Build your dialogue and deliberation skills!

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June 6, 2008 | |

The Fielding Graduate University's certificate program, “Dialogue, Deliberation and Public Engagement,” combines scholarly understanding of different approaches to dialogue, deliberation, and public engagement with practical, hands-on applications and skills training. The program, which runs mid-August 2008 through mid-January 2009, is designed for mid-career professionals working in local communities as well as national and international organizations, in the public sector, private and not for profit sector. 

The program is designed and delivered in collaboration with The International Institute for Sustained Dialogue, the Kettering Foundation, and the Public Dialogue Consortium. By focusing on recent innovations and by working with faculty and guest speakers who are pioneers in the field, the program helps professionals achieve mastery in the practice of dialogue and deliberation. Online and telephone coursework will be complemented by two face-to-face workshops, set for October 5-8 in Austin, Texas, and January 10-13 in Santa Barbara, Calif.

Tuition is $3,490 for students who register by July 15. National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation members get a discounted rate of $3,140 before that date. After July 15, tuition rises to $3,740 (or $3,390 for NCDD members).

Check out the course outline.