International Studies and Your Future
The International Studies major is designed for students who are interested in studying issues from a transnational perspective, and who are planning careers with internationally focused agencies of the public and private sector, international organizations, and foundations.
Alumni Spotlight
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Adebola O. ('11), an International Studies and Economics major has chosen the University of Chicago to pursue a Master of Arts in International Relations. |
Emily C. (''11), a double major in International Studies (diplomatic concentration) and French is currently a Fulbright Scholar. She is an English Teaching Assistant in Blagoevgrad Bulgaria, the foreign language high school for the region. Emily teaches grades 8 through 12. The program goal is to promote cultural exchange and introduce American styles of teaching in the classroom.In July Emily will be moving to Nairobi for an internship with the Danish Refugee Council. She will be leading a research project on Somali refugee yough. The intership will involve extended trips to refugee camps throughout Kenya, Ethiopia and possibly Yemen. In the fall, Emily will be attending the London School of Economics for a year-long Master's program. She hopes to return to the field of refugee studies and human righs after graduation.
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Charlene C. '07 majored in International Studies and History. She went on to earn a master’s degree in social work from Washington University in St. Louis and traveled to China to study and compare China's mental health services with the American system. After returning Charlene became involved in activism and politics, campaigned against anti-affirmative action state legislation and volunteered for local political races. After graduating, Charlene moved to Washington, D.C., and took an organizing apprenticeship that returned her to Chicago. Currently, Charlene is a special initiatives manager at the Women’s Media Center in New York City. You can read more about her current work at thefreedompages.wordpress.com. In fall 2011, she will apply to law school with the goal of working in the juvenile justice. To read more of the IWU Magazine article. . . |
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Shannon O. '07. After studying in Africa as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar, international studies and political science double major extended her time in Senegal with an internship for the nonprofit organization 10,000 Girls. In 2010, she accepted a 14-month contract with the nonprofit organization FORGE as a site manager for their projects in the Meheba Refugee Camp in northwestern Zambia, and is keeping an online journal about her experiences. |
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Leslie C. '07 enrolled in a study abroad program (IWU London Program) in her sophomore year, before becoming an International Studies major. It was one of the reasons she decided to pursue International Studies as a second major. Leslie joined the Peace Corp after graduation. As a Peace Corp volunteershe had the opportunity to use Mandinka, a West African language. In fall 2010, Leslie will be attending New York University's School of Law. |
Susie W. '07 works for a non-profit organization in Tijuana, Mexico. She leads an after school program in a poor neighborhood outside Tijuana as part of the mission of community development in the area. Susie also hosts and translates for teams that come to build houses for low-income families through the non-profit organization.
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With a team from the U.S. Susie Walter helped |
Susie Walter teaches third and fourth grade students as part of an after school program in a poor |
