国际研究专业利用全球研究系以及许多其他系的师资和课程，旨在为学生提供技能和知识，以在快速发展的背景下理解和分析美国以外的社会。变化多端，相互依存的世界。通过整合来自各个学科的世界事务课程，该计划使对研究其他文化和社会感兴趣的学生将注意力集中在传统学科领域上。对于那些在政府，法律，新闻，教学，商业，贸易或兵役中具有职业目标的人来说，国际研究特别有价值。它还为将在联合国等国际组织或具有国际或跨文化重点的非政府机构寻求工作的人提供服务。国际研究专业的毕业生为雇主服务，例如地方，州和联邦政府，国际组织，私营部门企
The International Studies major draws upon the faculty and courses of the Department of Global Studies, as well as a number of other departments, and is structured to give students skills and knowledge to understand and analyze societies outside the United States in the context of the rapidly changing and increasingly interdependent world. By integrating courses on world affairs from a variety of disciplines, the program allows students interested in studying other cultures and societies to focus attention across traditional disciplinary boundaries. International Studies is of particular value to those with career objectives in government, law, journalism, teaching, business, trade, or military service. It also serves those who will seek employment with international organizations such as the United Nations or with non-governmental agencies with an international or cross-cultural focus. International Studies graduates work for employers such as local, state, and federal governments, international organizations, private sector businesses, nonprofit organizations, colleges and universities, elementary and secondary schools, think tanks, the military, newspapers and magazines, law firms, financial institutions, public relations firms, and the travel industry. They also find careers as foreign service officers, policy analysts, international trade specialists, diplomats, United Nations staffers, lobbyists, intelligence specialists, translators/interpreters, US Customs officers, cultural liaisons, journalists, business managers, government or business consultants, ESL administrators/instructors, professors, teachers, travel/tourism promoters, military officers, and missionaries.