School Details
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Online combines academic rigor, personal attention, and flexibility in the delivery of online degrees. Students can pursue graduate or undergraduate degrees, or simply choose to enroll in a course. Studies range from liberal arts and political science to studies in business and education.
Students enrolled in online learning have a range of accessible resources, some of which include, but are not limited to:
- Career Services, including resume development, career planning, and graduate school information
- Center of Students with Disabilities
- Financial Aid
- Bookstore
- University Health and Counseling Services
Founded in 1868, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater became a part of the larger University of Wisconsin System in 1971. The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater offers a diverse academic environment that is “…driven by the pursuit of knowledge, powered by a spirit of innovation, and focused on transforming lives.” It has a special mission to serve students with disabilities.
Accreditation & Licensing
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is accredited by:
Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
All Programs
Art & Liberal Arts
This online BA in Liberal Studies is intended by UW-Whitewater, to give students a sense of inquiry and purpose. This curriculum, which is interdisciplinary by nature, puts your education into social and personal context. You’ll learn new research, writing and communication skills that span the liberal arts. Offered through a flexible, distance learning platform, this degree is ideal for returning students, transfer students and for those whose learning needs fall outside of a traditional major.
Join a popular, widely-applicable major with this online BA in Political Science from UW-Whitewater. You’ll take classes that span American government, public policy and administration, international relations and more. The knowledge and skills that you acquire in this program can be used in a variety of worthwhile careers or to continue on to graduate school. Examples of classes include:
- Introduction to Peace & Social Justice
- American Minority Politics
- Law & Society
Business
The BBA in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is an online finance degree. With this degree students learn to make decisions in the always-evolving world of supply and demand. The program emphasizes:
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
- Statistical Proficiency
- Economic Literacy
While you are still working you will be building skills and knowledge that can immediately be applied to your career, including marginal thinking, data analysis, and economic systems. You will learn at your own pace and on your own schedule but still build connections and network through online assignments and discussion boards.
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater offers a BBA in Finance degree online. With this degree students learn about the strategic management of resources which forms the foundation of the finance field. The curriculum covers numerous topics, including:
- Security Valuation
- Corporate Financial Management
- Real Estate
- Banking
- Insurance
You will be prepared to help individuals, corporations, and governmental organizations reach their financial goals.
This online finance degree is very flexible, eliminating barriers of time and distance when pursuing this advanced degree. Students still enjoy many of the same resources available to on-campus students, including academic advising, library services, mentoring, and career services.
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater offers online Bachelor of Business Administration degrees in general business. By equipping you with the skills and knowledge needed in business industries, this degree will help you start your career in business or elevate your existing career. Employers are looking for well-educated business professionals to evaluate and respond to their organizations' opportunities and challenges. Learning online while you work enables you to immediately apply core business skills. At the same time, the online assignments and discussion boards allow students to interact, building connections and networking.
The BBA in General Management is available from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater as an online business management degree. Almost any type of business or organization requires managers and others knowledgeable about business management. Advance your career without sacrificing your current position or family with this online business management degree.
Courses teach students how to work with people, facilities, processes, and corporate culture through the identification of business opportunities and strategic development. Courses examine such topics as:
- Stakeholder management
- Motivation
- Leadership
- Strategy
- Ethics
Even though you can study when and where it is convenient, the online assignments and discussion boards still allow students to build connections and network. Plus, online students at UWW still enjoy such services as academic advising, technical support, mentoring, and more.
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater offers a BBA in Marketing degree online. Graduates are prepared to bridge the gap between consumers and businesses of all types and sizes. Students are ready to use in-person, digital, and mobile methods as they develop products and services, find new markets, and build consumer relationships. Courses cover research, analysis, design, pricing, promotion, distribution, and strategy.
