Prospective Students
Welcome to the UW-Madison
School of Human Ecology!
The School of Human Ecology (SoHE), which consistently ranks among the top institutions with similar programs, has an established record of excellence based on an interdisciplinary approach to teaching, research and outreach. Throughout its 100-year history, the school has provided leadership in interdependent areas that directly affect people of all ages within their increasingly complex social, psychological, economic, designed, and cultural environments.
The School of Human Ecology provides a small-school setting in a world-class university. Faculty and staff are committed to enhancing the development of students by nurturing the complementary relationship between professional and liberal arts education. This approach prepares graduates to assume leadership positions in their personal, civic, and professional lives.
The mission of the school is to understand these complex relationships in order to enhance the quality of people's lives and their environments through interdisciplinary research, creative innovation, teaching, learning, and outreach.
Generations of students dedicated to fulfilling this mission have found an academic home in one of the school's six majors:
Each major is based on a background of course work in the arts and humanities, the social sciences, and the biological, physical, and natural sciences. The focus of undergraduate professional programs may be in scientific, aesthetic, and/or business areas.
Visit us!
The School of Human Ecology welcomes visits from prospective students and family members. To learn about available educational opportunities, please explore our web site. To make an appointment with an advisor to discuss majors, to tour the building, or to attend a class please call (608) 262-2608. A two-week notice is suggested.
To schedule a tour of the UW-Madison campus, and for general questions or to attend an admissions information session, please contact the Campus Information and Visitor Center at (608) 263-2400. Group information sessions are followed by a student-guided walking tour. To make a reservation contact the Admissions Office/Visit Bucky at www.visitbucky.wisc.edu.
