Careers

Yes! You can get a job with a political science or public administration degree. Political science prepares individuals for active citizenship, for careers in public affairs, and for advanced study in the social sciences and law. Students of political science learn to be observers of political behavior in our own country and around the world. Training in systematic analysis and problem solving equip political science majors for many different types of government and private positions in fields/areas such as legislature, the courts, civil service, citizen groups, banking, business administration, urban planning, and education.

Career Possibilities

Abstractor Admissions officer Administrative assistant Arbitrator Assistant city manager Assistant public defender* Assistant to party committees Business & Industry Campaign consultant Congressional aide Conciliator Court administrator* Criminal Justice Concentration Director, industrial relations Economic risks analyst Education Election officer Employment interviewer Foreign service officer Friend of the court* Government treasury officer Intelligence specialist Intergovernmental relations officer International administrator International Exchanges Law

Law enforcement officer* Legal investigator Legislative analyst Loan officer Media elections analyst Organizational behavior specialist Paralegal research assistant* Parole officer* Political Parties & Civic Groups Probation officer Program evaluator Program manager Public affairs officer Public opinion pollster Public personnel specialist Public policy analyst Public policy maker Research analyst Research assistant Security consultant Senatorial staff member State, Local, & National Government Survey research consultant Systems analyst*

*May require additional preparation

Sample of Organizations Employing OU Political Science Graduates