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Find your way forward. Whether you’re upskilling to advance your career, improve client/patient outcomes, pursuing a new passion or something in between, our flexible online, in-person and hybrid classes are designed to work with your schedule, here on the UW–Madison campus or wherever you are in the world. Use the search filters to find the class, badge or certificate that works best for you.

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Classes (107)

    French for Reading and Translation

    Subject Area: Languages → French
    Gain the basic skills you need to read and translate French texts to English. Learn fundamental French grammar and vocabulary while translating texts from disciplines in the social sciences and humanities. This course is excellent preparation for a French graduate-level reading knowledge exam.
    Upcoming Dates
    • Aug. 28, 2024–Dec. 11, 2024
      $475; Graduate students $375
      Group-paced
    • Jan. 15, 2025–April 30, 2025
      $475; Graduate students $375
      Group-paced

    German for Reading and Translation

    Subject Area: Languages → German
    Gain the basic skills you need to read and translate German texts to English. Learn fundamental German grammar and vocabulary while translating texts from disciplines in the social sciences and humanities. This course is excellent preparation for a German graduate-level reading knowledge exam.
    Upcoming Dates
    • Aug. 28, 2024–Dec. 11, 2024
      $475; Graduate students $375
      Group-paced
    • Jan. 15, 2025–April 30, 2025
      $475; Graduate students $375
      Group-paced

    Italian for Reading and Translation

    Subject Area: Languages → Italian
    Gain the basic skills you need to read and translate Italian texts to English. Learn fundamental Italian grammar and vocabulary while translating texts from disciplines in the social sciences and humanities. This course is excellent preparation for an Italian graduate-level reading knowledge exam
    Upcoming Dates
    • Aug. 28, 2024–Dec. 11, 2024
      $475; Graduate students $375
      Group-paced
    • Jan. 15, 2025–April 30, 2025
      $475; Graduate students $375
      Group-paced

    Spanish for Reading and Translation: Basic

    Subject Area: Languages → Spanish
    Gain the basic skills you need to read and translate Spanish texts to English. Learn fundamental Spanish grammar and vocabulary while translating texts from disciplines in the social sciences and humanities. This course is excellent preparation for a Spanish graduate-level reading knowledge exam.
    Upcoming Dates
    • Aug. 28, 2024–Dec. 11, 2024
      $475; Graduate students $375
      Group-paced
    • Jan. 15, 2025–April 30, 2025
      $475; Graduate students $375
      Group-paced

    Spanish for Reading and Translation: Comprehensive

    Subject Area: Languages → Spanish
    Gain the skills you need to translate Spanish texts from disciplines in the social sciences and humanities to English. This comprehensive course is more extensive than the basic course with additional instructor feedback, more advanced translations and a capstone project tailored to you.
    Upcoming Dates
    • Aug. 28, 2024–Dec. 18, 2024
      $585; Graduate students $485
      Group-paced
    • Jan. 8, 2025–April 30, 2025
      $585; Graduate students $485
      Group-paced

    Fundamentals of Online Teaching

    Subject Area: Distance Teaching & Learning → Distance Teaching & Learning
    Customizable
    Gain a basic overview of the knowledge and skills you need to teach in the online environment. Key topics include online course models, characteristics of online learners, understanding your role as an online instructor, how to plan content and learning activities and strategies to manage courses.
    Upcoming Dates
    • Sep. 10, 2024–Oct. 22, 2024
      $745
      Group-paced

    Italian 1

    Subject Area: Languages → Italian
    This practical beginner’s course (A1.1), designed by UW-Madison for adult language learners, explores the cultural richness of Italian culture while helping you master the basics of Italian. Learn to talk about life, family and travel with this popular course.
    Upcoming Dates
    • Sep. 10, 2024–Nov. 19, 2024
      $269
      Live online
    • Sep. 25, 2024–Dec. 11, 2024
      $269
      Live online

    Spanish 1

    Subject Area: Languages → Spanish
    This practical beginner’s course (A1.1), developed fully by UW-Madison for adult language learners, explores the cultural richness of the Spanish-speaking world while helping you master the basics of Spanish. Learn to talk about life, family, work and travel with our award-winning approach.
    Upcoming Dates
    • Sep. 10, 2024–Nov. 19, 2024
      $279
      Live online
    • Sep. 10, 2024–Nov. 19, 2024
      $279
      Live online
    • Sep. 11, 2024–Nov. 20, 2024
      $279
      Live online
    • Sep. 24, 2024–Dec. 10, 2024
      $279
      Live online
    • Oct. 1, 2024–Dec. 17, 2024
      $279
      Live online
    • Oct. 2, 2024–Dec. 18, 2024
      $279
      Live online
    • Oct. 3, 2024–Dec. 19, 2024
      $279
      Live online

