What Can I Do With a Major in... International Studies

International Studies is a major and career field that is full of possibilities. A person is able to use their own interests and abilities to guide their career search because International Studies is a multi-disciplinary major that can be paired with any other major or field of study such as sociology, history, business, foreign language, anthropology, medicine, engineering, law, and many others. There are so many opportunities because a person is able to choose their area of specialization. The major and career field also holds opportunities to work in a person's country of origin or abroad. People interested in working in the International Studies field often have the useful skills of being able to work with diverse groups of people and to communicate in multiple languages.
General Career Information
 
Sample Job Titles

Entry Level

  • Import/Export Coordinator
  • International Bank Trainee
  • Interpreter/Translator
  • Language Instructor
  • Legislative Correspondent
  • Trade Specialist Research Assistant

Education + Experience

  • Foreign Affairs Analyst
  • Intelligence Officer
  • Intelligence Research Specialist
  • International Lawyer
  • International Relations Officer
  • International Relations Professor

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These job titles are not an exhaustive list, but rather, represent the types of positions most widely recruited for.

  • Consulate Representative
  • Foreign Affairs Analyst
  • Humanitarian Relief Worker
  • Import/Export Coordinator
  • Intelligence Officer
  • Intelligence Research Specialist
  • International Account Executive
  • International Bank Trainee
  • International Hotel Manager
  • International Lawyer
  • International Relations Officer
  • International Relations Professor
  • Interpreter/Translator
  • Language Instructor
  • Legislative Correspondent
  • Trade Specialist Research Assistant
  • Travel Writer

 

 
Employment Areas
  • Academia
  • Government
  • Private Corporations
  • Non-Profit Organizations
  • Publicly Traded Corporations
 
Job and Internship Listings

 
Professional Organizations
 
Organizations That Have Hired UI Students and Alumni
  • Eved Services-Event Planning
  • Korea Daily Newspaper
  • The Washington Center-Foreign Service Institute
  • Des Moines Human Rights Commission
  • U. S. Department of State
  • Teach for America
  • Peace Corps

This is only a partial list. View a complete list of organizations that recruit UI students and alumni.

 
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