"With a degree in IS I know I will possess abilities in many areas and a sound set of transferable skills to offer a wide range of global employers." - Patrick Sgueglia, Concentrations in International Relations & Europe
 

As The World Shrinks, Opportunities Grow

The career options are endless with a degree in International Studies. You could pursue anything from international policy to philanthropic work to teaching English as a second language in a foreign country. Some of the more popular career tracks fall within such globally oriented institutions as business, government, international development agencies, non-governmental organizations, philanthropic agencies, and the arts.

Even if your career does not take you abroad, the skills you develop as an International Studies major are in high demand here in the United States.  As our nation becomes ever more multicultural, both the private and public sectors recognize the value of cultural diversity skills for working with coworkers of diverse backgrounds and with a culturally varied public.

What skills does studying International Studies develop?

• Multidisciplinary knowledge about broad global processes and at least one theme of global significance;
• In-depth theoretical and factual knowledge of a particular region of the world;
• Intermediate to advanced level proficiency in at least one foreign language; 
• Experience and initial competency in formulating, investigating, evaluating and synthesizing a research or investigative question;
• Intercultural sensitivity, and awareness of stereotypes and ethnocentrism.

Career Opportunities

An International Studies major prepares students for postgraduate education as well as preparation to work in any field such as international business, law, government and non-governmental service, social services, natural sciences, health fields, and education. Other occupations include but are not limited to the following:

• archaeologists
• communications specialists
• cultural anthropologists
• cultural diversity trainers
• development experts
• diplomacy careers
• editors/publicists
• environmental specialists
• foreign service officers
• foreign study coordinators
• foreign exchange specialists
• geographers
• hospitality industry specialist
• human rights associates
• import/export brokers
• insurance specialists
• intelligence specialists
• international global activists
• international law careers
• international news writers/journalists
• international sales representatives/managers
• international security specialists
• international trade specialists
• international student advisors
• marketing analysts
• multiculturalism experts
• museum & cultural arts personnel
• natural resource management careers
• philanthropic agency officer/manager
• political analysts
• program officers/managers for international non-profits and NGOs
• public relations careers
• research assistants
• social studies and language teachers
• teachers of English as a second language (ESL)
• travel and tourism

For more information about career opportunities visit the Stuckert Career Center Current A&S students can contact A&S career counselor Jamie Johnson at jjjohn4@email.uky.edu or (859) 257-4023.