History and Politics: Career Options

Career Options in History & Politics

Catawba alumni have a wide range of professional careers with their degrees in history and politics. Like other majors in a liberal arts curriculum, graduates in history and politics find themselves armed with the skills needed in the today's working world:

critical thinking and analytical capabilities;
enhanced oral and written communication skills,
experience working with others
strong interpersonal skills.

Careers in History & PoliticS

Lawyer (both public and private)
Paralegal
Litigation Support
Legislative Aide
Legislative Analyst
Public Policy Analyst
Campaign Analyst
Campaign Staffer
Policy Researcher
Press Relations
State Judge
Town and City Manager
Think Tank Analyst/Researcher
Government Agency Professional
Intelligence Officer
City and County Administration
City Planner
Non-profit Association Executive
Public Relations Officer
Marketing Expert
Investment Banker
Writer and Editor
High School Teacher
College Professor
Journalist
Public Affairs Officer
Press Aide/Secretary

Current Occupations Held by Our Alumni

Here's just a small sample of current occupations of our history and political science alumni, as well as graduate schools they have been admitted to/attended:

Executive Director, Salisbury-Rowan Economic Development Commission
Management Analyst, Office of Asset Enterprise Management, U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs
Assistant to the Staff Director, U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business
Press Aide for Member, U.S. House of Representatives (formerly a staff member to the Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Management, Finance, and Accountability, U.S. House of Representatives)
Business Manager, Duke Energy (and Mayor of Charlotte, N.C.)
Senior Government Relations Manager, Womble Carlyle, Raleigh NC and 2006 President of the NC Young Lobbyists Association
VISTA-AmeriCorps
Central Intelligence Agency
Republican National Committee staffer
Democratic National Committee staffer
Deputy Clerk to County Commission
Attorney
Township manager
Planner, City of Concord
Rowan County Department of Social Services
Physician/Pediatric Resident
Historical Interpreter, North Carolina Transportation Museum
Naval Intelligence Officer, U.S. Department of Defense
Teacher
Lieutenant, Sheriff's Office
Curator, Wake County (NC) Public Libraries
Investment Banker, Wachovia Corporate Services
Sports Producer, Cable News Network (CNN)
Legal Secretary, U.S. Department of Justice
Manager of State Government Affairs, Microsoft Inc.
Computer Programmer, Creative Systems Corporation
Self-employed writer and researcher
Senior Residing Judge, North Carolina Superior Courts
Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office
Executive Director, Radford United Way
Assistand Director, NC League of Municipalities
Assistant Public Defender, York County (SC) Public Defender's Office
Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI)
Regional Field Representative, Elizabeth Dole for Senate 2002 Campaign
Credit Suisse
Director of Business Development, American Technology Services, Inc.

Graduate and Law Schools

We have also had a number of graduates accepted to, and attended, various graduate and law school programs, including:

Erin Phillips (Catawba Graduate '05) works on Capitol Hill Erin Phillips, a 2005 Catawba
graduate, has worked on Capitol Hill for
the U.S. House of Representatives as a Press Aide. She is currently an admissions counselor at her alma mater.

Kevin Leonard, a 1995 Catawba graduate, is
Legislative Coordinator for the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners in Raleigh, as well as the 2006 President of the North Carolina Young Lobbyists Association.

Bill Graham, a 1983 Catawba
graduate, is a successful businessman and practicing attorney with Wallace & Graham, PA in Salisbury, NC.

Brian Moffitt, a 1999 Catawba graduate, is a Historic Interpreter and Education Program Coordinator for the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, N.C.

Georgetown University's Ph.D. Program in Government	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Ph.D. Program in Political Science (with full funding)	The University of Georgia's Ph.D. Program in Political Science
Vanderbilt University's Ph.D. Program in Political Science (with full funding)	University of Pittsburgh Master of Arts in History (with full funding through a Foreign Language and Areas Studies Fellowship)	University of Delaware & Winterthur Museum's Master of Art Conservation Program
The University of Georgia's Master of Public Administration Program	UNC-Charlotte's Master of Public Administration Program	Appalachian State University's Master of Arts in American Politics
Virginia Tech's Master of Arts in History	American University's Master of Science in Law, Society & Justice	American University's Master of Public Administration
UNC-Greensboro's Master of Arts in History	University of Montana's Master of Public Administration	Bowling Green State University's Master of Arts in History
	University of Pennsylvania's Master of Liberal Arts

Harvard University Law School	UNC-Chapel Hill School of Law	Wake Forest University School of Law
The University of Georgia School of Law	Emory University School of Law	University of Florida Levine College of Law
Catholic University Columbus School of Law	Samford University Cumberland School of Law	Florida State University School of Law
Stetson University School of Law	Drake University School of Law	Campbell University Wiggins School of Law
New England University School of Law	Northeastern University School of Law	Western New England Univ. School of Law
Franklin Pierce School of Law	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (Camden) School of Law	University of Baltimore School of Law
Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law	University of Dayton School of Law	Ohio Northern University Pettit School of Law
University of Tulsa School of Law	Duquesne University School of Law	Memphis University Humphreys School of Law
University of Miami (FL) School of Law	Penn State University Dickinson School of Law	Capital University (OH) Law School
Florida Coastal School of Law	The University of Tennessee College of Law	University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law