 Practical
Experience
 Students are encouraged to pursue internships
Students are challenged to treat empirical questions of
fact and normative issues of morality with rigor and seriousness
The department also encourages its students to pursue a
double major if they so wish. Recent graduates have successfully combined their government
majors with a major in English, history, philosophy, psychology, or speech.
Off-Campus Programs
Internships are highly recommended and have provided excellent opportunities for our
students to gain practical experience in politics and government. Internship opportunities
include work in local legislative offices; for the state's attorney and public defender; on
local, state, and national campaigns; in government agencies; and as political reporters for
the local newspaper. Internships include an academic component and can be taken for credit.
Some notable examples: work in the Office of Vice-President of the United States, work on
various campaigns, work on a notorious murder case for the Knox County public defender, and
constituency service in the U.S. Congressional office.
Career Opportunities
Political Science majors have gone on to become lawyers, public servants, professors, and
lobbyists. Others have entered into the business world either as entrepreneurs or on the
management level. Still others have entered into the military or even the ministry. Political
Science majors are trained to cultivate analytic and communication skills which render them
highly adaptable in our modern, dynamic job market.
Graduate School Opportunities
Monmouth political science majors have entered Ph.D. and master's programs in a variety of
academic and pre-professional disciplines. Many have attended law school. In recent years, MC
graduates have been admitted to law programs at the University of Chicago, the University of
Michigan, Northwestern University, the University of Illinois, the University of Iowa, the
University of Virginia, Georgetown University, Vanderbilt University, Washington University,
Drake University, the University of Wisconsin, IIT - Kent College of Law, Northern Illinois
University and Valparaiso University.
Political Science Major
A major in Political Science consists of 30 credit
hours including 200, 270, and 415; 202 or 245; 311, 321 or 395; and 411 or 414.
Political Science Minor
A Political Science minor consists of 15 semester
hours, at least nine of which must be taken on the Monmouth College campus and
at least three of which must be taken at the 200 level or above.
Teacher Certification
Majors who seek secondary teaching certification are
expected to complete at least 33 semester hours, including POLS 103; 200 or 270;
311 or 395; 411; and 415. They are also required to obtain teaching competence
in a second field by adding prescribed work in other social sciences. See
Education section of this catalog for further requirements.
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