The Master of Science in Dispute Resolution (MSDR) degree is designed to provide knowledge and skills in alternative dispute resolution theories, methods, and applications. The program will benefit professionals in a wide spectrum of organizations in the public and private sectors: business, industry, labor, government, education, religion, non-profits, and non-governmental organizations.

The skills and methods obtained in the MSDR will be of special usefulness for (1) controlling lost capital due to grievances, complaints, and litigation in the workplace, as well as for (2) redirecting human and financial resources toward prevention of disputes, improvement of communication and organizational mission.

While the MSDR provides a strong career building-block for persons holding undergraduate degrees, the MSDR also expands employment applications for persons holding professional degrees or credentials, such as the MBA, JD, MSW, MPSY, CPA, and MDIV. Executives, middle managers, and labor leaders, can apply knowledge and skills learned in the MSDR to maintain and promote healthy workforce environments.

Sullivan University founded the MSDR degree upon evidence and conviction that alternative dispute resolution education (ADR) is a growing field for employment applications worldwide. Growth trends in litigation, large money awards by juries or judges, and various signs of increased crime and violence, juvenile to corporate, domestic to international, point to the need for persons to understand the causes, manifestations, and possible solutions for conflict, disputes, and violence.

Sullivan’s MSDR degree program is the only 100% distance education Masters degree in the United States with a complete curricular design centered on workplace knowledge and skills.

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100% Online Education
Structure of the Program
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Credit Transfer and Minimum GPA
U.S. State Court-Approved Trainings: Credit, Trainers, Process
Mediation Practicum Module Required Courses
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