i’m a political science major, i graduate in 3 days… it’s a lot more difficult than you think, you’ll be doing a lot of papers. I did study abroad, and Model United Nations. Wish I saw this video four years ago haha, i’ll update here once I get a job (if i remember). If you’re thinking of doing political science, be confident in yourself. it’s very important as a lot of what i’ve done took me out of my comfort zone, you have to have the mentality of “frick it, i’m just gunna do it. if i fail, i fail, if i pass, woohoo.” I was not a confident person going into college, though coming out of college, I’m very confident. Poly sci broke me down, and built me back up. Get involved if you want to grow, if you’re just the average student (like i was at first) sitting in class and just scraping by, you’re wasting your time. I’m not saying to try to become the biggest suck up annoying honors kid who’s involved in 50 things- just enter one or two that interest you. Trust me, it’s worth it. Good luck to everyone entering college, it’s rough. i’m glad i’m finished. **Update**- (whoops I took awhile 9 months later from initial post) The job market right now is ROUGH, I got a job at a law firm as a legal assistant. I tried going into politics, I applied at the mayors office near me, though no dice- Though working at the law firm made it clear to me I want to study law (it was my minor in college). Ended up taking my LSATS, and I'm applying to law school now! Even though I'm not going towards politics now, I believe that my degree is helping me- Political science and Law are best friends! Some of my friends from college who majored in political science have awesome careers, one of my friends works for the state legislator, and another is working in international politics. If law school doesn't work out for me, I'm going to shoot for the United Nations. Thank you for the likes, and I'm glad my comment seems to be helpful to people! You all got this!
BE CONFIDENT IS YOURSELF!!! best adivce ive heard, if you're not confident enough to express your ideas with facts and citations, it will be very hard.
I appreciate the advice your giving back to community. I’m literally green in all of all this but I have a dying desire and curiosity about the topic. Imma apply for this semester. Hopefully I can come back with a good story and analysis of how it went. Thanks for the courage to post it sparked a flame.
I am finishing up my degree in political science right now. I graduate in May. You could also work for nonprofits. Thats what I am doing. I am a program coordinator for a local nonprofit. It's great!
@@mananthakkar1397 if your university has a specific career consultant for someone of your major, book an appointment with them as soon as possible. Also, if there's an internship coordinator for the college within the university that has your major, send them an email at the very least.
I totally agree that PoliSci is great as a double major! I love learning about politics, but it is such a theory-heavy major. It doesn't always teach you how to really DO anything, just how to think deeply about them. I'm doing PoliSci and Journalism so I have the political background to understand it, but I will have lots of real work skills from journalism that I can actually apply in my internships and work after college.
So true. I learned a lot of the “usefulness” of my poli sci-double major was more from the internships I got where I applied the course material to a project or plan that did the real work for a community. It is definitely not an “all-in-one package” degree where you’re ready for a job after graduation, other than being a grad student research assistant.
I’m about to graduate high school and I’ve been leaning towards a poli-sci major. This video really helped. My parents have asked me what the major goes towards and I could never answer them until now!
I did a degree in International and Global Studies down at UCF and a Master’s in Public Administration. One thing I do wish I’d known is that focusing on “shiny” or “sexy” issues like terrorism won’t always make you stand out. While everything is meaningful and helps your ability to think critically and interpret data, make sure to take the time to study subjects that might not seem super interesting at first like public transportation. Especially in America we have a need for public transit management, and I promise its more interesting when you get into it! Trains are super cool :) Edit: ALSO LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT ARE SUPER IMPORTANT
So much you can do with political science, you just gotta be proactive and have a specific plan in mind! So many walk into political science without a plan and then get frustrated when they can't find a job right after graduating. I'm a public policy major for example and I'm currently going down the process to become an urban planner.
@@Nico-od4yv I’d disagree, most of my peers have pretty solid jobs lined up or are continuing to grad school. Having a plan is only half of it though. Internships, jobs, volunteering and other experience is huge
@@matthernandez1331 I did grad school already because I did not find a job even though I completed 3 internships (of course all unpaid) during my bachelor. Now after a Masters I am at internship number 5. And this is a very typical situation for many of my peers. Of course, some get lucky but many do not. And even if you get a job in the end, that was after spending months doing unpaid internships which is of course an additional financial investment. I do not say that it is impossible to find a job with a political science degree but it is much harder than for many other degrees and I think one has to be honest about this.
