We have tailored our programs to meet the special needs of a wide variety of students:
To accommodate the special time constraints of students who work or have family commitments, we offer most courses at night and have developed online courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
To accommodate students aiming for workplace careers and who wish to develop advanced workplace skills, we offer cutting-edge courses that are grounded firmly in recent theories and empirical findings, but also in the realities of work contexts. For example, we offer courses in:
We are especially proud of our 100% placement rate for our alumni in jobs and careers related to professional writing!
To prepare students aiming for academic careers, we have developed a wide range of courses, including:
We also encourage students to develop specialties in areas related to the field. For example, many students choose to take courses from our department's outstanding faculty in:
Or from related disciplines throughout campus, such as:
For all students, we offer opportunities for financial support, including teaching assistantships, research assistantships, project assistantships, and fellowships.
For all students, we offer a high quality, hands-on learning experience with an equal balance of theory and project work. Most of our courses are held in computer labs. We also offer enthusiastic, caring, and hard-working faculty with broad workplace and academic experience, outstanding teaching and publishing credentials, and international reputations in the field.
We hope that one or more of our programs interest you or someone you know. For more information, you can contact the program coordinator at spilka@uwm.edu or 414-962-7254.
We look forward to hearing from you!
JerryAlred
Dave Clark
Peter Sands
Rachel Spilka
Bill Van Pelt
Carolyn Washburne
