Careers in Political Science
Prepares Political Science undergraduates for professional opportunities like jobs, internships, and graduate study by developing career exploration and self-promotion skills.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=24 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.95 GPA, 96.9% A/AB (n=32 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=24 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Explore and inventory individual strengths, competencies and positive professional attributes, and practice how to articulate and promote those strengths, competencies and attributes in writing (e.g., resumes, cover letters) and verbally (e.g., elevator statements), and through professional branding through online presence (e.g., LinkedIn, Handshake, ePortfolios);
Utilize assigned readings, internet resources, social media, networking opportunities, and career interviews to gather specific information about career pathways, jobs and other professional opportunities related to Political Science and related career sectors including government, nonprofits, and for-profit entities;
Cultivate, organize and utilize professional network relationships, including among UW and Political Science alumni, that can be instrumental in promoting further academic and early career success;
Review and practice recommended job and related interview techniques, including behavioral-based interviewing, and become more confident in adjusting to varying interview formats and questions;
Review current research and job sector trends involving salary expectations and negotiations, benefits packages, and evolving in-person and remote work expectations, and apply the newest research and trends in prospective job application and interview processes;
Identify, analyze, reflect upon and discuss contemporary issues involving employee/ professional diversity, equity, and inclusion among differing career pathways and job sectors, and within varied workplace cultures, as additional considerations in future career decisions.
Source: UW Guide
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Prerequisites
Course mapSophomore standing
- Sophomore standing
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- Sophomore standing
Professors
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Student experience
the class
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=24 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.95 GPA, 96.9% A/AB (n=32 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=24 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
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Topics
- Transitioning from undergraduate studies to professional roles, internships, and graduate programs.
- Leveraging academic work, extracurriculars, research, and personal networks for career development.
- Exploring diverse career pathways associated with Political Science.
- Creating professional development materials and honing self-promotional abilities.
Skills
- Professional development, resume/cover letter writing, verbal promotion, and online professional branding.
- Career research using internet resources, social media, and networking to identify opportunities in government, nonprofits, and for-profits.
- Cultivating and organizing professional networks, specifically with university and discipline alumni.
- Job interview techniques, including behavioral-based interviewing and adapting to different formats.
- Analyzing job sector trends regarding salary negotiation, benefits, and remote work expectations.
- Evaluating diversity, equity, and inclusion issues across various career pathways and workplace cultures.
Grades
Latest available · Fall 2024— not enough history to project Spring 2027.
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