@@Nico-od4yv After your masters degree, you’re still on your 5th unpaid internship? Respectfully, I don’t believe that’s a typical situation. My sister got her masters in public administration and now has a great job in a county government. For my school’s program alone, 95% of graduates are employed after a year, with a mean salary of about 50-60,000. Definitely a lot harder than STEM degrees for sure, but most graduates are doing pretty good based on the numbers
A lot more is possible to enter with a poli sci degree than people think! BUT, you must have a goal in mind to give yourself the proper time to establish internships, course schedules that become more focused, and possible grad school applications. The point is, you must network with this degree (true for any degree really) to be able to understand what is really out there for jobs since it isn’t as clear from the outset what you’d *actually* be doing after graduation. Additionally, this will pair well as double major. So well, in fact, I’d say it’s almost a requirement to add something like History/International Relations/Anthropology to buff your chances of finding the area of interest you could look at as a career. I majored in History, added Poli Sci halfway through (some courses for my uni double-credited for each of these) and then added National Security Studies as a minor! The skills that Poli Sci and similar double majors will provide are actually very helpful for developing analytical writing skills while also expanding perspective on the community or culture you want to focus on. I was able to use a lot of what I’ve developed to move onto law school after graduation, but do not settle onto the law school track because you feel that it’s “what I’m supposed to do.”
Poli Sci Ph.D. Candidate here with an undergrad background in political science -- Great video but I think this understates the role of data science in poli sci -- much of what I do in any given day is more R or Python coding than actual real world current event thinking.
Much agreed - I'm going into a PhD program for poli sci data analysis next year and I'm working with SPSS - I love it, but damn I had NO idea this is what I would be doing lol
Love this PoliSci episode! Will you also make philosophy? Would LOVE to see philosophy on the list. And for the next episode on English, can we please get John Green or R.C. Waldun as host?
Currently I'm in course of master degrees in Polici more specifically in CP (Comparative Politics). My advise for those who want to learn polisci. I highly recommend learn some basic statistics, that is very very very helpful to write your own thesis for graduation! More advise to viewer I'll give 3! First, being book lover! also read a news paper as many you can will helpful for improve writing skill. Second, choosing double major if it available which is highly recommend!. Third, being a openmind when you take course sometime your professor, student and family, have different political thought on certain issue but you always open your eyes and ears listen to them. And finally Polisci Student rocks!
As a 3rd year Political Science college student, these factors were discussed thoroughly. Engaging in student organizations in our country, helped me understand more of what I can utilize in terms of skills and passion. I could binge in to this, not only for declaring myself as a student but with our current situation, these methods, researches, analytical questions, and theories, serving beyond interactions has never been better. I encourage you to enroll this course, it's a great pre-law, the skills that will be developed will be earned beyond your utmost capabilities. :>
After a long and arduous battle to figure out what I want to do with the rest of my life, I've finally settled on political science. I want to help make a better world for as many people as possible. Political science seems like the best avenue to let me do just that. I'm hoping that I'll enjoy most of what my program will throw my way home spring, but I can already tell that I won't enjoy the math class(es) that I might be in for. I suppose I'm willing to bite that bullet if it means I get to improve people's lives at the end lol. 😅
I love hearing this take on polisci! While I'm majoring in communications, I took polisci as a minor since I've always been curious about the power dynamics in government. This series is great, and I hope folks in high school get to see all the work y'all are doing!
Currently in my 4th year of undergraduate school, studying international relations (IR) in Japan. IR is so interesting, but there’s so many things you need to cover and so little time to cover everything. It’s lots of reading, writing, and researching, but it’s definitely worth it all. I wish there was more easily accessible info out there on this majour 5/6 years ago when I first decided on this majour because perhaps then I wouldn’t have been so grossly unprepared coming into uni haha. That being said, it’s a challenging subject and while I think it’s very worthwhile to pursue, be prepared to be awake at weird hours of the night trying to wrap your head around some theory you need to implement in your upcoming paper for class. It’ll put many things happening in the world right now into a new perspective for you, and there’s definitely something about that which we really need right now. Side note: Many jobs that people dream of having going into this field will require either a master’s degree or 6 years of related experience from what I’ve seen, so be prepared to work…a lot.
I used to be a music major, and now I'm a poli-sci major with a music minor. Next year I'll be a sophomore and I'm excited to learn about everything! My goal is to go into public affairs or something similar! This video helped me a lot.
Amazing video!! Would be great if you guys could do one of these on Classics, especially examining in depth the different career paths and salaries that a degree in Classics can get you
The vast majority of law schools in the US leave graduates with far, far more debt than a typical graduate's first year earnings post graduation. I strongly feel that that should have been at least mentioned with a footnote.
