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Credits Required
120
120
Format
Face To Face
Face To Face
Location

Undergraduate students in this major study at Grand Valley's Allendale Campus.

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Undergraduate students in this major study at Grand Valley's Allendale Campus.

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Coursework

Students select courses from a wide range of offerings, including popular subjects such as:

  • Congress & presidency
  • Constitutional law
  • Environmental policy
  • Human rights
  • International conflict
  • Model European Union
  • U.S. foreign policy
  • U.S. political thought
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Grand Valley offers all of the courses necessary to gain admission into pharmacy school, including:

  • Anatomy & physiology
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Calculus
  • Communications
  • Economics
  • General chemistry
  • Organic chemistry
  • Physics
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Career Options

Graduates of the political science program may pursue careers in fields like:

  • Business
  • Campaigns and elections
  • Criminal justice
  • Education
  • Government and policy
  • International affairs
  • Law
  • Nonprofit organizations
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Prepharmacy students who graduate from GVSU and progress on to pharmacy school go on to hold positions such as:

  • Community pharmacist
  • Researcher
  • Hospital pharmacist
  • Compounding pharmacist

Those not going on to pharmacy school find careers as a:

  • Biochemist
  • Research assistant
  • Laboratory assistant
  • Hospital administrator
  • Clinical research associate
  • Health care recruiter
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Application Deadline
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Skills Employers Want

The B.A. and B.S. in Political Science at GVSU will develop the skills you need to land the job you want. Whether the skills are advanced or general, you will build a resume of qualifications that are sure to attract employers. The following skills correlate with those pulled from actual job postings.

  • Political Science
  • Leadership
  • Public Speaking
  • Public Relations
  • Research
  • Event Planning
  • Fundraising
  • Coordinating
  • Public Policies
  • Data Analysis

Source: EMSI, 2020

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