Julie Hocker '05 in a White House internship
Students of political science learn that the political world extendsfrom human relations and small groups all the way to the internationalstage. Students learn not just the facts of political science, but thetheoretical issues involved in shaping political life. Students cantake courses in four principal areas: American politics, comparativepolitics, international policies, and political theory.
Theinterdisciplinary public policy major integrates knowledge fromeconomics, sociology, anthropology, and political science forapplication to policy problems. The major equips students with theanalytical skills and social science theory required for graduatestudy.
Students can double-major in political science and public policy. Students who major in one often take a second major in economics, or history; while others pursue minors in a science, language, or cross-disciplinary study area.
St. Mary's Projects are a great way to combine interests betweenpolitical science and another discipline. Some examples include:
How better to study international politics than to spend time inanother country, learning about its history and political customs andissues.
"My study abroad experience [at Sciences Po, Paris] became one of thehigh points in my career at St. Mary's and in my life in general. Itwas the learning experience of a life-time as it gave me theopportunity to live and work in France which helped deepen my knowledgeof the French language and culture. I not only met people fromdifferent backgrounds and cultures but it was my study abroadexperience that finally determined my career choice."
-- Vanentina Syrkin '07
(Political Science and French double major)
Political science and public policy studies prepares students for avariety of careers, including the law, government service, journalism,public administration, business, and public interest advocacy.
In recent years, political science and public policy majors have pursued graduate degrees from the finest programs in the country, including:
They also have been accepted at the following law schools (among others):
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Do politics, don't just study it. Test-drive a career with an internship such as The George Washington University Semester in Washington- Politics.
"Being involved in the Student Government and doing community service and internships–including a summer legislative internship in Washington, D.C. -- helped me realize that public service was the career in which I would excel."
-- Jayson Williams '03
Because of the College's connections to Washington and Annapolis, students have been able to secure internships with such entities as the U.S. Department of State, the office of a U.S. Representative from Maryland, the U.S. Embassy in Italy, and the U.S. Department of Energy. St. Mary's County government also provides internships.
For more information, visit the Political Science Department Web site at
http://www.smcm.edu/posc/index.html
For more information, visit the Public Policy Major Web site at
http://www.smcm.edu/posc/public-policy-major.html
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