Political Science

Are you interested in political issues, such as healthcare,justice, security, peace, minority rights, privacy or theenvironment internationally or domestically? If you want toexplore these issues and prepare for a lifetime of civicengagement, then political science may be the major for you!

Contact Info:Geoffrey D. Peterson, PoliticalScienceHibbard Humanities Hall 401124 Garfield Avenue715-836-5744 | polisci@uwec.edu

“It was inspiring towork every day withso many intelligentand talented peoplewho have incrediblestories andexperiences to shareand to know thateach one of them isdedicated to makingthis country better.”— Noah Wiedenfeld |political science graduateMajors

• Political Science - World Politics• Political Science - Liberal Arts• Political Science - TeachingComprehensive majors (no minorrequired)• Political Science - World Politics• Political Science - Legal Studies

Minors• Political Science - Liberal Arts• Political Science - Teaching

Certificates• Campaign Consulting• International Affairs• Legal Studies

Where you'll findour grads• Analyst, U.S. Government

Accountability Office, Washington,D.C.

• Attorney, Thomas M. Canan,Attorney at Law, Minneapolis, MN

• Account Executive, Edelman PublicRelations Worldwide, WashingtonD.C.

• Senior Counsel, Target Corporation,Minneapolis, MN

• Regional Director, Girl Scouts of theNorthwestern Great Lakes

Prepared forSuccessPolitical science includes the study ofindividual and group politicalbehavior, governing institutions andpublic policy. It uses a variety ofqualitative and quantitative methods

to study issues at the local, nationaland global levels. Few aspects of lifeare unaffected by politics; therefore,political science is an effective meansfor a broad preparation for life.Typical positions held by politicalscience graduates include politicallobbyist, legislative aide, public sectoradministrator, campaign manager/consultant, and secondary teacher orcollege professor. Access to a widevariety of statistical databases haveallowed students in public opinionand voting classes gain valuableexperience as they analyze some ofthis data in computer labs. We offerthe advantage of small classes andpersonal attention where one-on-onediscussions are vital to learning.  

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Why UW-Eau ClaireInternshipsAn advanced internship programoffers numerous opportunities for on-the-job experience in an executive orlegislative office, a nongovernmentalagency, an Eau Claire city or countyoffice, a political campaign forPresident, Congress, city council, orwith interest groups — while earningup to six credits.

Research OpportunitiesFaculty-student collaborative researchwork in political science has recentlyexplored such topics as Digital TeenDating Violence, Cyberbullying, andGlobalization and Islam. The strongeducation and valuable out ofclassroom experience have producedfour Fulbright award winners from thePolitical Science department.

First-YearSuggestedCurriculum• American National Politics• Intro to World Politics• Liberal education coursework in the

areas of social science, naturalscience, math, humanities,communications, and composition