Master of Dispute Resolution Curriculum

Required Courses

12 units (10 units required for law students)

• One Arbitration Course:Cross-Cultural Conflict and Dispute Resolution

  • Arbitration Law⁺, Arbitration Practice and Advocacy, International Commercial Arbitration Theory and Doctrine, or International Commercial Arbitration Procedure and Practice 

• Introduction to US Law (for non-lawyers and non-law students)

• Mediation Theory and Practice

• Negotiation Theory and Practice

• Psychology of Conflict Communication

* 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.

Elective Courses 

16 units required (18 units required for law students)

• Advanced Mediation Seminar

• Advanced Trial Practice ⁺

• Appellate Advocacy ⁺

• Arbitration Law * ⁺

• Arbitration Practice and Advocacy *

• Current Issues in International Dispute Resolution: London/Geneva

• Current Issues in International Dispute Resolution: Hong Kong/Beijing

• Dispute Resolution in Education

• Dispute Resolution and Religion

• Dispute Resolution Law Journal (up to 4 units) (JD students only)

• Divorce and Family Mediation

• Environmental and Public Policy Dispute Resolution

• Fair Employment and Housing Mediation Clinic

• Faith-Based Diplomacy and International Peacemaking

• Honors Appellate Advocacy (JD students only)

• Honors Negotiation Advocacy (JD students only)

• Honors Mediation Advocacy (JD students only)

• International Commercial Arbitration Procedure and Practice *

• International Commercial Arbitration Theory and Doctrine *

• International Commercial Arbitration **

• International Investment Disputes

• International Litigation ⁺

• Interviewing, Counseling and Planning

• Investor Advocacy Clinic (JD students only)

• Lawyering Process ⁺

• Mediation Clinic

• Moot Court- International (JD students only)

• Moot Court- Interschool Competition (JD students only)

• Restorative Justice

• Selected Issues in Dispute Resolution:Special Education Advocacy Clinic ⁺

  • Apology, Forgiveness and Reconciliation
  • Conflict Consulting and Coaching
  • Decision Making Under Conflict
  • Dispute Resolution and Technology
  • Employment Disputes
  • Entertainment Industry Disputes
  • Entertainment and Sports
  • Ethical Practices in Dispute Resolution
  • Facilitating Dynamic Groups
  • Healthcare Dispute Resolution
  • Intellectual Property
  • International Identity Based Conflict and Dispute Resolution
  • Labor Disputes
  • Leadership and Conflict
  • Managing Litigation and Conflict for Corporations and Organizations
  • Mass Torts
  • Ombuds
  • Online Dispute Resolution
  • Strategic Alliances
  • Systems Design

• 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

Externships or Thesis

4 units required