Overview

Graduates come away with a comprehensive understanding of dispute resolution processes, able to effectively navigate the psycho-social components of healthy dispute resolution and confidently bring parties together in otherwise contentious moments.

Key Features

The Dispute Resolution degree offered at University of Southern California not only provides exceptional in-class education opportunities but encourages students to practice their mediation skills in real-life settings.

In addition to building valuable negotiation, mediation and arbitration skills as an advocate for a client or as a neutral, students in the program will develop and hone business management skills to optimally position themselves for leadership roles in dispute resolution organizations.

The MDR is ideal for:

Dispute resolution practitioners who seek to deepen their expertise and/or manage ADR processes

International practitioners interested in designing dispute resolution processes in their home countries

Those who seek to manage dispute resolution processes, both public and private

Business leaders who seek to expand their expertise in dispute resolution and/or design systems to handle conflicts involving managers, customers, suppliers and employees

Recent graduates seeking to further career goals

Careers

As a graduate of the MDR degree, you will be able to achieve greater levels of success within your current organization, or may use the degree to prepare for a career as a mediator or arbitrator. USC Gould offers specialized career workshops to our ADR degree students. These workshops include specific student group and individualized guidance on:

preparing for a career in and building a network as a mediator or arbitrator

building business plans for ADR practice

developing materials to market your ADR practice

networking to build your ADR practice

operating your ADR practice as a business

In addition to developing a practice as a mediator or arbitrator, many types of careers benefit from exposure to ADR practices. Our courses are developed to build widely useful skills such as communication, problem-solving, management and team-building.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

ADR Law and Policy: Mediation and Arbitration

ADR Ethics

Cross-Cultural Dispute Resolution

Mediation Theory and Practice

Effective Writing for Professionals

U.S. Legal System

Human Resource Compliance

Organizational Conflict

Practical Mediation Skills Clinic

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

24 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Los Angeles, United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

Online USC Gould or LSAC Application

Personal Statement

Resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Official Transcripts and Degree Verification

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

84034 USD / year

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Out-of-State

84034 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

84034 USD / year

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Living costs

Los Angeles

United States

1520 - 2570 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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