These skills are useful in careers in law, government service, business, journalism, urban and regional planning, public and private research, human resource management, and high school or college teaching. For additional career information, see Careers and the Study of Political Science, published by the American Political Science Association, available from Government faculty members. Several internships are available through the department. Internships are a good way to sample a government career, as well as provide resume enhancement and personal growth. Employers always want experience and an excellent way to gain experience is through an internship.
Interns also take two seminars and write a research paper.
Participation is limited and competitive. State and Local government internships are available during summer sessions. Washington, DC Internships and Seminars Internships are available with the U.S. Congress and federal government agencies during the Fall, Spring and Summer Semesters through the Washington Center. Two-week Washington Center seminars are offered in January, May, and August. North Carolina Western and American Thought, Political Ideologies, American National Institutions and Policy Greg Goldey , Ph.D. University of Oklahoma Public Policy, Kentucky Government, African American Politics and Methods of Political Inquiry William Green , J.D. University of Kentucky, Ph.D. SUNY-Buffalo Constitutional Law, Criminal Law and Procedure, Civil Liberties, Environmental Law and Policy.