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Undergraduate Degrees

Criminal Justice Today's police officers and other criminal justice professionals are encouraged to earn a bachelor's degree rather than an associate's degree to enhance mobility in their employment. To address this need, UWM is developing this blended bachelor's degree program to support students pursuing work in criminal justice fields.

Contact: Theresa Payton-Myrick, Student Service Coordinator, Department of Criminal Justice, tpayton@uwm.edu, 414-229-2392

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Early Childhood Education

The Center for Early Childhood Professional Development & Leadership and the Department of Educational Policy and Community Studies have designed a bachelors degree completion program that expands access to higher education and offers new educational and professional development pathways for early childhood professionals working in family child care, child care centers, Head Start programs, and community and school-based early childhood programs. Students earn a bachelors degree in Community Education with an emphasis on Child Care. The convenient and flexible program allows early childhood professionals to balance work and family responsibilities while enhancing their education, gaining skills, and meeting new requirements.

Contact: epcs@uwm.edu, 414-229-4323

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Freshman and Sophomore Foundation CoursesThe UWM College of Letters and Science has created a complete freshman and sophomore blended undergraduate curriculum which provides the necessary foundation courses to develop blended undergraduate degree programs in all schools and colleges.

Contact: Senior Advisor Andy Cuneo, acuneo@uwm.edu, HOLTON 157, 414-229-2787

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CommunicationThe fully online major in Communication focuses on human symbolic behavior. Communication courses are designed to help students learn both to communicate more effectively and to analyze human communication behavior in instructional, interpersonal, intercultural, group, organizational, and rhetorical/public settings. A degree in Communication prepares students for a variety of careers, including human resource training, personnel, sales, management, teaching, consulting, organizational and marketing research and information management.

Contact: Senior Advisor Andy Cuneo, acuneo@uwm.edu, HOLTON 157, 414-229-2787

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Organizational AdministrationThe fully online major in Organizational Administration provides students with the educational background necessary to succeed in a broad spectrum of professions and is an excellent foundation for the pursuit of advanced degree programs. The Organizational Administration major is designed to develop skills in the research and analysis of problems, creative thinking, and oral and written communication.

Contact: Senior Advisor Andy Cuneo, acuneo@uwm.edu, HOLTON 157, 414-229-2787

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Information ResourcesThe fully online major in Information Resources (BSIR) is a cutting edge interdisciplinary program that prepares graduates for careers helping individuals and organizations effectively use information resources and information technology. The BSIR prepares graduates for careers helping individuals and organizations effectively use information resources and information technology. Graduates of the BSIR program will be immediately employable, particularly in firms that rely on the effective use of information in an interdisciplinary and cross-functional environment. Some graduates will go directly into entry-level jobs in business and industry sectors that rely heavily on information as a raw material or as a product. Other graduates may go on to graduate study in various disciplines such as information studies, information resources management, computer science, or telecommunications.

Contact: Pa Moua, Undergraduate Advisor, moua@sois.uwm.edu

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Certificates

Credential Program for Child Care AdministratorsThe Center for Early Childhood Professional Development & Leadership now offers Blended classes as part of the UWM Blended Life and Learning Initiative. Combining the best features of face-to-face and online our Blended classes give you a convenient new approach to earning the Wisconsin Professional Credential for Child Care Administrators and for meeting other accreditation criteria and licensing requirements.

Contact: Latonia Glass, ldglass@uwm.edu, 414-227-3223

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Foster Parent & Youth Workers CertificateNew licensing and credentialing standards have increased the need for training and education for youth (services) workers and foster parents who work full time with youth and community organizations, group care facilities, and foster homes. Access to this blended certificate will greatly help meet the demand for educated youth workers and foster parents.

Contact:
Mark Krueger, Prof., markkrue@uwm.edu, 414-227-3138
Rick Flowers, Outreach Specialist, rflowers@uwm.edu, 414-227-3358

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Masters Degrees
Master of Science in Administrative Leadership with concentration in Higher Education AdministrationThe Master of Science in Administrative Leadership with concentration in Higher Education Administration seeks to strengthen higher education opportunities by preparing individuals who foster organizational development and change within an increasingly complex and global society, who nurture within individuals, groups, organizations, and society skills in and commitment to lifelong learning, and who honor diversity and difference among people, groups, and societies. Preparing leaders for urban higher education institutions is a major focus of the program. The concentration in Higher Education Administration provides opportunity for professional development for individuals who are currently working in or wish to move into professional roles within various settings of higher education, including administration, student affairs, or teaching.

Contact: adldsp@uwm.edu, 414-229-4740

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Occupational Therapy
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Master of Science in Occupational Therapy attracts students seeking professional-entry as well as practitioners who were certified at the baccalaureate level seeking advanced post-professional studies. Both professional-entry and post-professional students benefit from the UWM Blended Life and Learning Initiative while gaining skills in hands-on laboratories as well as virtual classrooms.

Contact: 414-229-4713

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Master of Computer Science (Blended) Degree ProgramDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science The College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) is pleased to announce a new "blended" (partially on-line) Masters Degree Program in Computer Science beginning Spring 2008. The Program will feature courses that are offered in both traditional in-class and (partially) on-line instruction formats. It is geared towards those working professionals and others who, because of their work or other responsibilities, will find it helpful to have part of the course instruction delivered on-line. The Program quality is maintained by the participation of regular full-time faculty and staff and by the use of advanced on-line technology available at UWM.

The courses that are offered in the blended mode (see list below) will complement the extensive current Computer Science course offerings on campus. Students will have the flexibility to tailor an appropriate program to suit their interests, needs and convenience with the help of an advisor.

Course ScheduleWe plan to offer the blended version of computer science courses according to the following schedule:

1) Spring 2008
  • CS 535 Algorithm Design and Analysis
  • CS 710 Artificial Intelligence
2) Fall 2008
  • CS 536 Software Engineering
  • CS 557 Introduction to Database Systems
  • CS 747 Human Computer Interaction
3) Spring 2009
  • CS 757 Data Base Organization and File Structure
  • CS 790 Software Engineering Project Management
4) Fall 2009
  • CS 759 Data Security
  • CS 790 Software Verification and Testing
Admission and Masters Degree Program RequirementsAdmission and program requirements for the blended program are the same as those in existence for our regular Masters Degree Program in Computer Science. Details can be found at www.cs.uwm.edu.

Contact InformationFor further information, please refer to the following sources:

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