Professional Development – UWM College of General Studies

Whether you’re looking to build skills to get ahead or you’ve received a promotion and now face new challenges, we have a class to help you succeed.

Study on your own schedule, in your preferred setting, with your choice of in-person or online courses. Check out our catalog, and don’t forget about our amazing world language classes.

Customized Options

In addition to our customized business options, we offer Professional Development Courses and Trainings, including the following certificates:

Certificates

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.

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:

Waukesha course registration

Contact

Continuing Education at Waukesha

continuing-ed@uwm.edu
262-521-5460
1500 N. University Drive, Waukesha, WI 53188

Commons Building, Room C111

Office Hours:
Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
(Closed on Fridays during the summer)

Continuing Education Director
Holly Johnson
hollyj@uwm.edu
262-521-5567

Continuing Education Program Manager
Abby Streicher
streiche@uwm.edu
262-521-5516