Fall Registration Open

Course registration is now open for the fall semester. Consult our Fall 2026 Registration Information for instructions and more information, and talk to your advisor about adding this redesigned upper-level UWW Interdisciplinary Studies course to your degree plan, taught for the first time in 7 years:

UWW 364 Documenting Experiential Learning: Theory and Practice of Digital Narrative Production

“Drawing from the history, theory, and practice of documentary filmmaking, the goal of this class is to present an integrative approach to digital narrative production that gives equal weight to content, theory, and technological skill. While the focus will be on documenting experiential knowledge, the skills learned in this class will be transferable to contexts related to work across disciplines and in the professions. Digital narratives are used as teaching tools in education, social justice, and health and human services, for marketing in business and literary studies, and in professional and citizen journalism. They can be used to explore or educate others on important social issues or to represent personal stories. This interdisciplinary course is designed especially for students in the UWW program. For some UWW students, digital narrative production can be used to better understand and demonstrate their prior experiential learning in order to complement and enhance their prior learning portfolio.”

Students will benefit from hands-on experience and instruction in audio/video production and editing techniques. No prior experience with filmmaking or digital narrative production is required. If you are interested in using your final production in your prior learning portfolio, please speak to your 370 instructor or faculty advisor for more information.

In addition, this fall we’re also offering these interesting upper-level UWW Interdisciplinary Studies courses:

UWW 304 Introduction to Counseling

“This course will introduce students to many of the core concepts of counseling, and by association psychotherapy … While students will engage in materials and discussions about therapeutic processes, basic counseling skills, common treatment practices, and important socio-cultural concepts; this course is not designed to prepare students to practice as a professional counselor. Instead, the material covered in this course is designed to orient undergraduate students interested in pursuing an advanced degree in counseling or psychotherapy to some of the fundamental concepts and skills required of masters and doctoral level professionals within the field (Clinical Social Workers, Psychologists, Marriage and Family Therapists, etc.).”

UWW 361 Introduction to Deaf Studies

“This course will provide an overview of the history, language, culture, societal contributions, diverse experiences of, and controversies within the Deaf community, and will provide students with knowledge and skills essential for working with people who are Deaf and hard of hearing. Topics will include modes of communication, educational philosophies, socioeconomic issues, technologies used, myths about, and systemic discrimination faced by Deaf and hard of hearing people. This is not an American Sign Language (ASL) class.”

UWW 363 Perspectives on Social Justice and Advocacy (fulfills SB & DU Gen Ed requirements)

“In this course, we will use an interdisciplinary and historically informed perspective to explore the various ways that social justice and advocacy have been conceptualized and practiced by social movements, activist groups, and individuals over time … Starting with an understanding that social identities and inequities are shaped by complex interlocking systems of oppression, we will explore how individuals and groups have used theory, creativity, advocacy, and activism to respond to these systems and to imagine and create new possibilities for life and justice in the United States and our greater social world.”

UWW 391F Seminar- Family Histories & Stories: An Interdisciplinary Approach

“This interdisciplinary course focuses on family history and family narratives, asking students to recover their family histories and examine the impact of these histories on their current identities and their material lives. Students will read literature about the significance of family history; conduct genealogical research; analyze socio-political context, including migration forces and patterns, ethnic identity, and citizenship; and document family stories through original oral history research. The course will culminate in a project that preserves students' discoveries through the writing and documentation of original family stories.”