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Bachelor of Arts in International Studies

USA

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What will I learn?

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

Which department am I in?

School of Arts and Sciences

Study options

Full Time (126 credit hours)

Tuition fees
US$16,980.00 per year
Start date

Expected January, August 2025

Venue

School of Arts and Sciences

Dean’s Office,

Old Main, Room 124,

CORTLAND,

New York,

13045, United States

Entry requirements

For international students

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.

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