Program Overview

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Academic Catalog

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, a regional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

College of Letters and Science

The College of Letters and Science offers a wide range of academic programs, including:

• African and African Diaspora Studies
• American Indian Studies
• Ancient and Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
• Anthropology
• Art History
• Asian Studies, Undergraduate Certificate
• Biological Sciences
• Business and Technical Communications, Undergraduate Certificate
• Celtic Studies
• Chemistry and Biochemistry
• Childhood and Adolescence Studies, Undergraduate Certificate
• Committee Interdisciplinary Major, BA/BS
• Communication
• Conservation and Environmental Science
• Cultures and Communities, Undergraduate Certificate
• Data Analytics, BS (College of Letters and Science)
• Digital Arts and Culture
• Economics
• English
• English for Academic Purposes
• Ethnic Studies
• Film Studies
• General Letters, BA
• Geography
• Geosciences
• Global Health, Undergraduate Certificate (College of Letters and Science)
• Global Studies
• History
• Human Resources and Labor Relations
• International Studies
• Jewish Studies
• Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies
• Language, Literature & Translation
• Latin American and Caribbean Studies
• Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latinx Studies
• Latinx Studies
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Studies
• Linguistics
• Mathematical Sciences
• Middle Eastern and North African Studies, Undergraduate Certificate
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Political Science
• Pre-Professional Programs
• Psychology
• Public and Non-Profit Administration
• Quantitative Social Data Analysis, Undergraduate Certificate
• Religious Studies
• Sociology
• Spanish and Portuguese
• Translation and Interpreting Studies
• Urban Studies
• Women's and Gender Studies

Business and Technical Communications, Undergraduate Certificate

Overview

The Business and Technical Communications Undergraduate Certificate combines an innovative approach with practical skills in writing, research, communication, and technologies that will enable students to improve their skills for working in a broad range of contexts.

Requirements

To obtain the certificate, students first must complete ENGLISH 206, after which they may study the additional competency sets in any order. Completing the Undergraduate Certificate means having gained credit in all six courses, with a minimum grade point average of 2.500. Students also must meet College of Letters and Science residency requirements, which means that at least nine of their Certificate upper-level (numbered 300 and above) credits must be earned at UWM.

Course List

• ENGLISH 206: Technical Writing (3 credits)
• ENGLISH 428: Strategic Writing for Organizations (3 credits)
• ENGLISH 429: Technical Communications and Professional Leadership (3 credits)
• ENGLISH 435: Rhetoric and Professional Writing (3 credits)
• ENGLISH 437: Project Management for Professional Writers (3 credits)
• ENGLISH 439: Information Design (3 credits) Total Credits: 18

Eligibility

Students who wish to enroll in the Undergraduate Certificate must be admitted to the UW Flexible Option and will have to meet the basic prerequisites of the courses that are equivalent to each given competency set. For ENGLISH 206, that will mean having passed or tested out of ENGLISH 102. All other courses in the Certificate require ENGLISH 206 as a prerequisite. Post-baccalaureate special students and non-degree students will be awarded the Certificate upon successful completion of all program requirements.

Note

Effective UWinteriM 2023, the Business and Technical Communications undergraduate certificate has suspended admission.