Most colleges have a political science major, however, Dartmouth has a government major and no political science? Is it really the same major just a different name? Is there an advantage to Dartmouth’s government major over other schools’ poli sci majors? What sub-major in Dartmouth Government do students specialize in if they want to go into US politics (congress, etc.)? Do most Dartmouth Government majors go on to Law or Business school after? Just trying to get a sense of a path that a Government student at Dartmouth would/should take. Let me know and thanks so much for the help!
Grad schools and hiring managers won’t care about the diff btn DMouth’s “government” major vs. another school’s PoliSci – it’s just a label.
As for your wanting to go into “politics” unless you’re saying you wish to go into civil service, you might do yourself well to research how people enter the field. It’s by doing grunt work, serving on committees, attending board meetings. So many people see a talking head on the screen and think they magically propel themselves there. Nope. You start very small and if you’re good at it, you make your way up.
Re Govt. vs PolySci: t’s the exact same.
As for subsets of the government department:
American Politics
Comparative Politics
International Relations
Political Theory/Public Law
Political Analysis
There’s also the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy, which has a minor and a few courses. There’s some overlap with govt/econ, but a pubpol minor would be an obvious choice for a student interested in politics.
https://rockefeller.dartmouth.edu/