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Courses (104)

    Spanish 4

    Subject Area: Languages→Spanish
    This practical intermediate course for adult language learners, explores the cultural richness of the Spanish-speaking world, while deepening your ability to discuss past events. Learn future and conditional tenses, command forms and relevant new vocabulary.
    Upcoming Dates
    • May 14, 2025–July 30, 2025
      $279
      Live online
    • June 2, 2025–Aug. 11, 2025
      $279
      Live online

    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
    • May 14, 2025–Aug. 27, 2025
      $475; Graduate students $375
      Group-paced
    • Sep. 3, 2025–Dec. 17, 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
    • May 14, 2025–Aug. 27, 2025
      $475; Graduate students $375
      Group-paced
    • Sep. 3, 2025–Dec. 17, 2025
      $475; Graduate students $375
      Group-paced

    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
    • May 14, 2025–Aug. 27, 2025
      $475; Graduate students $375
      Group-paced
    • Sep. 3, 2025–Dec. 17, 2025
      $475; Graduate students $375
      Group-paced

    Facilitating Effective Meetings

    Subject Area: Leadership, Management & Workplace Skills→Leadership & Management
    Customizable
    Gain an understanding of the mechanics of managing a meeting well. Learn to develop an agenda, manage meeting dynamics, deal with disruptive behavior, keep the meeting on track, track assignments and record the decisions and actions of the group. The session includes templates and models.
    Upcoming Dates
    • May 14–15, 2025
      $450; Govt./Nonprofit $350
      Live online

    Workplace Neurodiversity: Creating Spaces Where All Minds Can Thrive

    Subject Area: Leadership, Management & Workplace Skills→Workplace Culture & Belonging
    Neurodiversity reflects the natural variation in human minds and how people interact with the world differently as a result. In the workplace, building awareness for how neurodivergence appears within it is the first step towards realizing the innovation and creativity a supported team can generate.
    Upcoming Dates
    • May 15–22, 2025
      $450; gov't/nonprofit $350
      Live online
    • Nov. 7–14, 2025
      $460; $360 gov't/Nonprofit
      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
    • May 15, 2025
      $65
      Self-paced
    • Aug. 28, 2025
      $65
      Self-paced
    • Jan. 8, 2026
      $65
      Self-paced

    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
    • May 15, 2025–Aug. 7, 2025
      $269
      Live online

    Psychological Health and Safety at Work

    The world now recognizes mental health as a critical workplace issue. WHO, ILO, and ISO have developed standards to address psychological risks. This session explores the global shift and the 3 pillars of psychological health and safety to foster innovation, resilience, and prevent burnout.
    Upcoming Dates
    • May 20–21, 2025
      $490; gov't/nonprofit $390
      Live online
    • Oct. 21–22, 2025
      $490; gov't/nonprofit $390
      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
    • May 20, 2025–Aug. 5, 2025
      $269
      Live online

    French 3

    Subject Area: Languages→French
    This practical low-intermediate course (A2.1), designed by UW-Madison for adult language learners, explores the cultural richness of the Francophone world, while growing your speaking and comprehension skills. Learn to discuss real-life situations with the imperative, near future and past tenses.
    Upcoming Dates
    • May 21, 2025–Aug. 6, 2025
      $269
      Live online

    Agile Scrum for Project Management

    Subject Area: Leadership, Management & Workplace Skills→Leadership & Management
    Customizable
    This class will help build foundational knowledge of Scrum and equip you with skills to effectively manage, lead or be a member of a Scrum team. You will learn what kinds of projects call for an Agile Scrum approach.
    Upcoming Dates
    • May 21–28, 2025
      $590; gov't/nonprofit $490
      Live online
    • Aug. 20–27, 2025
      $650; $550 gov't/nonprofit
      Live online
    • Oct. 20–27, 2025
      $650 Standard
      $550 gov't/nonprofit
      Live online
    • Dec. 3–10, 2025
      $650 Standard
      $550 gov't/nonprofit
      Live online

    Portuguese 1

    Subject Area: Languages→Portuguese
    This practical beginner's course (A1.1), designed by UW–Madison for adult language learners, explores the cultural richness of the Lusophone world while helping you master the basics of Brazilian Portuguese. Learn to talk about life, family and travel with this popular course.
    Upcoming Dates
    • May 27, 2025–Aug. 5, 2025
      $269
      Live online

    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
    • May 27, 2025–Aug. 5, 2025
      $269
      Live online
    • June 9, 2025–Aug. 18, 2025
      $269
      Live online

    Italian 2

    Subject Area: Languages→Italian
    This practical high beginner's course (A1.2), designed by UW–Madison for adult language learners, explores the richness of Italian 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
    • May 28, 2025–Aug. 13, 2025
      $279 
      Live online

    Portuguese 2

    Subject Area: Languages→Portuguese
    This practical high beginner’s course (A1.2), designed by UW-Madison for adult language learners, explores the richness of Lusophone cultures while improving your ability to converse about real-life topics. Focuses on Brazilian Portuguese and introduces the past tense.
    Upcoming Dates
    • June 2, 2025–Aug. 11, 2025
      $279
      Live online

    Conflict in the Workplace: Crafting and Adapting Your Role in Resolution

    Subject Area: Leadership, Management & Workplace Skills→Leadership & Management
    Managing conflict can improve decision-making and strengthen professional relationships. In this interactive course, you'll develop your self-awareness while exploring conflict styles and approaches you can use to foster productive resolutions.
    Upcoming Dates
    • June 3–12, 2025
      $480; Gov't/Nonprofit $380
      Live online
    • Nov. 11–18, 2025
      $480; gov't/Nonprofit $380
      Live online
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