    Fundamentals of Project Management

    Subject Area: Leadership, Management & Workplace Skills → Leadership & Management
    Customizable
    Gain foundational knowledge and explore best practices in project management to build the personal knowledge, skill and confidence you need to effectively lead projects. Whether you're leading your first project or looking for strategies to ensure project success, you will benefit from this class.
    Upcoming Dates
    • Sep. 11–18, 2024
      $590; gov't/nonprofit $490
      Live online

    Spanish 2

    Subject Area: Languages → Spanish
    This practical high beginner’s course (A1.2), developed fully by UW-Madison for adult language learners, explores the cultural richness of the Spanish-speaking world while improving your ability to converse about real-life topics. Focuses on the present tense with an introduction to the past tense.
    Upcoming Dates
    • Sep. 11, 2024–Nov. 20, 2024
      $279
      Live online
    • Sep. 11, 2024–Nov. 20, 2024
      $279
      Live online
    • Sep. 23, 2024–Dec. 9, 2024
      $279
      Live online
    • Sep. 24, 2024–Dec. 10, 2024
      $279
      Live online
    • Sep. 26, 2024–Dec. 12, 2024
      $279
      Live online

    Spanish 3

    Subject Area: Languages → Spanish
    This practical low-intermediate course (A2.1), developed fully by UW-Madison for adult language learners, explores the cultural richness of the Spanish-speaking world, while growing your speaking and comprehension skills. Learn to discuss past events and express opinions with real-life Spanish.
    Upcoming Dates
    • Sep. 11, 2024–Nov. 20, 2024
      $279
      Live online
    • Sep. 24, 2024–Dec. 10, 2024
      $279
      Live online
    • Sep. 24, 2024–Dec. 10, 2024
      $279
      Live online

    University of Wisconsin Certified Professional Coach

    Subject Area: Professional Coaching Education
    Do you seek to guide, inspire, and empower others to reach their potential and get real results? The UW Certified Professional Coach certificate program is an International Coaching Federation (ICF) Level 2 program that prepares you to be an Associate Certified (ACC) or Professional Certified Coach (PCC), depending on number of client experience hours you have accrued.  
    Upcoming Dates
    • Sep. 11, 2024–May 21, 2025
      $12,990
      Live online
    • Sep. 12, 2024–May 22, 2025
      $12,990
      Live online

    Language Reading Knowledge Exam

    Subject Area: Languages → Reading & Translation Courses
    These translation exams test reading knowledge of French, German, Italian or Spanish and meet the requirements of UW–Madison graduate programs. Register at least one week prior to your chosen exam date. No refunds after registration. Honorlock will proctor these exams.
    Upcoming Dates
    • Sep. 12, 2024
      $65
      Self-paced
    • Jan. 9, 2025
      $65
      Self-paced

    French 1

    Subject Area: Languages → French
    This practical beginner’s course (A1.1), designed by UW-Madison for adult language learners, explores the cultural richness of the Francophone world while helping you master the basics of French. Learn to talk about life, family, work and travel with this popular course.
    Upcoming Dates
    • Sep. 16, 2024–Nov. 25, 2024
      $269
      Live online
    • Sep. 16, 2024–Nov. 25, 2024
      $269
      Live online
    • Sep. 24, 2024–Dec. 10, 2024
      $269
      Live online

    German 1

    Subject Area: Languages → German
    This practical beginner’s course (A1.1), designed by UW-Madison for adult language learners, explores the cultural richness of German culture while helping you master the basics of German. Learn to talk about life, family and travel with this popular course.
    Upcoming Dates
    • Sep. 17, 2024–Dec. 10, 2024
      $269
      Live online

    German 2

    Subject Area: Languages → German
    This practical high beginner's course (A1.2), designed by UW-Madison for adult language learners, explores the richness of German culture while improving your ability to converse about real-life topics. Focuses on the present tense with an introduction to the past tense.
    Upcoming Dates
    • Sep. 17, 2024–Dec. 10, 2024
      $269
      Live online
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