Political Science is the study of power.
How it's won, how it's controlled, what forms
of it are legitimate, when it's appropriate
to challenge it.
Because power is basic to all human relationships.
Aristotle told us that all people engage in
politics, we are political animals. You can't
escape politics.
I was sparked to study Politics and International
Studies because I wanted to learn how I could
make a difference in my society.
And I think the degree and the major gave me
the ability to learn new skills and critical
thinking and ideas that would allow me to
pursue that goal later on in my life.
The core skills have been strategic thinking,
that's definitely been something that I've
learned a lot through the theoretical classes
as well as the practical classes.
But I think also there's been a really heavy
emphasis on teamwork.
What Political Science does is give you a
range of tools that you need to be a Diplomat,
to be an International Banker, to work at
the Red Cross, to work in government - it
makes you a very formidable operator across
a range of different industries and vocations.
And it's one we do particularly well here
at Melbourne.
I attended the Y20 Summit in Japan. The summit
involves youth representatives coming from
the G20 members and we gather for about a
week and we negotiate policy recommendations
from the youth perspective. And I felt that
I was in a really good position where I had
a thorough understanding of policy and the
teamwork skills that had been developed.
After studying a Bachelor of Arts and Majoring
in Politics and International Studies and
Media and Communications, I think it's given
me an idea about working in Government that'll
hopefully help me go out and make a difference
in any way that I can.
