完成国际研究专业的学生将对社会科学中的国际问题有深入的了解和批判性思考。该专业为学生准备任何社会科学学科的大学学习做好准备，但特别为有兴趣在国际发展中追求大学学习的学生而设计
Students who complete a Major in International Studies will have developed knowledge and critical thinking about international issues in Social Science. This Major prepares students for university studies in any Social Science discipline but is especially designed for students interested in pursuing university studies in International Development, Humanitarian Law or Human Rights or students who would like eventually to work in settings such as the United Nations or other international profit and non-profit organizations.<br>A student who graduates with a Major in International Studies will have a better understanding and appreciation for how cultures, religions and economies intersect and interact, how racist, sexist and ethnocentric prejudices are constructed, and how humanity adapts to and also threatens the many varied but connected and shared physical environments around the world.<br>There is also the possibility for students to take part in a study trip after their third semester. This trip is usually in a Central American Country.