Oshkosh Campus Schedule
Tuesday, February 18th
Advertising, Multimedia Journalism & Public Relations (AMP)
The Department of Journalism welcomes you to explore our program to find a career you love. We offer a dynamic, hands-on learning environment for majors and minors in advertising, multimedia journalism and public relations. We value the First Amendment, core journalism principles, writing and visual communication skills, creativity, professionalism and ethics.
Communication Studies
We are excited to present you with the information you need to learn more about communication studies majors and minors. The Communication Studies Program is best known for its relevant and future career-enhancing courses with professors from all around the country and abroad.
English
The English Department offers a variety of courses to meet major, degree, and USP requirements. Select a list on this page to learn which classes we are offering next semester to meet each set of requirements. This page also provides specific topic information not found in TitanWeb, like descriptions of Optional Content topics for English major courses and themes for WRT 188 courses.
Art
The Department of Art prepares students to be practitioners, educators, supporters and leaders in the professional art world. Students from all majors and backgrounds at UW Oshkosh are encouraged to take art courses to gain an appreciation for art and architecture today and throughout history.
Graduate Studies
UW Oshkosh Graduate Studies provides you with the foundation to advance in your current career or embark on a new one.
With over 50 graduate programs from the sciences to education and business to nursing, you can achieve your personal and professional goals with a UW Oshkosh master’s degree, doctorate degree or graduate certificate. All graduate programs are regionally accredited and many are also professionally accredited.
In addition to a wide array of program options, the University provides award-winning faculty who are active in their respective fields and dedicated to your success.
With a worldwide reputation and through the 2025FWD framework, UW Oshkosh and the UW System will inspire, connect, and convene with the people, businesses, and communities of the State of Wisconsin. Through this vision, we will reinvigorate our economy and enhance the quality of life of our citizens.
Music
For students who love music and are seeking a career in this diverse and challenging field, the UW Oshkosh Music Department offers a number of music degree programs including Music Education, Performance, Composition, Music Business, Audio Production, Bachelor of Arts or Science in Music, and several minors and certificates. All students, regardless of major, are encouraged to participate in music ensembles (bands, choirs, orchestra, jazz ensembles).
Radio TV Film (RTF)
The UW Oshkosh Radio TV Film program offers a relevant, hands-on education that will help you establish a career in the field of modern media production.
With unparalleled access to our professional facilities and equipment, our students continue to produce work that wins national and regional awards year after year. Our students land internships and jobs in every corner of the media business from Atlanta to L.A., and produce shows, films and radio that you enjoy every day.
Don’t just consume content. Create it!
Theatre
The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh’s award-winning Theatre Department offers a theatre minor combining personalized attention with classroom and occasional production options. The theatre minor provides students with the basic foundations required of the art and craft of Theatre. There are student developed project opportunities that are presented in the Experimental Theatre, our small black box theatre space.
Sage Lobby: School of Public Affairs & Global Engagement
12:30 – 3:00 p.m.
African American Studies
Anthropology
As an anthropology student, you will experience:
▪︎ Archaeological digs ▪︎ Solving cold cases ▪︎ Studying apes and monkeys in the field ▪︎Interning in an archaeology lab, forensic lab, or ethnography lab ▪︎ Learning how to have hard conversations ▪︎ Engage with your local community through hands on experiences ▪︎ Learning to write transformative policies ▪︎ Be a part of a vibrant community of enthusiastic and highly motivated group of people ▪︎ Be a better human! Be the best you!
Criminal Justice
UWO’s Criminal Justice Department offers a Major and Minor in Criminal Justice. The criminal justice curriculum for the major is designed to prepare students for careers in many professions related to crime and justice (criminal justice careers). Courses focusing on law, corrections, policing and criminology teach students about the complexities associated with the criminal justice process and crime analysis. In addition to this course work, criminal justice students have the opportunity to learn outside the classroom through criminal justice internships at a variety of criminal justice agencies. And, since our criminal justice major includes a focus on criminological theory, research methodology, statistical analysis, and law, graduates earn a criminal justice education that will have prepared them to pursue advanced degrees in the fields of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Law.
