UW-Milwaukee Center for International Education Brochure 2019

A WORLD-CLASS

UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN

MILWAUKEE

e m o c l e w NOTABLE UWM ALUMNI INCLUDE SATYA NADELLA (CEO of Microsoft)

LUIS ARREAGA (U.S. ambassador)

MITCH WHITMORE (Olympic speedskater)

KIMBERLEY CHONGYON MOTLEY (First foreign lawyer working in Afghanistan)

JIM RYGIEL

(Academy Award-winner, visual effects for Lord of the Rings)

800+ MUSICAL ACTS PERFORM AT SUMMERFEST,

one of the largest music festivals in the world

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FIVE FORTUNE 500 CORPORATIONS IN MILWAUKEE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL MANPOWERGROUP WEC ENERGY GROUP HARLEY-DAVIDSON ROCKWELL AUTOMATION

ONE OF ONLY TWO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN WISCONSIN OFFERING

DOCTORAL DEGREES

TOP 131

RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES

RANKED #4 IN

HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF ENGINEERING DOCTORAL DEGREES AWARDED TO FOREIGN NATIONALS

BY SCHOOL THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN 2017

CARNEGIE CLASSIFICATION OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION

1,000+

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

30,000

works of art at the

MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM

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24,955 STUDENTS

20,278 UNDERGRADUATE

4,677 GRADUATE

5% INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS 1

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is committed to global engagement through its curriculum, research activities, and student and faculty mobility, and through partnerships with universities and corporations around the world.

Established in 1956, UWM is a large, public research university located in the city of Milwaukee in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. UWM offers nearly two hundred programs of study at the bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral level in a wide variety of disciplinary, interdisciplinary and professional fields.

Award-winning research is a key feature of UWM, making admissions competitive. UWM is recognized as an R1 top research university in the U.S. by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

One of 2019’s

BEST MIDWESTERN

Colleges PRINCETON REVIEW

WELCOME

uwm and milwaukee 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 pickup 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 EVENTS EVERY YEAR

ACRES OF BEACHES AND LAKEFRONT PARKS

MILES OF MILWAUKEE COUNTY BIKE TRAILS

“It was difficult to decide to live far away from my family, friends and community, and learn a new language. But when I thought about the progress I wanted to be a part of and the contributions I wanted to make to the world, I knew it would be worth it.”

NASIM Architecture PhD student Tehran, Iran

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STEM

ARCHITECTURE & ARTS

BUSINESS

College of Engineering & Applied Science The college is home to 30 laboratories and 68 professors, a combination offering quality teaching and exciting research experience to 2,300 students. More than 20 student clubs and two annual career fairs provide students opportunities to put their new engineering skills to work on real-world projects.

One of the best ARCHITECTURE SCHOOLS

Lubar School of Business Milwaukee is Wisconsin’s business and financial capital. The Lubar School is Wisconsin’s largest metropolitan business school, with strong connections to top companies and a wide range of undergraduate, master’s and doctoral programs. The Lubar School of Business is among only 5 percent of business schools worldwide accredited

by AACSB International. The school’s array of professionally focused programs includes a unique STEM-designated master’s degree program in Information Technology Management.

IN THE U.S.

School of Architecture & Urban Planning Named one of the best architecture schools in the U.S. by the National Research Council, the school attracts students and faculty from all over the world with its active interdisciplinary programs. Academic programs include master’s and doctoral degree programs in architecture and advanced degrees in urban planning. UWM is one of only 23 universities in the U.S. to offer a doctoral degree in architecture.

WISCONSIN’S

LARGEST METROPOLITAN BUSINESS SCHOOL College of Letters & Science Sixty academic programs in the natural and social sciences and humanities offer hundreds of research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students.

Interdisciplinary programs welcome scholars from all over the world. A team of physicists from the college helped detect gravitational waves in a major international collaboration that earned the 2017 Nobel Prize in physics.

TOP GREEN COLLEGE THE PRINCETON REVIEW

HEALTH

Peck School of the Arts UWM’s Peck School of the Arts is Wisconsin’s largest public arts school, offering programs in art and design, dance, film, music and theater.

