Master of Mediation

Mediation instead of litigation: sometimes it’s impossible to avoid a dispute because people’s needs, demands and interests are too different. This leads to conflicts. The path often leads to court, even if the amount in dispute is trivial or the matter is apparently simple. Mediation offers a way out. The mediator structures and accompanies the process; the parties themselves are responsible for resolving the conflict.

The interdisciplinary “Master of Mediation” course offers an academic examination of mediation and conflict management with the breadth and depth of a postgraduate course. It concludes with the academic degree “Master of Mediation” (MM).

Despite its academic orientation, mediation training also has a considerable number of practical applications. Participants learn negotiation and mediation skills that they can use in their daily work.

Profile

Qualification:	Master of Mediation
Study duration:	3 semesters part-time (while working)
Start of studies:	1 April and 1 October
Registration deadline:	1 March and 1 September
Costs:	€7,450

Target Groups

The mediation course is aimed at interested parties who have already completed an academic degree and gained initial professional experience and would like to acquire a master’s degree. Law graduates, but also graduates of other university courses (such as business economists, public administrators, social pedagogues, psychologists, social workers, natural scientists or doctors) often choose this master’s program to supplement their studies. Young professionals and trainee teachers can study at reduced rates.

Graduate Social Worker Dr. Birgit Gunia-Hennecken, MM

Career Prospects

In addition to personal development and academic qualification, the master’s degree in mediation opens up the following career prospects:

You can recognize conflicts before they escalate, prevent them or deal with conflict situations that have already arisen in a forward-looking, results-oriented and interest-oriented manner.
You will acquire mediation and negotiation skills that you can integrate directly into your day-to-day work.

Register here or request information material

Simply contact us using the following link. We will send you the registration or information documents for the continuing education program by post.

The study programs

Useful Information

On the following pages you will find further information on the structure and course of the program.

More details about the degree program (in German)

Admission requirements
- Successfully completed, recognized degree with a total of 240 credit points (CP)
- At least one year of experience in a conflict- or communication-related profession
- If your university degree comprises less than 240 CP but at least 180 CP, this can be compensated with further professional experience
Course content and organization

The course has a modular structure and can be completed in three semesters. Each module concludes with a homework assignment. In addition to the provision of printed study material, 10 x 12 hours of online seminars are planned.

1st semester:
Module 1: Mediation and Legal Culture
Module 2: Mediation and Interpersonal Behavior
Module 3: Challenges for Mediators

2nd semester:
Modules 4 & 5 (elective modules from the subject areas)
- Mediation in the Family Environment
- Mediation in Business
- Mediation in the Public Sector / Large Group Mediation
- Mediative Management of Criminal Acts
- Mediation in an Intercultural Context
Module 6: Interactive Science Module (online)

3rd semester:
Module 7: Documentation and Supervision Seminar
Module 8: Master’s examination

Qualification

The prerequisites for obtaining the master’s degree are the successful completion of the final module work, the preparation of a master’s thesis and the final oral examination.

Teaching Staff

Prof. Dr. Britta Bannenberg, Gießen
Prof. Dr. Karl Heinz Blasweiler, Lüdenscheid
RA Marcus Hehn, Betzdorf/Sieg
Prof. Dr. Katharina Kriegel-Schmidt, M. A., Jena
Prof. Dr. Leo Montada, Trier
Prof. Dr. Katharina Gräfin von Schlieffen (Academic Director)
Attorney Anke Stein-Remmert, Beckum
Attorney Cornelia Sabine Thomsen, Heidelberg
Former judge Arthur Trossen, Altenkirchen
Dr. Ed Watzke, Vienna
and many more.
The following admission deadlines apply:
- For the summer semester: 1 March
- For the winter semester: 1 September
- The date of receipt stamp at the FernUniversität in Hagen is decisive.
The FernUniversität in Hagen is Germany’s only state-run distance-learning university. It has 50 years of experience and is the largest university in Germany in terms of active students. Thanks to its flexible study system, studying at the FernUniversität offers the following advantages:
- Distance learning and 10 x 12 hrs of online training
- Qualification at your own desk, no travel or accommodation expenses
- Flexible time- and location-independent part-time courses you can take alongside your job
- Germany’s largest network of lecturers in mediation
- Specialization in 2 of 5 elective modules
- Collegial networking via the interactive learning platform Moodle.
- An academic master’s degree in an accredited degree program
- The right to bear the title of Mediator according to Section 5 (1) MediationsG and § 7a BORA