Undergraduate Programs

UW College of Education, one of the nation's top 15 education schools, offers undergraduate programs that prepare students for a variety of professions that incorporate teaching and learning. Numerous service learning and research opportunities are integrated into classes taught by our nationally-recognized faculty.

Early Childhood & Family Studies

This major explores early childhood development, early learning and family studies from a variety of perspectives across a range of disciplines.

Online Degree: Early Care and Education

A flexible, cohort-based online model for students with 45 transferable credits that combines the study of academic theory with practical training in the field.

Education, Communities & Organizations

Explore human development, equity studies, learning across contexts, organizational change and community engagement in this major.

Education, Learning & Society

This interdisciplinary minor provides a strong background in how humans learn and how society, environment and culture shape that learning across school, work and play.

Find your program

Program	Degree	Area
Early Care and Education (Online) This online degree-completion program combines the study of academic theory with practical training in the field of early learning using the latest research in child development.	B.A.	Learning Sciences & Human Development, Undergraduate Studies
Early Childhood & Family Studies Prepare for careers working with young children and families using research-based practices that facilitate optimal child development with a focus on early childhood, early learning, and family studies.	B.A.	Learning Sciences & Human Development, Undergraduate Studies
Education, Communities & Organizations Prepare to use your knowledge and skills in human development, equity studies, learning across contexts and organizational change to work with communities.	B.A.	Learning Sciences & Human Development, Undergraduate Studies
Education, Learning & Society Minor This interdisciplinary minor provides a strong background in how humans learn and how society, environment and culture shape that learning across school, work and play.	B.A.	Undergraduate Studies

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