Environmental Studies
Our program gives students a broad interdisciplinary liberal arts education in environmental issues that students combine with specialized study that fits their interests and goals. We stress engagement, with students and faculty active in a variety of efforts and applying academic learning to real world problems and possibilities.
Fire & Emergency Response Management (FERM)
Global Languages & Cultures
Developing linguistic competence and cultural literacy are invaluable skills to becoming an informed global citizen in an increasingly interconnected world.
The UW Oshkosh Department of Global Languages and Cultures provides comprehensive training in language and cultures to majors, minors, certificate seekers, and students in the general education or USP courses preparing to compete in the global workforce. Students benefit from the combination of a strong liberal arts foundation and a holistic approach to global learning guided by award-winning faculty who are experts in languages including French, German, Japanese, and Spanish.
History
Students at UW Oshkosh can choose 36-credit major or 24-credit minor in history. The UWO Department of History is dedicated to teaching and researching the history of the world. We believe that obtaining a nuanced and informed historical perspective can help every citizen think critically, clearly and creatively.
Hmong Studies
Indigenous Studies
Indigenous Studies is a dynamic, interdisciplinary approach that emphasizes Indigenous knowledge systems, pedagogy, leadership, problem solving, perspectives and methodologies employed by Indigenous Peoples.
The Indigenous Studies Certificate provides students opportunities to develop their understandings of Indigenous perspectives, voices, experiences, cultures, complex histories, and contemporary issues. The certificate program’s focus on Indigeneity extends from the First Nations people of Wisconsin throughout North America and globally.
This program aims to expand experiential learning opportunities, with a special emphasis on how cultural and environmental sustainability converges with Indigenous knowledge and practices, while opening possibilities for mutually beneficial collaborative partnerships with Native mentors and communities.
International & Global Studies
A degree in international studies provides you with the skills and knowledge to deeply engage with contemporary global issues. Because of its interdisciplinary nature, the International Studies Program is a perfect fit for students who want to explore complex, global problems and opportunities from multiple, critical perspectives. As an international studies major, you can become a leader in creating global solutions and navigating diverse places.
Military Science
Military Science provides students with an immersive leadership development experience through the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program. The curriculum is designed to cultivate leadership, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills while emphasizing military science, ethics, and professional development.
Military Science courses are open to all students and offer a unique opportunity to gain practical leadership experience, teamwork skills, and physical fitness training. The program combines classroom instruction with hands-on training, including field exercises, land navigation, tactical decision-making, and military history. Students also engage in leadership labs and physical training to enhance their personal and professional growth.
Participation in ROTC does not require a military service commitment unless students choose to contract with the Army. For those who do, the program provides pathways to commissioning as an Officer in the U.S. Army, Army National Guard, or Army Reserve.
Graduates of the Military Science program emerge with the skills and confidence to excel in military and civilian leadership roles, making them competitive candidates for a wide range of careers.
Philosophy
The Philosophy Department at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh is located on the third floor of Radford Hall, in the heart of our scenic campus on the Fox River. We are proud of our high quality undergraduate program and of the scholarship produced by the department’s faculty. Our majors have been accepted by some of the best graduate philosophy programs in the country, and many of our students find careers in business, law, and medicine. If you are interested in the department’s courses, or if you are wondering how to become a philosophy major, minor, or certificate student, please explore this website further! If you have any questions, simply contact us via email or telephone, or come by the department in person – everyone is welcome!
Political Science
Social Justice Studies
Develop a secondary field of knowledge and expertise that will enable you to critically examine the values that constitute social justice in theory and practice, understand the principles of effective social activism, and formulate and evaluate policies that seek to address issues such as racism, violence, literacy, human rights, gender equity, gender expression, poverty, hunger and conservation of the environment.
