Political Science
Career and
Major Information
Related Career
Titles
Web Sites
Salary
Information
The Associate of Arts degree in Political Science at Walters
State Community College is designed to transfer and meet the freshman and
sophomore year requirements of a four-year bachelor’s degree. Students will
need to consult with a faculty advisor to select courses for a particular
college or university. The departmental link is:
http://www.ws.edu/socialsci/default.asp
Career and Major Information:
According to the American Political Science Association,
“Political science majors acquire skills in writing, communications, and
analysis that are critical to a liberal arts education. A liberal arts
education prepares students to think independently, with tolerance for others and
concern for current affairs. Today, students can reasonably expect to change
jobs and even to have more than one career. An undergraduate education in the
liberal arts and sciences is excellent preparation for flexibility in
employment.
Political science majors qualify for many different careers
in private and public sector organizations, including careers in business, the
law, state, local and federal government, journalism, international
organizations and finance, political campaigns, interest groups and
associations, and pre-college and college teaching. Political science training
also provides valuable preparation for participating in community
organizations, electoral politics, movements on behalf of specific policies, or
even seeking elected or appointed positions in government.”
Related Career Titles:
College or University Teacher
Congressional Aid
Campaign Manager
State Representative
County/City Official
Government Agency Employee
Attorney
Press Secretary
Political Commentator
Foreign civil Service Officer
Web Sites:
American Political Science Association
www.apsanet.org/jobplc/onlinejobs.cfm
Federal Jobs--This site allows you to search databases of
open US government jobs.
http://www.fedworld.gov/jobs/jobsearch.html
University of California Santa Barbara: The following web
sites offer links to a broad spectrum of Political Science areas of interest
http://www.library.ucsb.edu/subj/politica.html
Occupational Outlook Handbook
http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm
Political Science: An Ideal Liberal Arts Major
http://www.polsci.wvu.edu/polsci/career/careers.html
Salary
Information:
Salary information can be located in the Occupational
Outlook Handbook by looking at individual career fields. The web site for the
OOH is listed above.
Salary figures quoted are based on national figures. Local
or regional salaries may be lower.
