International Studies

International Studies provides an intellectual foundation that enables students to communicate, collaborate, and work across national, cultural, linguistic, and socioeconomic boundaries. By incorporating extensive foreign language study and mandating an overseas experience of at least 6 weeks duration, these degrees provide the tools that students need in order to function successfully in a global environment.

International Studies majors are prepared for occupations in both the public and private sectors: governmental agencies and Non-Profit Global Organizations (NGOs), philanthropic organizations and multinational corporations, public relations, and cultural events management. Above all, students are encouraged to be thoughtful, reflective citizens of their various communities and ethical participants in the global life that awaits them. International Studies majors also complete an outside minor that will complement their thematic or regional concentration.

The B.A. option is the less quantitatively oriented of the two degrees. Students who wish to pursue the B.S. degree will complete coursework that emphasizes quantitative analysis such as economics and statistics and will choose a minor that fortifies their quantitative reasoning skills.

For detailed information about this major and degree requirements, visit the departmental website and the College of Arts and Sciences Bulletin.