Majors

[Bibble]

Well do you want to work in politics or engineering?

I'm a Political Science major because I find the political matters to be fascinating. Don't be persuaded by others who so easily discredit Poli Sci - it's a great subject which opens many doors after graduation.

Also, why not major in both? I don't think anyone can say political science is terribly difficult.

 

[Farang]

of those two

DO

NOT

CHOOSE

POLI

SCI

sincerely,
poli sci graduate

 

[Hacp]

Originally posted by: Farang
of those two

DO

NOT

CHOOSE

POLI

SCI

sincerely,
poli sci graduate

lol, my sympathys to you.

 

[PrinceofWands]

Have a poli-sci minor with my history degree. REALLY enjoyed it, and in my particular case it's also useful to me. I can see where people that think degrees are only about jobs wouldn't be overly impressed with it as a major, but since I don't think that way I say go for it.

 

[PrinceofWands]

Originally posted by: zerocool84
Political Science and Liberal Arts are the degrees that people get when they don't know what they want to do.

Those are the posts stupid people make when they don't know what else to say.

 

[PrinceofWands]

Originally posted by: Corporate Thug
Poli Sci is only good if you are going into law. That's what I did. Easy enough where you can get a very high GPA + have fun for 4 years in preparation for law school.

Or when you're going to teach history/social studies...or be a politician...or a government employee...or social scientist...or speech writer...or political analyst...or political journalist...or a few dozen other jobs.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: PrinceofWands

Originally posted by: Corporate Thug
Poli Sci is only good if you are going into law. That's what I did. Easy enough where you can get a very high GPA + have fun for 4 years in preparation for law school.

Or when you're going to teach history/social studies...or be a politician...or a government employee...or social scientist...or speech writer...or political analyst...or political journalist...or a few dozen other jobs.

Somehow I doubt that being a poli sci major is all that important to being a politician, or a political analyst, or a political journalist. These people have qualities wholly independent of being a poli sci major. These are professions that are far more dependent on charisma than your major.

Example: Bill-O: History, Chris Matthews: Econ, Wolf Blizter: History

As far a government employee, I would imagine one is better off with a public policy/social services related degree.

As far as teaching, k-12 does not require any particular degree (in LAUSD at least). If you want to teach college, most PhD programs do not require your degree to be in the same field AFAIK (for example, a sociology major is free to apply to a poli sci PhD program.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: Farang
of those two

DO

NOT

CHOOSE

POLI

SCI

sincerely,
poli sci graduate

Go to law school...hahaha

 

[polarmystery]

I thought this was going to be a thread about golf.

 

[PrinceofWands]

Originally posted by: Corporate Thug

Originally posted by: PrinceofWands

Originally posted by: Corporate Thug
Poli Sci is only good if you are going into law. That's what I did. Easy enough where you can get a very high GPA + have fun for 4 years in preparation for law school.

Or when you're going to teach history/social studies...or be a politician...or a government employee...or social scientist...or speech writer...or political analyst...or political journalist...or a few dozen other jobs.

Somehow I doubt that being a poli sci major is all that important to being a politician, or a political analyst, or a political journalist. These people have qualities wholly independent of being a poli sci major. These are professions that are far more dependent on charisma than your major.

Example: Bill-O: History, Chris Matthews: Econ, Wolf Blizter: History

As far a government employee, I would imagine one is better off with a public policy/social services related degree.

As far as teaching, k-12 does not require any particular degree (in LAUSD at least). If you want to teach college, most PhD programs do not require your degree to be in the same field AFAIK (for example, a sociology major is free to apply to a poli sci PhD program.

I didn't say it was required, I said it was useful. Public policy is a subset of political science, at least at every school i've been to.

Wrong on teaching. Secondary education in most states requires a degree in the field you will teach. To make the highly qualified requirement under the NCLB (which most teachers will do) you must have a degree in EVERY course you will teach. Most stats also require a degree in education for secondary teachers, and many require a Masters in something. That's why it's so common to see secondary teachers get a 4yr in their field (or double major to two fields), then a Masters in Ed (or Teaching).