{"id":7468,"date":"2023-03-05T16:31:47","date_gmt":"2023-03-05T22:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/webid2-test-lsweb\/?page_id=7468"},"modified":"2026-04-21T14:26:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T19:26:10","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/political-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-p-banner\"><div class=\"uwm-p-banner--single\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/political-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2025\/08\/Homepage_1500x400_92919637.webp\" alt=\"row of national flags on flag poles\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"400\" \/><div class=\"uwm-p-banner--gradient\"><\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-banner--content uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--column uwm-u-flex--center-y uwm-u-text--center\"><h2>Political Science<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h1 heading-separator\" id=\"h-welcoming-to-diverse-perspectives-everyone-can-thrive-and-contribute-here\">Welcoming diverse perspectives\u2014everyone can thrive and contribute here<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"uwm-u-mt-10 size-p-lg\">The Department of Political Science offers two dynamic undergraduate majors\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/political-science\/students\/undergraduate\/political-science\/\">Political Science<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/political-science\/students\/undergraduate\/international-studies\/\">International Studies<\/a>&nbsp;as well as two <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/political-science\/students\/graduate\/\">Political Science graduate programs<\/a>\u2014designed to help students understand political systems, global issues, and the forces that drive change. 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