Conflict Resolution and Mediation

Taught in English, the International program in Conflict Resolution and Mediation of Tel Aviv University is a 10-month (three semester) full-time program open to students interested in developing their knowledge and skills in the field of dispute resolution. There is an optional thesis track which extends the program to a second year.

As the Conflict Resolution and Mediation program of Tel Aviv University is interdisciplinary in nature, we accept applicants from a wide variety of academic backgrounds which reflect the interdisciplinary interest in conflict resolution around the world. Accepted students have come from academic fields as disparate as: Political Science, International Relations, Psychology, Sociology, Economics, History, Cultural Studies, Fine Arts, Business Administration, Law, and more.

Key facts

• There are no specific professional profiles that would require this particular degree in the sense that specific degrees are required to be a lawyer or a physician. However, understanding negotiation and conflict resolution is a core necessity and asset for any profession that includes sustaining relationships and other dynamics of interpersonal, organizational, community-based, international and intercultural life.
• The following are good examples of works that suit conflict professionals: Trainers, consultants, organizational conflict design specialists, human resource managers, mediators and arbitrators, community development and equal opportunity advocates, violence intervention and prevention professionals or community peacemakers.

Courses include

• Principles and Processes of Negotiation in Conflict Resolution

• Research Methods

• History of the Middle East

• Political Approaches to Conflict

• Socio-Psychological Approaches to Conflict

• Cultural Approaches to Conflict Resolution: Islamic and Jewish Perspectives

• International Law and Dispute Resolution

• Mediation Workshop