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Water Conflict Management Graduate Certificate - Online

The Department of Geosciences in the College of Science now offers an online certificate in Water Conflict Management and Transformation in cooperation with Ecampus.

Because current approaches to water resource education do not address the challenges of water resource and conflict management, this 18-credit online graduate certificate will provide the tools for decision-making and strategizing when faced with these global issues.

Program overview

The online Water Conflict Management Graduate Certificate provides in-depth skills-building training to enhance personal and institutional capacity in water governance issues and strategies across distinct and overlapping contexts:

• Water governance
• Water and ecosystems
• Water and society
• Water and economics

This approach will prepare graduates of the program to address and facilitate hydrodiplomacy, conflict resolution, public participation, strategic planning, finance administration and public policy and law. This program also enjoys the strong support of the Institute for Water and Watersheds (IWW), the hub for water-related research activities at OSU.

This online graduate certificate is featured in the Natural Resources Distance Learning Consortium. View more info about the NRDLC and our other Online Courses and Degrees in Natural Resources for Agency Professionals.

Goals

The Curriculum featured in the Water Conflict Management Graduate Certificate aims to better prepare professionals for the workforce by:

• Training students to be competitive and competent across broad disciplines
• Providing case-based coursework and outreach-based fieldwork for real-world problem-solving
• Demonstrating valuable tools and resources relevant in today's workplace, especially in the areas of technology and public policy
• Learning from world-class OSU faculty and Instructors

For more details, read about the program's Benefits listed on the College of Science's website about the Program in Water Conflict Management and Transformation.

Participants

Students and professionals interested in the program should have completed a bachelor's degree and must be enrolled in a graduate degree program or be accepted into the Graduate Certificate Program in Water Conflict Management and Transformation. You can find more information on prerequisite and other application information by visiting Admissions.

Flexible online delivery

All components of the Water Conflict Management Graduate Certificate can be completed online. This delivery method allows water management students and professionals to access courses on their own schedule while still balancing work, family and personal commitments. Visit Curriculum to find more information on course scheduling.

More information

Please contact the Ecampus Student Services Center for questions regarding this new program:

Email: ecampus@oregonstate.edu
Call: 800-667-1465 (Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. PST)