POLITICAL SCIENCE, BA

C O L L E G E O F L I B E R A L A R T S

AMERICAN POLITICS,
INTERNATIONAL
AFFAIRS, CRITICAL
ISSUES, POLITICAL
THEORIES
A POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR WILL BE PREPARED WITH
KNOWLEDGE ON THE SYSTEMS OF GOVERNMENT, ANALYSIS
OF POLITICAL BEHAVIORS AND ACTIVITIES. STUDENTS ARE
PREPARED FOR MANY FIELDS INCLUDING PUBLIC AFFAIRS,
POLICY ADVISOR, SALES, LAW, AND CAMPAIGN
MANAGEMENT.

Source:https://www.admissions.purdue.edu/majors/a-to-
z/political-science.php
Math Required: Quantitative

Major Reasoning
Science Required: Any 2 Science
Classes that fill the UCC

Courses (Ex. BIOL 11000, EAPS 10500)

Foreign Language Required: World
Language through Level IV

POL 51700:  The Politics of

POL 42300: International
Capital and Labor in The

Plan of Study
Environmental Policy
United States
POL 52400: Public
POL 53200: Nuclear
Policy and The
Strategy and

Information
Proliferation
Family
POL 43000: Selected
Problems in
POL 43900: United
International
States Policy Making
Relations

Who may like Minimum Semesters: 0

Minimum Credits: 0
this Major? Minimum GPA: 2.0

Students with the Holland Code SEI may enjoy this

major.
People with Social in their Holland Code would be good at this major. Many
of the careers that come from this major involve interpersonal skills as well
CODO Require
ments
as working with others in a facilitative manner. Enterprising students would
also be good for this major becuae they have managerial and sales skills
that may be essential to some careers. Investigative people could apply
their scientific skills and technical skills to research and gaining careers in
more hands on careers with this major.

Research Internships
Many important Several internships are
research studies have avaliable for Political Science
come from Purdue's students at Purdue. Including
Department of Political CAPS Digital Marketing Intern,
Science. Including "Tara Social Media and Marketing
Grillos: Using Research Intern, Purdue Strategic
to Help Solve Important Partner in Cybersecurity
Collective Problems." Education, and Bench Testing
Quality Support Internship/Co-
Op.
Job
Placement
There are several career
opportunities avaliable for a
Political Science major. Some
that are featured on the Purdue
Political Science Website include
a Human Resource Specialist, a
Graphic Designer, and a
Volunteer and Public
Engagement Administrator.
 PLAN OF STUDY

CHOICE WITHIN A
POLITICAL SCIENCE
MAJOR
There is a lot of choice within this
major. For most required courses in this
major there are several options to
choose from. You also have the
opportunity to choose from your
specialization area. Most of the UCC you
can pick off of the selective lists. There
are 48 Free Elective Credits.

CRITICAL COURSES
AND REQUIREMENTS
There are no critical courses for this
major. There are also no required
internships, practicums, or clinicals.

TYPES OF CLASSES
Most classes for this major are lecture
based and there seems to be very few
labs. It is important that students fulfill
the requirements for their specialization
and maintain a 2.5 GPA.

POST-GRADUATE
INFORMATION
The most popular careers for Political Science
majors include Public Relations Specialists,
Political Consultants, Attorneys, and Campaign
Staff. Graduate Schools that are listed on the
Political Science website include American
University, Marquette University, and John
Marshall Law School. Many students further
study American Politics, Environmental Politics
and Policy, and Political Violence and Human
Security. .