Put the world at your doorstep with a degree in international studies. The knowledge you’ll gain of other people and cultures will be an asset for work in your globally interdependent world.
Our graduates work in international business and law, with government agencies and non-governmental organizations, with international organizations or in international academic centres.
What Will I Learn?
This unique interdisciplinary program grounds international understanding in the context of a strong liberal arts education. You will explore political, economic, and social structures of various countries and regions while examining the pressing challenges of today and gaining insight into the historical events that contributed to them.
Career Potential
International business or law
International organizations such as U.N., World Bank, IMF
Non-governmental organizations such as Peace Corps, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch
State Department, Department of Commerce, CIA
International programs offices at universities
Graduate schools
Social studies teacher for grades 7-12 in U.S. or international schools
Program Options
Dual Major in Adolescence Education: Social Studies and International Studies (7-12)
International Studies with:
Area concentration in Africa
Area concentration in Asia and Pacific Basin
Area concentration in Europe
Area concentration in Latin America
Concentration in Geography
Disciplinary concentration in Culture and Global Development
Disciplinary concentration in Global Economic Systems
Disciplinary concentration in Global Political Systems
Disciplinary concentration in Historical Development
Disciplinary concentration in International Health and Environment
Create your own concentration with the help of IST faculty advisors
Expected January, August 2025
School of Arts and Sciences
Dean’s Office,
Old Main, Room 124,
CORTLAND,
New York,
13045, United States
Students must have graduated from a secondary school program.
They also must have the following requirements:
TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language: IBT 79
IELTS International English Language Testing System: Band 6.5
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.