Program Description:
Do you like watching the History Channel? Are you interested in politics? Or politicians? Then our history/political science major may be perfect for you. You’ll study the history of the United States. Europe in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. American and world politics. You’ll also learn about history and politics up close as an intern. You can work in a governmental office, the nearby federal prison or in the county’s public defender’s office. Or, you can intern at the World War II Museum in the neighboring town of Eldred. You could even work in the office of Marty Causer, one of our graduates, who is a representative in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. With your history/political science degree, you’ll be prepared for several careers. Go into politics. Work for the federal, state or local government. Be a journalist or work in a museum. Or, go to law school or graduate school.
What you can do with a degree in History-Political Science.
2009 History/Political Science Club trip to D.C.
Course Requirements in the Major
Select Two Courses
Three Elective History Courses (see our catalogue for further courses):
Course Requirements in Political Science:
A total of seven courses are required. Students must select one course from each of the content areas below, and then three additional political science electives.
American Government and Politics Area
Comparative Governments and Politics Area
International Politics Area
Political Theory Area
Total Credits for Major: 45
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