Why This Degree?
You want a degree that leads somewhere. The Conflict Analysis and Resolution concentration in the BAS program at George Mason helps you build career-ready skills in communication, negotiation, leadership, critical thinking, and collaborative problem-solving – skills sought by employers in every sector. Our graduates work in government, nonprofits, international organizations, business, education, consulting, advocacy, and human resources, where they help teams navigate challenges, build effective partnerships, and create solutions to complex problems. Through experiential learning, simulations, field-based opportunities, and skills-centered coursework, you’ll graduate with practical tools that are immediately applicable in the workplace and adaptable throughout your career.
This concentration:
- Builds on your current skills to ensure your competitiveness in the region’s growing workforce.
- Maximizes your accumulated credits and ‘life credits.’
- Develops key career skills, such as critical thinking, written and oral communication, interpersonal collaboration, and problem solving through its interactive and engaging curriculum. Students can focus on interpersonal, community and organizational, or international conflicts.
- Prepares you for careers such as education, counseling, management, law enforcement, the military, diplomacy, and other public policy positions in state or federal government agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), or non-profit organizations.
- Courses are taught by outstanding Mason faculty and have flexible scheduling options offered at the Fairfax campus.
For more information, please contact Jane Walker at 703-993-7134 or [email protected]