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Political Science
What Will I Learn?
As a student studying Political Science at Heartland Community College, you learn about the structure and processes of American government and politics. The curriculum includes courses in state and local politics, international relations, and politics of the Middle East, Central/South America and Asia.
What Is The Occupational Outlook?
Political scientists find jobs in policy or research where they utilize their knowledge of political institutions to further the interests of non-profit, political lobbying, and social organizations. Political scientists analyze and report on current events, much as do news analysts, reporters, and correspondents. Many considering careers in law, such as attorneys, paralegals and legal assistants, judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers, major in political science.
In May 2004, the median annual income of political scientists $86,750.1
What Are My Options?
The Associates Degree with emphasis in Political Science is designed for students planning to complete the first two years of study leading to a baccalaureate degree and major in political science at a four-year college or university.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition, Sociologists and Political Scientists, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos314.htm#emply (visited October 27, 2011)
