{"id":9063,"date":"2025-12-04T12:42:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T18:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/political-science\/?post_type=program&#038;p=9063"},"modified":"2025-12-04T12:42:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T18:42:46","slug":"option-a-international-politics-and-world-affairs","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/political-science\/academics\/international-studies-ba\/option-a-international-politics-and-world-affairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Option A: International Politics and World Affairs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    <div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-u-py-80\">\n        \n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"uwm-l-col content-area\">\n<div id=\"main\" class=\"site-main\">\n\t<header class=\"page-header\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">\n\t\t\tOption A: International Politics and World Affairs\t\t<\/h1>\n\t<\/header>\n\t\n\t\n\n<p>The\u00a0International Politics &amp; World Affairs Option (Option A)\u00a0emphasizes political aspects of international studies. Coursework in Political Science, History, Economics, and various elective departments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h3\" id=\"h-track-requirements\">Track Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>\n\t\t\t.sc_courselist tr:nth-child(even) {\n \t\t\t background-color: #f2f2f2\n\t\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t\t.sc_footnotes td, .sc_footnotes th, .sc_footnotes table {  border-left: none;\n  border-right: none; padding: 8px;}\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t.sc_courselist {\n\t\t\t\tborder-collapse: collapse;\n\t\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t\t.sc_courselist td, .sc_courselist th {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 1px solid #ddd;\n\t\t\t\tpadding: 8px;\n        min-width: 40px;\n\t\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t\t.hourscol{\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: right;\n\t\t\t}\t\t\t\n\t\t\t.hidden.noscript{\n\t\t\t\tdisplay: none;\n\t\t\t}\t\n\t\n\t.notinpdf{\n\t\tdisplay:none;\n\t}\n\t\t\t.areaheader, .symcol {\n\t\t\t\tfont-weight: bold;\n\t\t\t}\n\t.HU { background-color: #ffce9c; }\n\t\t\t.SS { background-color: #f0e68c; }\n\t\t\t.NS { background-color: #ceefbd; 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class=\"codecol\">ECON\u00a0351<\/td><td>Introduction to International Economic Relations<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">HIST\u00a0434<\/td><td>The United States as a World Power in the 20th Century<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\">POL\u00a0SCI\u00a0359<\/td><td>Problems of American Foreign Policy<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td colspan=\"2\">Select a minimum of three of the following:<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">9<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\">ECON\u00a0353<\/td><td>Economic Development<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">POL\u00a0SCI\u00a0316<\/td><td>International Law<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\">POL\u00a0SCI\u00a0337<\/td><td>International Organization and the United Nations<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">POL\u00a0SCI\u00a0338<\/td><td>Seminar in International Relations: (part of UN Summer Seminar)<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\">POL\u00a0SCI\u00a0340<\/td><td>Politics of Nuclear Weapons<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">POL\u00a0SCI\u00a0361<\/td><td>History of International Political Thought<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\">POL\u00a0SCI\u00a0365<\/td><td>Theories and Methods in International Politics<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">POL\u00a0SCI\u00a0370<\/td><td>International Conflict<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd lastrow\"><td class=\"codecol\">POL\u00a0SCI\u00a0371<\/td><td>Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"listsum\"><td colspan=\"2\">Total Credits<\/td><td 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