I went into college thinking I'd do Global Studies (my school's equivalent to poli sci), but changed my major because it was all about western forms of government. I wanted something with more cultural relativism, and seeing different ways countries can organize themselves without such a western perspective. I went into Asian studies, and then settled into linguistics because it was the area that interested me most at the end of the day
@@dmystfy I took a few anthropology classes, but it was still very much from western perspectives, and I felt weird about the foundations being "white people study non-white people." Linguistics has the same foundations, but I found the subject more interesting. I graduated a couple years ago and have no intention of going back to school at this time
@@strwbrryFish I agree, I wasn’t a fan of the inherent power imbalance but ethnography is still my favorite research method. That’s why I use anthro skills and apply them in designing technology. Congrats to graduating and never going back!
While this video was super informational and helpful, it is also helping me realize I hate my poli sci major. I love learning about politics, government, and international relations but I really wish I could find a career path that suits me. I haven’t found anything that sticks out to me and I graduate in a year… it’s so fun to learn about but I have no idea what to do with it :(
We're sorry to hear that! Maybe your school's career center could help you figure out a field where you can use your hard-earned knowledge and skills. I didn't know what I was going to do with my English degree when I was in college, but by casting a wide net in the job search and finding out which jobs I did and didn't like, I found my unique career path within a few years. -Paola
That is extremely common, most political science graduates have problems finding a job. Maybe you can still switch to a different program! I certainly wish I had!
Interesting PoliSci has the most views and most majors covered thus far have been humanities. I can't wait to see the videos covering Computer Sciences (Software Development, Cyber Security, Networking, etc.).
As a graduate student in Political Science, I can attest to the information represented in this video. Not sure why it was my recommended feed, but still respect the work!
I am finding both this and the “How To College” playlist on CrashCourse very inspiring, even though I am not at all sure I plan to return to college for grad school. I know you don’t have time to cover every possible college major, but how about hitting some of the creative arts like Art, Music, or Theatre? And what about specialty school like conservatories, seminaries, or trade schools? Do you plan on any follow up courses on what happens AFTER college, like finding a job, going to grad school, pursuing a PhD or specialty degree like JD, MD, MLS, etc., or returning to school for additional training after being out of school for a while?
I guess my thing is: what is the day to day like for these professions? I come from immigrant parents so i didnt have anyone with a higher education to look up to or to ask all of these questions that i still have at 30 years old.
I did political science as my undergrad, could not get a job so I added a master's. I finished my master's a year ago now and I am doing my 5th unpaid internship. So I can highly recommend political science if you do not want to get paid for your work 😅
@@Nico-od4yv im also studying political science in germany atm and im obviously trying to avoid this. pls answer the following questions for me. you would really do me a great favor!! what country are you from? did you do any internships during your studies? did you have a job related to political science during your studies? how are your grades (good, ok or bad is enough info if you dont want to be exact)? were your studies more focussed on theory or on current events?
@@Marvin-ii7bh I am originally from Germany, I studied in Germany, France and the UK. My grades were excellent, I finished among the top 5% of students in my undergrad. My grades for my master's were not as good but still solid. During my undergrad, I did 3 internships and I worked as a teaching assistant at my university. I mostly focused on International relations and security both in my studies and my internships. Hope that helps.
@@Nico-od4yv that scares me. how is this possible? are your former fellow students doing better or is it the same for them? have you tried getting jobs outside the field of political science?
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Those with the horse, wheel, ship, etc. were dominant due to having more expanse of awareness and perspective from travel. The first electric bike was patented in 1869. There are over 5,000 innovations with federal secrecy orders.
We humans didn’t start to live at any point “as a group”. We became humans as a group. That weird idea of old political philosophy that we lived apart from others and then we decided to came together and form society isn’t historically true.
Do you think it would be a good idea to double major with a kind of business degree? I’m very interested in polisci and eventually becoming a lawyer but I worry that I may want something in business to fall back on. I’m also interested in corporate law, so I feel like experience there would help.
current poli sci student and I am also obtaining a minor in economics. A minor or double major in business, finance, and especially economics is extremely useful when studying politics today. Knowledge in economics gives you a lot of insight into foreign affairs and conflicts as economic impacts are often a driving force.
Your lecture is good but you are talking too fast , it's sometimes difficult to catch your words, as we are not native English. And The too much speedy talking have not good impression and couldn't understandable
I know this might be a more niche major but I am super interested in Spanish and I want to combine that interest with an international relations major but don’t really know what I can do with it.
@@seethrough_treeshrew just do not look with a political science degree... to be honest, I did a degree in political science and most people I know, including me, had/have huge problems finding a job. It is not impossible of course, but even for those that find a job, it is rarely related to what they learned in their degree. Most of them do event management or PR type work for small NGOs or businesses. Those types of institutions often accepted Political Science applicants but mostly because they have trouble recruiting someone with a more relevant background in business\ management or journalism type degrees.
