DURANGO-BASED PROGRAM Now accepting applications for the 2006-007 "Best and the Brightest" Internship Program.  Please contact the Center for more information as soon as possible! The Center's Master's Degree program was first offered in Durango, CO, in the fall of 1997.  The sixth cohort will begin the program in the fall of 2005, starting with the prerequisite course which will be held on the following six days: September 23, 24, 25  and October 28, 29, 30. Anyone interested in pursuing the MA in Durango should contact the Center's Director.  The format and requirements of the Durango-based program are the same as those of the Denver-based program.  Current tuition for each course is $775 with no fees; however, this is subject to change.  See curriculum information for proposed course schedule for the next two years. NEW DIRECTIONS - DURANGO Master's Program Course Schedule Fall 2005 - Fall 2007 Term Course Title Course Type Fall 2005 Politics, Public Policy & Leadership Prerequisite   Environmental Politics & Policy Elective Spring 2006 American Politics Core Ethical Responsibilities of Leaders  Elective Summer 2006 Research Methods Core Fall 2006 American Political Thought Core   Politics of the Budgetary Process Elective Spring 2007 Local Government and Globalization Core   Public Priorities of the 21st Century Elective Summer 2007 Master's Project Project/I.S.*    *I.S. = Independent Study   Adhering to this schedule will enable a student who began the program in Fall 2005 to complete the Master's Program in the Summer 2007 semester. Remember, in addition to the Prerequisite course, each student needs to take the four Core courses (including Research Methods), four Electives, and the Master's Project Independent Study (graduate credits transferred in from another school will count toward Electives credits).   back to top