Professional Development Programs

Improve your skills and enhance your career. Professionals working in education, music, theatre, publishing, and writing will find several unique programs through the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Liberal Studies and the Arts. Combine the instruction and insight of specialists with hands-on learning for continuing students and lifelong learners. Several summer workshops can be taken for optional university credit, CEU's are also available for all programs. Click on a program area below to see more details.

Program areas:

Music

Especially for Music Educators:

• Educational Videotapes and DVDs
• Independent Learning
• Madison Early Music Festival and Workshop
• National String Instrument Repair Clinic
• Race, Erasure, and Equity in Music Education
• Teaching for Cultural Relevance Through Music Repertoire

Theatre and Drama

• The Summer Drama Institute
• The National Community Theater Director's Conference

Writing

• Annual Writer's Institute
• Write by the Lake Retreat
  

Languages:

• Business Language Certificate Program
• Spanish for Spanish teachers

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Need credit? Visit our credit programs page to see a list of all of the programs from this department that are available for university credit.

Mailing list: Join the mailing lists for the Liberal Studies and the Arts program that interests you most! You can also e-mail Liberal Studies and the Arts at liberalarts@dcs.wisc.edu

Related Programs:

• Learning Through the Arts: School of the Arts at Rhinelander
• The Dept. of Professional Development and Applied Studies offers many continuing education programs for professionals in communications, health and human issues, governmental affairs, management, and more.
• Adult Student Services: The Division of Continuing Studies offers many services to assist adults who are interested in returning to college. Includes counseling, career planning, advisement, a listserv, and more.

Related Resources:

• UW-Madison School of Music