You are able to study when and where it is convenient and at your own pace with this online marketing degree. Further customize your degree and dig deeper into an area of marketing by adding an emphasis in:
- Digital Marketing
- Professional Sales
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater offers the online Certification in Human Resource Management. This certificate covers the following topics:
- Employment, safety, and administration of personnel
- Compensation and benefit structures in profit and nonprofit organizations
- Design of quality training and development programs for employees
- Contract negotiation, establishing a positive relationship with all parties of a labor contract, and conflict resolution as mediation or arbitration
- Strategic HR Management and its role of sustaining competitive advantages for the organization
- International Management
- Influences on organizational effectiveness and the social responsibilities that an organization holds
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater offers the online Graduate Business Foundations Certificate. This program is designed to provide a foundation of business knowledge in a breadth of areas at the graduate level. The certificate can serve as a standalone program to help broaden an understanding of business, or as initial preparation for pursuing an MBA or other graduate business degree.
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater offers an MBA in Accounting degree online. Gain a competitive advantage with new knowledge and skills in the accounting field. The curriculum uses a case study approach as students examine advanced and contemporary accounting issues that go hand-in-hand with existing accounting knowledge and skills. Courses include:
- Accounting foundations
- Statistics foundations
- Economics foundations
- Financial management
- Technology and information systems
Centered on transforming student lives, UWW challenges students to become successful, lifelong learners leading productive professional lives.
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater offers a Master of Business Administration degree in Data Analytics online for students seeking competitive advantages in this field. Students will be equipped with the knowledge to enhance business performances anywhere they choose to work. The courses of this UWW MBA involve:
- Management
- Data mining
- Intelligence
- Innovation
- Marketing
Students will focus on strategic uses of technology, structured and unstructured data. Centered on transforming student lives, UWW challenges students to become successful, lifelong learners leading productive professional lives.
Become an accountant, manager, or analyst through the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater MBA program in Finance. This 100% online MBA helps students understand the value hands on experience through real-world problems related to finance. Students will gain competitive skills in:
- Management
- Investments
- Financial Planning
Within a collaborative a diverse student community, individuals of this program will find themselves engaged in competitive academic excellence and integrity. Find empowerment in your business path through this UWW online MBA.
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater presents a Master of Business Administration degree in Resource Management. Students striving to become strong leaders of organizations will take courses encompassing modern issues in human resources.
Placement rate out of this UWW MBA program is very high, with graduates receiving titles such as:
- Director
- Generalist
- Specialist
- Manager
HR management is a position of empowerment and ethics. Learn to lead teams, assess employees and provide high quality outcomes for future employers.
A Master of Business Administration degree in Information Technology Management is available through UWW online. Enhance your business performance and perspectives through this competitive MBA program.
Topics under this degree range from process innovation, intelligence, recovery and continuity, and aspects of management. This completely online degree allows students the necessary flexibility to work and learn, and often leads to positions including analysis, IT management and development.
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater offers an MBA in International Business to the up and coming entrepreneur. Students may expect their next ventures in some of the world’s largest and most successful corporations, starting today. This online MBA program pushes students to comprehend and manage the dynamic global scale of business.
Courses for the International Business degree involve:
- Strategic management
- Quantitative analysis
- Ethics in the marketplace
- Global operations
- Valuation procedure
An MBA in Management is available through the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater online. Students seeking more than the fundamentals of management enter a program transforming them into innovative leaders in today’s marketplace. Courses include design, sustainability, behaviors, and several curriculums of strategy.
This 100% online MBA gives working professionals the edge they need to advance in their chosen careers. Professional outcomes of this program include:
- Account executive
- Financial analyst
- National sales manager
- Operations manager
- Supply chain analyst
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater offers a Master of Business Administration degree in Marketing completely online. Students will develop strong foundations in managerial marketing and successfully pursue careers as:
- Brand managers
- Marketing managers
- Pricing analysts
- Marketing specialists
- Analysts
Join a competitive and academically excellent community of diverse students, propelling you towards your professional goals. Explore strategy, integrity, and accessible opportunities at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
A Master of Business Administration degree in Project Management is available through the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater online. This program encourages students to earn comprehensive knowledge and apply real-world skills to the future workplace, through professors with professional project management experience.