Sociology & Public Administration
When a student declares a sociology major or minor at UW Oshkosh, they are opening the doors to a career filled with wonder, excitement and lifelong learning.
By declaring a sociology major or minor, students both learn about themselves and learn how to analyze the world around them through a different lens. Sociology majors and minors go on to be leaders in all kinds of professions, from human resources, to market research, to public administration, to law enforcement and more.
Women's & Gender Studies
The Women’s Studies Program was created at UW Oshkosh in 1974. It became the Women’s and Gender Studies Program in 2013, to more accurately reflect the contents of its curriculum. The program seamlessly aligns with the four priorities described in UWO’s strategic plan: enhance student success, promote academic excellence, expand community engagement and economic development, and build an inclusive and supportive institutional environment.
Wednesday, February 19th
Clow Cafe: School of Nursing & Health Professions
12:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Kinesiology and Athletic Training
The Department of Kinesiology is dedicated to providing a superior educational environment for students interested in exercise and healthcare related fields. We offer excellent, high-impact undergraduate majors in Exercise & Sport Science, Strength & Conditioning, and Rehabilitation Science, along with a Master of Science in Athletic Training (MSAT).
Medical Imaging (Will be on Thursday with STEM)
A Medical Laboratory Science degree from UWO will prepare you for a challenging and rewarding career in healthcare laboratories. Medical Laboratory Scientists (MLS) play a key role in the modern laboratory. Their primary responsibility is to perform tests on blood and other body fluids, and they are also responsible for laboratory procedures in areas such as clinical chemistry, microbiology, hematology, serology and urinalysis. Information gained through these tests can help a physician to identify a patient’s disease and evaluate effective treatment.
Medical Laboratory Science (Will be on Thursday with STEM)
A Medical Laboratory Science degree from UWO will prepare you for a challenging and rewarding career in healthcare laboratories. Medical Laboratory Scientists (MLS) play a key role in the modern laboratory. Their primary responsibility is to perform tests on blood and other body fluids, and they are also responsible for laboratory procedures in areas such as clinical chemistry, microbiology, hematology, serology and urinalysis. Information gained through these tests can help a physician to identify a patient’s disease and evaluate effective treatment.
Nursing
The College of Nursing provides students the expert knowledge, clinical practice skills and critical thinking ability necessary for success in today’s healthcare industry. As the second-largest producer of baccalaureate nursing graduates in Wisconsin and the largest major on campus, UW Oshkosh ensures each student receives the best nursing education and training in the state. College of Nursing graduates consistently exceed the national pass rate for the National Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN), a testament to the college’s excellence.
Social Work
Discover a challenging profession and a rewarding and stimulating career in a field that is always changing. Social workers serve on the front lines of community restoration, serving underprivileged and struggling members of the population by intervening in contexts such as child welfare, chemical dependence, aging, corrections, and physical and mental health. Social workers strive every day to improve the lives of their neighbors.
Accounting
Our accounting graduates are armed with the strength to analyze, interpret and communicate financial information used by management. Accounting is an exciting career that offers above-average financial opportunities. Upon graduation, many students work for public accounting firms such as PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Ernst & Young that provide accounting, auditing, taxation and management advisory services while others work for private companies and non-profit agencies.
Business Analytics
Economics
Energy, food, time, and water are all resources that societies need but can be in short supply. By studying economics, you will learn to think critically and systematically about individual and collective decisions over the use of resources and learn how these choices affect societies. From pollution to poverty to import tariffs, students in economics use intuition, mathematical models, and statistical analysis to evaluate everyday choices made by individuals, firms, and governments. In coursework, students engage in economic modelling and applied research. Students learn to express ideas clearly and learn how to support ideas using data as evidence. The department is unique in the UW system in offering three different advanced research classes in data analysis. Companies are quickly realizing that UWO economics majors are ideal choices for advancing their analytics endeavors.