In 2019, the entertainment magazine Variety named UWM one of the top 50 film schools in the world because of UWM’s “dual focus on the practical and theoretical worlds of filmmaking and storytelling, giving students the 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’s School of Freshwater Sciences, the only school of higher education in the U.S. dedicated solely to freshwater sciences, is a global leader in addressing water issues.

“UWM was a perfect fit for me. There are so many different degree programs here, including a great business program.

As a member of the UWM soccer team, I got to see different regions of the U.S., too. Overall, it’s been a life-changing experience.”

JASON BBA in Marketing, Class of 2018 Copenhagen, Denmark

College of Health Sciences, College of Nursing, Zilber School of Public Health UWM offers a range of academic programs in nursing, public health, physical and occupational therapy and biological and laboratory sciences.

UWM has the first nationally accredited public health graduate school in the state of Wisconsin. Faculty prepare students to work as health-care providers, research ways to improve treatment of physical and mental health and promote healthier living in diverse communities both locally and across the globe.

• Curriculum & Instruction • Education • • Educational Psychology

ARCHITECTURE & URBAN PLANNING • • Architecture • Architectural Studies • Urban Planning

ENGINEERING

ARTS • • • • • • • • • •

For a complete list of degree programs, visit: uwm.edu/academics

Animation Art and Design Art Dance Film Music Performing Arts Theatre Arts

BUSINESS • Accounting • Business Administration • Finance • Human Resources Management • • Information Technology Management • Management • Management Science • Marketing • Supply Chain and Operations Management

EDUCATION • Administrative Leadership • Community Engagement & Education

• Biomedical and Health Informatics • • • Biomedical Engineering • • • Civil Engineering • • Computer Engineering • • • Computer Science • • • Electrical Engineering • Environmental Engineering • Energy Engineering • Engineering Mechanics • • • Industrial Engineering • Manufacturing Engineering • • • Materials Engineering •• • Mechanical Engineering • Occupational Biomechanics/ Ergonomics

FRESHWATER SCIENCES • Freshwater Sciences & Technology • Freshwater Sciences

HEALTH SCIENCES • Athletic Training • • Biomedical Sciences • • Communication Sciences & Disorders • • Health Care Administration

• • • • • • • • •

Health Care Informatics Health Sciences Kinesiology Nutritional Sciences Occupational Therapy Physical Therapy

INFORMATION STUDIES • • Information Science & Technology • Information Studies • Library & Information Science

LETTERS & SCIENCE • Actuarial Science • • • African and African Diaspora Studies • • • Anthropology • • Art History • • • Atmospheric Science • Biochemistry • • • Biological Sciences • • • Chemistry • • • Communication • Comparative Literature • Conservation & Environmental Science • • • Economics • • • English • • • Geography • • • Geosciences • Global Studies • • • History

PROGRAMS

AREAS OF STUDY

• Bachelor’s • Master’s • Doctoral • International Studies • Journalism, Advertising, & Media Studies • • • Linguistics • • • Mathematics • Media Studies • Microbiology • Non-Profit Management & Leadership • • Philosophy • • • Physics • • • Political Science • • • Psychology • • • Sociology • TESOL and Applied Linguistics • Translation and Interpreting Studies • • • Urban Studies • • Women’s and Gender Studies

NURSING • • • •

Nursing Sustainable Peacebuilding

PUBLIC HEALTH • • • • • •

Biostatistics Environmental Health Sciences Epidemiology Public Health

SOCIAL WELFARE • • Criminal Justice • • Social Work

NOTE: Information Sciences & Technology master’s degree only available online.

STEM-designated degree programs can be found at: uwm.edu/STEM-designated-programs

APPLY NOW! uwm.edu/apply “UWM has a strong research group studying gravitational wave astrophysics. I’m really thankful I got to be part of the birth of this new field as early as graduate school.”

DEBNANDINI PhD in Physics, Class of 2018 Asansol, India

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“When I first arrived here, the Chinese Student and Scholar Association made me feel welcome and helped me meet people. Two years later, I became the Association’s president and met the city mayor.”

