WHAT DO OUR GRADUATES DO WITH
THEIR DEGREES?
The
political science program can launch
a professional
career in a wide array of fields.
While many students initially major in political science with
the intention of pursuing a career in law or
electoral politics, department
alums have gone on to
distinguished careers in countless other fields, becoming environmental consultants,
professors, naval officers, CEOs,
communications directors, military
intelligence officers, secondary teachers,
Congressional staffers, principals, public
servants, court clerks, urban planners, and
leaders in countless other occupations.
In short, the political
science major at High Point provides a
strong foundation for any career that
requires first-rate critical thinking,
speaking, and writing skills. Examples
of jobs that recent program
alumni have taken include:
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A position assisting victims
of natural disasters with AmeriCorps.
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College project coordinator
for NYPERG, New York State's largest
student-directed consumer, environmental
and government reform organization.
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Teachers in high schools across
the country.
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State representative: West Virginia
State Assembly.
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Field coordinator & research
director for the Nevada Senate
Democratic Caucus.
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Staffer on
Capitol Hill for US Senator Kay Hagan.
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English
instructor to college students in Korea.
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Program analyst for the United Nations Development
Program.
Political Science alumni have gone to work,
attended graduate school, and interned
throughout the country
Many of our majors
choose to continue their professional
development in graduate programs
that specialize in campaign management, law,
economics, foreign affairs, public policy,
international business, or political
science. The PSC curriculum prepares
students
to flourish in graduate school by
building the excellent writing, research,
and analytical skills that these programs
demand.
Recent HPU political science alumni have
enrolled in graduate and professional programs
at:
American University (intl.
affairs)
College of Charleston (public
administration)
Duke University (divinity school)
Georgetown University (intl. affairs)
Georgia State (political science)
Institute of World Politics
- Washington
(international security)
Moravian (divinity school)
North Carolina State (economics)
Norwich University (intl. diplomacy)
Syracuse University - The Maxwell School (international diplomacy)
Temple University (economics)
Texas A&M - George Bush School of Diplomacy (diplomacy)
University of Alabama (public
administration)
University of Kentucky (history)
University of Southern California
- The Annenberg School
(communications)
Yale (divinity school).
Recent HPU graduates in political science also have been
accepted by numerous law schools: Catholic
University, Elon, Emory, Fordham,
George Washington U., Univ. of
Maryland, Wake
Forest, Valparaiso, and U. North Carolina.
If you have any questions about our
placement record or are interested in
alerting our students and alumni to
professional positions or internships, please contact
any member of our
faculty.
