Politics. Does the word excite you? Instead of being turned off by it, do you wonder how it works, how it alters people’s lives, how it differs around the world? Are you someone who wants to understand the systems that govern our world, who wants to know why world leaders make the choices they do, who wants to fully grasp how people have governed throughout history? Then a Political Science and Government major is for you.
PSG majors study the systems by which people organize society, allocate resources, gather taxes, and create laws. Typical PSG courses include political theory, history of democracy, Marxist theory, history of socialism, foreign policy, international law, judicial process, and ethics in government.
PSG majors find employment in all levels of government, in academia as teachers and professors, as well as in business for international corporations. PSG majors can also use their education as the foundation for studying law and medicine.
Famous figures with PSG majors include Jerry Springer, President Barack Obama, and Condoleezza Rice.