@@Nico-od4yv You posted the same comment three times under this video to say that apparently no one will get a job studying political science - I want you to understand that this is YOUR situation and not that of a good majority of people. You can't find a job after 3 unpaid internships (according to what you said in the other two comments), that's sad and I feel sorry for you, but don't take YOUR situation as a generalization. I'm a political science student myself - and you don't go into political science without a plan for the future, as most people do. If you don't have a plan in mind for the future and you still study political science, then it’s normal that it’s difficult for you not to find a job. But, again, YOUR situation is NOT a general one and it’s very stupid to dissuade people who want to study political science or who are interested in it under the pretext that these studies have not been beneficial to you.
@@UnicornPizza This is the situation of many, many people that I know. I have studied in multiple countries, I was under the top 5% in my undergrad and as you noted I did multiple internships, all at highly respected institutions, including the UN. I am pretty confident in saying that most people studying political sciences have a worse profile than I do. So do not be too self-confident. And it is very important to dissuade as many people as possible from pursuing degrees that do not have any added value either for society or for themselves. There are just too many people studying in the social sciences field. Everyone always talks about that we need more people studying STEM and other useful subjects, but no one is stating the logical reversal, namely that we need FEWER people studying stuff like social sciences.
@@Nico-od4yv did you go into political science with a plan for what to do in your future? This seems like a major for which you must have a plan in order to succeed.
i’m a political science major, i graduate in 3 days… it’s a lot more difficult than you think, you’ll be doing a lot of papers. I did study abroad, and Model United Nations. Wish I saw this video four years ago haha, i’ll update here once I get a job (if i remember). If you’re thinking of doing political science, be confident in yourself. it’s very important as a lot of what i’ve done took me out of my comfort zone, you have to have the mentality of “frick it, i’m just gunna do it. if i fail, i fail, if i pass, woohoo.” I was not a confident person going into college, though coming out of college, I’m very confident. Poly sci broke me down, and built me back up. Get involved if you want to grow, if you’re just the average student (like i was at first) sitting in class and just scraping by, you’re wasting your time. I’m not saying to try to become the biggest suck up annoying honors kid who’s involved in 50 things- just enter one or two that interest you. Trust me, it’s worth it.
Good luck to everyone entering college, it’s rough. i’m glad i’m finished.
**Update**- (whoops I took awhile 9 months later from initial post)
The job market right now is ROUGH, I got a job at a law firm as a legal assistant. I tried going into politics, I applied at the mayors office near me, though no dice- Though working at the law firm made it clear to me I want to study law (it was my minor in college). Ended up taking my LSATS, and I'm applying to law school now! Even though I'm not going towards politics now, I believe that my degree is helping me- Political science and Law are best friends! Some of my friends from college who majored in political science have awesome careers, one of my friends works for the state legislator, and another is working in international politics. If law school doesn't work out for me, I'm going to shoot for the United Nations. Thank you for the likes, and I'm glad my comment seems to be helpful to people!
You all got this!
Thank you so much for this comment. I appreciate you sharing this. It gives me an idea of what to do when I start my poly sci degree
BE CONFIDENT IS YOURSELF!!! best adivce ive heard, if you're not confident enough to express your ideas with facts and citations, it will be very hard.
Thanks for the advice because I can relate a lot with what you said about confidence
I appreciate the advice your giving back to community. I’m literally green in all of all this but I have a dying desire and curiosity about the topic. Imma apply for this semester. Hopefully I can come back with a good story and analysis of how it went. Thanks for the courage to post it sparked a flame.
I am finishing up my degree in political science right now. I graduate in May. You could also work for nonprofits. Thats what I am doing. I am a program coordinator for a local nonprofit. It's great!
do you have any tips to finding an internship for a pol sci major?
@@mananthakkar1397 if your university has a specific career consultant for someone of your major, book an appointment with them as soon as possible. Also, if there's an internship coordinator for the college within the university that has your major, send them an email at the very least.
@@mananthakkar1397 and once you land one, finding out what you *don't* want to do is just as important as what you do want to do
I'm a PoliSci major but still in community college and I'm thinking that I could benefit from an internship to gain experience
@@mananthakkar1397 I literally just emailed a bunch of organizations asking if I could intern for them hahaha
I totally agree that PoliSci is great as a double major! I love learning about politics, but it is such a theory-heavy major. It doesn't always teach you how to really DO anything, just how to think deeply about them. I'm doing PoliSci and Journalism so I have the political background to understand it, but I will have lots of real work skills from journalism that I can actually apply in my internships and work after college.
So true. I learned a lot of the “usefulness” of my poli sci-double major was more from the internships I got where I applied the course material to a project or plan that did the real work for a community. It is definitely not an “all-in-one package” degree where you’re ready for a job after graduation, other than being a grad student research assistant.
