A liberal arts education prepares you for the challenges of a changing and unpredictable world, equipping you with the skills to communicate, debate, solve problems and think critically. Here's a sampling of careers paths for international studies majors.
First Jobs
Financial consultant, RBC Dain Rauscher, Stamford, Connecticut
Production assistant, Tomorrow Films, Beverly Hills, California
Program coordinator, The Fresh Air Fund, New York
Small business development assistant, National Community Reinvestment Coalition, Washington
English teacher, France
Peace Corps, West Africa
Development coordinator/assistant to the vice president & director, Brookings Institution
Junior fellow for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's Japan Studies Program
Fulbright English teaching assistant in Madrid, Spain
Spanish teacher, Pomfret School, Connecticut
Sea Education Association, Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Samuel Huntington Public Service Award recipient and developer of a library and literacy tutoring program, Nairobi, Kenya
Bilingual assistant, Middlebury Chinese Summer School, Middlebury, Vermont
English teacher, Peace Corps, Mongolia
English teaching assistant, Fulbright, Malaysia
Law, technical, and legal writing specialist, Hudson Immigration, Pittsburgh
Careers
Managing director, David Stine Woodworking, Dow, Illinois
Latin American analyst, U.S. Department of State, Washington
Freelance writer, Giant Squid Productions, Tacoma, Washington
Red Cross board of directors, American Red Cross, Greenwich, Connecticut
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Washington
Pediatrician, The Floating Hospital, New York
VP for finance and administration, Oberlin College, Avon Lake, Ohio
Counterterrorism analyst, Department of Defense, Washington
Senior writer, Investigations, CNN, Denver, Colorado