Participants receive one week off between modules.
The instructional approach stresses interaction, group problem solving, and personal reflection. Participants proceed together through the four modules, discussing weekly topics with guest instructors, and meeting in a variety of small study groups to facilitate hands-on application of the class topics. The small group atmosphere and weekly dinners with one another and guest instructors allows participants to become acquainted personally as well as professionally, and adds greatly to the learning experience. However, it is impossible to gain true proficiency in any field without assiduous individual effort. For this reason, the program is as rigorous and challenging as its subject demands and is conducted at a level commensurate with University of California graduate courses.