University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Is Committed to and Community, and Learn a New STUDENTS Global Engagement Through Its Curriculum, Research Activities, Language
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A WORLD-CLASS UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE ONE OF ONLY TWO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN WISCONSIN OFFERING DOCTORAL FIVE FORTUNE 500 DEGREES TOP 131 welcomeNOTABLE UWM CORPORATIONS RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES ALUMNI INCLUDE IN MILWAUKEE CARNEGIE CLASSIFICATION OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION SATYA NADELLA NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL RANKED #4 IN (CEO of Microsoft) MANPOWERGROUP HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF LUIS ARREAGA WEC ENERGY GROUP ENGINEERING DOCTORAL (U.S. ambassador) HARLEY-DAVIDSON DEGREES AWARDED TO FOREIGN NATIONALS MITCH WHITMORE ROCKWELL AUTOMATION 1,000+ (Olympic speedskater) BY SCHOOL THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF UNDERGRADUATE KIMBERLEY CHONGYON MOTLEY ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN 2017 (First foreign lawyer working in Afghanistan) RESEARCH JIM RYGIEL OPPORTUNITIES (Academy Award-winner, visual effects for Lord of the Rings) 30,000 works of art at the 800 MILWAUKEE + ART MUSEUM MUSICAL ACTS PERFORM AT SUMMERFEST, one of the largest music festivals in the world UWM.EDU uwm and milwaukee WELCOME Milwaukee is the largest city in Wisconsin with a regional population of 1.5 million people and the center of business, industry and culture in the state. The city is known for its year-round festivals, beautiful lakefront, friendly community and historic architecture. UWM is located in a quiet, safe and attractive residential area and is within walking distance of Lake Michigan. Milwaukee’s downtown is a short car or bus ride away. All UWM students have access to the B.O.S.S. safe ride pick- up service, which provides students with secure transportation every day, and U-PASS, a transit program through the Milwaukee County bus system. From outdoor concerts and film festivals to food trucks and 24-hour bike races, there’s always something to see and do in Milwaukee. The city’s biggest can’t-miss event is Summerfest, one of the largest music festivals in the world. Here are a few other factors that make Milwaukee stand out: 60+ 1,400 120+ FESTIVALS AND ACRES OF BEACHES MILES OF MILWAUKEE EVENTS EVERY YEAR AND LAKEFRONT COUNTY BIKE TRAILS PARKS “It was difficult to decide to live welcome to your university far away from my family, friends 24,955 The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is committed to and community, and learn a new STUDENTS global engagement through its curriculum, research activities, language. But when I thought and student and faculty mobility, and through partnerships about the progress I wanted to with universities and corporations around the world. be a part of and the contributions Established in 1956, UWM is a large, public research 20,278 I wanted to make to the world, university located in the city of Milwaukee in the One of 2019’s UNDERGRADUATE U.S. state of Wisconsin. UWM offers nearly two I knew it would be worth it.” 4 677 hundred programs of study at the bachelor’s, master’s , and doctoral level in a wide variety of disciplinary, BEST NASIM GRADUATE interdisciplinary and professional fields. MIDWESTERN Architecture PhD student Award-winning research is a key feature of UWM, Tehran, Iran 5% making admissions competitive. UWM is recognized as INTERNATIONAL an R1 top research university in the U.S. by the Carnegie Colleges STUDENTS Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. PRINCETON REVIEW 1 2 STEM ARCHITECTURE & ARTS BUSINESS AREAS OF STUDY For a complete list of degree programs, visit: uwm.edu/academics • Bachelor’s • Master’s • Doctoral College of Engineering & Applied One of the best Lubar School of Business Science Milwaukee is Wisconsin’s business and financial ARCHITECTURE PROGRAMS The college is home to 30 laboratories and SCHOOLS capital. The Lubar School is Wisconsin’s ARCHITECTURE & • Curriculum & Instruction • Health Care Informatics • International Studies largest metropolitan business school, with 68 professors, a combination offering quality IN THE U.S. URBAN PLANNING • Education • Health Sciences • Journalism, Advertising, teaching and exciting research experience to strong connections to top companies and • • Architecture • • Educational Psychology • • • Kinesiology & Media Studies 2,300 students. More than 20 student clubs a wide range of undergraduate, master’s • Architectural Studies • Nutritional Sciences • • • Linguistics and two annual career fairs provide students and doctoral programs. The Lubar School ENGINEERING • Urban Planning • • Occupational Therapy • • • Mathematics opportunities to put their new engineering of Business is among only 5 percent of • Biomedical and Health • Physical Therapy • Media Studies skills