Finishing my Master's in PoliSci. Tip: Take as many quantitative courses as possible (in-department or out). It will individualize you substantially.
What is that exactly ?
make you stand out by giving you information and a viewpoint that other graduates do not have@@beanblues
@@beanbluessounds like math
I’m about to graduate high school and I’ve been leaning towards a poli-sci major. This video really helped. My parents have asked me what the major goes towards and I could never answer them until now!
I did a degree in International and Global Studies down at UCF and a Master’s in Public Administration. One thing I do wish I’d known is that focusing on “shiny” or “sexy” issues like terrorism won’t always make you stand out. While everything is meaningful and helps your ability to think critically and interpret data, make sure to take the time to study subjects that might not seem super interesting at first like public transportation. Especially in America we have a need for public transit management, and I promise its more interesting when you get into it! Trains are super cool :)
Edit: ALSO LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT ARE SUPER IMPORTANT
So much you can do with political science, you just gotta be proactive and have a specific plan in mind! So many walk into political science without a plan and then get frustrated when they can't find a job right after graduating. I'm a public policy major for example and I'm currently going down the process to become an urban planner.
You can have a plan but for most people that plan does not work out...
@@Nico-od4yv I’d disagree, most of my peers have pretty solid jobs lined up or are continuing to grad school. Having a plan is only half of it though. Internships, jobs, volunteering and other experience is huge
@@matthernandez1331 I did grad school already because I did not find a job even though I completed 3 internships (of course all unpaid) during my bachelor. Now after a Masters I am at internship number 5. And this is a very typical situation for many of my peers. Of course, some get lucky but many do not. And even if you get a job in the end, that was after spending months doing unpaid internships which is of course an additional financial investment. I do not say that it is impossible to find a job with a political science degree but it is much harder than for many other degrees and I think one has to be honest about this.
@@Nico-od4yv After your masters degree, you’re still on your 5th unpaid internship? Respectfully, I don’t believe that’s a typical situation. My sister got her masters in public administration and now has a great job in a county government. For my school’s program alone, 95% of graduates are employed after a year, with a mean salary of about 50-60,000. Definitely a lot harder than STEM degrees for sure, but most graduates are doing pretty good based on the numbers
@@Nico-od4yv Also unpaid internships aren’t really the norm anymore thankfully. I’ve had 2 so far and they’ve both been paid
A lot more is possible to enter with a poli sci degree than people think! BUT, you must have a goal in mind to give yourself the proper time to establish internships, course schedules that become more focused, and possible grad school applications. The point is, you must network with this degree (true for any degree really) to be able to understand what is really out there for jobs since it isn’t as clear from the outset what you’d *actually* be doing after graduation.
Additionally, this will pair well as double major. So well, in fact, I’d say it’s almost a requirement to add something like History/International Relations/Anthropology to buff your chances of finding the area of interest you could look at as a career. I majored in History, added Poli Sci halfway through (some courses for my uni double-credited for each of these) and then added National Security Studies as a minor!
The skills that Poli Sci and similar double majors will provide are actually very helpful for developing analytical writing skills while also expanding perspective on the community or culture you want to focus on. I was able to use a lot of what I’ve developed to move onto law school after graduation, but do not settle onto the law school track because you feel that it’s “what I’m supposed to do.”
Poli Sci Ph.D. Candidate here with an undergrad background in political science -- Great video but I think this understates the role of data science in poli sci -- much of what I do in any given day is more R or Python coding than actual real world current event thinking.
Not a poli sci major and I didn’t know that this discipline uses so much data science!
@@dmystfy it actually highly depends. some political scientists are obsessed with data while others barely know how to add 2 and 2 together
@@Marvin-ii7bh I can see that 🤣
Underground background in Poli Sci and Public Policy PHD candidate. I agree with you!!!
Much agreed - I'm going into a PhD program for poli sci data analysis next year and I'm working with SPSS - I love it, but damn I had NO idea this is what I would be doing lol
Love this PoliSci episode! Will you also make philosophy? Would LOVE to see philosophy on the list. And for the next episode on English, can we please get John Green or R.C. Waldun as host?
Currently I'm in course of master degrees in Polici more specifically in CP (Comparative Politics). My advise for those who want to learn polisci. I highly recommend learn some basic statistics, that is very very very helpful to write your own thesis for graduation! More advise to viewer I'll give 3! First, being book lover! also read a news paper as many you can will helpful for improve writing skill. Second, choosing double major if it available which is highly recommend!. Third, being a openmind when you take course sometime your professor, student and family, have different political thought on certain issue but you always open your eyes and ears listen to them. And finally Polisci Student rocks!
Thank you for this
Thank you!!
