The Department of English currently offers three graduate certificates. Interested students should contact the graduate coordinator of the relevant concentration for additional information.
The adult/University Level TESOL Graduate Certificate Program is designed to meet the needs of graduate non-degree students or graduate students concurrently enrolled in a UWM master's or Ph.D. program who wish to teach English as a Second Language (ESL) to adults or university level students abroad. Contact the Graduate Coordinator of English Language and Linguistics for further information. http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/English/linguistics/tesol.html
The Graduate Certificate in International Technical Communication is intended for current and future technical communicators who wish to develop or enhance skills in the following areas: technical writing and editing, information development, project management, training, document design and evaluation; business functions and operations (especially multinational/cross-cultural); web and multimedia documentation; user interface design and technical translation for diverse cultures; and international awareness through cross-cultural study and experience. Contact the Graduate Professional Writing Coordinator for further information. http://www.uwm.edu/~alred/ITC/ITC.html
The certificate is offered jointly by the Departments of English and Communication; all courses are offered on line through web-based distance education. The Certificate offers an interdisciplinary curriculum that enables students to develop strong writing and communication skills in the following areas: technical writing, information development, and document design; communication across organizations and technical operations; communications theory and organizational communication; group communication and teamwork; user interface design and web design; instructional design and training program development; project management and client requirements documents; usability testing, evaluation, and measurement; technical skills (such as HTML, XML, and scripting languages). Contact the Graduate Professional Writing Coordinator for further information. http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/techcom/
