Business, Management & Strategy Programs at UWPCE
Thinking about using AI in business, exploring new leadership tools or just growing your skill set? UW Professional & Continuing Education has programs that can help you do all that and give your career a boost in the ever-changing business landscape.
Explore some of our most popular business, management and strategy offerings. Some programs are offered in both autumn and winter quarters.
Starting Autumn 2026
AI Product Management
Learn technical and strategic techniques to ideate, build and launch AI and machine learning (ML) products.
Business Strategy & Decision-Making
Delve into the circumstances and considerations that leaders need to account for when creating a business strategy. Learn about frameworks and tools to conduct decision analysis and how to involve stakeholders in strategic planning and management.
Commercial Real Estate
Get insight into best practices and industry trends in the interdisciplinary field of commercial real estate development. Learn how to manage, finance and market commercial properties.
Generative AI for Business
Delve into how generative AI is shaping how businesses innovate and solve problems. Learn about prompt engineering and how to use various generative AI tools to create content for a variety of business needs.
Human Resources Essentials
Become skilled in the competencies required to succeed as a human resources professional, including knowledge of operations, recruiting, compensation, benefits, training, performance management and compliance.
Human Resources Management
Expand your human resources skills and go from a process-focused practitioner to a business-enhancing partner. Learn how to identify and manage workplace challenges and sensitive issues.
Localization: Customizing Software for the World
Gain a solid understanding of localization processes and principles and explore topics such as machine translation, terminology management and global content management systems.
Software Product Management
Dive into the full life cycle of digital product development. Learn how to manage the process, guide a team and bring a product to market successfully.
Starting Winter 2027
AI Product Management
Learn technical and strategic techniques to ideate, build and launch AI and machine learning (ML) products.
Driving AI Transformation in Your Organization
Build the skills to confidently lead AI initiatives, from identifying opportunities to planning implementation and managing adoption.
Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA)
Accelerate your path to business ownership. Prepare to acquire an existing small business and plan for your first 100 days as CEO.
Human Resources Essentials
Develop foundational human resources skills in recruiting, compensation, benefits, training and compliance. Build the knowledge needed to support employees and contribute to organizational success.
Starting Your Own Consulting Business
Launch your consulting business by building your brand, attracting clients and creating a sustainable plan for long-term success.
More Programs to Consider
Business Analysis
Discover how to analyze an organizational business problem and develop business requirements and targeted solutions to address the challenge.
Change Management
Study the role of a change manager and how to apply a change model to an organizational issue. Understand the human side of change so you can help your team adapt and thrive.
We’re Here to Help
Do you have questions about which program is right for you? Not sure about juggling the workload and other responsibilities? Our enrollment coaches are here to help. Let us know what program interests you, and a coach will be in touch.