Continuing education takes many forms at UW-Madison. Short courses, workshops, and independent study programs are among the most common. They can last a couple of hours, a few days, several weeks, or longer. Some come right to your home. Most offer continuing education credits.
Environmental science is one of the featured subject areas.
The College of Engineering's Department of Engineering Professional Development offers many short technical courses with environmental emphases, and not just for engineers. The Learning Institute for Nonprofit Organizations specializes in professional development for people in the nonprofit sector. It offers live video programs by satellite, recorded programs on videocassette, publications, CD-ROMS, and more. The institute is a unique collaboration between the University of Wisconsin-Extension and the Society for Nonprofit Organizations. The Learning Innovations program of UW-Extension offers nearly 600 correspondence courses at different academic levels.