Interdisciplinary Conflict Resolution Minor

All students are required to meet the general university admission requirements.

Additional Requirements

• You must submit a Minor Application Form.
• The application must be approved by the ICR minor chair in order to be eligible to receive the minor.
• The minor is available to K-State undergraduate students, post-baccalaureate K-State students and non-K-State graduates of an accredited university.

Conflict resolution skills are highly sought-after in any profession. This minor is especially useful in the following industries:

• communication
• law
• psychology
• social and family services
• business
• health
• education

A grade of C or higher is required for all courses.

Required (6 credits)

• CNRES 531 - Core Conflict Resolution (3 credits)
• CNRES 532 -Conflict Resolution across Cutlures & Contexts (3 credits)

Electives (9 credits)
Choose three courses from one of the following tracks:

Organizational Track:

• CNRES 534 - Conflict in Organizations (3 credits)
• COMM 326 - Group Communication (3 credits)*
• COMM 425 - Organizational Communication (3 credits)*
• COMM 465 - Communication and Conflict (3 credits)
• COMM 537 - Negotiation and Communication (3 credits)*
• MANGT 520 - Organizational Behavior (3 credits)
• MANGT 530 - Labor Relations and Negotiation (3 credits)*
• MANGT 260 - Management of Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace (3 credits)
• POLSC 307 - Introduction to Public Administration (3 credits)
• POLSC 526 - Comparative Political Institutions (3 credits)*
• POLSC 638 - Ethnic Conflict (3 credits)*
• POLSC 642 - International Conflict (3 credits)*
• POLSC 651 - International Organization (3 credits)*
• PSYCH 538 - Cross-cultural Psychology (3 credits)
• PSYCH 556 - Multi-cultural Psychology (3 credits)
• PSYCH 560 - Personnel Psychology (3 credits)*
• PSYCH 563 - Gender Issues in the Workplace (3 credits)
• PSYCH 564 -Psychology of the Workplace (3 credits)*

Family Track:

• CNRES 530 - Coping with Life Crises (3 credits)*
• CNRES 535 - Divorce and Child Custody Mediation (3 credits)
• CNRES 537 - Elder and Family Decision Making (3 credits)*
• CNRES 599 - Conflict Resolution Practicum (3 credits)*
• COMM 322 - Interpersonal Communication (3 credits)*
• COMM 465 - Communication and Conflict (3 credits)
• COMM 542 - Relational Communication (3 credits)*
• HDFS 301 - Interpersonal Skills for Helping Professionals (3 credits)
• HDFS 305 - Family Violence Across the Life Course (3 credits)
• POLSC 606 - Gender and Politics (3 credits)*
• CRIM 470 - Family Violence and the Criminal Justice System (3 credits)*
• SOCWK 200 - Basic Skills for Working with People (3 credits)*
• SOCWK 610 - Substance Abuse (3 credits)

Legal Track:

• CNRES 535 - Divorce and Child Custody Mediation (3 credits)*
• CNRES 599 - Conflict Resolution Practicum (3 credits)*
• COMM 260 - Introduction to Trial Advocacy (3 credits)*
• COMM 475 - Legal Communication (3 credits)*
• COMM 537 - Negotiation and Communication (3 credits)*
• MANGT 230 - Business Law (3 credits)
• POLSC 607 - Administrative Law (3 credits)*
• POLSC 611 - The Legislative Process (3 credits)*
• POLSC 612 - The Judicial Process (3 credits)*
• POLSC 614 - Constitutional Law (3 credits)*
• POLSC 615 - The Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties (3 credits)*
• POLSC 647 - International Law (3 credits)*
• POLSC 670 - Law, Politics, and Literature (3 credits)*
• SOCIO 260 - Social Problems (3 credits)*
• SOCIO 261 - Sociology of the Criminal Justice System (3 credits)
• SOCIO 500 - Sociological Perspectives on Contemporary Issues (3 credits)*
• CRIM 364 - Criminology (3 credits)
• SOCIO 635 - Sociology of Human Trafficking (3 credits)
• CRIM 665 - Women and Crime (3 credits)
• SOCWK 350 - Social Work with Criminal Offenders and Victims (3 credits)*
• SOCWK 610 - Topics in Social Work (3 credits)

*Course is not available online at K-State.