Bachelor of Arts - International Studies

University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) offers a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies(INTS):

• Flexibility to choose a focus from a long list of electives, covering many different disciplines, including Anthropology, Art History, Communications, Political Science…
• Numerous short-term study abroad program opportunities through CAHSS and other College departments.
• INTS faculty who are known internationally, leaders in their fields, and who care about students.
• INTS courses focus on global issues and are distinguished by, and must address three factors: the interaction of cultures or ideas from varying international perspectives; the issues between and/or among countries; and the current implications of the subject.

Acquired Skills

• Ability to achieve mutually acceptable solutions by understanding issues from a variety of perspectives.
• Being a Leader. Harness the power of the mind through analysis and logic, synthesizing and applying information, and innovation of thought. Know what will work, where and why.
• Communicating ideas successfully to an audience of untold perspectives.

Career Possibilities

Every career requires a knowledge of world affairs. INTS majors have become members of NGOs, community advocates, community organizers, corporate trainers, business developers, and operations coordinators all of which are in the US and abroad. INTS majors are also English teachers abroad, lawyers, graduate students in a number of disciplines, and have followed careers in the military and in government.