The Conflict Analysis and Resolution (CAR) undergraduate program began in Fall 2004 with one course, CONF 101-- Conflict and Our World, taught by CAR Program Director, Dr. Susan Hirsch. Over the past two years CAR’s enrollment has grown to eighty-seven undergraduates majoring in Conflict Analysis and Resolution and nineteen minors. The interdisciplinary CAR program consists of the core conflict courses in addition to courses from other units across Mason, such as Anthropology, History, Government, Sociology, Philosophy and Administration of Justice. Students completing the program earn either a B.S. or B.A degree.
Students strengthen their skills and experiences through study abroad, internship, or service learning opportunities. CAR students have traveled to Costa Rica, Rwanda, the Middle East, and other destinations as part of their CAR program of study. As the number of CAR students grow, more conflict courses are added. By Fall 2007 seven to ten core conflict courses will be taught each semester in addition to special topics courses, such as Human Rights and Inequality and World Religions, Violence, and Conflict Resolution.
