What to do in Denver for a year? Masters?
December 1, 2009 11:17 AM   Subscribe

What can a mid-career person (me) do for a year in a new city (Denver) that will be productive in the 12 months or so spent there? Are there Master's programs that you can either complete in one year, or spend a year on-site and then finish while living elsewhere? Or is something else a better option?

My girlfriend, a 3rd year law student, is doing a clerkship in Denver beginning in Fall 2010. I'd need to leave a great job to spend that year with her, after which we'd move on to a different place for long-term settlement. We'd only be in Denver for the year.

So, what do I do? I have a bachelors, so I am considering applying to a Masters program if I can find the right fit. I'd want the Masters to open up the possibility of teaching college courses at some point, or just to advance my prospects in one field or another. I'm in communications, but very flexible in what I could study or pursue.

Know of any degree programs that would work? Failing that, how do I not make this a wasted year professionally?
posted by anonymous to Education (3 answers total) 1 user marked this as a favorite
 
You're not likely to find many graduate degree programs that you can complete in under a year, but you can usually find some sort of certificate training, especially if you are more business oriented. I would check out local community colleges as well as the state schools (CU Denver and CU Boulder) for something that fits what you're looking for. Without knowing what your degree is in or what sort of profession you're into this is kind of a hard call to make.
posted by scrutiny at 11:27 AM on December 1, 2009


Since we don't know what your profession is, you should start by looking at the local universities-

University of Colorado (Boulder)
University of Colorado Denver
Denver University
Regis University

Denver is a great town. Enjoy.
posted by soupy at 1:44 PM on December 1, 2009


Denver is *awesome*. Come to stay! Just get a full-time job here, progress in your career, and enjoy the good life. Seriously.
posted by dilettanti at 4:23 PM on December 1, 2009


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