Placement after graduation includes careers in:
- Compliance specialist
- IT and Project manager
- Operations supervisor
- Analyst
Students with this online MBA graduate with a global mindset, having honed critical intellectual skills that will propel them towards their chosen career path and personal goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater provides an MBA in Supply Chain Management to the online learner. Through a curriculum involving operations management, sourcing and logistics, students may qualify for high quality jobs in large organizations.
Prospective position titles include:
- Buyer
- Director
- Analyst
- Specialist
This online MBA is flexible, making the balance of work, family and education accessible to non-traditional students. Understand and expand the fundamentals of strategy, quality, development and more in a completely online format.
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater offers a Master of Science in Business Analytics degree online. This program is designed for students seeking professional advanced degrees to further their understanding of how to approach data from a business perspective. The curriculum focuses on data science, managerial acumen, and effective communication. You will be able to help an organization improve efficiency, control costs, and gain competitive advantages.
This is a 100% online business analytics degree, providing students with the flexibility and convenience needed to study without completely changing their lives. At the same time, courses are taught by doctoral instructors, so students do not exchange quality for flexibility.
No matter what field you are in, communication is an important skill. Take your career to the next level with University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Master of Science in Communication degree online.
Using work-life scenarios and case studies, this hands-on degree provides the knowledge and skills that can immediately be applied to a career. This program can be customized, working around a professional’s schedule and to meet the requirements of a research partnership. Whether you are working in healthcare, public relations, political campaigning, or some other unrelated field, this degree prepares you with skills in such areas as:
- New Media Management
- Social Advocacy
- Effective Message-Generation
- Campaign Creation
UW-Whitewater's Master of Science in Finance is designed for students seeking professional advanced degrees to further their understanding of the finance industry. The curriculum focuses on applied finance and quantitative and analytics. Learning outcomes of the program include:
- Understanding the value of assets
- Forecasting and comparing financial markets
- Using data analysis for decision making
Criminal Justice, Safety & Law
If you are interested in pursuing a career in cybersecurity, check out the Master of Business Administration in Cybersecurity Management, an online technology management degree. Designed for working professionals, you can work to improve your future without sacrificing your current career and family life.
The curriculum covers a variety of topics, including:
- Information security
- Cybersecurity
- Intrusion detection
- Computer forensics
- Ethical hacking
Centered on transforming student lives, UWW challenges students to become successful, lifelong learners leading productive professional lives. Faculty consists of published professors who go through evaluations by the college systematically. Networking is a priority in this degree program, moving students forward through connections in elite business communities.
Education
Prepare for a career working with a growing part of the student population, those with disabilities, through this online special education degree. This program is designed for professionals with related undergraduate degrees seeking more advanced skill sets, especially with autistic children. Emphasis is placed on evidence-based interventions and action research.
This behavioral science degree online allows students to study wherever it is convenient. The asynchronous format allows you to study whenever it is convenient, setting your own schedule.
This online special education degree is for educators and professionals in fields related to education and is designed to help them facilitate the school-to-work transition for individuals with disabilities. You will work with adolescents and young adults in education, independent living, and employment programs. Graduates are prepared for careers helping these individuals and progressing them in their careers.
This online special education degree allows students to study wherever it is convenient. The asynchronous format allows you to study whenever it is convenient, setting your own schedule.
Learn to address early childhood education system solutions with this online early childhood education degree. You will prepare to work with schools, non-profits, governmental agencies, advocacy groups, and institutions of higher education, focusing on inclusion and support for students and their families. Focusing on policy studies, this program examines such topics as unequal childhoods, racial equity, and the history of equity in early childhood policy. Study historical, theoretical, political, and cultural influences in early childhood education.
Enroll in this instructional design degree online and advance professional opportunities. In today’s world, it is hard, if not impossible, to escape technology. The field of education is no different, leading to a growing need for professionals who are able to bring technology successfully into schools and classrooms. Prepare to help meet this need with a degree program that teaches you to design state-of-the-art learning experiences and lead innovation.
