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Major Government

Influential. Judicious. Communicative.

Sound like you? These are just a few personality traits found in government and public affairs, a career field that is committed the advancement of the public good through service, policy, and law.

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creating and sustaining relationships with the community; advocating for change; public speaking; making presentations; oral and written communication; research; understanding of legal procedures; understanding of local, state, and federal governmental functions; leadership; analyze ethical dilemmas; problem solving

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paralegal, environmental consultant, lobbyist, attorney, foreign services officer, intelligence analyst, government auditor, corrections educator/officer, congressional aide, court administrator, local/state/national politician, policy analyst, political scientist, fund raiser, market and survey researcher

MAJOR ≠ CAREER

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EXPERIENCE + DEGREE = CAREER

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Major Communication Studies

Communication Studies

Major in the Moody College of Communication

These relationships can range anywhere from interpersonal to organizational. CMS majors are given the skills and [...]
Major Computer Science

Computer Science

Major in the College of Natural Sciences

Required and elective courses offer a theoretical base of knowledge in a wide variety of the [...]
Major Design2

Design

Major in the College of Fine Arts

Design should always be about solving a problem and creating new processes, products and services for [...]
Major Economics

Economics

Major in the College of Liberal Arts

Economics often involves topics like wealth, finance, recessions, and banking, leading to the misconception that economics [...]
Major English

English

Major in the College of Liberal Arts

Students in the English major graduate with a thorough grounding in British, American, and world literature [...]
Major Environmental Science

Environmental Science

Interdisciplinary Major

UT's environmental science major prepares graduates for a quantitative and interdisciplinary approach to examining ecosystems and [...]
Major European Studies

European Studies

Major in the College of Liberal Arts

European Studies (EUS) students learn one or more modern European languages; gain an in-depth understanding of [...]
Major Finance

Finance

Major in the McCombs School of Business

This program offers students an opportunity to study the finance function in the business firm, the [...]
Major French

French

Major in the College of Liberal Arts

The French major consists of 24 hours of upper division coursework in French. The French major [...]
Major Geography

Geography

Major in the College of Liberal Arts

The major nourishes a sense of responsibility and provides tools for the solution of environmental, regional [...]
Major German

German

Major in the College of Liberal Arts

The program offers courses dedicated to the study of language, linguistics, culture, literature, and audio-visual media [...]
Major Government

Government

Major in the College of Liberal Arts

A Government major can dissect and evaluate actual or proposed courses of political action by analyzing [...]
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