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International Affairs

UWEC's international affairs certificate is designed for those interested in global awareness, cultural and political diversity, and economic globalization.

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Description

Broaden Your World View

Classes throughout the certificate program will explore topics like world politics, international law, power and wealth, and various theoretical approaches to world political order.

Program curriculum is intentionally designed to provide you with a better understanding of world politics' specializations, concepts, vocabulary and methods for graduate concentrations, helping you to define your passions and career goals. The ability to choose two electives within the certificate program gives you the ability to further customize your studies and certificate.

Upon graduation, you'll have the knowledge and skills necessary for successful employment in a global political economy, making a positive impact wherever your career takes you.

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Program Details

Degree Types

Certificate

Degree Level undergraduate

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College College of Arts and Sciences

Department

Political Science and Criminal Justice Department

Campus

Eau Claire

Offered

On Campus

Requires a minor No

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Valuable, Sought-After Skills

The certificate in international affairs will demonstrate your awareness of global concepts, issues, terminology, structures, and perspectives — making you an extremely well-rounded and versatile professional.

Personalized Studies

A portion of the international affairs certificate is made up of courses chosen by you, allowing you to customize your studies and focus on the areas that most interest you. Better understand the political landscape in a specific geographic or cultural region, explore major foreign policy issues facing the U.S. today, or learn more about international and civil conflict.

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Learning in Action

Unbiased Political Engagement

Political science students have a unique resource at UWEC, the Menard Center for Constitutional Studies. Guest speakers, workshops, seminars, and leactures all focus on non-partisan examinations of constitutional issues at the state and national level.

Learn more about the Menard Center for Constitutional Studies

Learning in Action

Blugolds Fly Together

Join a Global Network

Focused on connecting international students with each other and local students, the International Student Association provides a fun, safe environment to learn, laugh, and expand your network.

Learn more about student orgs at UWEC

Blugolds Fly Together

Do Big Things

A history class that LeeAnn Przybylski took while studying abroad in England helped her find her passion for international politics.

History class in England inspires Blugold to pursue new major and career

LeeAnn Przybylski has had many fabulous classes taught by exceptional professors during her years as a Blugold, but it was an experience far from UW-Eau Claire’s campus that helped her find her future career path.

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With 10 programs to explore, we will help you find the path you need to make the difference you want.

Courses information

SampleCourses

Coursework within the international affairs certificate will examine themes within politics, economics and international relations. Through a combination of required and elective class topics, you will learn about becoming a constructive global citizen, connecting what you learn with your own experience as well as analyzing the principal causes of — and solutions for — global economic inequalities and underdevelopment.

Here are a few courses in International Affairs at UW-Eau Claire.

POLS 332

International Conflict

Examines the main theories and concepts used to understand and explain international and civil conflict. The course will also provide an analysis of the principle techniques and practices of conflict resolution.

POLS 331