Major in a Minute: Political Science

Max: We organize our society in a political fashion, so the management of this society is important to every individual. I think the study of it to make it better is a really noble pursuit.

Jelena: What we try to do is sort of temp down a little bit of the cynicism that exists among young people about "oh politicians." We show them that any change that they want really has to be from within the process.

Max: I'm wearing a tie right now because I got the Georgia Legislative Internship. I'm seeing how the committee and the house system works, how important house leadership is...

Jelena: You can have an international relations concentration comparative politics, political theory... We also have a pre-law concentration. In order to be a successful law student you need to know about all sorts of press and making cases that come out of politics.

Students who choose our major should ask themselves if they're interested in politics, do they follow the news, do they want to have some service to the public?

Max: I really just want to try and help out with whatever I do.