Building the department map…
Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate INTER-HE coursework.
Generated from University of Wisconsin-Madison’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate INTER-HE work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.
Showing the 2 INTER-HE and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 8 more INTER-HE courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on INTER-HE, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Statisticschoose 1
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Community and Organizational Development Core Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Community and Organizational Development Pathwayschoose 1
Community Transformation and Innovation; Organizational Development; Create Your Own Depth Pathway; Any CSCS courses not otherwise taken to satisfy the program requirements
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Career Readinessall required
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Foundationchoose 1
Human Development in Context; Research Foundations
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in INTER-HE. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
2 courses deep, ending at INTER-HE 601
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Statisticschoose 1
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Economics1 required
Consumer Behavior and Marketplace Studies Core Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Accounting Coursechoose 1
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Excel Proficiencychoose 1
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Consumer Behavior and Marketplace Studies Depthchoose 1
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Consumer Science Depth2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select 6 credits from the course list below not otherwise taken in the Consumer Behavior and Marketplace Studies Depth category:
Career Readinessall required
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Design, Innovation, and Society Pathwayschoose 1
Design and Culture Depth; Design and Social Change Depth; Design and Technology Depth
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Career Readinessall required
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Depth2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select 9 credits from the following courses. At least 6 credits must be any HDFS course numbered 300 or above that is not already being used to meet other program requirements.; Any HDFS courses numbered 300-699 not otherwise included in the program requirements
Applicationchoose 1
Career Readiness & Research; Capstone
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Statisticschoose 1
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Excel Proficiencychoose 1
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Personal Finance Coreall required
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Consumer Science Coursesall required
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Consumer Science Depth2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select 6 credits from the course list below not otherwise taken in the Personal Finance Core category
Career Readinessall required
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Textiles and Fashion Design Focus Areachoose 1
Choose 3 additional Textiles & Fashion Design courses for 21 total credits; Fashion Sequence (must be taken in this order); Textiles Sequence
Career Readinessall required
Depth Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Choose 15 credits of depth courses from the areas below:; Textiles & Fashion Design Studio Courses; Choose 9-15 credits from the following courses:; Other Textiles and Fashion Design Courses (courses numbered 300 above); Entrepreneurship and Consumer Science Courses; OPTIONAL - Choose up to 6 credits from the following courses:
All INTER-HE courses in the UW–Madison catalog
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