Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution
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The Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution (CSDR) is a research center under the University of Missouri School of Law to develop and promote:
- Appropriate methods for understanding, managing and resolving domestic and international conflict.
- The use of dispute resolution techniques to enhance informed decisionmaking.[1]
The CSDR offers the following two degrees as a part of its curriculum:[2]
- Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution
- LL.M. students can earn dual degrees (MA and PhD) from the School of Journalism.
Students who already have a law degree (either a J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school, or a LL.B. from a school outside the United States) may receive their LL.M. in Dispute Resolution from the University of Missouri.[3] Students must complete 24 Credit hours, 15 of which must be in Dispute Resolution.[4] These 15 hours include the 16 hours that students earn from required coursework in Arbitration, Research, Methods for Evaluating Dispute Resolution Systems, Non-Binding Dispute Resolution, and Understanding Conflict.[5]
The University of Missouri School of Law was the first law school in United States to offer an LL.M. that is exclusively focused on Dispute Resolution,[6] and consistently ranks as one of the top law schools offering Dispute Resolution programs in the United States.[7]