Thanks, this is so helpful! Wish you the best~
As a 3rd year Political Science college student, these factors were discussed thoroughly. Engaging in student organizations in our country, helped me understand more of what I can utilize in terms of skills and passion. I could binge in to this, not only for declaring myself as a student but with our current situation, these methods, researches, analytical questions, and theories, serving beyond interactions has never been better. I encourage you to enroll this course, it's a great pre-law, the skills that will be developed will be earned beyond your utmost capabilities. :>
Everyone in society needs to have an elementary knowledge in political science to have a rational understanding in politics and government operations
i'd love to see linguistics in the future!
Yesssss!!!!!!!!!
Poli sci major here! It's a great major, don't hesitate to pursue it if you're interested. There's no better time to study it than now
After a long and arduous battle to figure out what I want to do with the rest of my life, I've finally settled on political science. I want to help make a better world for as many people as possible. Political science seems like the best avenue to let me do just that.
I'm hoping that I'll enjoy most of what my program will throw my way home spring, but I can already tell that I won't enjoy the math class(es) that I might be in for. I suppose I'm willing to bite that bullet if it means I get to improve people's lives at the end lol. 😅
I love hearing this take on polisci! While I'm majoring in communications, I took polisci as a minor since I've always been curious about the power dynamics in government. This series is great, and I hope folks in high school get to see all the work y'all are doing!
Currently in my 4th year of undergraduate school, studying international relations (IR) in Japan. IR is so interesting, but there’s so many things you need to cover and so little time to cover everything. It’s lots of reading, writing, and researching, but it’s definitely worth it all. I wish there was more easily accessible info out there on this majour 5/6 years ago when I first decided on this majour because perhaps then I wouldn’t have been so grossly unprepared coming into uni haha. That being said, it’s a challenging subject and while I think it’s very worthwhile to pursue, be prepared to be awake at weird hours of the night trying to wrap your head around some theory you need to implement in your upcoming paper for class. It’ll put many things happening in the world right now into a new perspective for you, and there’s definitely something about that which we really need right now.
Side note: Many jobs that people dream of having going into this field will require either a master’s degree or 6 years of related experience from what I’ve seen, so be prepared to work…a lot.
I used to be a music major, and now I'm a poli-sci major with a music minor. Next year I'll be a sophomore and I'm excited to learn about everything! My goal is to go into public affairs or something similar! This video helped me a lot.
That's awesome, best of luck!
in germany most people combine political science with economics as political science in germany already has A LOT in common with economics
Amazing video!! Would be great if you guys could do one of these on Classics, especially examining in depth the different career paths and salaries that a degree in Classics can get you
I’m majoring in International Affairs at a university in DC this upcoming fall. I really appreciate this video!
American?
George Washington?
I tend to use my political science minor to get into politics if my history degree doesn't work out.
The vast majority of law schools in the US leave graduates with far, far more debt than a typical graduate's first year earnings post graduation. I strongly feel that that should have been at least mentioned with a footnote.
I did MA in Political Science and I love this video
Plant science? For us ag people. Thanks for all you do big H.
I went into college thinking I'd do Global Studies (my school's equivalent to poli sci), but changed my major because it was all about western forms of government. I wanted something with more cultural relativism, and seeing different ways countries can organize themselves without such a western perspective. I went into Asian studies, and then settled into linguistics because it was the area that interested me most at the end of the day
Have you considered anthropology? They have a video on it too
@@dmystfy I took a few anthropology classes, but it was still very much from western perspectives, and I felt weird about the foundations being "white people study non-white people." Linguistics has the same foundations, but I found the subject more interesting. I graduated a couple years ago and have no intention of going back to school at this time
@@strwbrryFish I agree, I wasn’t a fan of the inherent power imbalance but ethnography is still my favorite research method. That’s why I use anthro skills and apply them in designing technology. Congrats to graduating and never going back!
i love politic scienc and diffucult scinenc .
Thank you for this! Please do more
While this video was super informational and helpful, it is also helping me realize I hate my poli sci major. I love learning about politics, government, and international relations but I really wish I could find a career path that suits me. I haven’t found anything that sticks out to me and I graduate in a year… it’s so fun to learn about but I have no idea what to do with it :(
We're sorry to hear that! Maybe your school's career center could help you figure out a field where you can use your hard-earned knowledge and skills.
I didn't know what I was going to do with my English degree when I was in college, but by casting a wide net in the job search and finding out which jobs I did and didn't like, I found my unique career path within a few years. -Paola
That is extremely common, most political science graduates have problems finding a job. Maybe you can still switch to a different program! I certainly wish I had!
Love this!!! Are you guys gonna do a fast guide on history??
Interesting PoliSci has the most views and most majors covered thus far have been humanities.
