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The Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution
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DCAR) offers Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in two delivery
formats. The department offers an M.S. degree in
Conflict Analysis and Resolution. This master’s degree
program is designed for students to apply their study
to a variety of practicing fields. The doctoral program
offers students opportunities to become informed
scholars, practitioners, and researchers who can offer
leadership in the field. The department takes a holistic,
learner-centered approach to encouraging students and
professionals to define and shape their intellectual and
practice paths in a creative and rigorous fashion. It offers
both on-campus and online learning formats in conflict
resolution and college student affairs and employs an
optimal combination of dynamic learning models and
flexible interactive media so that mid-career adults do
not have to relocate for their graduate studies.
The Department of Family Therapy offers master’s
and doctoral degrees. The master’s degree program is
committed to clinical excellence. It has full accreditation
with the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage
and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE) of the
American Association of Family Therapy (AAMFT).
The master’s degree in Family Therapy is also available
at various NSU student educational centers. While
members of the cohort may reside in geographically
distant areas, they have opportunities to interact and
share assignments throughout the program. Both
master’s degree programs fulfill academic requirements
for MFT state licensure in Florida and for clinical
membership in AAMFT (additional post-master’s
clinical experience is required for both credentials).
The Ph.D. program also is fully accredited by the
Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family
Therapy Education (COAMFTE) of the American
Association of Family Therapy (AAMFT) and provides
students with the knowledge and expertise necessary to
become leaders in the field. Students may select courses
that fulfill the academic requirements for becoming a
clinical member and approved supervisor in AAMFT.
The department also offers a practitioner-oriented
doctoral program, the Doctor of Marriage and Family
Therapy (D.M.F.T.) degree.
The Department of Multidisciplinary Studies houses two
master’s degree programs. The M.A. in Cross-Disciplinary
Studies is multidisciplinary, experiential, and allows
students to self-design their graduate studies. The
program is designed to meet the needs of students who
are seeking a broader learning forum, and who appreciate
the unique self-design of cross-disciplinary studies. The
M.A. program provides intellectual advancement and
the opportunity to expand and enrich educational
horizons in keeping with liberal studies traditions.
The M.A. program uses a variety of perspectives for
observing, analyzing, and addressing contemporary
social issues. Students focus on systemic approaches and
methodologies when studying human challenges. The
program uses experiential learning to provide students
with hands-on training in which theory and practice
are integrated.
TheM.S. in College Student Affairs is designed to prepare
students for the expanded roles and responsibilities of
student affairs professionals in today’s diverse college
and university environments. Students will learn and
experience the practical application of the knowledge
base and skill sets of student affairs administration and
conflict resolution in higher education organizational
settings. The offering is designed for students interested
in a college student affairs master’s degree program
and for those currently working in student affairs
and services seeking to advance their own personal
knowledge and professional credentials.
The school offers several graduate certificates and
concentration programs including conflict analysis
and resolution, family systems health care, health
care conflict resolution, peace studies, college student
personnel administration, qualitative research, family
studies, and family ministry. Graduate certificate
programs provide knowledge, methods, and skills leading
to career advancement and life enlightenment in the
fields of study. As a concentration, the area of interest
allows students to specialize while studying in their field.
The Brief Therapy Institute (BTI) provides individuals,
couples, and families with a variety of consultation,
therapy, and educational services. The team of
professionals can assist clients with couple difficulties,
parenting problems, divorce adjustment, family
conflicts, academic or behavioral problems, the impact
of chronic illness, stress management, depression,
anxiety, and other troubling issues. By enlisting the
clients’ strengths to empower productive change, BTI
provides quality therapeutic services beyond typical
mental health care.