Finance & Business Law
A degree in finance provides you with knowledge to deliver strong investment, finance planning and real estate decisions. The finance major is recommended for students who are interested in a career in financial management and for students interested in career positions with firms that provide financial services such as banks, insurance companies, brokerage firms, personal financial planning services and real estate firms. Private businesses, not-for-profit organizations and government organizations also need financial managers and analysts to help efficiently raise, allocate and manage their resources.
Information Systems
Information technologies have increasingly become woven in the fabric of the operational objectives of businesses and organizations creating a demand for skilled individuals who can think in terms of the company’s business, technology and organizational or “people” strategies in a way that ensures each is aligned with and supports each other. Students looking to enter a dynamic career field with a wide variety of employment opportunities should explore a major in Information Systems.
College of Business students are required to complete an internship prior to graduation earning them real world experience. Currently there are more IS internships available than there are students available to fill them.
Interactive Web Management
Interactive Web Management (IWM) is an emerging field of academic study designed to prepare you for tomorrow’s careers.
UW Oshkosh interactive Web management (IWM) graduates are technologically savvy and know how to leverage the best online practices, including social media, to give their employers a competitive edge in the marketplace or start their own high-technology businesses.
The IWM degree is broad-based and interdisciplinary blending facets of business, technology, and media creation in the web and technology fields. This broad base of knowledge allows IWM graduates to take on a range of roles in areas such as web design, web development, social media management, e-commerce, writing for new media forms, search engine optimization, search engine analytics, user experience (UX) design, and digital marketing.
Management
The Management and Human Resources Department is home to the Management Major and the Human Resource Management Major. Read below and explore our website to learn more about these two Major options, our award-winning student clubs, and our outstanding faculty!
Human Resources
The Management and Human Resources Department is home to the Management Major and the Human Resource Management Major. Read below and explore our website to learn more about these two Major options, our award-winning student clubs, and our outstanding faculty!
Marketing
Marketing helps organizations build customer relationships and achieve their goals by understanding customer needs, researching the potential market and developing solutions to meet those needs.
Specific aspects of marketing include developing new products and services, determining how they should be priced, and creating effective communication that drives customer awareness and interest.
Supply Chain Management
Supply chain management (SCM) is an exciting and all-encompassing business field that includes planning, managing, and coordinating all of the activities from sourcing raw materials needed for production to delivering the final product to the end customer. The competitive landscape requires supply chains to compete against other supply chains. This change has resulted in strong current and future job opportunities in supply chain management.
Thursday, February 20th
Human Kinetics & Health Education
Human Kinetics & Health Education (HKHE) develops students into teachers who are effective in the classroom. With majoring in Physical Education, a student can earn a Bachelor of Science Education (BSE) and have four different licenses to market themselves to different school districts. The licenses you can earn are Physical Education, Adapted Physical Education, Health, and Coaching.
Human Services Leadership
Human services leadership (HSL) is an integrative and empowering area of study. Through professional internships and interactive class sessions, students in the HSL program become well-rounded leaders of social change. HSL graduates advocate for individuals, families and communities that are experiencing personal, social or environmental issues. This degree prepares students for personally and professionally rewarding career paths.
Leadership, Literacy & Social Foundations
Professional Counseling
UW Oshkosh Professional Counseling programs are designed to be comprehensive and experiential in nature while focusing on the development of evidence-based counseling practice in a variety of settings and with clients from culturally diverse backgrounds.
Our caring faculty and staff are committed to training counselors as advocates with a strong social justice foundation. We are dedicated to developing proficient and reflective counseling leaders and practitioners through innovative teaching, research and scholarly activity, service learning, and community engagement.
Graduates of the program obtain a Master of Science in Education degree with an emphasis featuring opportunities for service learning, study abroad, and community partnerships. Students in the program experience a rigorous curriculum that emphasizes experiential, hands-on learning supported by supervision and mentoring.
Special Ed
Special Education develops students into teachers that will collaboratively enhance inclusive and dynamic cultures by empowering and advocating for children and families, engaging within schools and the community, and conducting and sharing research. With majoring in Special Education, a student can earn a Bachelor of Science Education (BSE) and three different licenses to be able to meet any related role schools are looking for. These licenses are Cross-Categorical (grades 4K to 12) and early childhood licensure for both special and regular education (birth to grade 3).
