conflict.
How do I get in?
Applicants need a first degree of a reasonable standard (presumably they mean at least a 2:2). Applications from students without the normal academic qualifications but with relevant professional expertise and/or life experience will also be considered.
How long does it take?
The course is studied part-time over one year.
How much does it cost?
Fees are £1,635 per year; there is a ‘writing-up’ fee of £675.
Contact details
Undergraduate (part-time):
Telephone: 024 7688 7090
Fax: 024 7688 8609
Email: part-time.uni@coventry.ac.uk
Postgraduate (part-time or full-time):
Telephone: 024 7688 7667 or 024 7688 7091
Fax: 024 7688 8609
Email: postgraduate@coventry.ac.uk
Keywords: conflict resolution, postgraduate.
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