WHAT CAN I DO WITH A DEGREE IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES?
Students in International Studies at UW are prepared to work in multiple sectors,
in the context of a world that is increasingly interconnected and networked. Some
of our former students live and work abroad while other former students live and work
in the United States while focusing on international issues and relationships. Here
are some examples of where our recent graduates have been working, and what they do:
- Nonprofit organizations, in leadership and fundraising
- Federal agencies (for example, with the State Department, Defense Intelligence Agency, etc.)
- Universities and colleges, in research, teaching, and administration
- Law firms, in international law
- Embassies, for diplomatic work as an attaché or ambassador
- Private firms (for example, in corporate social responsibility, analysis of global markets)

PROGRAM INFORMATION
HOW THE PROGRAM WORKS
A major in International Studies (INST) requires 33 department hours. The major is organized around concentrations in “Development Studies” and “Security Studies,” two interdisciplinary fields that are nationally and globally recognizable, and
which correspond to professional trajectories as well as postgraduate programs of
study for students who may be interested in that. The INST program’s inclusion of
“regional study,” in addition to these thematic concentrations, emphasizes interconnections
and interdependencies between regions. Regional study allows students to develop an understanding of regional affairs in multiple world
regions, for example, East Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, or Sub-Saharan
Africa. Students’ study of regions dovetails with lessons from their chosen concentration.
The program structure reflects a contemporary, coherent vision for International Studies.
The 33 department hours required for completion of the degree include the following:
- 9 hours of INST core courses, which provide foundations in global and international studies as well as professional development support
- 9 upper-division hours in an interdisciplinary “concentration,” either Development Studies or Security Studies
- 9 hours of “regional study” (3 lower-division and 6 upper-division), through which students learn to analyze distinct world regions as well as explain the processes by which distinct world regions are interrelated
- 6 hours of upper-division electives from across the International Studies curriculum
International Studies majors are also required to complete 15 hours in a single foreign language or demonstrate fourth-semester proficiency in a foreign language.
If you have questions, please feel free to contact the Program Director, Dr. Nicholas Crane: ncrane@uwyo.edu

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