Professional Development

Originating in Asia 25 centuries ago, Buddhism has long been one of the world’s largest religions and spiritual forces.

The Buddhist Studies program at UWM at Waukesha offers a solid grounding in the Buddhist path with eight courses leading to a certificate:

• Introduction to Buddhism
• Buddhist Iconography
• History of Zen Buddhism
• Buddhist Meditation
• Buddhist Literature
• History of Buddhist Thought
• Tibetan Buddhism
• Master Class in Buddhist Studies

Instructor Michael Mullooly earned his master’s degree in the languages and cultures of Asia from UW-Madison and also holds degrees in philosophy and history from Marquette University. Since 2006, he has taught many popular courses through UWM at Waukesha’s Continuing Education and has traveled and led tours through Asia.

Register for Buddhist Studies classes.

Get certified as a paralegal or add to your skills!

We’ve partnered with the Center for Legal Studies, a Colorado company that provides affordable and effective legal education in partnership with colleges nationwide, to offer the following certificate programs:

• Advanced Legal Research & Writing Certificate Course
• Advanced Paralegal Certificate Course
• Alternative Dispute Resolution Certificate Course
• Employment Law Certificate Course
• Law School Preparation Course
• Legal Investigation Certificate Course
• Legal Nurse Consultant Training Course
• Legal Secretary Certificate Course
• Medical Professional Legal Consultant
• Paralegal Certificate Course
• Personal Injury for Paralegals
• Software Essentials for the Law Office
• Victim Advocacy Certificate Course

If you love fitness and helping people achieve their goals, a career as a personal trainer may be for you! This program prepares students to take the ACE Personal Trainer Certification Exam and to become effective personal trainers.

This course will present the ACE Integrated Fitness Training® (ACE IFT®) Model as a comprehensive system for designing individualized programs based on each client’s unique needs and goals. Students will learn how to facilitate rapport, adherence, self-efficacy and behavior change in clients, as well as design programs that help clients to improve posture, movement, flexibility, balance, core function, cardiorespiratory fitness, and muscular endurance and strength. Students will benefit from face-to-face instruction in both lecture and lab formats.

The course does not include the personal trainer certification exam. Students will need to complete CPR training on their own. For more information about this certificate program, please email continuing-ed@uwm.edu or call 262-521-5460.