Conflict Prevention, Management & Resolution
Certificate in the Bridging Disciplines Programs
The Conflict Prevention, Management & Resolution Bridging Disciplines Program (BDP) allows students to learn tools and frameworks for preventing, mitigating, and resolving conflicts across multiple dimensions, from complex global and societal conflicts around the world to the everyday conflicts in organizations and interpersonal relationships.
Students in this program will explore the causes and consequences of conflict and its intersections with structures that perpetuate inequities and violence, as well as the conditions for collaboration and peace, for engagement across diverse stakeholders, and for effective conflict resolution. You may choose to focus on a wide range of topics, from disarmament to interpersonal and cross-cultural communication, from managing conflicts within organizations to political, religious, and social pluralism. This BDP provides the flexibility to pursue your specific interests in conflict mitigation and resolution, and students may apply these interests to work in law, organizational leadership and business, policy, international diplomacy, and much more.
Eligibility
ShowDegree-seeking undergraduates in good academic standing at The University of Texas at Austin are eligible to apply to the BDPs. Students must be in at least the second semester of their freshman year to be eligible to apply. Students must plan to be enrolled at UT as a degree-seeking undergraduate for at least two semesters after the semester in which they apply to the BDP. The BDPs are open to undergraduate students from every college and school at UT. However, because there is significant overlap in program focus and coursework, some majors and BDP certificates may not be combined. View eligibility information for more details.
How to Apply
ShowApplications for the Bridging Disciplines Programs are accepted twice a year, during the fall and spring semesters. Learn additional information and how to apply to the BDPs. Interested students can attend an information session, which are offered throughout the semester.
Required Courses
ShowWith 19 credit hours of coursework and Connecting Experiences, students may earn a BDP certificate in Conflict Prevention, Management & Resolution. View a complete list of courses and requirements
Personality
ShowStudents in the Conflict Prevention, Management & Resolution BDP form a community with shared interests in studying and promoting conflict resolution in interpersonal, institutional, societal, and global contexts.
Conflict Prevention, Management & Resolution students come from a wide range of majors at UT, including Anthropology, Business, Communication Studies, Economics, International Relations and Global Studies, Public Health, Religious Studies, Sociology, Social Work, and many others.
Skills
ShowAfter completing 19 credit hours consisting of coursework as well as research and/or internship experiences, students earn a certificate that will be recognized on their transcript, demonstrating a secondary area of specialization that complements their major. By pursuing an interdisciplinary certificate, students in the BDPs learn to become more flexible, versatile thinkers, better prepared for a professional world that values innovation and collaboration. Students in the BDPs gain access to unique research and internship experiences at UT and around the world, giving them hands-on experience applying what they have learned in the classroom.