ZHONGYUE MS in Electrical Engineering, Class of 2018 Currently working for Johnson Controls Inner Mongolia province of China

uwm's ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACADEMY The English Language Academy features three programs: THE INTENSIVE ENGLISH PROGRAM (IEP)

GRADUATE ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES (EAP)

The IEP is based on the Common European Framework of Reference and the Canadian Language Benchmarks.

IEP students can be conditional undergraduate or graduate admits (contingent on graduate program approval). Conditionally admitted undergraduate and graduate students can move to full-time credit-bearing courses without submitting new TOEFL or IELTS scores.

Graduate students who are admitted with English required (TOEFL 68-78, IELTS 6.0) are required to take one course focusing on the skills where their TOEFL or IELTS sub-scores are the lowest – either Speaking and Listening or Reading and Writing. Any graduate student wishing to improve English language skills is welcome to take the EAP graduate level courses.

UNDERGRADUATE ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES (EAP) Undergraduate EAP courses are divided into two distinct sequences:

English Proficiency Requirements

students to fulfillment of the campus General Education Requirement for writing (English 102).

• Courses that help students admitted with English

required improve their grammar, speaking and listening skills in their first year.

(internet-based)

Bachelor’s Regular admission

• Sequenced reading and writing courses that lead

TOEFL IELTS

79

6.5

Admission with English required 65-78

5.0-6.0

Conditional admission

0-4.5

0-64

Master’s/Ph.D. Regular admission

79

6.5

Admission with English required

68-78

6.0

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EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT forecast 1,700+ Our students intern and learn at hundreds of sites in Milwaukee and beyond. Here’s a look at some of the employers who help provide our students with real-world experience.

ACCOUNTING, AUDITING & ACTUARIAL SCIENCE MAJORS: Accounting, Actuarial Science, Economics INTERNSHIP SITES: AIG, Allstate, American Family Insurance, Argosy Foundation, Baird, CliftonLarsonAllen, CUNA Mutual, Deloitte, Kohler, New York Life, Northwestern Mutual, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Wipfli

ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE & SUSTAINABILITY MAJORS: Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Conservation & Environmental Science, INTERNSHIP SITES: A-Chem LLC, Alcami Corp., Aldrich Chemical, Discovery World, Hydrite Chemical, Milwaukee County Zoo, Rustoleum, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

ARCHITECTURE MAJOR: Architecture INTERNSHIP SITES: Eppstein Uhen, Gensler, HGA, JGMA, Johnsen Schmaling, Kahler Slater, Perkins+Will, Rinka Chung, Workshop Architects

HEALTH CARE & NURSING MAJORS: Health Sciences, Pre-Med, Nursing INTERNSHIP SITES: Aurora Health Care, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Brewers, Rogers Memorial Hospital

CREATIVE INDUSTRIES MAJORS: Arts, Digital Arts & Culture, English, Graphic Design, Marketing INTERNSHIP SITES: Boelter + Lincoln, Cannes Film Festival, Disney, EPIC Creative, FleishmanHillard, Hal Leonard, Hoffman York, Milwaukee Repertory Theater CRIME ANALYSIS MAJORS: Criminal Justice, Geography, Math INTERNSHIP SITES: Milwaukee Police Department, West Allis Police Department, High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, Intelligence Fusion Center ENGINEERING MAJOR: Biomedical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Industrial, Materials Science, Mechanical INTERNSHIP SITES: American Transmission Company, Foxconn, GE Healthcare, Johnson Controls, Magnetek, Tesla

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS & BUSINESS MAJORS: Chinese, Economics, French, Global Studies, International Studies, Political Science, Spanish, Supply Chain & Operations Management INTERNSHIP SITES: Alliance Française de Milwaukee, Dunamis Foundation, Emirates Airline, Milwaukee French Immersion School, PricewaterhouseCoopers – Warsaw, Sartori Cheese, Saha Global, The Westin – Dublin COMPUTER SCIENCE, IT APPLICATIONS & NETWORK SECURITY MAJORS: Computer Science, IT Management, Information Science & Technology, Web Development INTERNSHIP SITES: Amazon, Baird, Direct Supply, FIS, Komatsu, Microsoft, National Security Agency, Quad/Graphics

