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Careers for International Studies Majors
What can you do with an I.S. degree?
Graduates of International Studies programs are prepared to pursue opportunities in international business, international organizations, non-profit organizations with global interests, humanitarian agencies, policy and research think tanks, civil service, tourism industry, media, and public relations. Students who have completed the I.S. program at Scranton have pursued careers in these fields while others have chosen to continue education by entering graduate studies or law school.
Recent graduates of the program have entered such law schools as American University, George Washington University, Penn State Dickinson Law School, Temple University, and the University of Texas-Austin. Others have accepted positions with Bankers Trust Company, Chase Manhattan Bank, Paine Weber, Teach for America, the U.S. State Department, the U.S. Military, the United Nations, Fox News, and ABC News.
Sources for Career Information
International Studies: Career Reference Collection (Indiana University) at
http://www.libraries.iub.edu/index.php?pageId=2395
Careers in International Affairs (posted by Drake University) at
http://www.drake.edu/artsci/ir/ir_careers.html
Careers and the International Studies Major (posted by University of Wisconsin-
Madison) at http://ismajor.wisc.edu/isCareer.htm
International Studies Opportunities (posted by Louisiana State University) at
http://appl003.lsu.edu/artsci/intlstudies.nsf/$Content/Careers?OpenDocument
Jobs and Careers in Political Science: American Political Science Association (APSA)
at www.apsanet.org/section_74.cfm
Many publications advertise jobs in this field of study, including: The Economist,
Foreign Affairs, and others
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