This online instructional design degree is very flexible, allowing you to choose three of four certificates that will comprise this degree’s curriculum. Available certificates are:
- Foundations of Learning Design
- Emerging Technology for Digital Learning
- Producing Effective Learning Experiences
- Leadership in Instructional Design and Learning Technology
Healthcare
Complete a program designed to ensure your success, the Bachelor of Science in Occupational Safety. This online occupational health and safety degree prepares students for careers dedicated to protecting the health and safety of workers and the public. Courses teach students to evaluate the workplace environment; implement programs that ensure both employee and customer health, safety, and productivity; and about environmental and regulatory compliance. All students complete a semester-long internship with a practicing safety professional, helping students gain valuable real-world experience and transition into a successful career.
Benefit from a flexible program that allows you to learn at your own pace and study on your own schedule while also building connections through discussion boards and online assignments. Enjoy access to academic advising, library services, technical support, mentoring, career services, and more, just like on-campus students.
Graduates are eligible to become a Graduate Safety Practitioner (GSP).
Advance your knowledge and career with this Graduate Certificate in Construction Safety, an online occupational health and safety degree. This program is designed for working professionals with bachelor’s degrees. While it allows you to further your career, this graduate certificate can also count toward either the Master of Science in Environmental Safety and Health or the Master of Business Administration degree if you decide to pursue a higher degree.
Courses in this construction management online degree offer a foundation in:
- Construction topics
- Occupational safety
- Project management
- Identifying hazards
- Fundamental concepts of ergonomics and musculoskeletal disorder prevention
Graduates are prepared to effectively manage safety projects in construction settings.
This is a flexible program with asynchronous programs that allow you to study on your own schedule, when and where it is convenient.
Prepare to meet the ever-changing multidimensional needs of older adults with this Graduate Certificate in Gerontology online degree. Ideal for busy professionals, this degree is taught from an interdisciplinary perspective. Enhance your skills in communication, advocacy, and research skills through courses taught by top researchers and practitioners.
Courses teach students to:
- Appraise the physical, social, psychological, and spiritual aspects of aging
- Distinguish the role of gerontology
- Assess the impact of social and public policy within aging
- Evaluate the need for and value of services for the elderly
Graduates are prepared for a variety of positions and in diverse settings, including business, consumer services, education, and social services.
Advance your knowledge and career with the Graduate Certificate in Health Advocacy. This online public health degree prepares specialized health communication professionals through courses in advocacy, policy, and research. Earn this certificate in as little as one semester through a virtual classroom featuring asynchronous coursework.
All students select one elective and take two required courses, but you can take two electives to customize your expertise. Another option is to combine three and then add a capstone, thereby earning a complete Master of Science Degree in Communication.
A Master of Business Administration degree in Environmental Safety and Health is available through the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater online. Businesses require associate’s with the critical knowledge of environmental safety procedures and management. Through this online MBA, develop the skills to effectively create and sustain change in occupational and environmental security.
Prospective career paths of ESH:
- Consultant
- Officer
- Specialist
- Positions in research in National Parks or the EPA
Effective management of environmental departments demand communication strategies students learn at UWW. Progress through an academically rigorous program, and pursue a career sustaining you and your environment.
The online Master of Science in Environmental Safety and Health program focuses on the needs of businesses and organizations to effectively manage complex environmental safety and health issues in the workplace, especially the interaction between people and the physical, chemical, biological, and psychosocial factors which affect safety, health, and productivity. The program addresses vital issues beyond traditional regulatory compliance, such as risk management, environmental stewardship, and sustainability, as these concerns receive increasing attention from employers, communities, and government. The curriculum integrates previous and new learning experiences, which enhances the students’ intellect, scientific expertise, and professional integrity.
Psychology & Human Services
UW-Whitewater offers an online Applied Behavior Analysis Graduate Certificate. Students in education or related fields will benefit from learning about ABA-based interventions and other disabilities that are challenging to work with. The coursework in this program meets the requirements needed to take the Board Certified Analyst Examination, but applicants will need to meet additional requirements to qualify.