COMPANIES RECRUIT AT UWM

LOGISTICS MAJOR: Supply Chain & Operations Management INTERNSHIP SITES: Direct Supply, Harley-Davidson, Master Lock, Rockwell Automation MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS MAJORS: Communication; Journalism, Advertising & Media Studies; Marketing INTERNSHIP SITES: Briggs & Stratton, La Macchia Enterprises, Laughlin Constable, Marcus Hotels & Resorts, Milwaukee Bucks, Moon Landing, Mungo Creative, Pabst Theater, Racine County Zoo, RB Publishing, WISN-TV SOCIAL WORK & HUMAN SERVICES MAJORS: Psychology, Social Work, Sociology INTERNSHIP SITES: Aurora Psychiatric Hospital, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Community Services, Easter Seals, Kohl’s Early Childhood Development Center, Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee VA Medical Center, United Community Center, Waukesha County Department of Human Services TEACHER EDUCATION MAJORS: Art Education, Community Engagement & Education, Exceptional Education INTERNSHIP SITES: Boys & Girls Clubs, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee Historical Society, Milwaukee Public Schools, Urban Ecology Center, Walker’s Point Center for the Arts

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COST

highly ranked,

affordably priced UWM is a one-of-a-kind university, where affordable tuition meets academic excellence. Here’s how we keep things budget-friendly: SCHOLARSHIPS More than 3,900 UWM undergraduates received over $10 million in scholarships in the 2017-18 academic year. All incoming students, including international students, are encouraged to apply for scholarship opportunities. uwm.edu/scholarships

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ESTIMAT

2019-20

nonresident undergrad $27,313*

nonresident grad $31,656*

ASSISTANTSHIPS Graduate students have the opportunity for tuition remission via assistantships. There are four kinds of graduate student assistantships: teaching assistants, project assistants, program assistants and research assistants. uwm.edu/graduateschool

est. books & other class materials $1,000* est. health insurance $1,515* *per academic year

student employment International students can work up to 20 hours a week on campus while school is in session. But there are other employment opportunities for international students, too, including: CURRICULAR PRACTICAL TRAINING (CPT)

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CPT provides off-campus work authorization after one year of study for students with an F-1 visa. A faculty member recommendation is required and a UWM immigration coordinator must authorize the employment.

Employment must be a required part of the program and grant academic credit. Depending on the academic program, CPT options are limited.

OPTIONAL PRACTICAL TRAINING (OPT)

OPTIONAL PRACTICAL TRAINING STEM

OPT is authorization for employment in your field of study either before or after degree completion. Most F-1 students do 12 months of post-completion OPT after graduation. More than 80 percent of international students who apply for OPT have job placements within the first three months of graduation.

Students apply directly to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for OPT.

Some students are eligible to apply for an 18-month extension during their initial 12 months of OPT, particularly students who have earned degrees in certain STEM fields and who are employed by companies registered with the USCIS. Students apply directly to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for the OPT STEM extension.

the on-campus Writing Center to me. The tutors there helped improve my English and essay-writing skills.

Studying English can be hard, but UWM has really good instructors.”

CHULWOO Undeclared, Class of 2023 Seoul, South Korea

university housing Maximize convenience and enjoy your independence with a suite-style accommodation in one of UWM’s five on-campus residential communities.

Each residence hall has its own personality, but here’s what most of them have in common: • Study lounges with Wi-Fi, fitness facilities, delicious dining and activities to get you feeling like part of the

UWM community.

• Meal plans range from $1,728 to $2,461 per semester and total estimated room and meals are $10,635 per

academic year. All University Housing residents who live in suites without kitchens are required to choose a meal plan. There are also several grocery stores near campus.

• Residence-hall rooms cost between $4,850 and $8,030. The average cost is $6,446 per academic year.

Sandburg Hall and Kenilworth Square are two popular housing options for international students.

For a complete list of UWM’s housing options, visit uwm.edu/housing.

FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS & UP

SANDBURG HALL Classic, suite-style residence hall located in the heart of campus. Building amenities include fitness room, cafeteria, coffee shop, study lounge and movie theater.

THIRD-YEAR STUDENTS & UP

KENILWORTH SQUARE Chic private residences for upper-level students and students 21 years old and older, located in Milwaukee’s vibrant East Side.

HOUISING

“My English professor recommended

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