 My political
science coursework
has prepared me
for the real world
by giving me the ability to
think critically about issues
that we face on a daily
basis, whether that
is in local government
or on the national level.
It's also enabled me to have
a better understanding of how
our political system works.
And so when I see what's
happening on the news,
I understand a lot more
deeply what's happening.
Political science is
such a broad major.
You can have-- you can
go into the major with so
many different interests,
but you'll find somebody here
that knows about your
specific interest
and that can help direct you
towards a graduate program
or an internship or jobs.
And that's really fantastic.
I've always been
interested in politics,
whether that's on the
local or national level,
and I wanted to learn
more about specifically
environmental policy.
Look at environmental problems
through a political lens,
because I believe that
the way that we're
going to solve
environmental problems
is through the political,
because we're all
interconnected in this space.
SU's political science program
is absolutely fantastic.
The professors are wonderful.
You can ask them any
question you'd like.
You can-- you have attention
given to you if you'd like.
I love the small class size.
I love the
experiential learning.
I love learning
about current events
and talking about current
events in the classroom.
It's really amazing to
come into class every day
and talk about what's
happening in the news.
One of my favorite things about
the political science major
is the ability to get-- to
receive internship credit.
I realized that I
had a real passion
for public administration,
but I didn't
know how public
administration really
worked outside the classroom.
When I interned in
the mayor's office,
I was able to take what
I learned in my courses
and apply it to the
real world and see
how public administration
played out in local government
and local offices.
There's a lot of internship
options around Salisbury,
whether that's in
a lawyer's office
or in a local government office.
I have a friend who's
majoring-- who's
interning in our local
delegate's office
here in Salisbury.
It benefited me as a
student, because it
enabled me to not only have
a conceptual understanding
of public
administration, but also
apply it to real world scenarios
and real world situations.
I feel prepared to work
in public administration
or apply for a grad
school program.
I feel ready to go
on to the next step.
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