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History and Political Science Department

For years the history books had it wrong. According to the official death toll, San Francisco’s “Great Quake” of 1906 claimed 476 lives, but nearly 100 years later new research says the earthquake left at least 3,400 people dead. Why the discrepancy? Did the city benefit from the distortion of fact? True stories like this illustrate the close relationship between history and political science.

A major in history or political science is an excellent preparation for graduate school OR for work in a variety of fields: teaching, business, civil service. law, journalism, library science, and archival work.