Does anyone have a degree in political science? If so what do you do?
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if you are interested in pilitics i suggest you should study law cause if you study politics you probably will end up teaching history in some school.law contains politics.
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Become a political analyst, or take journalism, and become a political correspondent for a major network.
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its not like you need to go to college for it . You only got to know the right people at the right places. The best way to start is to get into politics.If your candidate wins and he feels like doing you special favors then your in ...if not try 4 years later
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Me - I have a bachelor of science degree, but I work as an office administrator.  My boss in Human Resources has a PhD in Chemistry - go figure!\n\nIt's more about what makes you happy and what fits into your lifestyle - it's very difficult to predict what you would like to do when you are young and in college - I would guess that a lot of people change their careers.  Also, though, any amount of education, in any field, will give you tools for learning which can be applied in any field.
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I agree with Michiru Kaioh. If you want to go into politics get your undergraduate degree in politicial science. If you want to set yourself up to lead a major corporation, get your undergrad in business administration. If you want to practice intellectual property and copyright law a business undergrad will also suffice. If you want to be an ambulance chaser and do accidents and divorces an english undergrad degree will be fine.
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No you don't have to have a degree in it to keep up with current affairs or politics. Just take some courses and keep studying on your own. Watch C-SPAN, CNN, Fox, and public broadcasting stations. Just read widely and you will do fine.
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well, though i haven't been involved in the field directly, i have taken courses in public affairs and policy management.  these courses are a lot of work, but if you're into developing strategies, investigating role players, and researching trends; it could be the kind of thing you would like.  i probably would have enjoyed my class more with a better professor, if that helps.  i saw you said you would be ok as long as you weren't given too much of it.  public affairs and policy is probably going to test your limits of "too much", but you seem like somebody that would enjoy working in this field.  It can be challenging and fun if you want it to be, but boring if you really aren't into it.  I hope that helped you out...good luck!
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I have an MA in geography. I worked as a cartographer in publishing for a short time, then went into K-12 education for personal reasons. I've been known to teach a class in geography at the local community college.\n\nThe folks I knew from the old department work as cartographers, professors, GIS analysts. Some of them have gotten other degrees, like law or MBA. Some work for government agencies, like Land and Natural Resources, for instance, or the Coast Guard. \n\nOne undergraduate geography major I know cannot divulge the name of the federal agency (based in Langley, VA) that she works for. Nor can she tell me what she does for a living, but I hypothesize that she analyzes aerial photographs taken in countries of dry climate and particular interest to the US government. A former grad school classmate is on the ground in one of those countries through his longtime commitment to a US military reserve organization. Another one is a peer counselor in drug rehab, but you know, it happens.
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I don't want to scare you, but there's not too many. You can't go into teaching because you don't have a teaching certificate (unless you want to continue schooling) and there's huge compeition for jobs in historical societies and research (best if you have a Masters which is more schooling). I graduated with a BA in History and spent 6 years in retail before I got a job in an office. I'm going back to school for an MBA now.\n\nMy question would be: what do you want to do? Why did you choose History and Political Science? Did you want to teach? Write? Go into politics? Just thought the classes were interesting? \n\nIf you're interested in working with a historical society, I'd suggest setting up an internship with a local one (the school's dept or advisor should help with that). Also check with the school's or history dept's career dept, maybe they can suggest jobs or set something up for you! Good luck!
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I will be graduating with a degree in political science and entering public relations in entertainment, in may of 2006.  The bottom line is this, in a competitive field like public relations, what matters most is your experience.  Since you're looking for top 25 programs, you must have the GPA and high school resume to go to almost any school, so here's my advice:\n\n1) Pick a school in an area with corporations and businesses. \n2) Pick a school that has internship connections with these corporations.  !!!NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN INTERNSHIPS!!!\n\nThere's a debate in the industry whether or not a degree specific to PR even matters.  Some companies seek out liberal arts majors for PR jobs because they usually have better writing abilities and an overall better understanding of the world.  My advice, pick a major you love rather than one you think will accesorize a resume well, and write, write, write.  There's a lot of writing in this field.  Best of luck to you.
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Major political parties are businesses and deal with business issues.  You could work on staff with a political party.  Mayors of large cities are in charge of a large business operation and also deal with local and state businesses.  You could take a professional position in a city government, learn the "political ropes" and even run for mayor.  US Representatives and Senators come from a variety of backgrounds and deal constantly with business and ecoonomic issues.  I believe US Consulates deal with business issues involving US-foreign trade.  Good luck.
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DC has Georgetown University, George Washington, American University, Catholic University and George Mason is nearby. I'm sure most if not all of them offer political science as a major.
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I've got an International Studies focusing on Europe BA as well. Most people start with internship experience, particularly if you want to work on the Hill. Depending on your political affiliations there are many organizations that help with job placement and have tons of listings, including politics, PR, and research. If you want more information on Democrat-related job listings, try Democratic Gain or Campaign Corps. I don't know the resources for Republican ones, but I'm sure similar ones exist.
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Join your local political party of choice, volunteer for a good few years, door knocking, talking to people, campaigning, getting known in your community. Then, ideally volunteer in an MP's office to see if you will like the job. Then work your way up, get some elected positions under your belt at local level...maybe become a local councillor. Attend lots of local-level party meetings and try and change things from the inside. Then eventually stand for a reasonably safe seat in your (ideally local) constituency, and hope for the best. Et viola!
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What career? Being evassive? Nothing telling all the necessary facts? How about a politician?
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Most of our politicians are lawyers. Study history and political science, sociology and communication skills as an undergrad. Then go to law school. Then work for a Senator,  Congressman or Supreme Court Justice and/or get hired onto an election campaign or two. Then run for office in your city or state.
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You work your way up though a political party starting at the local level.  It'll take years of thankless unpaid volunteer work.  Be a good student and get an advanced degree (law is a good specialty).  Work on public speaking and communication skills.  It also helps to develop an interest that can be your special area of expertise when serving the public.\n\nAfter you've worked on a few campaigns and are known, trusted and accepted by local party insiders, you may snag a lowly staffer position.\n\nWhew...that's the first ten years and you haven't even run for town council yet!\n\nAnyway, that's the way it usually works to get to the top in any field.  Lot's of grass roots experience, passion and determination coupled with a good education, some genuine skill for the task at hand and a few lucky breaks thrown in!\n\nOh yeah...and don't forget to keep your nose clean at all times...NO skeletons in the closet!