I can't wait to see the videos covering Computer Sciences (Software Development, Cyber Security, Networking, etc.).
Thank you so much for this video!
PLEASE DO THE MAJOR COMMUNICATION STUDIES!!! I have no idea what jobs I can potentially get!!
As a graduate student in Political Science, I can attest to the information represented in this video. Not sure why it was my recommended feed, but still respect the work!
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to everyone who commented: thank you so much. you all bring me so much hope for my future
love the episode! will there be a video on sociology?
I am finding both this and the “How To College” playlist on CrashCourse very inspiring, even though I am not at all sure I plan to return to college for grad school.
I know you don’t have time to cover every possible college major, but how about hitting some of the creative arts like Art, Music, or Theatre? And what about specialty school like conservatories, seminaries, or trade schools?
Do you plan on any follow up courses on what happens AFTER college, like finding a job, going to grad school, pursuing a PhD or specialty degree like JD, MD, MLS, etc., or returning to school for additional training after being out of school for a while?
Great video! Can you guys cover computer science eventually?
Great video
I will surely pass them to my students, they might find them helpful even though they aren’t in the US.
Where are your students from?
@@studyhall Mexico.
I love this, can you please do for science-based degrees?
I hope we get a video on history as its been mentioned in a few other of the videos.
nicee, I wantt to hear about accounting too!
A great and super video❤️🙏🏻
Love this series! Can you do food science?
Could you guys do bioengineering? It’s a really cool topic but there are so many sub categories
This sounds way more intersting that it accualy is
Just make sure u make the only right choice when u have to make a choice between quan and qual analysis
I guess my thing is: what is the day to day like for these professions?
I come from immigrant parents so i didnt have anyone with a higher education to look up to or to ask all of these questions that i still have at 30 years old.
Please do Food Science in the future!!! Not enough people understand this major or know it as an option!!
As a PoliSci major I appreciate this video
I did political science as my undergrad, could not get a job so I added a master's. I finished my master's a year ago now and I am doing my 5th unpaid internship. So I can highly recommend political science if you do not want to get paid for your work 😅
What job were you trying to get?
@@Sykdude I applied to a lot of different types of jobs. Consulting firms, International Organisations, NGOs, the public sector...
@@Nico-od4yv im also studying political science in germany atm and im obviously trying to avoid this. pls answer the following questions for me. you would really do me a great favor!! what country are you from? did you do any internships during your studies? did you have a job related to political science during your studies? how are your grades (good, ok or bad is enough info if you dont want to be exact)? were your studies more focussed on theory or on current events?
@@Marvin-ii7bh I am originally from Germany, I studied in Germany, France and the UK. My grades were excellent, I finished among the top 5% of students in my undergrad. My grades for my master's were not as good but still solid. During my undergrad, I did 3 internships and I worked as a teaching assistant at my university. I mostly focused on International relations and security both in my studies and my internships. Hope that helps.
@@Nico-od4yv that scares me. how is this possible? are your former fellow students doing better or is it the same for them? have you tried getting jobs outside the field of political science?
Highlights:
Peace trilogy: Peace theory, peace science, and peace rule completed at the eve of WW III.
Peace value: A peace rule is a formula to calculate a peace value for each political activity including political concepts such as “political”, moral, peace, democracy, human rights, freedom, economy, economics, political science, and others to determine if it is political or peaceful by politically neutral and scientific standards and criteria.
Political science is the political study of politics. Peace science is the scientific study of politics.
The democratic peace theory is the political study of peace. It is political peace and political peace conclusion. The new peace theory in peace science is the scientific study of peace.
Peace economy is politically neutral economy while others are political economies.
Peace economics is the scientific study of economy while the existing economics is the political study of economy.
Pol scie is the major subject of a courses, example collage of LAW and collage of CRIMINOLOGY- POLICE ADMINISTRATION...
Can you do international relations or economics next?
Those with the horse, wheel, ship, etc. were dominant due to having more expanse of awareness and perspective from travel. The first electric bike was patented in 1869. There are over 5,000 innovations with federal secrecy orders.
Please guys do one on Medical Imaging
The best part of a Poli Sci degree, learning that its ok to emigrate from the US
Lol well you can emigrate with any degrees, I assume
Can you please do nutrition and dietetics?!
I am in first year political Science right now. Any tips?? ❣️
Read a lot and never stop praying, it takes time to listen to your intuitions, at first you'll be confused but, it'll be a great turn for you. :>
250 million people?? Really? I am in India and I had no idea that that many people were there.
Love this u should do engineering next
Can you do environmental science
It's on the list! Someone asked a similar question, and I've heard Environment-related majors will be covered soon!
@@G-Tarun Where's the list?
