International Studies
Sample Internships
Entry Level Jobs
Sample Employers
Top Graduate School Programs
Other Ways to Look
Good Reading
Middlebury Alumni with this Degree
Sample Internships
Global Services Corps, San Francisco (CA)
Internships in Costa Rica, Kenya and Thailand for students interested in international development, international studies or languages. Projects range from nature conservation and sustainable development in rain forest communities to HIV/AIDS prevention education and teaching English.
Center for Strategic & International Studies, Washington (DC )
Minority Internships in International Affairs are offered to provide opportunities for financially disadvantaged minority students to gain experience and explore career interests in international affairs. CSIS is an independent, tax-exempt, public policy and research institution dedicated to analysis and policy impact.
Institute for the International Education of Students (IES), Chicago (IL)
Marketing Research Summer Intern: Work with VP of Marketing and Recruitment to review on-going research projects, develop processes and designs for approaching marketing questions at hand, and implement the market research projects. IES is a non-profit institute of international studies for undergraduate college students.
International Research & Exchange Board (IREX), Washington (DC )
Graduate Prospect Research Intern. Intern will research, analyze, and report on prospective foundation and individual donors. Duties include: Meeting weekly with the Foundation Relations Officer to receive research assignments and guidance. Regularly communicate by phone and email with the Foundation Relations Officer to report progress
Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA), Ann Arbor (MI)
Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) Fellowship Program is designed to facilitate admission to, and success at, rigorous graduate programs in public policy and international affairs.
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Sample Entry Level Jobs
Floor Assistant - US House of Representatives
Legislative Aide - Washington DC
Lobbyist
Freelance Interpreter/Translator
Education Tour Consultant
Teacher of ESL
Assistant to Diplomat
Program Associate
International Marketing specialist - Import/Export
Foreign Service Office
Intelligence Analyst
Training Specialist
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Sample Employers
Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian, DC
Fleishman-Hillard, Inc., Singapore
The Today Show at NBC, NY
EF International Education, MA
University of the Virgin Islands, US Virgin
Goldman Sachs-Municipal Bond Division, NY
Economic Development Council of King County, WA
Foundation for Sustainable Development, VA
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Top Graduate Schools
CSO strongly encourages you to consult with faculty, alumni and current students of different programs of interest to get a clear sense of what a program is really like as well as be advised on the different sub-fields you may want to consider. You may also want to check the U.S. News & World Report rankings and our Graduate School Resources page for additional research suggestions.
Top interdisciplinary international relations programs of interest to IS majors:
Johns Hopkins: SAIS (School for Advanced International Studies)
Tufts: Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy
Georgetown: Master of Science in Foreign Service
Columbia: School of International and Public Affairs
Monterey Institute of International Studies
Harvard: Kennedy School of Government-Master in Public Administration/International Development
Thunderbird University: Master of International Management
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Other Ways to Look
Call CSO to make an appointment to speak to a counselor about contacting alumni, International Studies majors, career interest testing, and various other programs and resources to assist you with your transition from Middlebury to the professional world. Puruse the International Studies home page.
Try out Monster.com's Major to Career Converter.
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Good Reading
These are a few of the books which CSO recommends related to the International Studies major:
Great Jobs Abroad, Mc-Graw Hill, 1997.
International Exchange Locator,1996 Edition.
Registration for the Foreign Service Officer Written Examination, US Department of State Publication, 2000.
Amazon.com
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Middlebury Alumni who majored in International Politics and Economics
Some Middlebury students who majored in Anthropology pursued the following careers:
Title |
Employer |
Work City |
Midd Major;
Postgraduate |
Spanish Teacher |
Buxton School |
Williamstown MA |
Intl Stdies |
Asst Dir/Ofc Ed & Successor Genr |
Atlantic Council of the U S |
Washington DC |
Intl Stdies |
Account Executive |
Coffey & Company Inc |
Towson MD |
Intl Stdies |
Head of Study Abroad Office |
Universidad De Lima |
Lima |
Intl Stdies |
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