Career & Postgraduate Opportunities

Political science graduates typically follow careers in public management, policy analysis, planning, law, politics, or business. Hamline political science graduates include people who have become career diplomats, accomplished scholars, high-ranking public employees, policy analysts, attorneys, elected officials, important political leaders, lawyers, and professionals in a wide variety of other occupations. Similar opportunities are available today and will be available in the future to able, well-trained political science graduates.

Public Sector Career Sources 

• Career Builder 
• Career Net
• Employment Guide 
• College Grad Job Hunter 
• Community Development Society  
• Cool Works  
• Environmental Jobs Directory   
• Federal Jobs Data Base
• Hamline Internship Information
• Job hunting Tips: Career Magazine 
• Kaplan Test Preparation 
• Law Enforcement Careers: Federal  
• Monster.com
• Rockport Institute of Career Management

Internships

Recent internships completed by political science students include:

• Campaign Intern -- McCollum for Congress
• Campus Coordinator
• Community Development Intern -- City of Roseville
• Consumer Division of Mike Hatch Intern
• Development Intern
• Field Representative
• Legal Intern
• Legislative Intern -- MN Senate
• MN State Senate Intern
• Policy Scanning Intern -- Office of Strategic Planning and Results
• Research Assistant
• Women in the World & War/General Intern

Career Development Center

Learn more about career paths, transferable skills, and relevant organizations that relate to a major in Political Science.

Download a career information sheet for your major from the Career Development Center. You may also contact the Career Development Center at 651-523-2302 or workshop@hamline.edu for more information.