Competency Option
The Competency Option is for people in the Conflict Management Certificate Program who wish to emphasize both practitioner skills and academic courses. It consists of nine credits of required courses, including a two-credit internship of 90 hours and a one-credit competency examination. For the competency examination, students: (1) conduct casework, (2) complete a written examination that covers issues of mediation within their specialty area and (3) mediate a case from within their emphasis area before one or more expert mediators.
| Graduate Certificate in Conflict Management Competency Option |
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| Course Number | Title | Credits |
| DISPUTE 500* | Basic Mediation Skills |
3 |
| DISPUTE 501 | Human Factors in Conflict Management | 1 |
| DISPUTE 502 | Negotiation Theory and Practice | 1 |
| DISPUTE 504 | Facilitating Groups in Conflict |
1 |
| DISPUTE 505 | Culture and Conflict | 1 |
| DISPUTE 590 | Internship | 2 |
| DISPUTE 546 | Competency Exam |
1 |
| Electives | Dispute 503 (Conflict 2 Intervention Methods), 594 (workshops), 597 (special topics) or other approved electives | 2 |
| Total credit hours |
12 | |
| Note*Candidates who have already completed Dispute 400 or other equivalent credit-bearing basic mediation courses will waive Dispute 500 and then take three additional credits of approved elective coursework. | ||
Current Idaho Mediation Association Certified Professional Mediators may waive the internship and competency exam and substitute three additional credits of approved elective coursework.