We humans didn’t start to live at any point “as a group”. We became humans as a group.
That weird idea of old political philosophy that we lived apart from others and then we decided to came together and form society isn’t historically true.
PoliSci as my pre-law course
Currently a political science and marketing double major with a minor in communication studies. It’s not easy 😭
My son will be in the dual degree program Science Po in France than Columbia University. Political Science and International Studies hope it goes well
Do you think it would be a good idea to double major with a kind of business degree? I’m very interested in polisci and eventually becoming a lawyer but I worry that I may want something in business to fall back on. I’m also interested in corporate law, so I feel like experience there would help.
current poli sci student and I am also obtaining a minor in economics. A minor or double major in business, finance, and especially economics is extremely useful when studying politics today. Knowledge in economics gives you a lot of insight into foreign affairs and conflicts as economic impacts are often a driving force.
@@paschallutz9262 that was really really helpful, thank you so much for sharing it 🙏🏻🤍
Same I have business as minor
Your lecture is good but you are talking too fast , it's sometimes difficult to catch your words, as we are not native English.
And The too much speedy talking have not good impression and couldn't understandable
Hi there, you can actually change the speed of the video and make it slower! Go to the gear in the bottom right corner and change the speed to 0.75
@@studyhall okay
Great video
Should do animal science or zoology next.
Nice work.. Can u guide for scholarships for Pol. Sci... If possible
(typo at 5:06 - "polictal" instead of "political", if youtube makes it possible to change these days)
hey guys! please do nursing next!
please do one one biology
Can you guys do careers in the trades too?
Yes!!!!
I hope there will be one in Biology
please do computer information systems
me watching as a college senior poli-sci major 👁👄👁
I know this might be a more niche major but I am super interested in Spanish and I want to combine that interest with an international relations major but don’t really know what I can do with it.
Work for the government. State department, for example, or the nsa, cia, or department of defense.
What @Kat Rose said. If you're in the US, Spanish can be pretty helpful since it's the second most common language after English.
What about Anthropology and Poli Sci?
haikyuu!!! 2:04
Will study hall upload crash course on poltical science reply plz
I'm watching you Liberia
I'm watching you for liberia
WHAT IS YOUR UNIVERSITY NAME
jaden smith loves this video
The world needs more bartenders..
A Theory for Peace: Peace Science
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Hopefully we get a PoliSci major / phd as a president instead of the clowns 🤡
i like you
I never thought i'd see lobbying being promoted as an actual carreer opportunity in an educational channel, lol.
Why not? It’s one of the best paid careers in politics
People really have a narrow understanding of what lobbying actually means. though.
They make bank and have tons of influence. Doesn't always have to be shady either, could just be working for an interest group
She’s cute
If you dont wa t a job this is the way
Maybe you don't know where to look
@@seethrough_treeshrew just do not look with a political science degree... to be honest, I did a degree in political science and most people I know, including me, had/have huge problems finding a job. It is not impossible of course, but even for those that find a job, it is rarely related to what they learned in their degree. Most of them do event management or PR type work for small NGOs or businesses. Those types of institutions often accepted Political Science applicants but mostly because they have trouble recruiting someone with a more relevant background in business\ management or journalism type degrees.
@@Nico-od4yv You posted the same comment three times under this video to say that apparently no one will get a job studying political science - I want you to understand that this is YOUR situation and not that of a good majority of people. You can't find a job after 3 unpaid internships (according to what you said in the other two comments), that's sad and I feel sorry for you, but don't take YOUR situation as a generalization.
I'm a political science student myself - and you don't go into political science without a plan for the future, as most people do. If you don't have a plan in mind for the future and you still study political science, then it’s normal that it’s difficult for you not to find a job. But, again, YOUR situation is NOT a general one and it’s very stupid to dissuade people who want to study political science or who are interested in it under the pretext that these studies have not been beneficial to you.
@@UnicornPizza This is the situation of many, many people that I know. I have studied in multiple countries, I was under the top 5% in my undergrad and as you noted I did multiple internships, all at highly respected institutions, including the UN. I am pretty confident in saying that most people studying political sciences have a worse profile than I do. So do not be too self-confident. And it is very important to dissuade as many people as possible from pursuing degrees that do not have any added value either for society or for themselves. There are just too many people studying in the social sciences field. Everyone always talks about that we need more people studying STEM and other useful subjects, but no one is stating the logical reversal, namely that we need FEWER people studying stuff like social sciences.
@@Nico-od4yv did you go into political science with a plan for what to do in your future? This seems like a major for which you must have a plan in order to succeed.
This video really eased my anxiety and further helped me realize how much I really want to do this!!!
So glad to hear that! You got this!
law please!!!