to work on real-world projects. School of Architecture & Urban Planning business schools worldwide accredited ARTS Informatics by AACSB International. The school’s • Microbiology Named one of the best architecture schools in • Animation • • • Biomedical Engineering INFORMATION STUDIES array of professionally focused programs • Non-Profit Management the U.S. by the National Research Council, the • • • Civil Engineering • • Information Science includes a unique STEM-designated master’s • Art and Design & Leadership school attracts students and faculty from all • • Computer Engineering & Technology degree program in Information Technology • Art • • Philosophy over the world with its active interdisciplinary • • • Computer Science • Information Studies programs. Academic programs include master’s Management. • • Dance • • • Physics • • • Electrical Engineering • Library & Information Science and doctoral degree programs in architecture • Film • • • Political Science • Environmental Engineering and advanced degrees in urban planning. UWM • • Music LETTERS & SCIENCE • • • Psychology • Energy Engineering is one of only 23 universities in the U.S. to • Performing Arts • Actuarial Science • • • Sociology • Engineering Mechanics offer a doctoral degree in architecture. • Theatre Arts • • • African and African • TESOL and Applied Linguistics WISCONSIN’S • • • Industrial Engineering Diaspora Studies • Translation and Interpreting BUSINESS • Manufacturing Engineering LARGEST • • • Anthropology Studies • Accounting • • • Materials Engineering METROPOLITAN • • Art History • • • Urban Studies • Business Administration •• • Mechanical Engineering BUSINESS SCHOOL • • • Atmospheric Science • • Women’s and Gender Studies • Finance • Occupational Biomechanics/ • Biochemistry College of Letters & Science • Human Resources Management Ergonomics NURSING Sixty academic programs in the natural • • Information Technology • • • Biological Sciences • • • Nursing and social sciences and humanities offer HEALTH Management FRESHWATER SCIENCES • • • Chemistry • Sustainable Peacebuilding hundreds of research opportunities for • Management • Freshwater Sciences • • • Communication College of Health Sciences, College of undergraduate and graduate students. • Management Science & Technology • Comparative Literature PUBLIC HEALTH Nursing, Zilber School of Public Health Interdisciplinary programs welcome scholars • Marketing • Freshwater Sciences • Conservation & Environmental • Biostatistics from all over the world. A team of physicists UWM offers a range of academic programs in Science • Environmental Health Sciences • Supply Chain and Operations HEALTH SCIENCES from the college helped detect gravitational nursing, public health, physical and occupational • • • Economics • Epidemiology Management • Athletic Training waves in a major international collaboration therapy and biological and laboratory sciences. • • • English • • • Public Health UWM has the first nationally accredited • • Biomedical Sciences that earned the 2017 Nobel Prize in physics. EDUCATION • • • Geography public health graduate school in the state • • Communication Sciences SOCIAL WELFARE • Administrative Leadership • • • Geosciences of Wisconsin. Faculty prepare students to & Disorders • • Criminal Justice • Community Engagement • Global Studies Peck School of the Arts work as health-care providers, research ways & Education • • Health Care Administration • • Social Work UWM’s Peck School of the Arts is Wisconsin’s to improve treatment of physical and mental • • • History largest public arts school, offering programs in health and promote healthier living in diverse TOP art and design, dance, film, music and theater. communities both locally and across the globe. NOTE: Information Sciences & Technology master’s degree only available online. GREEN In 2019, the entertainment magazine Variety STEM-designated degree programs can be found at: uwm.edu/STEM-designated-programs named UWM one of the top 50 film schools COLLEGE in the world because of UWM’s “dual focus THE PRINCETON REVIEW on the practical and theoretical worlds of filmmaking and storytelling, giving students the APPLY NOW! uwm.edu/apply flexibility to take on numerous fields of study.” School of Freshwater Sciences Milwaukee has an international reputation as a center for water technology and research. “UWM has a strong UWM’s School of Freshwater Sciences, the only school of higher education in the U.S. dedicated solely to freshwater sciences, is research group studying a global leader in addressing water issues. gravitational wave astrophysics. I’m really thankful I got to be part “UWM was a perfect fit for me. There are so many different of the birth of this new degree programs here, including a great business program. field as early as As a member of the UWM soccer team, I got to see different graduate school.” regions of the U.S., too. Overall, JASON DEBNANDINI it’s been a life-changing experience.” BBA in Marketing, Class of 2018 PhD in Physics, Class