UMA Undergraduate Guide 2015-2016 Political Science and Legal Studies Academic Departments and Programs Political Science Career Opportunities
Career Opportunities
A major in political science is valuable preparation for a wide variety of career fields and academic pursuits. These include law, business, and corporate positions in environmental protection, consumer affairs, and public affairs; journalism; federal and state government employment in environmental protection, criminal justice, public health, welfare, and transportation; local management and general administration in planning, zoning, housing, human resource management, law enforcement, budgeting and finance; secondary-level teaching of social studies; positions with nonprofit research and advocacy organizations; management of domestic or international grass-roots development or refugee assistance organizations; and educational administration. |
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