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New course explores Chinese hip hop
Brendan Dowling’s in-person Summer Term course brings in guest speakers from around the world and challenges students to use critical thinking skills to analyze Chinese hip hop.
Summertime means Summer Term!
Summer is right around the corner! Search Summer Term courses and don’t miss the scholarship deadline.
Count down the top 10 courses
Congrats, Badgers, on meeting your goals in Summer Term 2021. Check out the top 10 courses this summer, by enrollment.
Organic chem online helps lighten fall course load
Many students, like junior Sindhu Shankar, take challenging courses during Summer Term to help lighten their load for fall semester.
The show must go on(line) for this summer theater course
Shakespeare wrote that “all the world’s a stage,” but what happens when your world is a pandemic living room and your stage is a computer monitor? A theater instructor shares her experience.
Students recreate ancient artifacts in summer anthropology course
Anthropology 352: Ancient Technology and Invention is a Summer Term course that explores the impact of key prehistoric and preindustrial inventions on the course of human evolution.
Summer Term helps Badger athlete find balance
Through UW-Madison Summer Term, Senior Badger athlete Sarah Candee juggles travel, sport and school with grace and enthusiasm.
Summer journalism course examines role of media in multicultural society
Journalism 162: Mass Media in Multicultural America examines the cultural history of racial and ethnic minorities and explores the way groups are portrayed in the media.
See what summer has in store
Summer is here, and we’re seeing hopeful signs of a return to some of our favorite seasonal activities: long summer days for hiking Picnic Point,…
Count down the top Summer Term courses
Hard to believe, but Summer Term 2020 is almost in the books. It was an unprecedented summer, but about 10,900 students chose from nearly 560…
Online lab instructors teach food science and kinesiology with candy and games
If you think hands-on learning isn’t possible in an online course, think again. Over the past few years, UW–Madison instructors have developed engaging lab-based courses…
From children to adults, Summer Term instructor inspires learning through movement
Cindy Kuhrasch believes that movement is simply a means of learning. And with the pandemic putting a pause on organized activity, the head of UW–Madison’s…
Acting and algebra: UW student pursues dual passions through summer courses
The thought of majoring in both theater and math could intimidate any student. Trying to graduate on time while pursuing those distinct passions might feel…
Incoming freshmen earn credit early and build community with Wisconsin Experience Summer Launch
Starting college is a nerve-wracking experience for almost every first-year student. In fairly short order, freshmen must learn how to navigate a new environment, study…
New nursing immersion program offers students meaningful, hands-on experience at respite camp
Katie Dowdy spent part of her UW–Madison Summer Term at summer camp. But it wasn’t all s’mores and swimming. As a student in a summer…
UW Study Abroad Summer Launch lets student start travel adventures early
By the time Matthew Olson sets foot on Bascom Hill for the first time as a freshman, he will have been taking a UW–Madison class…
Student-athlete Grace Mueller scores real-world experience in criminal justice course
The summer internship with a criminal justice agency teaches professional skills and cultural awareness.
Tips to succeed in online courses at UW–Madison
You’re used to living your life online, which might mean you jumped at the chance to take an online course during Summer Term. Good choice!…
Class is in session—at the ballpark!—with new sports comm certificate
Journalism majors and nonmajors can apply for the 12-credit Sports Communication Certificate offering a hands-on, career-focused experience.
Five exciting yet practical summer courses
Summer Term is an ideal time to expand your horizons. Here are five summer courses—some of which are new for 2019—that will do just that.…
Welcome to Summer Term 2019
Say hello to Summer Term 2019! With over 1,000 courses, an ice cream social, study parties, and much more, it’s shaping up to be one…
Summer Music Clinic celebrates 90 years of music and memory making
Students in band, chorus, jazz ensemble, musical theater, and orchestra have fun while pursing their passion.