Teaching & Learning
The Teacher & Learning program will help you grow personally, academically, and professionally. You will end the program with a Bachelor of Science Education (BSE). We offer many different licenses, so you can match your talents and interests and find the right one for you! Some examples of licenses are elementary and middle school (grades 4K to 9), middle and high school (grades 4 to 12) with specific content/subjects, and licenses that cover grades 4K to 12 like Art, Music, and more!
Reeve Concourse: School of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematicas
12:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Biology
The UW Oshkosh Department of Biology has faculty with expertise ranging from microbes to mammals, from physiology to paleontology, and from behavior to bioinformatics.
Chemistry
The UW Oshkosh Department of Chemistry offers American Chemical Society-certified bachelor’s degrees in chemistry and biochemistry, as well as chemistry with an emphasis in biomolecular science (for those interested in medical fields), and chemistry–secondary education.
Computer Science
A bachelor’s degree in computer science from University of Wisconsin Oshkosh empowers students to expertly design and implement computational solutions that tackle today’s most challenging social, scientific, economic and business issues.
Students in the computer science program benefit from a liberal arts education and small class sizes while exploring fundamental concepts of computer science–algorithms, programming languages and software engineering techniques. In addition, students choose from rich electives that include databases, web development, operating systems, compiler design and computer networks.
Engineering and Engineering Technology
Make an impact in a diverse field where graduates are in high demand! Sharpen your skills with a bachelor’s degree in engineering technology at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. Students gain hands-on, applied engineering experience in electrical, mechanical or environmental engineering through partnerships with regional leaders in the field. Engineering Technology and Engineering are separate but closely related professional fields. UW Oshkosh will help you discover which program is the best fit for you.
Geology
Geology is the science of the whole Earth system including earthquakes, volcanoes, resources, life, environment, and climate. Geologists are curious and love to be outside. The Geology Department at UW Oshkosh focuses on undergraduate education in geology, and is focused on field experiences. Are you interested in the Earth, its environment, and its climate? Do you like to be outdoors? If so, geology is for you!
Mathematics
The mathematics department at UW Oshkosh consists of about 20 faculty, academic and administrative staff members dedicated to mathematics teaching and research. Housed in Swart Hall, the department has many technologically equipped teaching rooms, easy access to the Swart Hall computer lab and a free tutor lab for our students. We offer undergraduate majors and minors in mathematics, statistics, and math education.
Physics & Astronomy
We are dedicated to quality teaching in the classroom and in the laboratory. We also pride ourselves on the individual attention we give to our students. Upper-level physics courses typically enroll between 10-15 students.
Psychology
The Department of Psychology is dedicated to providing students with a high quality education that will prepare them for future employment and/or graduate school. The department offers a 36-credit major, a 21-credit minor, as well as a Masters degree (MS) in Psychology with an emphasis in Cognitive & Affective Science. Both our undergraduate and graduate programs are designed to develop critical thinking, analysis, and applications of psychological theories through high-impact teaching and research practices. A certificate in Behavioral Science is also available to both undergraduate students and community members.
Medical Imaging (School of Nursing & Health Professions)
This major prepares students for a career performing medical imaging using x-rays and ultrasound. All students are required to choose an emphasis focusing on radiologic science or sonography; please follow the links below to read about each.
Medical Laboratory Science (School of Nursing & Health Professions)
A Medical Laboratory Science degree from UWO will prepare you for a challenging and rewarding career in healthcare laboratories. Medical Laboratory Scientists (MLS) play a key role in the modern laboratory. Their primary responsibility is to perform tests on blood and other body fluids, and they are also responsible for laboratory procedures in areas such as clinical chemistry, microbiology, hematology, serology and urinalysis. Information gained through these tests can help a physician to identify a patient’s disease and evaluate effective treatment.