UW-Madison Department of Liberal Studies & the Arts
Part of the Division of Continuing Studies

Online Learning

These noncredit online courses offer you the chance to study at your own pace, in your own home, and still enjoy one-on-one interaction with your instructor via e-mail.

• Join the mailing list for online courses.
• Frequently Asked Questions about learning through our online courses.
• How to register for our online courses.
• Explore other Independent Learning possibilities.

I'm very interested in "Take Your Characters to Dinner" and several other classes being offered at UW. You guys are the best thing I ever found surfing the internet!!!
~Mary Ellen Whitaker, Natick, MA

I enjoyed the online course immensely. I was able to work at my own pace and choose the specific areas I wanted to study.
~Aura Streiff

Visit our main site for current online courses, including the following subjects: Art; Dance; Foreign Languages; Mathematics; Music; Theology/Philosophy; and Writing.

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Independent Learning courses are another option for distance education through University of Wisconsin-Extension. Most courses are available for college or high-school credit.