Government, politics, and public service careers focus on governance, national security, Foreign Service, planning, regulation, and administration at the local, state, and federal levels. The positions in this field enforce and determine policy through political systems and institutions, ensuring that fundamental rights are universally guaranteed.
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O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs
College of Arts & Sciences
Hamilton Lugar School of Global & International Studies
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- Archivist*
- Curator*
- Climate Change Policy Analysts*
- Economist*
- Environmental Compliance Inspectors
- Environmental Restoration Planners
- Fundraising Managers
- Government Property Inspectors and Investigators
- Historian*
- Judge*
- Legislator
- Paralegal
- Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Political Scientist*
- Public Relations Managers
- Social and Community Service Managers
- Social Science Research Assistants
- Sociologist*
- Urban and Regional Planner*
*Advanced degree required
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