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Certificate in Dispute Resolution Program Coursework

The Certificate in Dispute Resolution is a 14-unit program (12 units for Pepperdine JD students) offered to those who possess a bachelor's degree. It consists of the following requirements:

Required Courses - 6 Units

  • Negotiation Theory and Practice
  • Mediation Theory and Practice
  • One Arbitration Course:
    • Arbitration Law*, Arbitration Practice and Advocacy, International Commercial Arbitration, International Commercial Arbitration Practice and Procedure, or International Commercial Arbitration Theory and Doctrine

* This course is only available to law students, law school graduates or LLM candidates.

Elective Courses - 8 Units Required (6 units for Pepperdine JD/Cert Students)

  • ADR and Social Entrepreneurship
  • Advanced Decision-Making Under Conflict
  • Advanced Mediation Seminar
  • Advanced Trial Practice+
  • Apology, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation
  • Appellate Advocacy+
  • Arbitration Law * +
  • Arbitration Practice and Advocacy*
  • Conflict Consulting and Coaching
  • Cross-Cultural Conflict and Dispute Resolution
  • Current Issues in International Dispute Resolution: International Study Tour
  • Dispute Resolution in Education
  • Dispute Resolution and Religion
  • Dispute Resolution Externship
  • Dispute Resolution Law Journal (up to 4 units) (JD students only)
  • Divorce and Family Mediation
  • Employment Disputes
  • Entertainment Industry Disputes
  • Facilitating Dynamic Groups
  • Faith-Based Diplomacy and International Peacemaking
  • Honors Appellate Advocacy (JD students only)
  • Honors Negotiation Advocacy (JD students only)
  • Honors Mediation Advocacy (JD students only)
  • Honors Trial Practice (JD Students only)
  • International Commercial Arbitration Procedure and Practice*
  • International Commercial Arbitration Theory and Doctrine*
  • International Commercial Arbitration**
  • International Commercial Mediation Theory and Practice
  • International Investment Disputes
  • International Litigation+
  • Interviewing, Counseling and Planning
  • Introduction to U.S. Law (non-JD only)
  • Investor Advocacy Clinic (JD students only)
  • Lawyering Process+
  • Mediation Clinic
  • Mediating Complex Public Policy Disputes
  • Moot Court- International (JD students only)
  • Moot Court- Interschool Competition (JD students only)
  • Olympic and International Sports Dispute Resolution
  • Ombuds Theory and Practice
  • Online Dispute Resolution
  • Psychology of Conflict Communication
  • Resolving Conflicts and System Design for Organizations and Corporations
  • Restorative Justice
  • Selected Issues in Dispute Resolution:
    • Healthcare Dispute Resolution
    • Intellectual Property
    • International Identity-Based Conflict and Dispute Resolution
    • Labor Disputes
    • Mediation Advocacy
    • Strategic Alliances
    • Western Justice Center Peer Mediation and Restorative Practices
  • Trial Practice+
  • Trial Preparation and Settlement+
  • or a Substantive Law Class with Institute Approval (non-law students only)

* If this course was not taken to fulfill the arbitration requirement, it can be taken as an elective.

+ This course is only available to law students, law school graduates, or LLM candidates.

** Students cannot enroll in this class if they have already taken ICA Theory and Doctrine or ICA Procedure and Practice without faculty approval