{"id":7433,"date":"2023-03-08T14:54:32","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T20:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/webid2-test-lsweb\/?page_id=7433"},"modified":"2025-08-26T11:48:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T16:48:14","slug":"students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/political-science\/students\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Students choose political science for many different reasons. The discipline contains elements of history, sociology, law, public administration, and urban studies all analyzed through a political science lens to understand power dynamics and institutional and government structures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some students intend to go on to law school either to become a practicing attorney or to utilize advanced legal knowledge in business or in politics. Others take the degree in a different direction, takings its critical thinking and analysis skills into careers in business administration, marketing, public administration, foreign service, lobbying, academia or K12 teaching, community organization, or social services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At a time when political discussion can be fraught, our mission<\/a> is to welcome students from all backgrounds who hold diverse perspectives and opinions. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n