Creighton University

Founded in 1878, Creighton University is a prestigious institution grounded in Jesuit values. Our approach to education includes a passion for learning and making a difference, resulting in graduates motivated to succeed and making a lasting impact in their fields. We bring the same challenging courses and expert faculty to our online degree programs. Creighton has been consistently ranked by US News & World Report as the #1 master's degree granting university in the Midwest.

The Creighton Advantage

• Our approach to education creates a passion for learning and a zeal for making a difference
• Our focus on the development of the ethical and spiritual character produces graduates who are highly motivated to succeed and make a lasting impact in their chosen career field

The Online Master's in Negotiation and Dispute Resolution

Help resolve conflict and create positive outcomes with the online Master's Degree in Negotiation and Dispute Resolution from Creighton University. Mediation is one of the fastest-growing fields in the world as individuals, organizations, and governments increasingly turn to negotiation to settle their differences. Appropriate dispute resolution and effective negotiation techniques are rapidly being recognized as a vital component of successful organizations and businesses in nearly every field, including law, labor, the health care industry, government, politics, and education.

Creighton's online master's in Negotiation and Dispute Resolution is an interdisciplinary degree offered through the Werner Institute for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution at the Creighton University School of Law. The Institute is dedicated to advancing the field of conflict resolution to a new level by developing innovative approaches that reduce the costs of conflict and helping to train the next generation of practitioners and scholars in this area.

The program offers these specializations:

• International Negotiation and Conflict Resolution:

Work toward a more productive and peaceful global community with an integrated understanding of cultural differences, conflict dynamics, and opportunities for conflict transformation in the international setting.

The Many Faces of Negotiation and Dispute Resolution

Conflict, both big and small, is a fact of life. Organizations continue to recognize the value of negotiation and conflict resolution in place of more time-consuming and expensive processes to work out differences. A master's in this growing discipline can be applied to a number of professions and fields.

• Attorneys and other legal professionals can hone their negotiation skills to achieve better outcomes for clients or to avoid costly litigation. A master's in Negotiation and Dispute Resolution is the recognized credential to build credibility as a professional mediator or to move into a new career serving the public, such as social services.
• Police officers and social workers are on the front lines of conflict. The mediation skills and techniques you learn in Creighton's online MA program can help you perform your duties more effectively, advance your career, or move into specialized positions dedicated to mediation and resolving conflict.

Five Benefits of Online Learning

1. Earn the same highly respected degree as students who attend our traditional, on-campus classes
2. Access your coursework anywhere, anytime via easy to use virtual classrooms supported by outstanding
3. 24-7 technical support
4. Collaborate with your instructors and other classmates through online discussion forums and virtual meetings
5. Emphasis on small class size allows personal attention for each student

Accreditation

Creighton University has been awarded Regional Accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), a Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA).