Our program provides students with the opportunity to gain valuable skills and experience in research, problem solving, evaluation, coalition building, communication, and facilitation. These skills are in demand accross sectors and valued by employers. Our students gain knowledge and skills in conflict resolution that are applicable in numerous contexts. Click here to see the variety of companies and organizations that our alumni work for.
Students who focus on interpersonal conflict resolution find employment in fields such as:
- Education
- Criminal justice
- Mediation
- Ombudsman
- Counseling
- Health care
- Social services
Sectors that utilize skills at the community and organizational level of conflict resolution include the following:
- Management
- Human resources
- Advocacy
- Non-profit organizations
- Community planning and development
- Public administration
- Technology
- Labor unions
At the international level, graduates find their skills and knowledge in demand in the following sectors:
- International development
- Humanitarian aid
- International peace and security
- Human rights advocacy
- National defense
- Emergency disaster response
- Peacebuilding
- International business and economics
- International law
John Paul Lederach, professor of international peacebuilding at the University of Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, and Katie Mansfield, M.A. '08 illustrate the main components and subcomponents of the closely related field of peacebuilding in the graphic below. Click on the image to see the graphic in detail with additional sample careers.
